List of songs recorded by Shawn Mendes

Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes has recorded songs for three studio albums, two extended plays (EP), two live albums and guest features. Mendes signed with Island Records in May 2014.[1] His debut EP, The Shawn Mendes EP, released in July 2014, was preceded by the single "Life of the Party". Mendes' debut studio album Handwritten, released in April 2015, and reissued as Handwritten (Revisited) with live recordings and four new songs in November that year, included the singles "Life of the Party", "Something Big", "Stitches" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer". He collaborated with other artists, including Astrid S and Camila Cabello, to create the pop rock album.[2] Mendes appeared as a featured artist on the Vamps' song "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (2014), and contributed a song called "Believe" to the Descendants soundtrack (2015). He has released two live albums titled, Live at Madison Square Garden (2016), and MTV Unplugged (2017). Both contain live performances of previously released material, along with cover versions of "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's and the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" on the former, and Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" on the latter.[3][4]

Mendes performing on the Illuminate World Tour at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, in July 2017

Mendes' second studio album Illuminate, released in September 2016, included the singles "Treat You Better", "Mercy" and "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back". Musically, it blends rock, pop and blues, showcasing a more "matured" and "meticulous" side of the singer according to Associated Press' Mesfin Fekadu.[5] His self-titled third studio album was released in May 2018, and included the singles "In My Blood", "Lost in Japan", "Youth", "Where Were You in the Morning?" and "Nervous". During the creation of this album, Mendes was influenced by several genres including rock and R&B.[6] It featured collaborations with Julia Michaels and Khalid. His latest singles, "If I Can't Have You" and the duet with Camila Cabello, "Señorita", were released in May and June 2019 respectively, while both featured on the deluxe edition of his eponymous album.[7]

Songs

Astrid S is featured on "Air".[8]

Camila Cabello collaborated with Mendes on "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Señorita".[8][7]

Julia Michaels is featured on "Like to Be You" and co-wrote two songs on Mendes' self-titled third studio album.[9]

Khalid is featured on "Youth".[9]

Mendes is featured on The Vamps' song "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)".[10]

Mendes co-wrote and appears as a featured artist on Taylor Swift's "Lover (Remix)".

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Key

Indicates a cover

Name of song, featured performers, writer(s), original release, and year of release

Song	Artist(s)	Writer(s)	Original release	Year	Ref.
"Act Like You Love Me"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton	Handwritten (Revisited)	2015	[11]
"Aftertaste"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Emily Warren	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Air"	Shawn Mendes featuring Astrid S	Scott Harris Emily Warren	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Bad Reputation"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Because I Had You"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Ryan Tedder Scott Harris Zach Skelton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Believe"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Glen Scott Martin Terefe	Descendants	2015	[13]
"Bring It Back"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Martin Terefe	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Crazy"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Martin Terefe	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Don't Be a Fool"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Don't Want Your Love"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany Geoffrey Warburton	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Fallin' All in You"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran Johnny McDaid Fred Gibson Scott Harris Teddy Geiger	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Handwritten Demos"	Shawn Mendes	—[upper-alpha 1]	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Hey There Delilah" (Plain White T's cover)	Shawn Mendes	Tom Higgenson	Live at Madison Square Garden	2016	[14]
"Hold On"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[15]
"Honest"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"I Don't Even Know Your Name"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Martin Terefe Geoffrey Warburton	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"I Know What You Did Last Summer"	Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello	Camila Cabello Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany Noel Zancanella Bill Withers	Handwritten Handwritten (Revisited)	2015	[16] [11]
"I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5 cover)	Shawn Mendes	Berry Gordy Freddie Perren Alphonso Mizell Deke Richards	Live at Madison Square Garden	2016	[14]
"If I Can't Have You"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Nate Mercereau	Shawn Mendes (Deluxe)	2019	[7] [17]
"Imagination"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Martin Terefe Scott Harris	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"In My Blood"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Kid in Love"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany Scott Harris	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Life of the Party"	Shawn Mendes	Ido Zmishlany Scott Harris	Handwritten	2014	[8]
"Lights On"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Like This"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Laleh Pourkarim Gustaf Thörn	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Like to Be You"	Shawn Mendes featuring Julia Michaels	Shawn Mendes Julia Michaels Scott Harris	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"A Little Too Much"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Lost"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Emily Warren Scott Harris Joshua Grant	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Lost in Japan"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Nathaniel Mercereau	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Lover (remix)"	Taylor Swift featuring Shawn Mendes	Taylor Swift Shawn Mendes Scott Harris	None	2019	[18]
"Memories"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Max River	Handwritten (Revisited)	2015	[11]
"Mercy"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Danny Parker Ilsey Juber	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Mutual"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Geoffrey Warburton Scott Harris Ian Kirkpatrick	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Nervous"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Julia Michaels	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Never Be Alone"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Martin Terefe Glen Scott	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"No Promises"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Teddy Geiger	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"[upper-alpha 2]	The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes	Paul Simon Connor Ball Tristan Evans James McVey Brad Simpson	Meet the Vamps	2014	[10]
"One of Those Nights"	Shawn Mendes	Scott Harris Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany	The Shawn Mendes EP	2014	[19]
"Particular Taste"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ryan Tedder Zach Skelton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Patience"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Teddy Geiger	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Perfectly Wrong"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Queen"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Roses"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Tobias Jesso Jr. Tom Hull	Illuminate	2016	[15]
"Ruin"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton Zubin Thakkar	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Running Low"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes	Handwritten (Revisited)	2015	[11]
"Señorita"	Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello	Shawn Mendes Camila Cabello Andrew Wotman Benjamin Levin Ali Tamposi Charlotte Emma Aitchison Jack Patterson Magnus August Høiberg	Shawn Mendes (Deluxe)	2019	[7] [20]
"Show You"	Shawn Mendes	Scott Harris Shawn Mendes Martin Terefe Ido Zmishlany	The Shawn Mendes EP	2014	[19]
"Something Big"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Ido Zmishlany Scott Harris	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	Daniel Parker Teddy Geiger Daniel "Daylight" Kyriakides	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Strings"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Emily Warren	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"This Is What It Takes"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Martin Terefe Ido Zmishlany Scott Harris	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"Three Empty Words"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Ido Zmishlany Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Treat You Better"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Under Pressure" (Queen and David Bowie cover)	Shawn Mendes featuring teddy<3	Roger Taylor Freddie Mercury David Bowie John Deacon Brian May	Non-album single	2018	[21]
"Understand"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Teddy Geiger Geoffrey Warburton	Illuminate	2016	[12]
"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon cover)	Shawn Mendes	Caleb Followill Nathan Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill	MTV Unplugged	2017	[22]
"The Weight"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Joshua Grant	Handwritten	2015	[8]
"When You're Ready"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Scott Harris Amy Allen Geoffrey Warburton Teddy Geiger	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Where Were You in the Morning?"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Why"	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Scott Harris	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]
"Youth"	Shawn Mendes featuring Khalid	Shawn Mendes Khalid Robinson Scott Harris Geoffrey Warburton Teddy Geiger	Shawn Mendes	2018	[9]

Notes

1. "Handwritten Demos" is a nine-minute compilation of demos of various different songs and does not have any credited songwriters.
2. "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is an adaptation of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Cecilia".[10]

References

1. Brown, Harley (June 4, 2014). "Shawn Mendes, Vine Superstar, Signs with Island Records: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
2. DeVille, Chris (September 22, 2016). "Who's Shawn Mendes? You're About To Find Out, Whether You Like It Or Not". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
3. Elizabeth, De (December 19, 2016). "Shawn Mendes to Release 'Live at Madison Square Garden' Album". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
4. Bajgrowicz, Brooke (November 14, 2018). "Shawn Mendes Drops Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody' Cover & Acoustic 'Lost in Japan' Spotify Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
5. Fekadu, Mesfin (October 28, 2016). "Shawn Mendes, the serious, striking musician, emerges". Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
6. Alvarez, Lauren (May 25, 2018). "Shawn Mendes Opens Up About the Process of Making His Self-Titled Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
7. Shawn Mendes (Deluxe) (Spotify). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. June 19, 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. Handwritten (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. 2015. 5084871.CS1 maint: others (link)
9. Shawn Mendes (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. 2018. 002854002.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. Meet the Vamps (liner notes). The Vamps. Mercury Records, Virgin EMI Records. 2014. 2540577.CS1 maint: others (link)
11. Handwritten (Revisited) (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. 2015. 002421402.CS1 maint: others (link)
12. Illuminate (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records, Universal Music Group. 2016. 002672202.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. Descendants (liner notes). Walt Disney Records. 2015. 002064392.
14. Live at Madison Square Garden (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records, Universal Music Group. 2016.CS1 maint: others (link)
15. Illuminate (Deluxe) (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records, Universal Music Group. 2016. 002672102.CS1 maint: others (link)
16. Handwritten (Spotify). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. April 14, 2015.CS1 maint: others (link)
17. ""If I Can't Have You" / Shawn Mendes". Tidal. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
18. "Lover (Remix) by Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes – Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
19. The Shawn Mendes EP (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records. 2014. 002134202.CS1 maint: others (link)
20. ""Señorita" / Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello". Tidal. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
21. "Under Pressure (feat. teddy<3) – Single by Shawn Mendes on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
22. MTV Unplugged (liner notes). Shawn Mendes. Island Records, Universal Music Group. 2017. 002761602.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Shawn Mendes on AllMusic