A decade on, the song still hits. Shawn Mendes celebrates the 10th anniversary of his breakthrough single “Treat You Better” with a limited-edition 7″ vinyl, out now via Blood Records and already sold out in minutes. Side A carries the original recording, while Side B unveils a previously unreleased “Treat You Better (Live From New York)” version. The packaging nods to the cover art of his 2016 album ‘Illuminate’. Listen here.
The live track and its video arrive across all platforms today. Mendes dropped the official performance video on his YouTube channel and marked the occasion with a heartfelt social media post, thanking fans for a decade of love around the song.
The numbers tell the story. “Treat You Better” first arrived on June 3, 2016, and has since earned 7x-Platinum certification from the RIAA, approaching 5 billion streams, with the music video alone nearing 3 billion views. It paved the way for ‘Illuminate’, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and went 2x-Platinum. Ten years later, the single remains one of the defining moments of Mendes’ career.