Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album)

"Treat You Better" was released as the lead single from the album on June 3, 2016.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708042044/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/treat-you-better-single/id1118044530 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/treat-you-better-single/id1118044530 |title=Treat You Better - Single by Shawn Mendes on iTunes |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2016 |work=iTunes Store (US) |url-status=dead }} The music video was released on July 12, 2016. It features a storyline where Mendes tries to help a girl in an abusive relationship, and says he can treat her better than her current partner. The song currently has almost two billion views on YouTube.{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/2903934/shawn-mendes-treat-you-better-video/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160715061926/http://www.mtv.com/news/2903934/shawn-mendes-treat-you-better-video/|url-status = dead|archive-date = July 15, 2016|title = Shawn Mendes's 'Treat You Better' Video Is A Reminder That No One Has To Tolerate Abuse - MTV|last1 = Geffen|first1 = Sasha|access-date = August 10, 2016|date = July 12, 2016|work = MTV}} Since its release, "Treat You Better" has peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7488038/chainsmokers-hot-100-halsey-closer-number-one-shawn-mendes|title=The Chainsmokers Hold Atop Hot 100, Shawn Mendes Hits Top 10|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=August 29, 2016}}

"Mercy" was serviced to US top 40 radio stations as the second single from the album on October 18, 2016.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012003413/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2016 |date=October 18, 2016 |work=AllAccess Music Group |url-status=dead }}

"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" was released as the album's third single on April 20, 2017.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7763682/shawn-mendes-theres-nothing-holdin-me-back-new-single-tour-dates|title=Shawn Mendes Announces New Single, 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back'|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date= April 18, 2017|access-date= April 20, 2017}} The song debuted at number 7 in the United Kingdom, becoming his highest debut in the country. It also debuted in the top ten 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.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/illuminate-deluxe/1440892227 |title=Illuminate (Deluxe) by Shawn Mendes on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes |date=2016-09-23 |access-date=2017-05-08}}

Along with the pre-order of Illuminate, "Ruin" was released as the album's first promotional single on July 8, 2016.{{cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/Ruin/dp/B01I0ZFAYM/|title = Amazon.com: Ruin: Shawn Mendes: MP3 Download|access-date = August 20, 2016|date = July 8, 2016|work = Amazon}} Its music video was released on July 18, 2016.{{cite web|title=Shawn Mendes Shares 'Ruin' Music Video|url=http://radio.com/2016/07/18/shawn-mendes-ruin-music-video/|website=Radio.com|access-date=August 28, 2016|date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008165327/http://radio.com/2016/07/18/shawn-mendes-ruin-music-video/|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}

On July 28, 2016, "Three Empty Words" was released as the second promotional single from the album.{{cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/Three-Empty-Words/dp/B01I0ZFAPG/|title = Amazon.com: Three Empty Words: Shawn Mendes: MP3 Downloads|access-date = August 20, 2016|date = July 28, 2016|work = Amazon}}

"Mercy" was released as the album's third and final promotional single on August 18, 2016. Its music video was released on September 21, 2016, receiving over 200 million views.{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7643440/shawn-mendes-begs-for-mercy-on-powerful-new-song-listen|title = Shawn Mendes Begs For 'Mercy' On Powerful New Song: Listen - Idolator|last1 = Daw|first1 = Robbie|access-date = August 20, 2016|date = August 18, 2016|work = Idolator|archive-date = June 21, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200621220838/https://www.idolator.com/7643440/shawn-mendes-begs-for-mercy-on-powerful-new-song-listen|url-status = dead}} It features Mendes in a car which is filling up with water and it also features Mendes trashing a room with guitars, a drum-set and a piano.

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The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.

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"" while naming the album "disarmingly intimate."{{cite web|last=Levy|first=Joe|date=September 23, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-shawn-mendes-illuminate-w441551|title=Shawn Mendes': Illuminate|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503235914/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-shawn-mendes-illuminate-w441551|url-status=dead}} Jon Reyes of Idolator, wrote that "[Shawn's] most noticeable change, aside from the tight music hall sonics, is the subtle infusion of sex into the lyrics" as well as feeling that the record as a whole "displays his lyrical development" and "polishes a proven formula."{{cite web|last=Reyes|first=Jon|date=September 23, 2016|url=https://www.idolator.com/7646599/shawn-mendes-illuminate-review|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161009120151/http://www.idolator.com/7646599/shawn-mendes-illuminate-review|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2016|title=Shawn Mendes' 'Illuminate': Album Review|publisher=Idolator|access-date=September 25, 2016}}

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the album has "a bit of grace and warmth" and that Mendes "came into his own on Illuminate while also complimenting his "small and sweet" voice and how he "has gelled into his pop persona." Sonia de Freitas, writing for Renowned for Sound, noticed that it "is apparent that Mendes has shifted to a more mature and soulful sound, and far more introspective lyrical content" while praising his vocals, writing that "he sings earnestly, with an emotive delivery in every song."

Billboard listed the track "Don't Be a Fool" at number 90 for the best deep cuts from 21st century pop stars.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8039437/best-pop-album-tracks-21st-century-deep-cuts| title=The 100 Best Deep Cuts by 21st Century Pop Stars: Critics' Picks|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 13, 2017}} Associated Press listed it at number 5 on their best albums of 2016.{{cite web|last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin|url=https://apnews.com/a134cc1f443e4660ae8a9da212c4d95b/aps-top-albums-2016-beyonce-rihanna-solange-bruno|title=AP's top albums of 2016|work=associated press|access-date=September 23, 2016}}

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 became Mendes' second number-one album in the US and his best sales week. Mendes achieved his second number one at 18 years, two months and seven days old, becoming the fifth youngest artist to score their first two number one, following Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff and LeAnn Rimes. In addition, Mendes is the first artist to have their first two full-length studio albums hit number one since 5 Seconds of Summer bowed at number one with Sounds Good Feels Good (2015) and their self-titled debut album (2014), and the first male artist to claim the distinction since 2015, when ASAP Rocky bowed atop the list with At. Long. Last. ASAP, following 2013’s Long. Live. ASAP.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7526648/shawn-mendes-no-1-billboard-200|title=Shawn Mendes Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Illuminate'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2016}}

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. Illuminate also picked up 3.8 million audio on-demand streams, the second highest total of the week, trailing only Drake's Views.{{cite web|url=http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/10/03/charts-week|title=On The Charts This Week|work=FYI Music News|date=October 3, 2016|access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009165629/http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/10/03/charts-week|url-status=dead}}

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| extra1 = Jake Gosling

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| title2 = Mercy

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| length2 = 3:28

| title3 = Treat You Better

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| extra3 = {{hlist|Geiger|Dan Romer|DJ "Daylight" Kyriakides}}

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Three Empty Words

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| extra4 = Gosling

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Don't Be a Fool

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| title6 = Like This

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| extra6 = Pourkarim

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| title7 = No Promises

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| extra7 = Geiger

| length7 = 2:46

| title8 = Lights On

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| extra8 = Gosling

| length8 = 3:21

| title9 = Honest

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| length9 = 3:19

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| extra13 = Gosling

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| title17 = Treat You Better

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| title18 = There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

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| length19 = 3:14

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