"Life Of The Party" is Shawn Mendes's debut single. It's also the lead single and first track from his extended play The Shawn Mendes EP and his debut album Handwritten. It was released on June 26, 2014 through Island Records.
Background[]
The title of the song, "Life of the Party", may give the impression that it's an upbeat dance song, but in an interview, Mendes described the song as not "super happy, but it's also not depressing". The lyrics represent being happy with yourself and figuring out who you are and who you want to be.[1] It was written by two writers from New York, Ido Zmishlany, and Scott Harris, though Mendes felt a strong connection to it.[2]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I love it when you just don't care
I love it when you dance like there's nobody there
So when it gets hard, don't be afraid
We don't care what them people say
I love it when you don't take no
I love it when you do what you want 'cause you just said so
Let them all go home, we out late
We don't care what them people say
[Chorus]
We don't have to be ordinary
Make your best mistakes
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
I'm telling you to take your shot it might be scary
Hearts are gonna break
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
[Verse 2]
Together we can just let go
Pretend like there's no one else here that we know
Slow dance fall in love as the club track plays
We don't care what them people say
[Chorus]
We don't have to be ordinary
Make your best mistakes
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
I'm telling you to take your shot it might be scary
Hearts are gonna break
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
[Bridge]
Come out tonight, come out tonight
There's no one standing in your way
Come out tonight, come out tonight
We don't care what them people say
We don't care what them people say
[Chorus]
We don't have to be ordinary
Make your best mistakes
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
I'm telling you to take your shot it might be scary
Hearts are gonna break
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Life of the party
So don't let them keep you down
Oh you know you can't give up
'Cause we don’t have the time to be sorry
So baby be the life of the party
Music video[]
A lyric video, released on July 1, 2014, is a long, one-shot zoom-in on Shawn Mendes in the George Street diner, who occasionally converses with the waitress of the diner as he is singing. Lyrics from the song appear in spots such as tables and hanging lights. It ends with the waitress reading a note left from Shawn, smiling as the scene fades.[3] The official video was released on March 15, 2015.
Chart performance[]
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of July 12, 2014, at number 24, making it his first entry in the chart and first top 40 hits.[4][5] Mendes became the youngest artist to debut in the top 25 with a debut song on the Billboard Hot 100 at 15 years, 11 months, and 4 days of age.[6] The song debuted at number five on the Hot Digital Songs chart with 148,000 downloads.
Videos[]
References
- ↑ Get to know the next Ed Sheeran, vine star Shawn Mendes-plus, get a sneak peek at his first single
- ↑ Exclusive Premiere! You Have to Watch Vine Star Shawn Mendes's First Music Video: Swooning begins in 3, 2, 1...
- ↑ Shawn Mendes - Life Of The Party (Lyric Video)
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Claims Longest Hot 100 Reign For A Female Rapper With 'Fancy'
- ↑ Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart
- ↑ Shawn Mendes, 15-Year-Old Vine Celebrity, Makes Record-Breaking Debut on Billboard Hot 100
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