Shawn Mendes & Tainy, Summer of Love | Track Review 🎵

Pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes and producer Tainy make a fantastic team on their flavorful, sexy, summery single, “Summer of Love.”

Collaborations can unveil musical magic. Canadian heartthrob 🎙 Shawn Mendes and producer extraordinaire 🎙Tainy experience some musical magic on their collaborative single, 🎵 “Summer of Love”. Given the title – as well as the single cover art – it’s not surprising that “Summer of Love” has a sexy tilt.  “Summer of Love” is tailor made for a sexy summer!

“Summer of Love” commences with a gorgeous instrumental intro with warm pad.  Later, the flavor is enhanced with the addition of the Latin beat. Of course, Shawn Mendes gives us smooth vocals, flaunting his beautiful tone. Sexiness is evident from the opening lyrics, “Kisses on your body were like heaven / We were taking it slow.” Ooh la, la! As titillating as that is, the centerpiece is the catchy, tuneful chorus – always a winning formula:

“It was the summer of love
A delicate daydream
And for a couple of months
It felt like we were 18, yeah
It was the summer of...”

Instrumentally, on the chorus, I like the synths that Tainy brings into the mix; they’re colorful and ear-catching. The chorus is followed by a playful, post-chorus, which is both endearing and infectious. I like the faster, more rhythmic vocals by Mendes on the second verse. They provide a fine contrast to the first verse (“Meditation and tequila / Calling you my señorita …”). Furthermore, I heart those vocal risks (ad-libs and melodic tweaks) that Mendes takes on the final chorus.

Final Thoughts 💭 

All in all, “Summer of Love” is a fine, summery single by Shawn Mendes and Tainy.  Mendes ‘shows out’ vocally while Tainy does the same behind the boards.  The result is a bop that should not only carry us through the rest of summer, but also beyond – into the fall!

🎙 Shawn Mendes & Tainy • 🎵 “Summer of Love” • 🏷 Island • 🗓 8.20.21

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