"Sober" is a song by American singer

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. It was initially released exclusively to music

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on June 21, 2018, and was made available to

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on the same day. Lovato revealed in the song that she had relapsed after six years of sobriety. A month after the song's release, Lovato was hospitalized due to an overdose. Commercially, the song reached the top 40 in Ireland, Portugal and Hungary, and was certified gold in the United States and Portugal.

Recording

The track was written and recorded during the 2018 Bali Invitational songwriting camp. Lovato set up a house with songwriters Romans, Apte and Landon in three writing rooms. "I feel like we created such a safe place for that song to happen and she was so brutally honest about everything," revealed Apte in an interview.

Release and promotion

"Sober" premiered on June 21, 2018, and was released commercially for digital download at the same time. The lyric video begins with various clips of Lovato, including one where she is holding a wine glass, followed by footage of an ambulance. In an Instagram post, the singer teased the track with a clip of a lyric video and a short caption that read, "My truth."

Live performances

Lovato first performed the song during her show at Rock in Rio in

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, on June 24, 2018. She subsequently performed the song during the Tell Me You Love Me World Tour after "Warrior" was performed, during the shows in

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. An orchestral version of the song was arranged and directed by the composer Alfredo Sirica.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz. * Tushar Apte – producer, composer, lyricist *

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– vocal producer, engineer * William Binderup – assistant mixer * Demi Lovato – composer, lyricist * M-Phazes (Mark Landon) – producer, composer, lyricist * Erik Madrid – mixer * Rafe Noonan – assistant engineer * Romans (Sam Roman) – keyboards, programmer, composer, lyricist, producer, background vocalist

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2010s ballads 2010s Island Records singles 2018 singles 2018 songs Demi Lovato songs Hollywood Records singles Safehouse Records singles Songs written by Demi Lovato Songs written by Romans (musician) Songs written by M-Phazes Songs written by Tushar Apte