About Stitches

"Stitches" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes for his debut studio album, Handwritten (2015). It was initially released to iTunes via Island Records on March 16, 2015, as the third pre-order exclusive track and was subsequently serviced to radio via Republic Records on May 5, 2015, as the album's third official single. "Stitches" is the first song by Mendes to appear on a Billboard airplay chart, debuting at number 36 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in June 2015, and eventually reaching number one. It became his first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at number four. "Stitches" also reached the top 10 on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also topped the Slovenian SloTop50 Chart, Scottish Official Charts Company and UK Singles Chart and reached the top 5 in Germany, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It was nominated for Choice Music Single: Male Artist at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.

"Stitches", a pop ballad, is the first major single recorded by Shawn Mendes after being signed to Island Records. The song was composed in B? minor[citation needed] with a tempo of 150 beats per minute and a time signature of 4 4. Mendes's vocals span one and a half octave, from D?3 to an A?4 belt after the bridge which continues into the chorus. It was written and produced by Danny Parker, Teddy Geiger, and Daniel Kyriakides, and recorded by Mendes in 2014. After that, it was initially released to iTunes via Island Records on March 16, 2015, as the third pre-order exclusive track and was subsequently serviced to radio via Republic Records on May 5, 2015, as the album's third official single. The official music video of "Stitches" takes place in a parking garage, where Mendes seems to be thrown around by some invisible force which represents his emotions.