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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Canadian pop singer features guest appearances from Khalid and Julia Michaels.
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In My Blood
[Intro] Help me, it's like the walls are caving in Sometimes I feel like giving up But I just can't It isn't in my blood [Verse 1] Laying on the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Variety
    May 31, 2018
    90
    Shawn Mendes is a remarkably well-crafted pop album that finds the singer trying on different styles, prominently showcasing his collaborators and making some flagrant references--yet his persona has become strong enough that he’s never overpowered by any of it.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    May 25, 2018
    80
    His impressive collective of collaborators--John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Ryan Tedder, Julia Michaels and Khalid--all help foster Mendes’ music into a more mature space.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 25, 2018
    80
    Yes, there are lows: the mawkish ‘Why’ is as sticky as treacle and slushy ballad ‘Perfectly Wrong’ is an unwanted lull as the penultimate track on the album, but these are in the minority. In general, Shawn Mendes is a bright and bold new direction for the 19-year-old singer, as he leaves behind sickly choruses for brazen, guitar-ridden anthems; he sounds all the better for it.
  4. AllMusic
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    There's a palpable sweetness to music that endures, even when a production is as bright and glistening as it is on Shawn Mendes. That bodes well for the future that Shawn Mendes is so evidently planning for.
  5. The Guardian
    May 25, 2018
    60
    His attempt to detoxify pop masculinity is admirable, but you’re left yearning for a bit of rough and tumble.
  6. Pitchfork
    May 31, 2018
    51
    This looming sense of familiarity extends past the album’s musical elements and into its writing. Shawn Mendes is populated with stock characters: the girl who’s a little too high on her own supply, the girl worth waiting forever for, the girl who got away.
  7. The New York Times
    May 25, 2018
    50
    Shawn Mendes is appealing if not wholly engaging, full of pleasantly anonymous songs that systematically obscure Mr. Mendes’s talents.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 101
  3. Negative: 13 out of 101
  1. lucasmelonds
    May 25, 2018
    10
    HINÁRIO! MELHOR ALBUM DA CARREIRA PRODUÇÃO INCRIVEL SHAWN LENDA GALERA AMOOOO A MASTERPIECE
  2. najup
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    his best album so far, you can’t deny his growth specially lyrically, there’s so many genres in this album, from pop/rock in in my blood tohis best album so far, you can’t deny his growth specially lyrically, there’s so many genres in this album, from pop/rock in in my blood to r&b in where were you in the morning?.… Expand
  4. Mohra
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    All songs is perfect really .. I love Shawn mendes and I love his music ❤❤❤❤❤
  5. susana_valeria_
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    Este álbum es demasiado bueno, los sonidos que experimenta cada canción, quedan perfectos y las colaboraciónes son muy buenas. Es muyEste álbum es demasiado bueno, los sonidos que experimenta cada canción, quedan perfectos y las colaboraciónes son muy buenas. Es muy recomendable. Pienso que merece más reconocimiento...… Expand
  6. artmrques
    Nov 29, 2022
    8
    Um album empolgante no qual você não fica entediado (tirando algumas musicas que são extremamente entediantes). Tirando isso é um álbum legalUm album empolgante no qual você não fica entediado (tirando algumas musicas que são extremamente entediantes). Tirando isso é um álbum legal de se ouvir além de eu amar o shawn… Expand
  7. noinguyen
    Dec 7, 2020
    6
    "Shawn Mendes" surprisingly contains some solid bops, but most of the time the young singer still struggles with the generic sound he has been"Shawn Mendes" surprisingly contains some solid bops, but most of the time the young singer still struggles with the generic sound he has been making since the very start of his career.

    Favorite tracks: In My Blood, Nervous, Lost in Japan, Where Were You in the Morning?, Why
    Least favorite tracks: Like to Be You, Because I Had You    … Expand
  8. MaeApril
    Jun 12, 2019
    0
    (THIS IS NOT A BAD REVIEW BUT IS MARKED AS ONE) After a year and a half, Shawn Mendes (Album) has not been forgotten and is still listened by(THIS IS NOT A BAD REVIEW BUT IS MARKED AS ONE) After a year and a half, Shawn Mendes (Album) has not been forgotten and is still listened by many. As a young artist, Shawn -and his team of writers, including the talented Teddy Geiger and Goeff Warburton- succeeded at gathering people from different generations with his music. One of Mendes' wise and much appreciated choice is that he tries not to specify the genre of the person he sings about so everyone can relate to his songs in a way. In My Blood, remains one of Shawn Mendes' most powerful song of the Album. It is raw, real, personal, and incredibly well described as an emotion, feeling and disorder (anxiety) that lots of people have to deal with on a daily basis. Through this album, Mendes revealed himself to his public more than in his previous ones. He's growing up and so is his music. If you have the chance to attend one his concerts, go for it. Mendes is lucky to have a very devoted fandom that he grew up with and got to know well. He likes to consider the fact that he has person to person relationship with them and not a celebrity to person one. As he is close to his fans, the show resembles some kind of family reunion, where all the family members love to see each other again, even for two hours. To sum up, this album is simply so beautiful, you can feel a strong passion in every songs that's been written. It's a must!!! Bravo, Shawn.… Expand

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