Shawn Mendes Reveals The True Story Behind 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back'

Shawn Mendes Reveals The True Story Behind 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back'

Shawn Mendes‘ latest single, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” should be on everyones go-to playlists.

However, if you thought you knew the story behind the song — thinking that this was based on a girl surrounding his life — it’s not. Not at all.

In a recent video interview, Shawn explained that the song isn’t about a real life girl at all — it’s about a character on screen!

“I was reading a movie script that I was possibly going to be in and the girl who ‘my character’ kind of falls in love with, I actually really loved, like I really liked the character,” he admits.

Shawn adds, “I wrote the song about her [the character]. So it’s not a real girl, that one isn’t a real girl.”

Ellie Bamber, who stars in Shawn‘s music video for the song, is basically the movie character.

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