Wonder
by Shawn Mendes
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Dec 4, 2020
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1027 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 794 out of 1027
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 1027
  3. Negative: 173 out of 1027
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  1. hello1257
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    it's very good. so different for him. people might need more than 1 listen to get into it but it's amazing once it grows on u
  2. cvstg
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    His best album so far. Loved all the new sounds and melodies he included, it has a lot of different beats which makes the album an entire masterpiece. The songs “Teach Me How To Love”, “Piece Of You”, “Higher”, “Always Been You”, “Dream” and “Look Up At The Stars” are incredible. This album is insanely good, definitely 10/10.
  3. llcarvalhoo
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É um álbum onde Shawn Mendes se abre com os fãs de um jeito nunca visto, ele abre tudo que sente por sua atual namorada, Camila Cabello, que tem uma pequena participação como Back Vocal. Ele diz tudo o que sente por ela nessas músicas e nos deixa muito animados com todas as músicas, parabéns Shawn Mendes, este é o álbum da sua carreira, grandes chances de ser o 2022 Grammy Winner, para mim Higher é a melhor música do álbum.… Expand
  4. marcusgralha
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Shawn appears much more mature in Wonder. The album has several music styles that are different from the one that is his comfort zone (romantic pop), and it shows how genuine music can sound when we truly put the words that our heart wants to say in music. What we can see in Wonder is a singer being free to innovate and say what he wants to say, without creating music that music industry wants.
  5. Thamyres
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Está maravilhoso, perfeito, esse álbum é uma bíblia sonora, amém shawn mendes.… Expand
  6. m1998
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    THIS ALBUM IS AMAZING! You can feel the passion, love, and time that was put into each and every song! Shawn, thank you for making 2020 a little better!
  7. marart
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Different sounds, every song feels like a new different experience. Everyone should listen this album, is totally a masterpiece.… Expand
  8. gabicampozana
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    incredible!!! unlike anything he has ever done, surprising every song !! a real experience listening to this album
  9. Sthakkar
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Amazing album. So much growth since his last album. Love the sonic arrangements and upbeat tempo. Teach me how to love is my current favorite. Higher, 305, and Wonder are so good. Love the last song on the album - so poignant!
  10. delasandrea
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Great great great album!! The instrumentals sound SO BIG! It really made me miss live music. Plus, vocals ON POINT!!!!
  11. Caro2207
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This album is just awesome and beautiful. It is the soul and essence of this amazing guy, Shawn.
  12. Nuriareal
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Wonder is talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
  13. angelszouis
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    aclamação perfeito icone amei meu favorito melhor album que ja escutei muito bom mesmo
  14. koani
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    The best album of the year. Shawn delivered everything, concept, vocals, incredible lyrics, the evolution is totally remarkable!
  15. Mariele
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Incrível!!! O álbum remete a suas origens, sentimentos e anseios. É, como muitos já disseram, um pedaço da sua alma, e isso é lindo.
  16. Ghadeerhasan
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Its an amazing album theres so much growth in shawn mendes music its so beautiful
  17. MendesManiac83
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This album shows in a very impressive way how Shawn Mendes learned to accept his own vulnerability, flaws and rough edges, how he discovered the tender bond of pure love, and how he is able to stay on the ground despite his popularity, fame and commercial success. This album is a true revelation from a young man who truly found himself.
  18. criticire
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    it´s clearly shawn's best album. he GROWTH vocally e sonically and this album shows it. the 'higher' points are the falsettos and high notes of mendes and the production of the album, its magic!
  19. maariarielle
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Wow! This album is a good surprise, all the songs have a “plot twist” and the instrumentals are fantastic. Shawn Mendes left his comfort zone during the production of this album. He’s a singer that writes songs about love, always playing the real thing, so there is no reason to demand anything else from him. “Can’t Imagine” closes the album perfectly, you can feel the emotion by hisWow! This album is a good surprise, all the songs have a “plot twist” and the instrumentals are fantastic. Shawn Mendes left his comfort zone during the production of this album. He’s a singer that writes songs about love, always playing the real thing, so there is no reason to demand anything else from him. “Can’t Imagine” closes the album perfectly, you can feel the emotion by his voice, sounds like his heart, it’s a freestyle. It’s a masterpiece.… Expand
  20. lexya
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Shawn is the best singer in the entire world, your voice is perfect and this album is a really wonder, thanks for the amazing work Shawn Mendes
  21. camidoeli
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
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  22. Writeintowings
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    His best album ever! It really is like taking a ride into wonderland. Every time you think you have figured the sound of a song out it changes. It’s major retro music vibes and unexpected surprises throughout. I Loved it!
  23. Stevens1
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It"s simply perfect, those who say that it's all the same are completely deaf, he literally left his confort zone.… Expand
  24. Cupcake24
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing, there are so many genres and different beats. I love shawn very much and this album has shown how much he has grown and how much more free he feels!! STREAM WONDER
  25. leticiarchive
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing! Simply incredible. I have no words to describe this album, it is for sure the best album I have ever heard in my life, Shawn shows us all his vulnerability and passion with very well written compositions, I look forward to seeing his fans singing 305 and teach me how to love live.… Expand
  26. Ingridvidal
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    album perfeito, quem diz o contrário é mal amado, shawn se superou, amo PRATICAMENTE o álbum todo
  27. MCR04
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Wonder is really one if not the best of Shawn’s projects at the moment, this album is trully a masterpiece. The production, the vocals, the lyrics, all of these are wonderful parts of this amazing album that reflect tons of feelings and thoughts in a beautiful way.
  28. kileym16
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    his most experimental and exciting work to date. I love the fact that beginning a song you won’t necessarily know what it is like sonically.
  29. July6
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    É um álbum incrível, onde vemos o crescimento dele como cantor e como pessoa tbm. Ele está mais maduro e livre para cantar sobre o que quiser e os fãs podem ver isso.
  30. Eduardathomass
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Soooo good, it’s been only a couple hours and I’ve already learned most of the songs
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Dec 16, 2020
    80
    While the slower songs are fine, sometimes sincere, the growth on Wonder is all evident on the livelier tunes, all of which point toward a more adventurous twenties for Shawn Mendes.
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  2. Variety
    Dec 11, 2020
    80
    While “Wonder” is at times overambitious and overwrought, it does feel like the last stop on a particular journey. Mendes can’t sound much bigger than this without going full Adele, so what might come next is wide open.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Dec 9, 2020
    50
    Mendes spends nearly every minute bowled over by the power of love. It’s nice to see his cup overflow so bountifully, but the near-constant awe quickly grows tiresome, especially when conveyed through clichés like, “Your body’s like an ocean, I’m devoted to explore you” and, “You’re my sunlight on a rainy day.”
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