The music video also stars Devon Aoki's half sister Ellie Stuart Hunter played with a guitar, drums and tambourines. The video ends displaying the number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The video shows a girl being abused by her boyfriend in various situations, while Mendes hopes to be with her and struggles to understand why she prefers to be in that relationship. It features a plot revolving around a situation of violence between couples. The music video was released on July 12, 2016. The New York Times 's Jon Caramanica named it the eighth best song of the year. and has a tempo of 83 beats per minute.īillboard ranked 'Treat You Better' at number 42 on their '100 Best Pop Songs of 2016' list. The song is written in the key of B ♭ minor.
