Shameless (Camila Cabello song)

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"Shameless"
Camila Cabello - Shameless.png
Single by Camila Cabello
from the album Romance
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)
RecordedJune 2019
Studio
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Camila Cabello singles chronology
"Liar"
(2019)
"Shameless"
(2019)
"Cry for Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Shameless" on YouTube

"Shameless" is a song recorded by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. It was released alongside "Liar" on September 5, 2019, as one of the double lead singles from her second studio album Romance (2019). Written by Cabello, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Jon Bellion, Martin Bresso, 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 Henry Scholfield in Los Angeles, California and was released on the same day as the single's release on YouTube. In the first half of 2023, “Shameless” received a viral resurgence in popularity via TikTok, with the audio most notably focusing on the bridge of the song. Sped-up versions of the song also emerged.

Contents

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]

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]

Track listings

Digital download [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Shameless"3:39
Digital download – live version [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Shameless" (Live)3:55
Digital download – sped up version [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Shameless" (Sped Up)3:19

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Romance . [17]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [18] 62
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [19] 63
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [20] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [21] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [22] 40
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [23] 36
Croatia (HRT) [24] 94
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [25] 59
France (SNEP Sales Chart) [26] 48
Germany (Official German Charts) [27] 95
Greece (IFPI) [28] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40) [29] 9
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [30] 23
Ireland (IRMA) [31] 36
Lithuania (AGATA) [32] 20
Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [33] 37
Netherlands (Single Tip) [34] 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [35] 12
Portugal (AFP) [36] 52
Scotland (OCC) [37] 38
Singapore (RIAS) [38] 23
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [39] 50
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [40] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [41] 71
UK Singles (OCC) [42] 50
US Billboard Hot 100 [43] 60
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [44] 27
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [45] 54

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [46] 2× Platinum80,000
Canada (Music Canada) [47] Gold40,000
France (SNEP) [48] Gold100,000
Poland (ZPAV) [49] Platinum50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [51] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Shameless"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 5, 2019Original
United KingdomSeptember 6, 2019 Contemporary hit radio
VariousDecember 12, 2019 12-inch picture disc
December 20, 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Live
February 25, 2020 7-inch vinyl Original
February 9, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Sped Up

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