"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."
Except For Us
Austin Mahone Lyrics
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Study your body
I wanna stay right here
With your arms around me
Hold you like I do
Show me all of you, oh
I′ll show you me too
Give it to you like it never been kissed
Like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never done this
Like you've never been touched
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Give it to you like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never been
Give it to you like it never been, oh
Give it to you like it never been, oh
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Give it to you like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never been
Give it to me like it never been
Deeper than physical
I got you open
Know how to take you there
Put you in motion
Hold you like I do
Show me all of you, oh
I′ll show you me too
Give it to you like it never been kissed
Like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never done this
Like you've never been touched
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Give it to you like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never been
Give it to me like it never been
There's nobody like you
There′s nobody like you
There′s nobody like you
There's nobody like you
Give it to you like it never been kissed
Like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never done this
Like you′ve never been touched
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Give it to you like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never been
Give it to you like it never been kissed
Like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never done this
Like you've never been touched
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Give it to you like it never been loved
Give it to you like it never been
Give it to me like it never been
The lyrics of Austin Mahone's song Except For Us describe a deep emotional and physical connection between two lovers. The first verse describes the desire to be close to someone and to hold them, to understand them on a deeper level. The second verse reinforces this emotional connection, promising to take the other person to places they have never been before, physically and emotionally.
The chorus is a promise to give everything to the other person, to love them in a way that they have never felt before. The repetition of the phrase "like nobody else exists, except for us" emphasizes the idea that the two of them are the only ones that matter in that moment. The song is about the connection between two people who are able to be vulnerable and open with each other, and who are able to explore the depths of their physical and emotional connection.
Overall, the lyrics of Except For Us are about the intensity of a romantic connection, and the desire to be completely present with someone and to experience everything with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Up close and personal
Being in intimate proximity
Study your body
Examine and appreciate the curves of your physical form
I wanna stay right here
Desire to remain in this moment
With your arms around me
Being encircled by your loving embrace
Hold you like I do
Keeping you close and safe
Show me all of you, oh
Displaying every aspect of yourself
I'll show you me too
Revealing my true self to you
Give it to you like it never been kissed
Offering a unique, passionate experience
Like it never been loved
As if no one has ever loved you before
Give it to you like it never done this
Providing something new and exciting
Like you've never been touched
As if no one has ever caressed you before
Like nobody else exists, except for us
Everyone else fades away as we focus on each other
Deeper than physical
Going beyond just the body
I got you open
I fully understand and connect with you
Know how to take you there
Understanding how to reach your deepest desires
Put you in motion
Moving together in perfect harmony
There's nobody like you
You are unique and incomparable
Give it to me like it never been
Offering a one-of-a-kind experience for myself
Writer(s): Sasha Yatchenko, Austin Mahone
Contributed by Landon C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sebastiend.1087
This song is my favorite, the best... Thank you Dolce and Gabbana.
@rainbowchild8456
He needs more recognition
@monstersallers
I listened this song in Dolce & Gabbanna Winter 2017 amazing!
@SrkdG
holy shit this whole mixtape is so amazing like what the literal fuc-
@dylannowak3226
Underrated.. Best song of "For Me + You" Masterpiece
@souhailask4854
I remember obsessing over Austin when he first started singing , I was like so crazy , I still do tbh , I can't stop listening to this song😍❤ it's wonderful watching him grow up and become the amazing person he is today ❤ Love you Austin ❤
@skyelouise5312
Austin got all these girls moister then an oyster 😂💯👏🏻
@mashealals8398
Butter with you 💗
Wait Around 💗
Except for us 💗
@AlimyaAngela9998
I LOVE THIS SONG ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@maxortiz8973
I love that song