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“If I Can’t Have You” is the upbeat, The 1975-inspired track that marks the beginning of Shawn Mendes' fourth musical era after the May 2018 release of his third studio album, Shawn Mendes. The track marks his highest ranking career debut and first top 3 hit with an opening rank at #2 on Billboard’s...
[Chorus]
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
[Verse 1]
I'm in Toronto and I got this view
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
It doesn't matter 'cause I'm so consumed
Spending all my nights reading texts from you
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothing if I can't have you
[Chorus]
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
[Verse 2]
I'm so sorry that my timing's off
But I can't move on if we're still gonna talk
Is it wrong for me to not want half?
I want all of you, all the strings attached
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I'm good at keeping my distance
I know that you're the feeling I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothing if I can't have you
[Chorus]
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinking about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
[Bridge]
I'm trying to move on, forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing, everything means nothing, babe
I'm trying to move on, forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing if I can't have you, no
[Chorus]
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you? (Can't have you)
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinking about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
If I Can’t Have You was written by Teddy Geiger & Shawn Mendes & Scott Harris & Nate Mercereau.
If I Can’t Have You was produced by Teddy Geiger & Shawn Mendes & Scott Harris & Ojivolta & Nate Mercereau.
Shawn Mendes released If I Can’t Have You on Fri May 03 2019.
In the hour before the song was released, Shawn answered fan questions in a YouTube live chat.
How long was the melody of #IfICantHaveYou stuck in your head for before you were able to get in the studio and write?
I had the song stuck in my head for 2 months before we got in and finished it!!!
Wh...
In an May 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Shawn revealed that he originally wrote “If I Can’t Have You” for Dua Lipa.
I was back in the studio with Teddy Geiger and Nate Mercereau and I was playing it on piano and I was like oh my god this would be really cool for Dua Lipa. It was on guitar and...
During the week ending May 18, 2019, “If I Can’t Have You” debuted at #2 on the Hot 100. It is his fourth top 10 single on the chart.