"Living Proof" is a song by Cuban-American singer

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from her second studio album ''

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'' (2019), on which it appears as the second track. The song was released as the album's fifth single on November 15, 2019, along with the pre-order for 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 ''

'', 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

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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

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performance of the song. It was inspired by the

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painting ''

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'', which depicted the fictional

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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

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Live performances

Cabello debuted the song at the

, where she also performed "

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" alongside

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and "

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" alongside

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and Halsey. On December 5, 2019, Cabello performed the song on ''

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'', as well as on ''

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'' the next day.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the

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of ''

''. 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,

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, and by Ryan Dulude at Westlake Recording Studios,

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, and by Dustin Park at

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s, Los Angeles, California * Mixed at MixStar Studios,

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* Mastered at the Mastering Palace, New York City, New York *

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s recorded and edited by Mattias Bylund at Studio Borgen,

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, Sweden Personnel *

– vocals, songwriting, background vocals *

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– songwriting *

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– songwriting * Mattias Bylund – horn * Peter Noos Johansson – trombone *

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– mixing *

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– production, songwriting, instrumentation, programming, keyboards, bass, guitar, claps, percussion, piano, brass, background vocals * John Hanes –

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* Dustin Park –

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* Ryan Dulude – recording * Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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