Stitches (Shawn Mendes song)

"Stitches"
Seeb Remix artwork
Single by Shawn Mendes
from the album Handwritten
ReleasedMay 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
Recorded2014
GenrePop[1]
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"Something Big"
(2014)
"Stitches"
(2015)
"I Know What You Did Last Summer"
(2015)
Music video
"Stitches" on YouTube

"Stitches" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes from his debut studio album, Handwritten (2015). It was initially released to iTunes via Island Records on March 16, 2015, as the third pre-order exclusive track and was subsequently serviced to radio via Republic Records on May 5, 2015, as the album's second single.[2] "Stitches" is the first song by Mendes to appear on a Billboard airplay chart, debuting at number 36 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in June 2015, and eventually reaching number one. It became his first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at number four.[3] "Stitches" also reached the top 10 on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also topped the Slovenian SloTop50 Chart, Scottish Official Charts Company and UK Singles Chart and reached the top 5 in Germany, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

It was nominated for Choice Music Single: Male Artist at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "The Best Songs of 2015". The New York Times. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (August 31, 2015). "The Weeknd's 'Face' Back Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List". Variety. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.