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"Life of the Party" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes from his debut extended play The Shawn Mendes EP. It was recorded in Brooklyn, NY USA and Toronto, Canada. It debuted #1 on iTunes overall.

Music Video
The music video, released on June 30th 2014, consists of Shawn Mendes singing in a booth of an unknown diner. As Mendes sings, the camera zooms in closer as lyrics appear and the video progresses. It ends with the waitress reading a note left from Shawn, smiling as the scene fades.

Background
Many would be quick to think that it is an upbeat dance song, but in an interview, Shawn tells Seventeen that the song is 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. At age 15, Mendes is going through all of that, especially as a teen going through high school. It was written by two writers from New York, Ido Zmishlany and Scott Harris, though Mendes felt a strong connection it. This first single gave Shawn an amazing start to the rest of his EP, which was released on July 21st. Writing music is his way of getting people to hear his opinions and feelings. Mendes told MTV "It felt really weird singing over someone else's song when it wasn't my own", though he truly admired its message of individuality and being content with it.

Cover Art
Shawn took many pictures until he finally decided on the cover art for this song. He chose a photo in which he wasn't smiling nor looking too serious, which captured the perfect vibe to match the mellow song.

Publicity & Fans
The Shawn Mendes fandom has been growing since he became Vine famous. His 6 second covers eventually led to originals, which were advertised weeks before the release date, via 6 second videos. Since the release of Life Of The Party, fans from all over the world have been posting covers and their own renditions of it all over youtube and vine.