Shameless (Camila Cabello song)

"Shameless" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. It was released the same day as "Liar" on September 5, 2019, as one of the double lead singles from her second solo album Romance. Written by Cabello, Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson, and produced by Watt and The Monsters and the Strangerz, the song is about Cabello finally facing her feelings about someone she loved. The music video was directed by Wyatt Halliwell in Los Angeles and was released on the same day on YouTube.

"Shameless"
Single by Camila Cabello
from the album Romance
A-side"Liar" (double A-side)
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)
Recorded2018–2019
StudioSony Studios
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Camila Cabello singles chronology
"South of the Border"
(2019)		 "Shameless" / "Liar"
(2019)		 "Cry for Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Shameless" on YouTube

Background

On September 1, 2019, Cabello posted a teaser of an upcoming project titled Romance.[4][5] The first chapter is set to be released on September 5, 2019.[6] In the following days, she went on to upload several pictures depicting the cover art for two songs titled "Shameless" and "Liar".[7] She eventually revealed the official cover art of the song on September 4, 2019.[8]

Composition

"Shameless" is a power pop-punk, rock, and pop rock song with a dark edge.[1][2][3] The song was written by Camila Cabello, Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. The song runs for three minutes and thirty-nine seconds.[9]

In terms of music notation, "Shameless" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of E minor with a moderately fast tempo of 130 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression of Em-D-C-G-Am. Cabello's vocal range spans from the low note E3 to the high note of E5, giving the song a two octave vocal range.[10]

Commercial performance

The song reached the top 10 in Hungary, the top 20 in New Zealand, Belgium and Greece. It also has reached top 50 in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Taiwan, Scotland, Singapore and Slovakia and position 60 in the United States.

Music video

The music video was directed by Henry Scholfield and filmed on August 12, 2019 in Los Angeles.[11] It contains several scenes of the singer performing in various locations, such as singing in a Catholic confessional booth, dancing alongside a group of impersonators wearing red dresses, crawling inside a burning room, and running through a street while wearing a white dress.[12]

The video was released on September 5, 2019.[13] As of August 2020, it has received over 100 million views and 1.8 million likes on YouTube becomes Cabello's 17th videos to achieve this milestone.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 62
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 63
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[17] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 40
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 36
Croatia (HRT)[20] 94
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 59
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 95
Greece (IFPI)[23] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 9
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[25] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[26] 36
Lithuania (AGATA)[27] 20
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[28] 37
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[29] 12
Portugal (AFP)[30] 52
Scotland (OCC)[31] 38
Singapore (RIAS)[32] 23
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[33] 50
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 71
UK Singles (OCC)[36] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 60
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 27
US Rolling Stone Top 100[39] 54

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[40] 1159

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[41] Gold 10,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 5, 2019
[42]
United Kingdom September 6, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [43]
Various February 25, 2020
[44]

References
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