About Consequences

"Consequences" is a song by American singer Camila Cabello from her debut studio album, Camila (2018). It was written by Cabello, Amy Wadge, Nicolle Galyon and Emily Weisband, and produced by Emile Haynie and Bart Schoudel. "Consequences" is a piano-led ballad. Lyrically, it is about the impact of a partner that was in Cabello's life. The singer teased its single release by sending packages to fans on October 3, 2018. "Consequences" had two versions released as the album's third and final single on October 9, 2018. That same day, the album's original version was sent to US adult contemporary radio and a new orchestral version was released digitally. The orchestral version also impacted US contemporary hit radio on October 16, 2018 and US adult contemporary radio on October 22, 2018. Commercially, the song reached number one in Wallonia (Belgium). A music video for the orchestral version, directed by Dave Meyers, was released on October 10, 2018. A vertical video was also released, showing the singer singing in front of an orchestra. The song was performed on Le Rico Show sur NRJ, Good Morning America and the American Music Awards of 2018. It won the Best Lyrics award at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

"Consequences" is a piano-led ballad. Lyrically, it is about the impact of a partner that was in her life. Sam Lansky of Time cited the song as a "heartfelt" track both lyrically and musically while applauding its "pretty-ballad" songwriting for showcasing Cabello's voice.