"OK Not to Be OK" is a song by American music producer

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...

and singer

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...

. It was released on September 10, 2020, via

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and Joytime Collective, in partnership with the Hope For The Day

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movement. The song was later included on the expanded edition of Lovato's seventh studio album '' Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over''.

Background and promotion

The song was teased various times by Marshmello through his social media accounts; shortly prior to its release, in July 2020, he liked fan tweets confirming the track and also captioned an Instagram photo "hello? demi?", before later removing Lovato's name from the caption. The image showed Marshmello on the phone in a dark room with an overturned lamp, bottles of alcohol and a mystery woman in the background – critics attributed this as a possible reference to the theme of the song; however, the aesthetic was later confirmed to be for Marshmello's previous single, "Baggin". A few weeks later, on September 4, both artists announced the collaboration, with Marshmello posting a video of him scrolling through his Twitter timeline, reading tweets of fans jokingly threatening to toast him unless he releases the song. Lovato reposted the tweet, with a link to a 90s-inspired website, which included the release date and an interactive mood quiz, a ''

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'' game and a music playlist. The song is not the only recording between the two; in 2017, a track titled "Love Don't Let Me Go" was registered to

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, crediting Marshmello and Lovato, but is yet to be released.

Music videos

In August 2020, Marshmello and Lovato were seen on the set of a music video. The video was directed by

Hannah Lux Davis Hannah Lux Davis (born May 17, 1986) is an American music video, commercial and film director. She's known for her work especially with female artists, such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Christ ...

, who has directed many of Lovato and Marshmello's past music videos. The video takes place in a suburban neighborhood where Lovato and Marshmello both wake up in bedrooms that belong to the younger versions of themselves. Lovato and their younger version both trash the bedroom, cutting between scenes of older Lovato singing in the center. Everyone eventually strolls around their neighborhood while singing and dancing to the song, and while Marshmello rolls around the front yard and rides his bike. The video ends with information about "Hope for the Day" and resources for suicide prevention. A music video for the Duke & Jones remix of the song was released on October 2, 2020.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube. * Hannah Lux Davis director and editor * Aaron Johnson producer * Brandon Bonfiglio producer * Carlos Veron director of photography * Erin Wysocki editor * London Alley production company

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– production, keyboards, programming *

– songwriting, vocals * Gregory Hein – songwriting * James Gutch – songwriting * James Nicholas Bailey – songwriting *

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– engineering, vocal production * Michelle Mancini – mastering * Manny Marroquin – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

Official website
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