Shawn Mendes Performs "In My Blood" and "If I Can't Have You" on "Saturday Night Live"
Shawn Mendes knows his way around a stage. He debuted his brand-new single, “If I Can’t Have You,” live for the first time on the May 4 episode of Saturday Night Live, and we’re pretty sure it’s going to be the song of the summer. Judging from fan reactions, we’re not alone in this opinion, either.
Shawn was the musical guest on the episode, which was hosted by SNL alum Adam Sandler, and performed two songs: “If I Can’t Have You” and his previous catchy hit “In My Blood.” He kept the performances simple, standing on the famous SNL stage with just a guitar, his band, and a microphone, and let the music do the talking. He also appeared in a skit with Sandler, mimicking his classic movie character Billy Madison.
Before the show, Shawn told Apple Music Beats 1 radio that he was planning to be in a skit, and that he’s getting more comfortable with acting.
“I think I’m in a skit, I have no idea what it is but I just got a wig fitted,” he said during rehearsals. “[Acting] is the biggest you-have-to-own it thing. As I’m starting to realize I can own this singing thing I think I’ll fall into acting and stuff more, 100%.”
Unsurprisingly, fans were over the moon about Shawn’s SNL performance. “Shawn Mendes on #SNL mic drop,” wrote one fan. “OH MY GOD SO GOOD,” tweeted another, saying what we were all thinking. Shawn totally killed it on SNL, both onstage and in his skit, so if he’s really thinking about “falling into acting” in the future, we’ll take a Shawn Mendes rom-com now, thank you very much!
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