Culture August 20, 2021

Shawn Mendes releases dreamy new single, 'Summer of Love'

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Shawn Mendes released a new single, "Summer of Love," on Friday.

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The song opens with Mendes singing about how he and his love would spend the day "tangled in the sheets until the evening" because "there was nowhere to go."

"It was the summer of love/ A delicate daydream/ And for a couple of months/ It felt like we were 18/ It was the summer of/ La-la-love," the three-time Grammy nominee croons over the playful beat.

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Mendes, 23, also sings in the track that he filled his days with "meditation and tequila" and "calling you my señorita" -- what some may consider a callback to his steamy 2019 track, "Señorita" with singer Camila Cabello.

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"Summer of Love" also features reggaetón producer Tainy, who created hits for popular Latino singers including Bad Bunny and J Balvin.