Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album)

Illuminate
Studio album by
Shawn Mendes
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
RecordedFebruary – August 2016
StudioNoble Street Studios (Toronto, Ontario)
Genre
Length41:15
Label
Producer
Shawn Mendes chronology
Handwritten
(2015) 		Illuminate
(2016) 		Live at Madison Square Garden
(2016)
Shawn Mendes studio album chronology
Handwritten
(2015) 		Illuminate
(2016) 		Shawn Mendes
(2018)
Singles from Illuminate
  1. "Treat You Better"
    Released: June 3, 2016
  2. "Mercy"
    Released: October 18, 2016

Illuminate is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes. It was released on September 23, 2016, through Island Records. It is a follow-up to his debut album Handwritten (2015).[2] Musically, the album contains music genres pop, rock and blues.[1] The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart. It was preceded by the lead single "Treat You Better", which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. This album was supported by the Illuminate World Tour, which began in March 2017.[3]

  1. ^ a b Fekadu, Mesfin (October 27, 2016). "Shawn Mendes, the serious, striking musician, emerges on new album". Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Stutz, Colin (July 6, 2016). "Shawn Mendes Announces New Album 'Illuminate' - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shawn Mendes Illuminates Sold Out Show at Madison Square Garden". Billboard. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.