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In My Blood

Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes (Deluxe) (2018)
Intense 90 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range9/10
Sudden Changesmoderate
Texturecomplex
Predictabilitylow
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Raw and emotional, exploring vulnerability.

A song about dealing with anxiety and self-doubt.

Cultural Context

Mental health themes becoming prominent in pop.

Listening Prompt

Think about your own struggles.

What to Expect

Starts introspective, building to a powerful chorus.

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Hear it the way it was made

The right gear changes everything.

Moods: contemplative, heavy

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 9/10 is in the upper band of our library. This song has a significant quiet-to-loud arc. For sensory-sensitive listening, set the opening volume well below your comfortable top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.

Sudden changes: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.

Texture: complex.

Predictability is low — this song does not follow standard verse-chorus form closely, and rewards active listening more than passive listening.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in Shawn Mendes's catalog

We have 12 songs from Shawn Mendes in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 8 Moderate, and 3 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 9/10 sits above the artist average of 7.3, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Shawn Mendes (Deluxe)

We have 2 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

2018 context

Released in 2018. We have 461 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.3/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.

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Moods
contemplative · 3297heavy · 676

Why this rating

We rate this song Intense. Our rule is deliberately conservative: any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, harsh texture, or a strained/screamed vocal is enough to trigger Intense on its own. Full scoring rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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