Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album)

Illuminate
Studio album by Shawn Mendes
Released September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
Recorded 2016
Genre
Length 41:15
Label
Producer
Shawn Mendes chronology
Handwritten
(2015)Handwritten2015		 Illuminate
(2016)		 Live at Madison Square Garden
(2016)Live at Madison Square Garden2016
Singles from Illuminate
  1. "Treat You Better"
    Released: June 3, 2016
  2. "Mercy"
    Released: October 18, 2016
  3. "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
    Released: April 20, 2017

Illuminate is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes. It was released on September 23, 2016, through Island Records and Universal Music Group.[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. The album is supported by the Illuminate World Tour, which began in March 2017.[3]

Singles

"Treat You Better" was released as the lead single from the album on June 3, 2016.[4] The music video was released on July 12, 2016, and features a storyline about an abusive relationship.[5] Since its release, "Treat You Better" has peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6]

"Mercy" was serviced to US top 40 radio stations as the second single from the album on October 18, 2016.[7]

"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" was released as the album's third single on April 20, 2017.[8] The song debuted at number 7 in the United Kingdom, becoming his highest debut in the country. It has also debuted in the top 10 in Australia and Denmark. The iTunes version of both the standard and deluxe versions of Illuminate were reissued with "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" as track one upon the single's release.[9]

Promotional singles

Along with the pre-order of Illuminate, "Ruin" was released as the album's first promotional single on July 8, 2016.[10] Its music video was released on July 18, 2016.[11]

On July 28, 2016, "Three Empty Words" was released as the second promotional single from the album.[12]

"Mercy" was released as the album's third promotional single on August 18, 2016. It's music video was released on September 22, 2016, receiving over 133 million views.[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
Rolling Stone[15]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Joe Levy noted "Illuminate mixes professions of romantic agony like "Mercy" (where a quietly hummed hook explodes into crashing drums), with nice-boy valentines like "Treat You Better" and bedroom come ons like "Lights On.""[15] For Jon Reyes of Idolator, "[Shawn's] most noticeable change, aside from the tight music hall sonics, is the subtle infusion of sex into the lyrics. He’s graduated from songs like "Kid In Love" to fare like "Lights On" and "Patience." Both ballads paint clear pictures of behind-closed-doors moments, and the sexual nature of the lyrics doesn’t qualify as innuendo by any means."[16]

Commercial performance

Illuminate debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 145,000 equivalent album units, of which 121,000 copies were pure album sales. It is Mendes' second number-one album in the US and his best sales week. Mendes achieved his second No. 1 at 18 years, two months and seven days old, becoming the fifth artist to score their first two No. 1 albums at such a young age, following Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and LeAnn Rimes.[17]

In his native Canada, the album debuted at number one with 21,000 total consumption units, of which 17,000 were album units sold, surpassing the highest one week sales total reached with his last album, Handwritten.[18]

Track listing

Illuminate – Standard version[19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
  • Mendes
  • Teddy Geiger
  • Harris
  • Warburton
3:19
2."Ruin"
Jake Gosling4:01
3."Mercy"
  • Gosling
  • Geiger
3:28
4."Treat You Better"
  • Mendes
  • Geiger
  • Harris
3:07
5."Three Empty Words"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Warburton
Gosling3:19
6."Don't Be a Fool"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Warburton
Gosling3:35
7."Like This"
Pourkarim3:06
8."No Promises"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Geiger
Geiger2:46
9."Lights On"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Warburton
Gosling3:21
10."Honest"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Warburton
  • Gosling
  • Harris
3:19
11."Patience"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Geiger
Gosling2:55
12."Bad Reputation"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Warburton
Gosling3:18
13."Understand"
  • Mendes
  • Harris
  • Geiger
  • Warburton
Gosling5:00
Total length:44:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[28] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[29] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[31] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 2
Greek Albums (IFPI)[33] 12
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34] 21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[35] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 3
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[37] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[39] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[40] 29
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[41] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[42] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[43] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[46] 3
US Billboard 200[47] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[48] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[49] 81
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[50] 27
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[51] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[52] 161
Italian Albums (FIMI)[53] 83
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[37] 78
UK Albums (OCC)[54] 66
US Billboard 200[55] 128

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[56] Platinum 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[57] Platinum 40,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[58] Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[59] Platinum 10,000^
France (SNEP)[60] Gold 50,000*
Italy (FIMI)[61] Gold 25,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[62] Gold 30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[63] Gold 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[64] Gold 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[65] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[67] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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