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| recorded =
– September 2019 | studio = Various
| released = December 6, 2019
| genre = <!--See "Music and lyrics" for the sources of this genre and source additional genres in that section before adding them here. -->[[Pop music|Pop]]
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| label =
* [[Epic Records|Epic]] * [[Syco Music|Syco]]
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* [[Finneas O'Connell|
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* [[John Hill (record producer)|John Hill]]
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| name = Romance
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| single2date = September 5, 2019
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| single5date = October 11, 2019
| single5date = June 21, 2020<ref name="FM">Sources concerning the single release of "First Man":▼
| single6 = [[Living Proof (Camila Cabello song)|Living Proof]]
*{{cite web |last=Romack |first=Coco |title=Camila Cabello Was the Cutest Googly-Eyed Baby, Her Emotional 'First Man' Video Shows |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3166991/camila-cabello-first-man-video/ |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=June 22, 2020}}▼
| single6date = November 15, 2019
| single7 = [[My Oh My (Camila Cabello song)|My Oh My]]
| single7date = January 6, 2020
| single8 = [[First Man (song)|First Man]]
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▲*{{cite web |last=Romack |first=Coco |title=Camila Cabello Was the Cutest Googly-Eyed Baby, Her Emotional 'First Man' Video Shows |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3166991/camila-cabello-first-man-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622213533/http://www.mtv.com/news/3166991/camila-cabello-first-man-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=June 22, 2020}}
*{{cite web |last=Carr |first=Debbie |title=Camila Cabello shares emotional 'First Man' video |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/camila-cabello-first-man-music-video-father-day-alejandro-romance-2692701 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=June 22, 2020}}
*{{cite web |last=Zipper |first=Marni |title=Camila Cabello Revisits Childhood Memories With Emotional 'First Man' Video |url=https://www.radio.com/music/pop/camila-cabello-revisits-childhood-with-dad-first-man-video |publisher=[[Radio.com]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>
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'''''Romance''''' is the second
''Romance'' was supported by
''Romance'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one in Canada, number three in the US, and in the top ten in several other countries including Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. To promote the album, Cabello was set to embark on [[The Romance Tour]], starting with Europe and then North America.<ref name="BillboardTour">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543430/camila-cabello-release-date-romance-tour-dates|title=Camila Cabello Sets Release Date for 'Romance,' Announces Tour Dates|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 13, 2019|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> The album was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in May 2020, for selling one million [[album-equivalent unit]]s in the United States, becoming Cabello's second album to do so, following 2018's ''[[Camila (album)|Camila]]''.
==Background and recording==
After the release of Cabello's debut album, ''[[Camila (album)|Camila]]'' (2018), [[Brian Lee (songwriter)|Brian Lee]] and [[Louis Bell]] told [[MTV News]] that they were already looking ahead to her next project. Bell said he imagines she will work on her second album during her then-upcoming tour, saying they will send ideas back and forth from April until June when they will finally be able to get into the studio together. He wants to give the second album a "more mature progression," but ultimately, the new songs will depend on Cabello.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3067275/camila-cabello-producers-interview-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312020213/http://www.mtv.com/news/3067275/camila-cabello-producers-interview-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2018|title=Camila Cabello's Producers Tell Us 10 Things You Didn't Know About Her Album|website=MTV News|first=Madeline|last=Roth|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> On September 1, 2019, Cabello posted a teaser clip on her [[Instagram]] revealing the name of the album. The first installment was revealed on September 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B14f-7WnpAO/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B14f-7WnpAO |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Instagram video by camila_cabello|via=[[Instagram]]|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|first=Camila|last=Cabello}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On October 31, 2019, she announced that the album was completed.<ref name="twitter">{{cite tweet|user=Camila_Cabello|number=1189795610695630848|title=Romance is officially done.|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> Cabello began teasing the album's release on November 12, 2019. by posting parts of the album's cover art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4yVDkIHTkg/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B4yVDkIHTkg |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Instagram post by camila • Nov 13, 2019 at 1:00am UTC|via=Instagram|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Cabello formally announced the album's release the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4zhUnZH0xR/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B4zhUnZH0xR |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=camila on Instagram: "I can't believe this is happening. Romance. December 6. I just wanted this album to sound like what falling in love feels like, pretty…"|via=Instagram|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On November 26, 2019, the entire standard edition of the album leaked online, just over a week before its release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.breatheheavy.com/2019/11/camila-cabello-romance-leak/|title=Camila Cabello's New Album 'Romance' Leaks Weeks Ahead Of Schedule|date=2019-11-26|website=BreatheHeavy Community|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114110032/https://community.breatheheavy.com/2019/11/camila-cabello-romance-leak/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cabello revealed the album's track list on November 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5d1mEynzvX/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B5d1mEynzvX |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=camila on Instagram: "December 6. Welcome to the world of #Romance ❤️"|via=Instagram|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album was released on December 6, 2019, with pre-orders beginning on November 15.<ref name="BillboardTour"/>
The album mainly focuses on love and Cabello wanted to focus on that for this album, Cabello immediately knew she wanted to name the album Romance. ''Romance'' was recorded in a period of 10 months between November 2018 and October 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Camila_Cabello|number=1064294149971685376|title=MAKING NEW STUFF AND THINGS!!!|date=November 18, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=Camila_Cabello|number=1070433336928157697|title=CC2.|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5uDNu0AKIj/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B5uDNu0AKIj |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Roger Gold on Instagram: "#Romance is finally out! This is a masterpiece that took @camila_cabello 10 months and over 80 songs written to craft. Your songwriting,…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2020-01-06}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="twitter" /> Cabello wrote over 80 songs for the album during this period.<ref name=":2" />
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===Songs===
The opening track of the album, "Shameless", is a [[power pop]]-[[Pop punk|punk]] and [[Pop rock|pop-rock]] song about the fear of exploring new love.<ref name="Villa" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5669863/best-songs-of-the-week-camila-cabello-adam-lambert/|title=The 5 Best Songs of the Week From Camilla Cabello's 'Shameless' to Adam Lambert's 'Superpower'|magazine=Time|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a28917311/camila-cabello-liar-lyrics-meaning-shawn-mendes/|title=Camila Cabello's 'Liar' Lyrics Explore Her Surrendering to Her Feelings for Shawn Mendes|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=2019-09-05|website=Elle|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "Living Proof" is a pop song about Cabello's relationship with her lover, expressed through religious imagery.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-living-proof-new-song-912586/|title=Camila Cabello Celebrates Healing Love on New Song 'Living Proof'|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |date=2019-11-15|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2065117/camila-cabello-living-proof/music/|title=Camila Cabello - "Living Proof"|date=2019-11-15|website=Stereogum|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "Should've Said It" is a latin-pop rock song about a former partner coming back for a second chance at love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/226676/9|title=Camila Cabello - Romance (Album Review) - Stereoboard|last=McMahon|first=Milly|website=Stereoboard|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2019/12/06/camila-cabello-ruminates-on-romance-on-her-sophomore-album/|title=Camila Cabello Ruminates On 'Romance' On Her Sophomore Album|last=Malone|first=Chris|website=Forbes|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref name="Nied">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7904084/album-review-camila-cabello-examines-romance-on-sophomore-lp?view-all|title=Album Review: Camila Cabello Examines 'Romance' On Sophomore LP|website=Idolator|last=Nied|first=Mike|date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> "My Oh My" featuring DaBaby is a [[Pop rap|pop-rap]], [[reggaeton]]-pop and R&B song.<ref name="OCC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/camila-cabellos-new-album-romance-first-listen-preview__27829/|title=Camila Cabello's new album Romance: First listen preview|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref name="nmereview" /><ref name=":1" /> The song is about a fling that Cabello's family doesn't approve of.<ref name="Nied" /> Cabello's collaboration with Mendes, "Señorita", is a [[Latin pop|latin-pop]] song about a couple's deep lust for one and other.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/shawn-mendes/news/camila-cabello-senorita-lyrics-video-meaning/|title=Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello fans are losing it over this one 'Señorita' lyric|website=PopBuzz|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2056053/shawn-mendes-camila-cabellos-senorita-is-now-the-1-song-in-america/news/|title=Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello's "Señorita" Is Now The #1 Song In America|date=2019-08-26|website=Stereogum|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "Liar" is a latin-pop song with [[flamenco]] and [[latin trap]] elements and a [[ska]]-[[Pop music|pop]] chorus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breatheheavy.com/camila-cabello-liar-shameless-romance/|title=Camila Cabello Kicks Off 'Romance' Era With "Shameless" & "Liar"|last1=CabelloFeaturedSongs·September 5|first1=Jordan Miller·Camila|last2=Read|first2=2019·1 Min|date=2019-09-05|website=BreatheHeavy|access-date=2020-01-05|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905204318/https://www.breatheheavy.com/camila-cabello-liar-shameless-romance/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/playlist-iggy-pop-camila-cabello-bjork.html|title=The Playlist: Iggy Pop's Jazzy Whimsy, and 12 More New Songs|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|date=September 6, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 7, 2019|last2=Caramanica|first2=Jon|quote=Hear tracks by Camila Cabello, Tinariwen, Mallrat and others.|last3=Russonello|first3=Giovanni|author-link=Jon Pareles}}</ref> The song is about romantic feelings taking over ones self.<ref name=":0" /> "Bad Kind of Butterflies", a pop song, is about the anxiety that comes with being in love with two people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/arts/music/harry-styles-camila-cabello-review.html|title=Camila Cabello and Harry Styles, Teen-Pop Alumni, Think Bigger|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=2019-12-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Willman" /> "Easy" is a pop ballad about finding true love for the first time and how someone can help their partner love themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2019/10/11/camila-cabello-unleashes-yet-another-new-song-the-laidback-and-romantic-easy/|title=Camila Cabello Unleashes Yet Another New Song, The Laidback And Romantic 'Easy'|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|website=Forbes|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3dX4KHHkD1/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B3dX4KHHkD1 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=camila on Instagram: "#easy is out now 🌹🌹🌹🌹 I wrote this song about the kind of love that makes you love yourself more , I think before you open up to someone…"|via=Instagram|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Feel It Twice" is a ballad about rejecting a former lover.<ref name="Nied" /> "Dream of You" is a ballad about loving somebody no matter what.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3148187/camila-cabello-romance-album-mood-guide/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207052251/http://www.mtv.com/news/3148187/camila-cabello-romance-album-mood-guide/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2019|title=Camila Cabello's Romance Has A Song For Every Single Mood|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV News|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "Cry for Me" is a pop-rock song about being jealous of an ex-partner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2060400/camila-cabello-cry-for-me/music/|title=Camila Cabello – "Cry For Me"|date=2019-10-04|website=Stereogum|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Camila_Cabello|number=1179971706749952000|title=I WANT YOU TO CRY FOR ME. #CryForMeOutNow http://CamilaCabello.lnk.to/CryForMe pic.twitter.com/kxUchaNriO|date=2019-10-03||access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camilia-cabello-single-cry-for-me-894745/|title=Hear Camila Cabello Mourn an Ex on New Track 'Cry For Me'|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=2019-10-04|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "This Love" is described as an old-school R&B-rock ballad.<ref name="Willman" /> The song is about an indecisive lover.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/camila_cabello-romance|title=Camila Cabello Romance|website=Exclaim!|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "Used to This" is about Cabello's first date with Mendes in [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a30141057/camila-cabello-used-to-this-lyrics-meaning-shawn-mendes/|title=Camila Cabello's "Used to This" Lyrics Are Her Very Overt Love Letter to Shawn Mendes|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=2019-12-06|website=Elle|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> "First Man" is a pop-rock piano ballad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicalhype.com/camila-cabello-romance-album-review/|title=Camila Cabello, Romance {{!}} Album Review 💿|last=Hype|first=The Musical|date=2019-12-24|website=The Musical Hype|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> Cabello wrote the song about her relationship with her dad while she is in a romantic relationship with a "good guy".<ref name="Willman" />
==Promotion==
===Singles===
"[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" was released on June 21, 2019, as the lead single to the album. The song is a collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter [[Shawn Mendes]]. The song reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], as well as topping the charts in a record setting 40 countries worldwide. It is [[Music recording certification|certified]] multiplatinum in thirteen countries, including Diamond in Australia, Canada, France, and Mexico, as well as double diamond in Poland.
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On November 15, 2019, ''Romance'' was made available for pre-orders and the single "[[Living Proof (Camila Cabello song)|Living Proof]]" was released alongside.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8543723/camila-cabello-living-proof|title=Camila Cabello Unveils New Song 'Living Proof': Stream It Now|date=November 15, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1263/1263-singles-to-radio/|title=Singles To Radio|website=The Music Network|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> The song was promoted with several live performances including at the [[American Music Awards of 2019|2019 American Music Awards]], ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc.com/shows/american-music-awards/video/most-recent/vdka14627469|title=The American Music Awards {{!}} Camila Cabello Performs 'Living Proof' Live at the 2019 AMAs|website=ABC|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOPXMOP5xDY|title=Camila Cabello: Living Proof|via=YouTube|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ff9S5StobA|title=Camila Cabello Performs 'Living Proof'|via=YouTube|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref> The song received a music video directed by [[Alan Ferguson (director)|Alan Ferguson]] which was released ahead of her American Music Awards performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8544598/camila-cabello-living-proof-video|title=Camila Cabello's 'Living Proof' Music Video Arrives Ahead of 2019 AMAs: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref>
"[[My Oh My (Camila Cabello song)|My Oh My]]", featuring [[DaBaby]], was released as the album's
"[[First Man (song)|First Man]]" was
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