Where Were You in the Morning?

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"Where Were You in the Morning?"
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Single by Shawn Mendes
from the album Shawn Mendes
ReleasedMay 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Length3:20
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy Geiger
  • Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"Youth"
(2018)		"Where Were You in the Morning?"
(2018)		"Nervous"
(2018)

"Where Were You in the Morning?" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes. Written by Geoff Warburton, Scott Harris and its producers Teddy Geiger and Mendes, it was released by Island Records on May 18, 2018, as the fourth single from Mendes' self-titled third studio album.

Contents

Release

Mendes first teased the song on May 16, 2018, by posting its artwork and release date on social media. [1] [2] On May 17, 2018, the Canadian singer first premiered it live alongside John Mayer during Apple Music's One Night Only event. On December 21, 2018, Mendes released a version of the song remixed by Kaytranada.

Composition

"Where Were You in the Morning?" is a hybrid of pop and R&B with an "atmospheric" production, [3] featuring a "bluesy, soulful guitar" and handclaps. [4] It also resembles Mendes's idol John Mayer's work. [5] According to Billboard 's Lars Brandle, the song is "Mendes' melancholy tale of a one-night stand who bailed on him the next morning without so much as a good-bye". [6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 67
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 81
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 54
France (SNEP) [12] 153
Hungary (Single Top 40) [13] 9
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 79
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 44
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [16] 6
Portugal (AFP) [17] 50
Scotland (OCC) [18] 57
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [19] 47
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 71
UK Singles (OCC) [22] 91

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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