| Shameless | |
| Cover: | Camila Cabello - Shameless.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Camila Cabello |
| Album: | Romance |
| Recorded: | June 2019 |
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| Length: | 3:39 |
| Prev Title: | South of the Border |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Title2: | Shameless |
| Next Title: | Cry for Me |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Shameless" is a song by American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello from her second studio album Romance (2019). It was released alongside "Liar" on September 5, 2019, as a double single from the album. 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, 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. The song reached the top 10 in Hungary.
On September 1, 2019, Cabello posted a teaser of an upcoming project titled Romance.[5] [6] The first chapter is set to be released on September 5, 2019.[7] In the following days, she went on to upload several pictures depicting the cover art for two songs titled "Shameless" and "Liar".[8] She eventually revealed the official cover art of the song on September 4, 2019.[9]
"Shameless" is a power pop-punk, rock, and pop rock song with a dark edge.[10] [3] [4] 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.[11]
In terms of music notation, "Shameless" was composed using 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.[12]
The music video was directed by Henry Scholfield and filmed on August 12, 2019, in Los Angeles.[13] 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.[14]
The video was released on September 5, 2019.[15]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Romance.[16]
Recording
Personnel
| Chart (2019) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[17] | 62 | |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[18] | 3 | |
| Croatia (HRT)[19] | 94 | |
| France (SNEP Sales Chart)[20] | 48 | |
| Greece (IFPI)[21] | 15 | |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[22] | 20 | |
| Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[23] | 37 | |
| Netherlands (Single Tip)[24] | 2 | |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[25] | 12 | |
| Singapore (RIAS)[26] | 23 | |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[27] | 16 | |
| US Rolling Stone Top 100[28] | 54 |
| Various | September 5, 2019 | Original | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | September 6, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | |||
| Various | December 12, 2019 | 12-inch picture disc | |||
| December 20, 2019 | Live | ||||
| February 25, 2020 | 7-inch vinyl | Original | |||
| February 9, 2020 | Sped Up |