On December 13, 2016, Mahone announced his upcoming mixtape ForMe+You.[2] He debuted the lead single, "Lady" featuring Pitbull, at Pitbull's New Year's Revolution concert on December 30,[3][4] the same day the mixtape would drop.[5] This was their second collaboration, following 2014's "Mmm Yeah".[6]
Talking about the recording process with iHeart Radio, Mahone said "Putting ForMe+You together was amazing, because I spent six months in LA, and I recorded probably 90 songs. And, I just picked the best eight songs that I thought would do really well, and put them all together, and made a nice little EP type mixtape project, and put that out for everyone".[1] Of the sound, Mahone mentioned his intention with the mixtape was to move away from the bubblegum pop he was previously known for, and "incorporate some R&B flavor this time, because that's my personal taste in music".[7]
Mahone embarked on his headlining tour, A Tour For Me + You, starting on May 31, to June 30, in support of the release of the mixtape.[8]
Release
"Lady" served as the mixtape's lead and only single, released on February 10, 2017.[9] It is a remix of the 2001 "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by Modjo.[6] The song reached number one on Billboard's US Dance Club Songs chart.[10] On June 1, he released a music video for "Better with You".[11]
Critical reception
Girls' Life wrote that the mixtape's "sound reminds us a lot of Nick Jonas and Jason Derulo," as well as highlighting "Better with You" and "Wait Around" as standout tracks.[12]
