Lost In Japan

Album: Shawn Mendes (2018)
Charted: 30 48
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Songfacts®:

  • This soulful boogie was released as the second single from Shawn Mendes' third album just at the stroke of midnight on March 23, 2018.

    Do you got plans tonight?
    I'm a couple hundred miles from Japan
    And I was thinking I could fly to your hotel tonight
    Cause I can't get you off my mind


    Shawn is ready to fly across the seas to be closer to his love interest.
  • Mendes revealed to Billboard. that "Lost In Japan" was inspired by a night time slumber. "I had this dream that I was lost in this country," he said, "and I woke up the next day and we had this cool piano part and the song was birthed."
  • The song incorporates bouncy R&B beats and funky melodies, which Shawn said was inspired by all of the Justin Timberlake music he was listening to at the time.
  • A remix of "Lost in Japan" by German producer Zedd was released on September 27, 2018.
  • A video was released for the Zedd-assisted remix, in which both Norwegian actress Alisha Boe and the German producer make guest appearances. The clip is a recreation of Sofia Coppola's 2003 movie Lost In Translation.

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