Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 476 (2020-12-11)

Wonder

Shawn Mendes

Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes
is in a thoughtful and reflective mood on
his fourth studio album, on which he also
collaborates with Justin Bieber. Mendes’ new
sound feels just right for our pandemic-struck
times, as it brings much of the stillness of
quarantine itself.

FIVE FACTS:

1. “I was coming off the back of a couple of
   really big songs and was just so driven by my
   ego,” Mendes recalls to Apple Music about his
   rough patch after releasing his third studio
   album in 2018.


2. He adds about his recent obsession
   about creating hit singles: “It’s addictive...
   it’s destructive. You miss out on the most
   beautiful part, which is the process.”


3. After a period of meditating and
   journaling, Mendes co-wrote the Wonder
   track “Monster” with Bieber, Daniel Caesar,
   Mustafa the Poet and the song’s producer
   Frank Dukes.


4. That song became the second single to be
   released from the album – after its title track.


5. Mendes has likened the album to an “audio
   scrapbook”, adding: “It shows the things I
   thought about – how fearless I was, but also
   how scared I was.”

Genre: Pop

Released: Dec 4, 2020

14 Songs

Price: $10.99

660 Ratings