"Stitches" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes from his debut studio album, Handwritten (2015).

It was written and produced by Danny Parker, Teddy Geiger, and Daniel Kyriakides, and recorded by Mendes in 2014.

[2] The official music video of "Stitches" takes place in a car park, where Mendes seems to be thrown around by an invisible force which represents his emotions.

[6] The New York Times' Jon Caramanica named "Stitches" the 14th best song of the year, writing the "Vine star makes good with low-key slice of handclap pop.

In the United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles on the chart dated April 25, 2015.

[13] "Stitches" debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart for the week ending June 20, 2015, becoming his first US airplay hit.

[6] Mendes eventually announced a new music video for the song on his Instagram account,[21] which was premiered on June 24, 2015.

[23] Mendes appeared on Good Morning America on April 17, 2015, to promote the then-newly released album and performed "Stitches".

[24] On April 29, 2015, he performed the song live on both The Ellen DeGeneres Show[25] and on Conan as the episodes' musical guest.

[27] Mendes sang "Stitches" again at the 2016 People's Choice Awards, followed by a performance of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with Camila Cabello.

[29][30] In the finals of the Voice Kids in the Philippines, Justin Alva made this the duet song and ended up in third place.