Is Camila Cabello’s New ‘Bam Bam’ Track About Shawn Mendes?

Camila Cabello just released a brand new song!

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The song “Bam Bam” is a collaboration with “Bad Habits” singer Ed Sheeran.

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However, fans think that the song is about her ex, Shawn Mendes.

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The song begins, “You said you hated the ocean, but you’re surfin’ now.”

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After their break-up, Shawn posted photos of Instagram showing him surfing.

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It was noticeable because, in 2020, he told Jimmy Fallon his biggest fear was “deep water.”

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The next line is, “I said I’d love you for life, but I just sold our house.”

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In December 2021, a month after their break-up, she sold her three-story villa in Hollywood Hills.

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Camila hasn’t confirmed it, but fans are having fun trying to put the clues together!

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