Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber sing about self-love in the stormy music video for Monster

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Three-time Grammy nominee Shawn Mendes and Grammy winner Justin Bieber unveiled their music video for their first-ever collaboration Monster on Thursday night.

The emotional video was impressively shot in one single take by director Colin Tilley, who’s previously helmed eight videos for Justin including Holy featuring Chance the Rapper.

The foggy clip started with 22-year-old pop star wandering in a park before ascending the staircase of a white cubed stage resembling something from a Kanye West tour.  

First-ever collaboration! Three-time Grammy nominee Shawn Mendes (L) and Grammy winner Justin Bieber (R) unveiled their music video for Monster on Thursday night

Talented twosome: The emotional video was impressively shot in one single take by director Colin Tilley, who's previously helmed eight videos for Justin including Holy featuring Chance the Rapper

Talented twosome: The emotional video was impressively shot in one single take by director Colin Tilley, who's previously helmed eight videos for Justin including Holy featuring Chance the Rapper

Talented twosome: The emotional video was impressively shot in one single take by director Colin Tilley, who’s previously helmed eight videos for Justin including Holy featuring Chance the Rapper

After his verse, Shawn was magically joined by his 26-year-old idol, who’s been one of his favorite artists since he was nine years old.

Mendes and Bieber kept a healthy distance from each other until singing back-to-back as lightning flashed over the horizon.

The Canadian crooners originally wrote the self-love song with fellow Canucks Daniel Caesar, Mustafa the Poet, and producer Frank Dukes.

‘As it grew, it became more about like this idea of perfection is not real and it’s like you just have to surrender and let go and be yourself and love yourself too,’ Shawn explained on YouTube Live moments before the video dropped.  

Minimalist design: The foggy clip started with 22-year-old pop star wandering in a park before ascending the staircase of a white cubed stage resembling something from a Kanye West tour

Minimalist design: The foggy clip started with 22-year-old pop star wandering in a park before ascending the staircase of a white cubed stage resembling something from a Kanye West tour

'He was like Elvis to me': After his verse, Shawn was magically joined by his 26-year-old idol, who's been one of his favorite artists since he was nine years old

‘He was like Elvis to me’: After his verse, Shawn was magically joined by his 26-year-old idol, who’s been one of his favorite artists since he was nine years old

Acceptance: Bieber and Mendes kept a healthy distance from each other until singing back-to-back as lightning flashed over the horizon

Acceptance: Bieber and Mendes kept a healthy distance from each other until singing back-to-back as lightning flashed over the horizon

'This idea of perfection is not real': The Canadian crooners originally wrote the self-love song with fellow Canucks Daniel Caesar, Mustafa the Poet, and producer Frank Dukes

‘This idea of perfection is not real’: The Canadian crooners originally wrote the self-love song with fellow Canucks Daniel Caesar, Mustafa the Poet, and producer Frank Dukes

Shawn explained on YouTube Live moments before the video dropped: 'That pedestal isn't just what society put me on, I put myself on and I kind of had to just be like, "You're cool even if you missed some notes and stuff." In like a bigger picture, it's not just about singing it's about everything in life. Like, it's okay to mess up. That's kind of where I was coming from with that'

Shawn explained on YouTube Live moments before the video dropped: ‘That pedestal isn’t just what society put me on, I put myself on and I kind of had to just be like, “You’re cool even if you missed some notes and stuff.” In like a bigger picture, it’s not just about singing it’s about everything in life. Like, it’s okay to mess up. That’s kind of where I was coming from with that’

The former YouTube sensation (R) added: 'When you're a kid you don't understand ego and stuff. When you're a kid [and] everyone keeps telling you how great you are, you're going to start believing it.'

The former YouTube sensation (R) added: ‘When you’re a kid you don’t understand ego and stuff. When you’re a kid [and] everyone keeps telling you how great you are, you’re going to start believing it.’

‘That pedestal isn’t just what society put me on, I put myself on and I kind of had to just be like, “You’re cool even if you missed some notes and stuff.” In like a bigger picture, it’s not just about singing it’s about everything in life. Like, it’s okay to mess up. That’s kind of where I was coming from with that.’

The former YouTube sensation added: ‘When you’re a kid you don’t understand ego and stuff. When you’re a kid [and] everyone keeps telling you how great you are, you’re going to start believing it.’

Mendes and Bieber were first rumored to be collaborating on July 9 after their manager Scooter Braun posted a b&w video of them jamming on a piano.

Justin and the Wonder hitmaker officially announced Thursday that they’re performing Monster together onstage LA’s Microsoft Theater for the 46th American Music Awards, which air this Sunday on ABC.

Four months earlier: Mendes and Bieber were first rumored to be collaborating on July 9 after their manager Scooter Braun posted a b&w video of them jamming on a piano

Four months earlier: Mendes and Bieber were first rumored to be collaborating on July 9 after their manager Scooter Braun posted a b&w video of them jamming on a piano

Justin and the Wonder hitmaker officially announced Thursday that they're performing Monster together onstage LA's Microsoft Theater for the 46th American Music Awards, which air this Sunday on ABC

Justin and the Wonder hitmaker officially announced Thursday that they’re performing Monster together onstage LA’s Microsoft Theater for the 46th American Music Awards, which air this Sunday on ABC

Who will win? The Lonely singer was personally nominated for artist of the year and favorite male artist (pop/rock), and his song 10,000 Hours with Dan + Shay scored nods for collaboration of the year and favorite song (country)

Who will win? The Lonely singer was personally nominated for artist of the year and favorite male artist (pop/rock), and his song 10,000 Hours with Dan + Shay scored nods for collaboration of the year and favorite song (country)

The Lonely singer was personally nominated for artist of the year and favorite male artist (pop/rock), and his song 10,000 Hours with Dan + Shay scored nods for collaboration of the year and favorite song (country).

Justin’s wife of two years, Hailey Baldwin, excitedly Instastoried about Monster on Thursday, gushing: ‘Love this song so much!’

Coincidentally, the IMG Model – turning 24 this Sunday – used to date Shawn from October 2017 to May 2018, but she rekindled her on/off romance with Bieber days later in June 2018.

Justin's wife of two years, Hailey Baldwin, excitedly Instastoried about Monster on Thursday, gushing: 'Love this song so much!'

Justin’s wife of two years, Hailey Baldwin, excitedly Instastoried about Monster on Thursday, gushing: ‘Love this song so much!’

Met Gala date: Coincidentally, the IMG Model - turning 24 this Sunday - used to date Shawn from October 2017 to May 2018, but she rekindled her on/off romance with Bieber days later in June 2018

Met Gala date: Coincidentally, the IMG Model - turning 24 this Sunday - used to date Shawn from October 2017 to May 2018, but she rekindled her on/off romance with Bieber days later in June 2018

Met Gala date: Coincidentally, the IMG Model – turning 24 this Sunday – used to date Shawn from October 2017 to May 2018, but she rekindled her on/off romance with Bieber days later in June 2018

Lunch date in Beverly Hills: Before tying the knot, Hailey and the heavily-tattooed millennial originally met at his 2009 concert meet-and-greet (pictured Thursday)

Lunch date in Beverly Hills: Before tying the knot, Hailey and the heavily-tattooed millennial originally met at his 2009 concert meet-and-greet (pictured Thursday)

Before tying the knot, Hailey and the heavily-tattooed millennial originally met at his 2009 concert meet-and-greet.

Mendes has since moved on with his very own ‘Señorita’ – three-time Grammy nominee Camila Cabello – who appears in his rock-doc In Wonder, which premieres next Monday on Netflix.

Monster is the second single off the former Vine star’s fourth studio album Wonder, which drops on December 4.

Premieres next Monday on Netflix! Mendes has since moved on with his very own 'Señorita' - three-time Grammy nominee Camila Cabello (L) - who appears in his rock-doc In Wonder

Premieres next Monday on Netflix! Mendes has since moved on with his very own ‘Señorita’ – three-time Grammy nominee Camila Cabello (L) – who appears in his rock-doc In Wonder

'It's probably my favorite song off Wonder': Monster is the second single off the former Vine star's fourth studio album Wonder, which drops on December 4

‘It’s probably my favorite song off Wonder’: Monster is the second single off the former Vine star’s fourth studio album Wonder, which drops on December 4