Shawn Mendes Charts A Surprising New Hit With One Of His Classics
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- "Treat You Better" arrives on the Billboard Global Excl.
- Mendes has now accrued 11 career appearances on the Billboard Global Excl.
Media Shawn Mendes Charts A Surprising New Hit With One Of His Classics By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author May 21, 2026, 09:30am EDTShawn Mendes scores another hit on one of Billboard's global charts as "Treat You Better" debuts years after it helped him become a superstar. ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Shawn Mendes attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)Getty Images for MTVShawn, the self-titled latest album by pop superstar Shawn Mendes, did not turn out to be one of his biggest commercial successes when it was released in the fall of 2024. In fact, it brought the talented singer-songwriter to a new low on the Billboard 200 when it launched at No. 26. Shawn became his first full-length to miss out on ruling the competitive tally, and despite the fact that four singles were released between August and November 2024, none of them could help make the collection a major seller.
Since that era concluded, Mendes has largely remained quiet, though this week he collects another hit on one of Billboard's most competitive songs tallies – not with a new composition, but rather with one of his oldest smashes, which debuts out of nowhere.