{{Short description|2020 studio album by Meghan Trainor}} {{Other uses}} {{Featured article}} {{Use American English|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Treat Myself | type = studio | cover = Treat Myself (Official Album Cover) by Meghan Trainor.png | alt = Portrait of a blonde woman with her face tilted towards her right, her left eye is half-covered by her hair as she looks into the camera. The blue text "Meghan Trainor Treat Myself" appears below her. | artist = Meghan Trainor | released = January 31, 2020 | studio = * Mike Sabath Home Studio * The Train Station * EastWest (Hollywood) * Dan Gleyzer Home Studio * Brickboi (Los Angeles) * Black Star * The Cave (Nashville, Tennessee) * Some Random | genre = * Pop * doo-wop * funk * R&B | length = 46:28 | label = Epic | producer = * Mike Sabath * Meghan Trainor * Ojivolta * King Henry * Daniel Gleyzer * Zack Skelton * Sigala * {{nowrap|Tyler Johnson}} * Andrew Wells * Whethan * Jon Castelli * {{nowrap|Some Randoms}} | prev_title = The Love Train | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = A Very Trainor Christmas | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Treat Myself | type = studio | single1 = No Excuses | single1date = March 1, 2018 <!-- Do not add "All the Ways" as a single. Billboard disagrees. --> | single2 = Wave | single2date = September 27, 2019 | single3 = Nice to Meet Ya | single3date = January 31, 2020 }}<!-- Please do not add singles released from the deluxe edition, per Template:InfoboxAlbum#Singles --> }}

'''''Treat Myself''''' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Epic Records released it on January 31, 2020, after delaying it for over a year from its originally scheduled release date. Trainor worked with producers including Mike Sabath, Tyler Johnson, Ojivolta, and Andrew Wells. Initially inspired by pop artists and her experiences with panic disorder, Trainor rewrote the album to adapt to changing trends in the music industry and the rising popularity of hip-hop. It features guest appearances by Sabath, Nicki Minaj, Lennon Stella, Sasha Sloan, the Pussycat Dolls, and AJ Mitchell.

''Treat Myself'' is a pop, doo-wop, funk, and R&B record with hip-hop influences which explores themes such as body image, self-esteem issues, and relationships. Trainor promoted the album with public appearances and televised performances. Several tracks released in 2018 were scrapped from it after the delay. ''Treat Myself'' includes three singles: "No Excuses" (2018) and "Nice to Meet Ya" (2020), which respectively peaked at numbers 46 and 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "Wave" (2019).

Some reviewers thought the quality of ''Treat Myself'' was worth the wait and effectively showcased Trainor's artistic range, while others commented on its production choices and criticized its lyrical themes. In the US, the album debuted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It peaked within the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland.

==Background== [[File:Meghan Trainor Interview Jan 2020.png|thumb|right|Meghan Trainor (''pictured in 2020'') wrote four albums' worth of material for ''Treat Myself''.|alt=Meghan Trainor, a woman, smiling and looking towards the screen]] After previously suffering a vocal cord hemorrhage in the summer of 2015, the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor was placed on vocal rest for the second time in December 2016, forcing her to cancel her scheduled appearances at the ''Billboard'' Women in Music event and the Jingle Ball Tour 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stutz |first=Colin |title=Meghan Trainor Back on Vocal Rest, Will Sit Out Women in Music & Jingle Ball Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-vocal-rest-announcement-instagram-7604479/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=December 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019110427/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-vocal-rest-announcement-instagram-7604479/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Madeline |title=Meghan Trainor Cancels the Rest of Her 2016 Tour |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/o10825/meghan-trainor-cancels-2016-tour |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=December 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061449/https://www.mtv.com/news/o10825/meghan-trainor-cancels-2016-tour}}</ref> She was not allowed to talk for several months and underwent her second vocal cord surgery the following year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Reveals the Sweet Way 'Trouper' Boyfriend Daryl Sabara Communicated After Her Second Vocal Cord Surgery |url=http://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-second-vocal-cord-surgery-boyfriend-learned-sign-language/ |website=People |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=April 7, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927174240/https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-second-vocal-cord-surgery-boyfriend-learned-sign-language/}}</ref> The procedure took a toll on Trainor's mental health: "I got mentally destroyed from my second vocal surgery. I was just sad that it happened again, because they tell you, 'You won't deal with this ever again,' and then I did."<ref name="BBMarch" /> She began seeing a psychologist and therapists after being diagnosed with panic disorder by her doctors.<ref name="Panic" /> Trainor doubted if she was "built to be a pop star" and whether she would be able to continue her music career: "The fact that every surgery happened after an album cycle — two albums, two surgeries [...] I went to a very dark place of like, 'How will I ever tour again? How will I get to do promo?' I still get anxiety and a little scared".<ref name="BBMarch" /> A year later, she believed her voice sounded "better than ever".<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Quit Drinking, Works Out More to Save Voice After Second Vocal Cord Surgery |url=https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-quit-drinking-working-out-after-vocal-cord-surgery/ |website=People |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=March 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530014451/https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-quit-drinking-working-out-after-vocal-cord-surgery/}}</ref>

==Recording and production== Trainor began recording songs for her third major-label studio album while still recovering from the surgery.<ref name="BBMarch" /> She held the first session with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, who suggested working with the novice producer Andrew Wells. They wrote the song "Let You Be Right" within a few hours and Trainor decided "he was the one".<ref name="LYBR">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Talks 'Let You Be Right' & 'Can't Dance': Interview |url=https://www.idolator.com/7679536/meghan-trainor-let-you-be-right-cant-dance-interview |publisher=Idolator |access-date=September 27, 2018 |date=May 11, 2018 |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083458/http://www.idolator.com/7679536/meghan-trainor-let-you-be-right-cant-dance-interview |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her early influences for the album included Britney Spears and ABBA, and she wanted to bring Spears, NSYNC, and Backstreet Boys-inspired pop songs "back to radio".<ref name="BBMarch" /><ref name="LYBR" /> In March 2018, Trainor stated that the album was her "best work yet" and the material consistently displayed her improved songwriting.<ref name="BBMarch">{{cite magazine |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |title=Meghan Trainor Details How Her Family & Fiance Reassured She's 'Built to Be a Pop Star' After Vocal Surgery |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-interview-new-single-no-excuses-vocal-surgery-8221791/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 1, 2018 |date=March 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163512/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8221791/meghan-trainor-interview-new-single-no-excuses-vocal-surgery |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She said it was "fun, dance-y stuff with a little funk" and had an "'80s and '90s feel" two months later.<ref name="LYBR" />

Trainor was inspired to write the title track of ''Treat Myself'' when her therapist asked her to "reward" herself after surviving bouts of anxiety from her panic disorder.<ref name="Panic">{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Reveals Battle with Panic Disorder: 'I Went to the Emergency Room a Couple of Times' |url=https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-reveals-battle-with-panic-disorder-exclusive/ |website=People |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=February 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428202959/https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-reveals-battle-with-panic-disorder-exclusive/ |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to her, the initial version of the album included "too many" love songs; she released six of them on the extended play ''The Love Train'' (2019) to coincide with Valentine's Day.<ref name="Nolan" >{{Cite magazine |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-love-train-ep-daryl-sabara-treat-myself-album-interview-8497232/ |title=Meghan Trainor on ''The Love Train'' EP and Her Songwriting Evolution: 'This Is What I Want My Music to Sound Like' |magazine=Billboard |date=February 8, 2019 |access-date=April 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208140614/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8497232/meghan-trainor-love-train-ep-daryl-sabara-treat-myself-album-interview |archive-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> Trainor said of the ones she saved for the album: "This is what I want my music to sound like and these are the songs I love. I don't care what's playing on the radio or what they don't accept. I love this, and I'm proud to perform these songs".<ref name="Nolan" />

Trainor eventually took a more commercial direction with ''Treat Myself''. In January 2020, she revealed that she wrote four albums worth of material in an attempt to adapt to changing trends in the music industry; she wanted to "make pop records that feel relevant in an era when hip-hop reigns".<ref name="Changing" /> Trainor kept writing more tracks until she and Epic Records agreed she could not "beat these songs".<ref name="Changing">{{cite magazine |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |title=Pop Music Is Changing, So Meghan Trainor Did Too |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-new-album-treat-myself-interview-8547749/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404003302/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8547749/meghan-trainor-new-album-treat-myself-interview |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Mike Sabath produced four tracks on ''Treat Myself''. Sigala, with whom Trainor had collaborated on the song "Just Got Paid" (2018), also contributed to production. Others included Ojivolta, King Henry, Daniel Gleyzer, Zach Skelton, Tyler Johnson, Wells, Whethan, Jon Castelli, and Some Randoms.<ref name="Album booklet">{{cite AV media notes |others=Meghan Trainor |title=Treat Myself |year=2020 |type=booklet |author=Epic Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |others=Sigala |title=Brighter Days |year=2018 |type=booklet |author=Ministry of Sound, Columbia Records}}</ref> Trainor connected with Nicki Minaj through a shared manager and met Nicole Scherzinger while filming their television shows at the same lot; both artists feature on the album.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Talks Collaborating with Nicki Minaj, Pussycat Dolls and Her Family on New Album |url=https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-collaborators-nicki-minaj-pussycat-dolls-husband-brothers/ |website=People |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=January 31, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417171215/https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-collaborators-nicki-minaj-pussycat-dolls-husband-brothers/}}</ref>{{efn|Scherzinger's appearance is credited to the Pussycat Dolls, an American girl group she was a member of.<ref name="Album booklet" />}}

==Composition== ===Overview=== The standard edition of ''Treat Myself'' includes 15 tracks;<ref name="Apple" /> the deluxe edition contains three additional songs and two acoustic versions and the Target edition features two bonus tracks.<ref name="Deluxe Edition" /><ref name="Target" /> The album predominantly has a pop,<ref name="Idolator" /><ref name="irishnews">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2020/02/07/news/album-reviews-louis-tomlinson-nada-surf-green-day-and-meghan-trainor-1834680/ |title=Album Reviews: Louis Tomlinson, Nada Surf, Green Day and Meghan Trainor |work=The Irish News |last=Mapstone |first=Lucy |date=February 7, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001035347/http://www.irishnews.com/arts/2020/02/07/news/album-reviews-louis-tomlinson-nada-surf-green-day-and-meghan-trainor-1834680/ |url-status=live}}</ref> doo-wop, funk, and R&B sound.<ref name="irishnews"/> According to AllMusic's Matt Collar, Trainor embraced "club-ready dance rhythms and contemporary R&B hooks" with it, incorporating "screwdriver bass lines, shimmery synths, and bright vocal overdubs" and moving towards the "slick, hip-hop-infused funk" musical styling of Bruno Mars.<ref name="AllMusic" /> The album features the same girl group yells and hooks as Trainor's previous two full-length albums, according to ''PopMatters''{{'}} Jessica Brant.<ref name="PopMatters" /> Dani Blum of ''Pitchfork'' described ''Treat Myself'' as a combination of several ballads, funk, and "garish shudders of EDM".<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Lyrically, the album discusses self-love and body positivity.<ref name="Changing" /> Daniel Bromfield of ''Spectrum Culture'' perceived its lyrical intention as wanting to help "those struggling with body-image issues, self-esteem issues and relationship issues".<ref name="Spectrum Culture" />

===Songs=== {{Listen | filename = Meghan Trainor - Nice to Meet Ya ft. Nicki Minaj.ogg | title = "Nice to Meet Ya" | pos= right | description = Trainor wrote four albums worth of material to adapt to changing trends in the music industry and the popularity of hip-hop. "Nice to Meet Ya" is an R&B song with hip-hop beats and a rap verse from Minaj. }} The album opens with "Wave", a house ballad<ref name="Changing" /><ref name="NME" /> about the emotional effects of a fledgling relationship, which features Sabath as the remorseful lover requesting a final chance from his partner.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nied |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor & Mike Sabath's 'Wave' Is Electro-Pop Perfection |url=http://www.idolator.com/7889167/meghan-trainor-mike-sabaths-wave-is-electro-pop-perfection |publisher=Idolator |access-date=October 7, 2019 |date=October 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107164333/http://www.idolator.com/7889167/meghan-trainor-mike-sabaths-wave-is-electro-pop-perfection |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |title=Meghan Trainor Rides a Tsunami of People in 'Wave' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mike-sabath-wave-video-895695/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 7, 2019 |date=October 7, 2019 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007171756/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mike-sabath-wave-video-895695/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> "Nice to Meet Ya" is an R&B song with hip-hop beats, which features a rap verse from Minaj and a chorus whispered by Trainor.<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="NME" /><ref name="The Arts Desk" /> The third track, "Funk", is a funk-influenced pop song with burred guitar and a retro beat. The titular word is used as an innuendo: "I miss the way we used to funk."<ref name="NME" /><ref name="Riff">{{cite web |last=Gill |first=David |title=Meghan Trainor Gives Treble a Chance on ''Treat Myself'' |url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/meghan-trainor-treat-myself/ |website=Riff |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=January 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108154225/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/meghan-trainor-treat-myself/}}</ref> ''Riff''{{'}}s David Gill described it as "a musical tribute to '80s funk bands like Cameo and Parliament" and Collar believed it recalled the "'80s throwback vibe" of Mars's 2014 single "Uptown Funk".<ref name="AllMusic" /><ref name="Riff" /> Trainor repeatedly asks listeners to love themselves in the chorus of "Babygirl", an electropop and R&B song.<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="The Arts Desk" /> The fifth track, "Workin' on It", featuring Lennon Stella and Sasha Sloan, is a minimalistic and downtempo song about Trainor's issues with self-acceptance and how she is still working on ameliorating herself.<ref name="PopMatters" /><ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="USA Today">{{cite web |last=Mallenbaum |first=Carly |title=Meghan Trainor Has Plenty More Empowerment Songs for You, but Mostly They're for Her |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/31/meghan-trainor-how-her-therapist-inspired-treat-myself-album/4614563002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=September 17, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134632/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/31/meghan-trainor-how-her-therapist-inspired-treat-myself-album/4614563002/}}</ref>

"Ashes" is a sentimental breakup song on which Trainor leaves behind a contentious relationship.<ref name="Idolator" /> On the seventh track, "Lie to Me", she expresses frustration about her partner not reciprocating her affection and asks him to lie that he is still enamored by her. On "Here to Stay", an old-school R&B song, Trainor describes a committed romantic relationship: "I fall apart in front of your face / But you think it's cute, you make fun of me."<ref name="The Arts Desk" /> "Blink" is about empowerment and contains influences of R&B and dubstep.<ref name="The Arts Desk" /><ref name="Blink"/> She refers to herself as an "innocent bad bitch" and declares: "I'm crazy but I'm sweet".<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Madeline |title=Meghan Trainor Is 'Crazy But Sweet' on Her New Song 'Blink' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/cdwvi5/meghan-trainor-blink |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=January 17, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134633/https://www.mtv.com/news/cdwvi5/meghan-trainor-blink}}</ref> The 10th track, "Genetics", is a jazz-influenced funk song featuring the Pussycat Dolls.<ref name="Changing" /><ref name="AllMusic" /> It incorporates diphthongs during several words ending with the syllable "od" in its chorus;<ref name="USA Today" /> critics likened its electronic soundbed to the work of Daft Punk.<ref name="The Times" /><ref name="Flaunt" /> Trainor sings "how you get that bod? Is it from God?" and spells out the song title like a cheerleader chant: "G-E-N-E-T-I-C-S".<ref name="Pitchfork" />

"Evil Twin" is an electronic pop song<ref name="NME" /> with influences of house music,<ref name="AllMusic" /> on which Trainor blames her bad decisions during a night out on her "evil twin".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-evil-twin-926660/ |title=Meghan Trainor Embraces Her Wild Side in 'Evil Twin' |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=December 13, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231152845/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-evil-twin-926660/ |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="Blames" /> On "After You", a piano-driven ballad, Trainor and AJ Mitchell duet about how they will never be able to fall in love again if they ever separate from their lovers.<ref name="NME" /><ref name="Riff" /> "Another Opinion" is a groovy song with electro-pop connotations, on which Trainor addresses her detractors: "If you don't like me, it's not my fault / At all / It's just another opinion."<ref name="The Arts Desk" /><ref name="USA Today" /> The 14th track, "No Excuses", is a pop song with country influences.<ref name="idol">{{cite web |url=https://www.idolator.com/7675678/meghan-trainor-no-excuses-video |title=Meghan Trainor's 'No Excuses' Is the Sassy Pop Bop We Need in 2018 |publisher=Idolator |last=Nied |first=Mike |date=March 1, 2018 |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705173240/https://www.idolator.com/7675678/meghan-trainor-no-excuses-video |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Meghan Trainor Has Crafted a Stellar Pop Hook on New Single 'No Excuses' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/03/01/meghan-trainor-returns-with-new-single-no-excuses |website=Forbes |access-date=March 1, 2018 |date=March 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015336/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/03/01/meghan-trainor-returns-with-new-single-no-excuses |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In its lyrics, Trainor demands respect; the song was inspired by her experiences with her superiors in the music industry, who disrespected her opinions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Demands Respect in Video for Time's Up-Inspired Single 'No Excuses' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meghan-trainor-demands-respect-video-133046614.html |website=People |publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134633/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meghan-trainor-demands-respect-video-133046614.html}}</ref> The standard edition of ''Treat Myself'' closes with "Have You Now", a love song.<ref name="Idolator" /> The Target version includes "All the Ways", which was inspired by a conversation between Trainor and her husband, Daryl Sabara, and the title track.<ref name="Nolan" /><ref name="Target" /> The deluxe edition contains the dance-pop song "Make You Dance", "Underwater" featuring Dillon Francis, "You Don't Know Me", and acoustic versions of "Ashes" and "Workin' on It".<ref name="Deluxe Edition" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Drops 'You Don't Know Me' & 'Underwater' Videos |url=https://www.idolator.com/7912766/meghan-trainor-drops-you-dont-know-me-underwater-videos |publisher=Idolator |access-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815103647/https://www.idolator.com/7912766/meghan-trainor-drops-you-dont-know-me-underwater-videos |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Release and promotion== ''Treat Myself''{{'}}s release was marked by several delays.<ref name="Realz" /> On June 19, 2018, the album was made available for pre-order and Trainor announced August 31, 2018, as the release date.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tornow |first=Sam |title=Meghan Trainor Announces New Album ''Treat Myself'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-announces-new-album-treat-myself-8461763/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620012756/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8461763/meghan-trainor-announces-new-album-treat-myself |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August, she postponed its release and stated: "I'm in such an amazing place and I can't stop writing songs… I've decided to move my new album ''Treat Myself'' until I get everything out of my head and recorded in the studio."<ref>{{cite web |last=Close |first=Paris |title=Meghan Trainor Announces She's Pushing Back Her New Album |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-08-05-meghan-trainor-announces-shes-pushing-back-her-new-album/ |publisher=iHeartRadio |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=August 6, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125022850/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-08-05-meghan-trainor-announces-shes-pushing-back-her-new-album/}}</ref> After briefly being projected to release in January 2019,<ref name="NME" /> Trainor announced on November 6, 2019, that the album would come out in January the following year, "for realz this time".<ref name="Realz" /> Epic Records released its original and Target editions on January 31, 2020, followed by the deluxe version on July 17, 2020.<ref name="Apple" /><ref name="Deluxe Edition" /><ref name="Target" />

''Treat Myself'' was promoted with the release of several singles. "No Excuses" was released as the album's lead single on March 1, 2018, and peaked at number 46 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Changing" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Braca |first=Nina |title=Meghan Trainor Teases New Song 'No Excuses' and Third Album: 'It's My Best Work Yet' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-teases-new-single-no-excuses-third-album-8219671/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=February 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509104247/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-teases-new-single-no-excuses-third-album-8219671/}}</ref> Epic Records chose "Let You Be Right" as the follow-up single against Trainor's wishes, and it failed to enter the chart.<ref name="Changing" /> This was followed by three more promo tracks during 2018.{{efn|These included "Can't Dance", "All the Ways", and the title track.<ref name="Realz" /> The promotional singles released in 2019 were "Genetics",<ref name="Flaunt">{{cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |title=Meghan Trainor Flaunts Her New 'Genetics' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529876/meghan-trainor-flaunts-genetics-stream-it-now |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=September 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505140948/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529876/meghan-trainor-flaunts-genetics-stream-it-now |archive-date=May 5, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Workin' on It",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Meghan Trainor Is Trying to Love Herself as Much as You Do on Emotional 'Workin' on It' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-workin-on-it-8542986/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=November 7, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321120518/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-workin-on-it-8542986/}}</ref><ref name="Track listing">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-track-list-pcd-8548704/ |title=Meghan Trainor Unveils ''Treat Myself'' Track List, Including Pussycat Dolls Collaboration |magazine=Billboard |last=Memo |first=Hero |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128151530/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8548704/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-track-list-pcd |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Evil Twin",<ref name="Blames">{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8546295/meghan-trainor-evil-twin-listen |title=Meghan Trainor Blames Her 'Evil Twin' for the Bad Decisions in Sparkly New Single |date=December 13, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215164553/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8546295/meghan-trainor-evil-twin-listen |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and "Blink".<ref name="Blink">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-blink-939362/ |title=Meghan Trainor Shares Motivational New Song 'Blink' |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=January 17, 2020 |access-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118134751/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-blink-939362/ |archive-date=January 18, 2020 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>}} "Wave" was released as the second single from ''Treat Myself'' on September 27, 2019.<ref name="et">{{cite web |url=https://etcanada.com/news/514120/meghan-trainor-debuts-anthemic-new-single-wave-featuring-mike-sabath/ |title=Meghan Trainor Debuts Anthemic New Single 'Wave' Featuring Mike Sabath |work=Entertainment Tonight Canada |last=Atad |first=Corey |date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927172248/https://etcanada.com/news/514120/meghan-trainor-debuts-anthemic-new-single-wave-featuring-mike-sabath/ |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> All of the 2018 releases except "No Excuses" were scrapped from the album.<ref name="Realz">{{cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |title=Meghan Trainor Confirms When Third Album Will Arrive 'For Realz This Time' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-announces-treat-myself-album-release-date-8542926/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112135306/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8542926/meghan-trainor-announces-treat-myself-album-release-date |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Nice to Meet Ya" was promoted as the third single from ''Treat Myself'' on the latter's release day and reached number 89 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |title=Meghan Trainor Teases Snippet of New Collab with Nicki Minaj |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-confirms-nice-to-meet-ya-nicki-minaj-8549456/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=January 28, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701141631/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-confirms-nice-to-meet-ya-nicki-minaj-8549456/}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |title=Here Are the Lyrics to Meghan Trainor's 'Nice to Meet Ya,' Feat. Nicki Minaj |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/meghan-trainor-nice-to-meet-ya-lyrics-nicki-minaj-8550893/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 17, 2023 |date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713045804/https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/meghan-trainor-nice-to-meet-ya-lyrics-nicki-minaj-8550893/}}</ref> "Make You Dance" was released as a single from the deluxe edition.<ref>{{cite web |last=Colley |first=Katie |title=Meghan Trainor Drops ''Treat Myself'' Deluxe Album, 'Make You Dance' Music Video |url=https://etcanada.com/news/669709/meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe-album-make-you-dance-music-video/ |website=Entertainment Tonight Canada |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718045738/https://etcanada.com/news/669709/meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe-album-make-you-dance-music-video/ |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Trainor promoted ''Treat Myself'' with public appearances and televised live performances. In 2018, she performed "No Excuses" on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last=George |first=Rachel |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-no-excuses-performance-ellen-video-8225055/ |date=March 2, 2018 |access-date=March 2, 2018 |title=Meghan Trainor Delivers Sassy First Performance of 'No Excuses' on ''Ellen'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302175610/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8225055/meghan-trainor-no-excuses-performance-ellen-video |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hussein |first=Wandera |title=Watch Meghan Trainor's Glitter-Splashed First TV Performance of 'No Excuses' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tonight-show-fallon-meghan-trainor-no-excuses-performance-8232254/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 6, 2018 |date=March 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411092514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8232254/tonight-show-fallon-meghan-trainor-no-excuses-performance |archive-date=April 11, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Today Show'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Performs Acoustic Version of 'No Excuses' Live on ''Today'' |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/meghan-trainor-performs-acoustic-version-no-excuses-live-today-t126646 |work=Today |access-date=September 22, 2018 |date=April 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923070730/https://www.today.com/popculture/meghan-trainor-performs-acoustic-version-no-excuses-live-today-t126646 |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> the iHeartRadio MMVAs,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bliss |first=Karen |title=Shawn Mendes Dominates iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/shawn-mendes-dominates-2018-iheartradio-much-music-video-awards-8472211/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 14, 2023 |date=August 27, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122060849/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/shawn-mendes-dominates-2018-iheartradio-much-music-video-awards-8472211/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |title=Shawn Mendes Wins Big at Canada's Much Music Video Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/shawn-mendes-wins-big-at-canadas-music-video-awards-1137607/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 14, 2023 |date=August 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607090311/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/shawn-mendes-wins-big-at-canadas-music-video-awards-1137607/}}</ref> ''Sounds Like Friday Night'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/14/sounds-like-friday-night |publisher=BBC News |title=Meghan Trainor - 'No Excuses' |access-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816082415/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/14/sounds-like-friday-night |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Sport Relief telethon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Performs 'No Excuses' |date=March 24, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0624vfy |publisher=BBC News |access-date=April 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328002702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0624vfy |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she performed tracks from the album on ''The Today Show'''s Citi concert series and ''The Voice''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Meghan Trainor Perform 'No Excuses' Live on ''Today'' |url=https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-perform-no-excuses-live-on-today-68876869512 |work=Today |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010023533/https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-perform-no-excuses-live-on-today-68876869512 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Meghan Trainor Sing 'After You' Live on ''Today'' |url=https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-sing-after-you-live-on-today-68878917546 |work=Today |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010023510/https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-sing-after-you-live-on-today-68878917546 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Meghan Trainor, Kane Brown, John Legend & Kelly Clarkson to Perform on ''The Voice'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545032/meghan-trainor-kane-brown-john-legend-kelly-clarkson-the-voice |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 15, 2020 |date=November 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202223125/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545032/meghan-trainor-kane-brown-john-legend-kelly-clarkson-the-voice |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2020, Trainor performed "Blink" at the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection fashion show and "Nice to Meet Ya" on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |title=Watch Meghan Trainor Debut 'Blink' and See Shania Twain Rock Her Hits at Red Dress Collection NYFW Show |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-shania-twain-red-dress-collection-2020-performances-8550290/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429154713/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550290/meghan-trainor-shania-twain-red-dress-collection-2020-performances |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Meghan Trainor Covers Selena Gomez, Harry Styles and T-Pain for Musical Challenge on ''Fallon'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8550397/meghan-trainor-tonight-show-fallon |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 14, 2020 |date=February 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404073404/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8550397/meghan-trainor-tonight-show-fallon |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The COVID-19 lockdowns prevented her from giving further live performances.<ref name="TakinItBack" /> She performed "Ashes" for her Together At Home virtual concert series, in association with the Global Citizen Festival, and "Wave" for her ''Billboard'' Live At Home concert and iHeartRadio's First Responder Fridays in April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Joe |title=Meghan Trainor Performs Beautiful Coldplay Cover for 'Together At Home' Series |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/meghan-trainor-together-at-home/ |publisher=Global Citizen Festival |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515161809/https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/meghan-trainor-together-at-home/ |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Meghan Trainor Covers Britney Spears' 'Lucky' on Ukulele During ''Billboard'' Live At-Home Concert |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-billboard-live-at-home-concert-9356307/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 15, 2020 |date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425032931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9356307/meghan-trainor-billboard-live-at-home-concert |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Marquina |first=Sierra |title=Meghan Trainor Teases Britney Spears Cover for #iHeartFirstResponders |url=https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2020-04-24-meghan-trainor-teases-britney-spears-cover-for-iheartfirstresponders/ |publisher=On Air with Ryan Seacrest |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504011309/https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2020-04-24-meghan-trainor-teases-britney-spears-cover-for-iheartfirstresponders/ |archive-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 51/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/treat-myself/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for ''Treat Myself'' |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619144224/https://www.metacritic.com/music/treat-myself/meghan-trainor/critic-reviews |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/treat-myself-mw0003187302 |title=''Treat Myself'' - Meghan Trainor |publisher=AllMusic |last=Collar |first=Matt |date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701191214/https://www.allmusic.com/album/treat-myself-mw0003187302 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Arts Desk'' | rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="The Arts Desk">{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor - ''Treat Myself'' Album Review |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-meghan-trainor-treat-myself |work=The Arts Desk |last=Coffey |first=Russ |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131144630/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-meghan-trainor-treat-myself |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = Idolator | rev3score = 4/5<ref name="Idolator">{{cite web |url=https://www.idolator.com/7906273/album-review-meghan-trainors-treat-myself-was-worth-the-wait |title=Album Review: Meghan Trainor's ''Treat Myself'' Was Worth the Wait |publisher=Idolator |last=Nied |first=Mike |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515120206/https://www.idolator.com/7906273/album-review-meghan-trainors-treat-myself-was-worth-the-wait |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Irish News'' | rev4score = 3/5<ref name="irishnews" /> | rev5 = ''NME'' | rev5score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-2603850 |title=Meghan Trainor&nbsp;– ''Treat Myself'' Review |work=NME |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203222851/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-2603850 |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6score = 4.1/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/meghan-trainor-treat-myself/ |title=Meghan Trainor: ''Treat Myself'' Album Review |website=Pitchfork |last=Blum |first=Dani |date=February 6, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206073506/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/meghan-trainor-treat-myself/ |archive-date=February 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''PopMatters'' | rev7score = 6/10<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-2644975044.html |title=Meghan Trainor's ''Treat Myself'' Has Us Questioning How Deep Feminism Runs in the Music Industry |website=PopMatters |last=Brant |first=Jessica |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916224537/https://www.popmatters.com/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-2644975044.html |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev8 = ''The Times'' | rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="The Times">{{cite news |title=Meghan Trainor: ''Treat Myself'' Review — Bops Along Pleasantly |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-bops-along-pleasantly-dsb725npm |work=The Times |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |author-link=Will Hodgkinson |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206073506/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review-bops-along-pleasantly-dsb725npm |archive-date=February 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} ''Treat Myself'' received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51, based on four reviews.<ref name="Metacritic"/>{{efn|Metacritic's score accounted for reviews from ''PopMatters'', AllMusic, ''Pitchfork'', and ''NME''.<ref name="Metacritic"/>}} ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Tomás Mier described it as a "pop-perfect record" and "one of Trainor's most underrated works".<ref name="TakinItBack">{{cite magazine |first=Tomás |last=Mier |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-album-interview-1372656/ |title=Meghan Trainor Is Confidently ''Takin' It Back'' as a New Mom on Upcoming LP |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622231022/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-album-interview-1372656/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Idolator's Mike Wass named ''Treat Myself'' the 66th best pop album released in 2020 and believed it was "one of those projects that is destined to attain cult status in years to come".<ref>{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=The 70 Best Pop Albums of 2020 |url=https://www.idolator.com/7917100/the-70-best-pop-albums-of-2020 |publisher=Idolator |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=December 27, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119090139/https://www.idolator.com/7917100/the-70-best-pop-albums-of-2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2020 (So Far) |url=https://www.idolator.com/7912199/the-20-best-pop-albums-of-2020-so-far |publisher=Idolator |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=July 2, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916224540/https://www.idolator.com/7912199/the-20-best-pop-albums-of-2020-so-far}}</ref> Mike Nied of the same website, Lucy Mapstone of ''The Irish News'', and Lauren Alvarez of ''Forbes'' thought the album was "worth the wait"; Nied opined that Trainor successfully projected her artistic range, charm, and confidence and Alvarez said it effectively showcased her "talent, lyricism and overall range".<ref name="Idolator" /><ref name="irishnews" /><ref name="Forbes" />

Some critics commented on the production. Alvarez believed ''Treat Myself'' offered a contemporary interpretation of Trainor's earlier music, which she considered a novel and infectious method to captivate listeners: "the intricacy of instruments, sounds, beats, lyrics and production all received superior treatments".<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Lauren |title=Meghan Trainor Stuns on New Album ''Treat Myself'' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/01/31/meghan-trainor-stuns-on-new-album-treat-myself/#7ac592b01f32 |website=Forbes |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204012026/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/01/31/meghan-trainor-stuns-on-new-album-treat-myself/#7ac592b01f32 |archive-date=February 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Collar thought the album "continues to evolve her sound" but fails to recreate the charisma of ''Title'' (2015) due to its "sophisticated production style".<ref name="AllMusic" /> On the other hand, Russ Coffey of ''The Arts Desk'' believed it maintained "her cheeky, girl-next-door charm" despite its shortcomings.<ref name="The Arts Desk" /> Blum opined that ''Treat Myself'' became enervating due to the "confusing production choices".<ref name="Pitchfork" />

The lyrical themes on ''Treat Myself'' received commentary. Brant thought the album's feminist tropes were disingenuous and caused by Trainor giving into pressure from the music industry.<ref name="PopMatters" /> ''NME''{{'}}s Hannah Mylrea called it a vexing listen due to its "sickly sweet and filled with cliché lyrics" and "insipid songs".<ref name="NME" /> Blum opined that ''Treat Myself'' depends on the concept of "female duplicity" and fails to truly empower women: "Trainor is left constantly placating [...] This is self-flagellation disguised as motivation."<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Bromfield stated that "there's always something a little off about this album".<ref name="Spectrum Culture" /> He criticized the portrayal of a codependent relationship dynamic in its love songs.<ref name="Spectrum Culture">{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Bromfield |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2020/02/24/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review/ |title=Meghan Trainor: ''Treat Myself'' |date=February 24, 2020 |website=Spectrum Culture |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011030232/https://spectrumculture.com/2020/02/24/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== At the time of its release, ''Treat Myself'' became Trainor's lowest-charting album in several countries. The album debuted at number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, both dated February 15, 2020.<ref name="US" /><ref name="CA" /> It peaked at number 41 in the UK.<ref name="UK" /> In Australia, ''Treat Myself'' reached number 13.<ref name="AUS" /> The album charted at number 40 in New Zealand.<ref name="NZ" /> Elsewhere, it peaked at number 27 in Spain,<ref name="SP" /> number 28 in Switzerland,<ref name="SWI" /> number 40 in Scotland,<ref name="SCO" /> number 58 in Ireland,<ref name="IRE" /> number 67 in Austria,<ref name="AUT" /> number 87 in the Netherlands,<ref name="NE" /> number 99 in Germany,<ref name="GER" /> and number 109 in Belgium.<ref name="BE" />

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Treat Myself'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}}<ref name="Apple" /> | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 38% | writing_width = 35% | extra_width = 27% | total_length = 46:28

| title1 = Wave | note1 = featuring Mike Sabath | writer1 = {{hlist|Meghan Trainor|Sabath}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Sabath|M. Trainor}} | length1 = 2:56

| title2 = Nice to Meet Ya | note2 = featuring Nicki Minaj | writer2 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Raul Cubina|Mark Williams|Scott Harris|Minaj}} | extra2 = Ojivolta | length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Funk | writer3 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Sabath|Eddie Benjamin|Ryan Trainor}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Sabath|Benjamin{{ref|a|[a]}}|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 3:11

| title4 = Babygirl | writer4 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Sabath|Samuel Romans}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Sabath|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 3:20

| title5 = Workin' on It | note5 = featuring Lennon Stella and Sasha Sloan | writer5 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stella|Alexandra Yatchenko|Henry Allen}} | extra5 = {{hlist|King Henry|Emi Dragoi{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 3:01

| title6 = Ashes | writer6 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Sophie Frances Cooke|Daniel Gleyzer}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Gleyzer|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|Justin Trainor{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length6 = 3:17

| title7 = Lie to Me | writer7 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|R. Trainor|J. Trainor}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Ojivolta|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|J. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|Theodore Cayetano Tittman{{ref|a|[a]}}|Peter Aiden Miller{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length7 = 2:40

| title8 = Here to Stay | writer8 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Benjamin|Zach Skelton|Gleyzer}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Skelton|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|Gleyzer{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:03

| title9 = Blink | writer9 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Bruce Fielder|Steve Manovski|R. Trainor}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Sigala|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 2:47

| title10 = Genetics | note10 = featuring The Pussycat Dolls | writer10 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Justin Tranter|Sabath|Nicole Scherzinger|R. Trainor}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Sabath|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length10 = 2:57

| title11 = Evil Twin | writer11 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Joshua Kear|Tyler Johnson|Ethan Snoreck}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Johnson|Andrew Wells|Whethan|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length11 = 3:12

| title12 = After You | note12 = featuring AJ Mitchell | writer12 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Johnson|Anders Mouridsen|J. Trainor}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Johnson|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|The Vultures{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length12 = 3:26

| title13 = Another Opinion | writer13 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Johnson|R. Trainor}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Johnson|Jon Castelli|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length13 = 3:03

| title14 = No Excuses | writer14 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Jacob Kasher Hindlin|Wells}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Wells|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length14 = 2:32

| title15 = Have You Now | writer15 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Cooke}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Some Randoms|Sabath{{ref|a|[a]}}|M. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length15 = 3:46}}

{{Track listing | headline = ''Treat Myself'' {{nobold|– Target edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref name="Target">{{cite web |url=https://www.target.com/p/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-78856415 |title=Meghan Trainor – ''Treat Myself'' |publisher=Target Corporation |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115192921/https://www.target.com/p/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-78856415 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 38% | writing_width = 35% | extra_width = 27% | total_length = 52:17

| title16 = All the Ways | writer16 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Hindlin|Wells}} | extra16 = Wells | length16 = 2:55

| title17 = Treat Myself | writer17 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Tobias Jesso Jr.|Wells|R. Trainor}} | extra17 = Wells | length17 = 2:54}}

{{Track listing | headline = ''Treat Myself'' {{nobold|– Digital deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref name="Deluxe Edition" /> | extra_column = Producer(s) | title_width = 38% | writing_width = 35% | extra_width = 27% | total_length = 62:10 | title16 = Make You Dance | writer16 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Wells|Anthony Rossomando|Grace Barker}} | extra16 = Asa Welch | length16 = 3:11 | title17 = Underwater | note17 = featuring Dillon Francis | writer17 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Francis|James Rushent|R. Trainor}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Francis|Rushent}} | length17 = 2:41 | title18 = You Don't Know Me | writer18 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Michael Pollack|Alex Schwartz|Joe Khajadourian}} | extra18 = The Futuristics | length18 = 3:30 | title19 = Ashes | note19 = Acoustic | writer19 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Cooke|Gleyzer}} | extra19 = | length19 = 3:14 | title20 = Workin' on It | note20 = Acoustic | writer20 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stella|Yatchenko|Allen}} | extra20 = | length20 = 3:06 | all_writing = | title1 = | length1 = }}

'''Notes''' * <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies an additional producer * <sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> signifies a vocal producer <!-- Per MOS:ALLCAPS, capitalizations should not be listed -->

== Personnel == Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Treat Myself''.<ref name="Album booklet">{{cite AV media notes |others=Meghan Trainor |title=Treat Myself |year=2020 |type=booklet |author=Epic Records}}</ref>

'''Recording locations''' *Recorded and engineered at Mike Sabath Home Studio (1 and 15), The Train Station (2–4, 6–8, 12 and 15), EastWest Studios (Hollywood) (5 and 10–14), Dan Gleyzer Home Studio (6), Brickboi Studios (Los Angeles) (7), Black Star Studio (9), The Cave (Nashville, Tennessee) (12–13) and Some Random Studio (15) *Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) (1, 3, 5 and 9–15), Jon Castelli Studio (2 and 6–8) and Mike Sabath Home Studio (4) *Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) (1 and 3–15) and Becker Mastering (2) *Management&nbsp;– Jeffrey Azoff, Tommy Bruce and Sali Kharazi, Full Stop Management *Legal&nbsp;– Aaron Rosenberg, Josh Karp and Haley Golding, Myman Greenspan

'''Personnel''' {{div col}} *Meghan Trainor&nbsp;– lead vocals, background vocals, executive producer, claps, synthesizer (1 and 13), ukulele (13) *Mike Sabath&nbsp;– featured vocals, production, background vocals, recording, engineering, mixing, bass (1, 4 and 15), drums (1 and 3–4), synthesizer (1 and 3), mellotron (4), piano (4 and 15), guitar (15) *Ojivolta&nbsp;– production, engineering, programming, recording *King Henry&nbsp;– production, recording, guitar (5) *Dan Gleyzer&nbsp;– production, recording, engineering *Zach Skelton&nbsp;– production, engineering *Sigala&nbsp;– production, recording *Tyler Johnson&nbsp;– production, drum programming, background vocals, recording, claps, keyboards (12–13), piano (12–13), synthesizer (13) *Andrew Wells&nbsp;– production, drum programming, recording, engineering, guitar (11 and 14), bass (11 and 14), synthesizer (11 and 14) *Whethan&nbsp;– production, drum programming, engineering, synthesizer (11) *Jon Castelli&nbsp;– production, mixing, drum programming *Some Randoms&nbsp;– production, programming, recording, instrumentation, keyboards (15) *Nicki Minaj&nbsp;– featured vocals, background vocals *Lennon Stella&nbsp;– featured vocals *Sasha Sloan&nbsp;– featured vocals *Nicole Scherzinger&nbsp;– featured vocals, background vocals *AJ Mitchell&nbsp;– featured vocals *Camila Viola&nbsp;– background vocals *Daryl Sabara&nbsp;– background vocals, claps *Jordan Federman&nbsp;– background vocals, claps, tambourine (3) *Ryan Trainor&nbsp;– background vocals, scream, claps *Mark Williams&nbsp;– background vocals *Justin Trainor&nbsp;– background vocals, engineering, recording, vocal production *Eddie Benjamin&nbsp;– background vocals, bass (3), synthesizer (3), guitar (8), bass (8) *Tristan Hurd&nbsp;– background vocals, trumpet (3) *Theodore (Caye) Tittman&nbsp;– background vocals *Frances&nbsp;– background vocals *Peter Aiden Miller&nbsp;– background vocals *Josh Kear&nbsp;– background vocals *Kelli Trainor&nbsp;– background vocals *Sam Berger&nbsp;– background vocals *Christopher Lynch&nbsp;– background vocals *Gary Trainor&nbsp;– background vocals *Jacob Kasher Hindlin&nbsp;– background vocals *Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine&nbsp;– recording *Matt Wallach&nbsp;– engineering, background vocals *Mark Parfitt&nbsp;– engineering *Bo Bodnar&nbsp;– engineering, background vocals *Brendan Dekora&nbsp;– engineering *Danny Klein&nbsp;– engineering *Matt Campfield&nbsp;– engineering *Jonas Jalhay&nbsp;– programming, recording, guitar (14) *Maurice Ellis&nbsp;– bass (11) *Anders Mouridsen&nbsp;– electric guitar (11), piano (12), keyboards (12), guitar (12) *Drew Taubenfeld&nbsp;– guitar (11) *Ron Schaer&nbsp;– trumpet (11) *Dan Higgins&nbsp;– saxophone (11) *The Vultures&nbsp;– string arrangement, sound design *Nick Lobel&nbsp;– drum programming, engineering *Tommy Bruce&nbsp;– claps *Nathaniel Cochrane&nbsp;– claps *Serban Ghenea&nbsp;– mixing *John Hanes&nbsp;– mixing *Ingmar Carlson&nbsp;– mixing *Randy Merrill&nbsp;– mastering *Dale Becker&nbsp;– mastering *Charm Ladonna&nbsp;– creative director *Gavin Taylor&nbsp;– album cover design *Hanna Hillier&nbsp;– photography *Hayley Atkin&nbsp;– styling *Dimitris Giannetos&nbsp;– hair *Alison Christian&nbsp;– makeup {{div col end}}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart positions for ''Treat Myself'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 8, 2020|refname="AUS"}} |- {{album chart|Austria|67|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2020|refname="AUT"}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|109|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2020|refname="BE"}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|119|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|25|artist=Meghan Trainor|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2020|refname="CA"}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|87|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2020|refname="NE"}} |- {{album chart|Germany|99|id=395734|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2020|refname="GER"}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|58|artist=Meghan Trainor|rowheader=true|access-date=February 8, 2020|refname="IRE"}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|40|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 8, 2020|refname="NZ"}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|40|date=20200207|rowheader=true|access-date=February 8, 2020|refname="SCO"}} |- {{album chart|Spain|27|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2020|refname="SP"}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|28|artist=Meghan Trainor|album=Treat Myself|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2020|refname="SWI"}} |- {{album chart|UK2|41|date=20200207|rowheader=true|access-date=February 8, 2020|refname="UK"}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=Meghan Trainor|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2020|refname="US"}} |}

== Release history == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and format(s) for ''Treat Myself'' ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label(s) ! scope="col" | Edition ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Various | rowspan="2" | January 31, 2020 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|LP|streaming}} | rowspan="3" | Epic | Original | align="center" | <ref name="Apple">{{cite web |title=''Treat Myself'' by Meghan Trainor |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/treat-myself/1485804373 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |accessdate=September 15, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415004251/https://music.apple.com/us/album/treat-myself/1485804373}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Store |url=https://meghantrainorshop.com/ |publisher=Meghan Trainor |access-date=September 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230220143/https://meghantrainorshop.com/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | CD | Target | align="center" | <ref name="Target" /> |- | July 17, 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Deluxe | align="center" | <ref name="Deluxe Edition">{{cite web |title=''Treat Myself'' (Deluxe) by Meghan Trainor |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/treat-myself-deluxe/1523120757 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=September 15, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404020211/https://music.apple.com/us/album/treat-myself-deluxe/1523120757}}</ref> |}

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Discogs master|1677261|type=album|Treat Myself}}

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