"I'd either check Billboard or iTunes Top 10 for the hottest songs, and I'd record my own versions," the 16 year-old explains. "That's how people began to find me online."
They found him in droves too. The subscriber, comment, and follower numbers snowballed as Mahone interacted with his audience directly.
"While I was in Chicago for a birthday party, I decided to do a little meet and greet," he recalls. "I tweeted for everyone to meet at The Bean. I thought there would be ten fans. A thousand showed up, and the cops had to shut it down. That was the moment when everything changed."
Since then, Mahone has come a long way from La Vernia—a town outside of San Antonio as he puts it, "with no Movie Theater or bowling alley". By 2012, he'd garnered 1.8 million Facebook fans, 1.5 million Twitter followers, 545k YouTube subscribers, and notched over 96 million views without a record label, marketing team, or any standard industry machinery. After quickly selling 100k downloads of his infectious song "11:11" independently, he had become a veritable phenomenon. However, he could back everything up on stage too. Selling out high-profile shows at the Best Buy Theater Times Square in New York and Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, he landed on Live! With Kelly & Michael, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, E! News and VH1, while appearing in The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, and more.
Everything is set to change again with the release of his forthcoming full-length debut for Chase Records and Republic Records. The first official single, "Say You're Just a Friend" featuring Flo Rida, updates the Biz Markie classic with a fiery, fresh, and fun little twist. Mahone's impressive vocal delivery pulsates over a big dance floor groove just before Flo Rida drops a sizzling verse. It's an immediately irresistible anthem.
"I want to make upbeat pop that you can party to," says Mahone. "I've always been a huge fan of Flo Rida, and I thought it'd be cool to get him on this track. It's about being friends with a girl that you like more than just a friend. You can't tell her though because it might ruin that friendship. It's something a lot of people can relate to. We had a blast with it though."
With a 2013 tour with Taylor Swift on the horizon and more music coming, everybody is about to have a blast along with Mahone though—especially the countless "Mahomies" worldwide who have fallen for him. "I hope everyone can connect with the songs and love them," he concludes. "I want to make music that people can listen to over and over again and feel good about."
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Austin Mahone Lyrics
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I’ve been hit by a train
It came out of the blue
What a beautiful pain
When I fell so hard for you
I just can’t look away
When you walk in the room
There’s only one thing I can do
Don’t let it take control
There’s no way I let you go
And the one thing that I know
Can’t fight this love
Can’t fight this energy
It’s natural
It’s taking over me
Can’t fight this love
No escape through my veins
Can’t fight this love
Can’t fight this, can’t fight this
Can’t fight this love
I don’t know what it is
I’m down on my knees
I’ve been trying to resist
I can’t take it anymore
It gets harder to breathe
Girl I’m hooked for sure
I can’t hide what I feel
'Cause you opened every door
Don’t let it take control
There’s no way I let you go
And the one thing that I know
Can’t fight this love (can’t fight this love)
Can’t fight this energy
It’s natural
It’s taking over me
Can’t fight this love
No escape through my veins
Can’t fight this love
Can’t fight this, can’t fight this
Can’t fight this love
It took one look
And it was all over
One smile, and I was lost
You broke through my defenses
So I’m yours
Can’t fight this love (can’t fight this love)
yeah, oh
Can’t fight this love (can’t fight this love)
Can’t fight this love (can’t fight this love)
Can’t fight this energy
It’s natural (it's natural)
It’s taking over me
Can’t fight this love
No escape through my veins
Can’t fight this love
Can’t fight this, can’t fight this
Can’t fight this love
In this song, Austin Mahone sings about falling in love unexpectedly and being unable to resist the pull of his emotions. He compares his love to being hit by a train, saying that it was beautiful and painful all at once. He can't help but be drawn to the person he loves and feels like there's no escape from the powerful feelings he has for them. The chorus repeats the idea that he can't fight the love and energy between them.
Mahone also acknowledges that he doesn't know exactly what it is about this person that has him so hooked, but he knows that he can't resist it. He feels like he's lost control over his emotions and doesn't want to let go of the person he loves. The bridge of the song describes how he was able to let his guard down and fall for this person, and now he knows that he's all in.
Overall, "Can't Fight This Love" is a song about being powerless in the face of love and acknowledging that sometimes we can't help who we fall for.
Line by Line Meaning
Can’t fight this love (can’t fight this love)
The singer is unable to resist his love for the person he is addressing.
I’ve been hit by a train
The singer was caught off guard by his feelings for the person he is addressing.
It came out of the blue
The singer did not expect to have such strong feelings for the person he is addressing.
What a beautiful pain
Although it is painful, the singer finds his love for the person he is addressing to be beautiful.
When I fell so hard for you
The singer's feelings for the person he is addressing are very strong.
I just can’t look away
The singer is mesmerized by the person he is addressing.
When you walk in the room
The presence of the person he is addressing has a strong effect on the singer.
There’s no way to escape
The singer cannot get the person he is addressing out of his head.
There’s only one thing I can do
The singer cannot resist his love for the person he is addressing.
Don’t let it take control
The singer is trying to maintain some control over his feelings for the person he is addressing.
There’s no way I let you go
The singer is unwilling to let go of his love for the person he is addressing.
And the one thing that I know
The singer is certain of his love for the person he is addressing.
Can’t fight this energy
The singer's feelings for the person he is addressing are very intense and powerful.
It’s natural
The singer believes that his love for the person he is addressing is a natural occurrence.
It’s taking over me
The singer's love for the person he is addressing is completely consuming him.
No escape through my veins
The singer's love for the person he is addressing is deeply ingrained in him and cannot be escaped.
I don’t know what it is
The singer is unsure about the reason behind his strong feelings for the person he is addressing.
I’m down on my knees
The singer is overwhelmed by his love for the person he is addressing.
I’ve been trying to resist
The singer has been attempting to deny his feelings for the person he is addressing.
I can’t take it anymore
The singer is no longer able to suppress his feelings for the person he is addressing.
It gets harder to breathe
The singer feels suffocated by his love for the person he is addressing.
Girl I’m hooked for sure
The singer is completely committed to his love for the person he is addressing.
'Cause you opened every door
The person he is addressing has brought out all of the singer's emotions.
It took one look
The singer's love for the person he is addressing began with just one glance.
And it was all over
From that moment on, the singer knew that he was in love with the person he is addressing.
One smile, and I was lost
The person he is addressing won the singer's heart with just one smile.
You broke through my defenses
The person he is addressing was able to penetrate the singer's emotional barriers.
So I’m yours
The singer is completely devoted to the person he is addressing.
yeah, oh
An expression of the singer's strong emotions.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MM, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: NADIR KHAYAT, FREDRIK NILS THOMANDER, ALEENA GIBSON, KEVIN HOGDAHL, AUSTIN MAHONE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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