Treat You Better (Shawn Mendes song)

"Treat You Better"
Single by Shawn Mendes
from the album Illuminate
B-side"Ruin"
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
Recorded2016
GenrePop[1][2]
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"I Know What You Did Last Summer"
(2015)
"Treat You Better"
(2016)
"Mercy"
(2016)
Music video
"Treat You Better" on YouTube

"Treat You Better" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, released through Island Records on June 3, 2016, as the lead single from his second studio album, Illuminate (2016).[3] It was co-written by Mendes with Teddy Geiger, and Scott Harris, while Geiger produced the song alongside Dan Romer, and Daylight. The music video was released on July 12, 2016, and features a storyline about an abusive relationship.[4]

"Treat You Better" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his second top ten on the chart. Elsewhere, the song has topped charts in Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, and peaked within the top ten of the record charts in Canada, the United Kingdom and other 18 countries.

  1. ^ Melendez, Monique (July 12, 2016). "Shawn Mendes Tries to End an Abusive Relationship in 'Treat You Better' Video". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Corner, Lewis (June 3, 2016). "Shawn Mendes has released his biggest single yet with 'Treat You Better'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "iTunes Store (US) - Music - Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better - Single". iTunes Store (US). June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Macke, Johnni (July 12, 2016). "Watch Shawn Mendes' Powerful 'Treat You Better' Music Video". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved July 14, 2016.