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"Shameless" is the opening track and one of the two lead singles of Camila Cabello's sophomore studio album Romance. It was released on September 5, 2019 simultaneously with "Liar".

Written by Cabello, Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson, and produced by Watt and The Monsters & the Strangerz, the song is about Cabello finally facing her feelings about a crush.

An accompanying music video directed by Henry Scholfield in Los Angeles was released 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]

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
Don't speak, no, don't try
It's been a secret for the longest time
Don't run (Oh), no, don't hide
Been running from it for the longest time

[Pre-Chorus]
So many mornings I woke up confused
In my dreams, I do anything I want to you
My emotions are naked, they're taking me out of my mind

[Chorus]
Right now, I'm shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now

[Verse 2]
So we're there, now it's real
Now that you have me, do you want me still?
My kisses are history, they go back a long time, uh
And I'm tired of loving somebody that's not mine, no

[Pre-Chorus]
So many mornings I woke up confused
In my dreams, I do anything I want to you
My emotions are naked, they're taking me out of my mind (Mind)

[Chorus]
Right now, I'm shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now

[Bridge]
There's just inches in between us
I want you to give in, I want you to give in
There is tension in between us
I just wanna give in
And I don't care if I'm forgiven

[Chorus]
Right now, I'm shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now

[Intro]
Oh
No

[Verse 1]
Don't speak, no, don’t try
It's been a secret for the longest time
Don't run, oh, no, don’t hide
Been running from it for the longest time

[Pre-Chorus]
So many mornings I woke up confused
In my dreams, I do anything I want to you
My emotions are naked, they're taking me out of my mind

[Chorus]
Right now, I'm shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don’t wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don’t wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

[Verse 2]
So we're there, now it’s real
Now that you have me, do you want me still? (Do you want me still?)
My kisses are history, they go back a long time, uh
And I'm tired of loving somebody that's not mine, no

[Pre-Chorus]
So many mornings I woke up confused, baby
In my dreams, I do anything I want to you
And my emotions are naked, they're taking me out of my mind (Mind)

[Chorus]
Right now, I’m shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now
Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

[Bridge]
Distance, inches in between us
I want you to give in, I want you to give in (Oh)
Weakness, tension in between us
I just wanna give in
And I don't care if I'm forgiven

[Chorus]
Right now, I'm shameless
Screamin' my lungs out for ya
Not afraid to face it
I need you more than I want to
Need you more than I want to
Show me you're shameless
Write it on my neck, why don't ya?
And I won't erase it
I need you more than I want to
I need you more than I want to

[Post-Chorus]
Don't wanna (No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now)
Oh, no (No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now)
Oh (No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now)
Oh, don't wanna need you now (No-oh, uh-uh, don't wanna do this now)

Commercial performance[]

It 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.[9] 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.[10]

The video was released on September 5, 2019. As of January 2020, it has received over 83 million views and 1.6 million likes on YouTube.

Trivia[]

  • Cabello's vocal range spans from the low note E3 to the high note of E5, giving the song a two octave vocal range.[11]
  • In an interview with KiddNation, Cabello revealed that her voice was super raspy on "Shameless" because she had no voice that day.[12]

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