Shawn Mendes' new song not holding back after public breakup

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello announced the end of their roughly three-year relationship in November 2021 on Instagram. Photo: AFP

Shawn Mendes is working through his very public breakup with singer Camila Cabello with his new single, When You’re Gone.

Mendes called the up-tempo tune therapeutic and said it is about the "essence of processing a breakup and what that is and memories and all of these feelings kind of start flowing."