"Mercy" was released as the album's third and final promotional single on August 18, 2016. On July 28, 2016, "Three Empty Words" was released as the second promotional single from the album. Its music video was released on July 18, 2016. Promotional singles Īlong with the pre-order of Illuminate, "Ruin" was released as the album's first promotional single on July 8, 2016. 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. It also debuted in the top ten in Australia and Denmark. The song debuted at number 7 in the United Kingdom, becoming his highest debut in the country. " There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" was released as the album's third single on April 20, 2017.
" Mercy" was serviced to US top 40 radio stations as the second single from the album on October 18, 2016. Since its release, "Treat You Better" has peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song currently has almost two billion views on YouTube. It features a storyline where Mendes would like to help the girl in an abusive relationship, and he can treat her better. The music video was released on July 12, 2016. " Treat You Better" was released as the lead single from the album on June 3, 2016.
This album was supported by the Illuminate World Tour, which began in March 2017. It was preceded by the lead single " Treat You Better", which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart. Musically, the album contains music genres pop, rock and blues. It is a follow-up to his 2015 debut album Handwritten (2015). It was released on September 23, 2016, through Island Records and Universal Music Group. Mendes’ stab at a Jason Mraz-style narrative pays off as one of Illuminate’s most engaging moments, pairing classic singer-songwriter acoustic guitars with his more modern tale of a complicated fling.Illuminate is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes. But unlike his British peer, Mendes seems less interested in soaring poetics - which, considering that Illuminate’s lyrics are rarely confessional enough to be cringeworthy, may be for the best. The quick-footed guitar ballad nods towards Mendes’ most obvious radio soundalike, Ed Sheeran. Lest you think Illuminate is pure ‘00s-kid nostalgia, Patience nods more towards contemporary trends with its Kygo-meets-Mumford and Sons production that’d be at home on a handful of other pop releases this year. The album’s early pop hit, Treat You Better features the same light-footed stomp that made Mendes’ Stitches his breakthrough single late last year, with a similar earworm chorus that’s less sticky-sweet. The echoey choir backing the chorus’ pleas for mercy read a little too literally, but the song still emerges as one of Illuminate’s radio-bound highlights. Following Ruin’s promising start, Illuminate’s other attempts at slow-burning soul can’t quite surpass its high bar. Illuminate’s opening track is Mendes’ take on D’Angelo’s Untitled (How Does It Feel) by way of John Mayer’s Gravity, as he croons over wavering guitars and a thumping drum heartbeat. Want to start listening? Here are the six Illuminate tracks to listen to first. Elevating Illuminate from just run-of-the-mill ‘00s nostalgia is Mendes’ dexterous voice, colored by an affect that reads less like Justin Timberlake and more like Gavin DeGraw. Mendes has cited names like John Mayer and Jason Mraz as inspirations, and Illuminate proves he’s a faithful student, recalling Mraz’ guitar-strumming storytelling in its livelier moments and Mayer’s late-night soul in Mendes’ softer ballads.
While the singer’s slightly-older pop peers take their musical cues from more vintage eras (Nick Jonas’ R&B flirtations, One Direction’s classic-rock nostalgia) or define their sound in current trends (Justin Bieber’s EDM collaborations), Mendes’ sophomore album Illuminate (out Friday) looks to the late-aughts singer-songwriters who ruled pop and adult contemporary radio when the young singer was growing up. At the ripe old age of 18, Shawn Mendes is a throwback as only someone in his generation can be.
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