"Living Proof" is a song by American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello from her second studio album Romance (2019). It was released by Epic Records and Syco on November 15, 2019, as the third single from the album.
Background Cabello first teased the song in February 2019. She later announced the song's release on November 13, 2019. Cabello has stated that the song is one of her favorites she wrote for Romance, stating that it was "her way of coping as a hopeless romantic".
Composition "Living Proof" is a pop song that runs for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. The song opens with a clapping beat and a steady guitar. Cabello uses religious imagery to describe her relationship with her lover, in addition to a falsetto used "in stomping and catchy chorus". The song's opening contains a sample of a recording by Andy Jones for his The Africa Heartwood Project, which contains orphans singing.
Music video The Alan Ferguson-directed music video was released on November 24, 2019, the night of Cabello's American Music Awards performance of the song. It was inspired by the John Everett Millais painting Ophelia, which depicts the Shakespearean character Ophelia floating in a pool covered in flowers. Throughout the video, she is seen frolicking with a group of dancers and laying in a bed of petals. As of November 2020, it has over 22 million views and 502 thousand likes on YouTube.
Live performances Cabello debuted the song at the American Music Awards, where she also performed "Señorita" alongside Shawn Mendes and "Shake It Off" alongside Taylor Swift and Halsey. On December 5, 2019, Cabello performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as on The Ellen DeGeneres Show the next day.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Romance.
Publishing Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) o/b/o Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) LTD/Maidmetal Limited (PRS)/Milamoon Songs (BMI) / WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) o/b/o Wolf Cousins and Warner/Chappel Music Scandinavia AB (STM) / Justin’s School for Girls (BMI) all rights o/b/o itself and Justin’s School for Girls admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / © Reservoir 416 (BMI)/Ali Tamposi (BMI) all rights admin. by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. Contains elements from "Meter Competition", courtesy of The Africa Heartwood Project
Recording Recorded at House Mouse Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, and by Ryan Dulude at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, and by Dustin Park at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia Mastered at the Mastering Palace, New York City, New York Horns recorded and edited by Mattias Bylund at Studio Borgen, Partille, Sweden
Personnel
Camila Cabello – vocals, songwriting, background vocals Ali Tamposi – songwriting Justin Tranter – songwriting Mattias Bylund – horn Peter Noos Johansson – trombone Serban Ghenea – mixing Mattman & Robin – production, songwriting, instrumentation, programming, keyboards, bass, guitar, claps, percussion, piano, brass, background vocals John Hanes – engineering Dustin Park – recording Ryan Dulude – recording Dave Kutch – mastering
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition Greece (IFPI Greece) 82 Ireland (IRMA) 82 Lithuania (AGATA) 51 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 10
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Various November 15, 2019 Australia Radio airplay Sony Music Australia United States Epic Type Camila Cabello in the Search field. United Kingdom December 6, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Syco
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