Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer. He gained a following in 2013… Read Full Bio ↴Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer. He gained a following in 2013, posting song covers on the video-sharing application Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which led to him signing a deal with the record label. Mendes's self-titled debut EP was released in 2014, followed by his debut studio album Handwritten in 2015. Handwritten debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five artists ever to debut at number one before the age of 18. The single "Stitches" reached number one in the UK and the top 10 in the US and Canada.

His second studio album Illuminate (2016) also debuted at number one in the US, with its singles "Treat You Better" and "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" reaching the top 10 in several countries. His self-titled third studio album (2018) was supported by the lead single "In My Blood". The album's number one debut in the US made Mendes the third-youngest artist to achieve three number one albums. In 2019, he released the hit singles "If I Can't Have You" and "Señorita", with the latter peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100. His fourth studio album, Wonder (2020), made Mendes the youngest male artist ever to top the Billboard 200 with four studio albums.

Among his accolades, Mendes has won 13 SOCAN awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards, eight Juno Awards, eight iHeartRadio MMVAs, two American Music Awards, and received three nominations for a Grammy Award and one nomination for a Brit Award. In 2018, Time named Mendes as one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list.

Use Somebody/Treat You Better
Shawn Mendes Lyrics

I've been roaming around
Always looking down and all I see
Painted faces fill the places I can't reach

You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody

Someone like you
And all you know and how you speak
And countless lovers under cover through the street, oh

You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody
Someone like you, oh
Someone like you, oh oh
Someone like you, oh oh oh, yeah
You know that I could use somebody

I won't lie to you
No, I know he's just not right for you
And you can tell me if I'm off
But I see it on your face
When you say that he's the one that you want
And you're spending all your time
In this wrong situation
And anytime you want it to stop

I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin'
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can

I'll stop time for you
The second you say that you'd like me to
And I just wanna give you the lovin' that you're missing
Baby, just to wake up with you
Would be everything I need and this could be so different
So tell me what you want me to do

I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin'
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better, sing
Better than he can
Better than he can

Give me a sign
Take my hand, we'll be fine
I promise I won't let you down
Just know that you don't
Have to do this alone
I promise I'll never let you down
With me

(I know I can treat you better than he can)
(And any girl like you deserves a) scream it out (gentleman)
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin'
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
Better than he can
Better than he can
Better than he can, no no no no no

Thank you so much

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs Group

Written by: Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger

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