"Confident" is a song by American singer

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. It serves as the second single from her fifth studio album of the same name (2015). The song was released on September 18, 2015, by

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and

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for download on digital retail sites such as Amazon.com or Spotify . Lovato co-wrote the song with

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and its producers

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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and

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. Commercially, it reached number one in Israel and the top 30 in Canada, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Scotland, and the United States. As of October 2017, the song has sold over 1.1 million digital downloads in the United States and has been certified triple platinum by the

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(RIAA). Musically, "Confident" is an

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and

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song with heavy

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, hooker

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and finger snaps. Lyrically, the song discusses

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and

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. The music video for "Confident" was released on October 9, 2015 through Lovato's

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channel. It was directed by

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, and features guest appearances from

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, and

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. Lovato has performed the song on ''

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'', ''

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'', the 2015 American Music Awards, and several TV programs. It also featured in the official reveal trailer for the video game ''GTI Club: The Outsider'' and its game soundtrack.

Recording and release

Lovato co-wrote "Confident" with

and the song's producers

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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and

. The song was recorded in two studios:

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and Wolf Cousins Studios,

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. Sam Holland

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the song, Serban Ghenea handled the mixing of the song. Ilya Salmanzadeh performed

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, keyboards,

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among with of Max Martin, the musician Rickard Göransson also performed the percussion, Savan Kotecha also contributed with the

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with Salmanzadeh and Oscar Holter. The horn

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was provided by musician Jonas Thander who also performed the

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, the

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was played by Steffan Findin, while the

s was performed by Stefan Persson and Karl Olandersson. Other personnel included Peter Carlsson who performed the live

. Prior to official release, "Confident" leaked online on August 24, 2015. On August 27, 2015, Lovato revealed the cover, title, release date and tracklist of her fifth studio album '' Confident'' on

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. Following the announcement of the album's release, Lovato stated the title track was "really the best way to represent me today", adding that "I feel very secure in who I am as an artist and a person. That's what I'm trying to portray." Lovato told

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that the song influenced in the choice of album's title: "It definitely was kind of a no-brainer when we called it Confident," she said, "also one of the songs on the album is called ''Confident''.' Whenever I make an album and try to think of a name, I always look to the track list and what song represents this album the most. The song was officially released on September 18, 2015, and included as an instant gratification track to accompany digital pre-orders of the album through

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. Lovato debuted "Confident" on ''Apple Music's Beats 1'' during an interview with

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Composition

Musically, "Confident" is a "drum-line driven" pop,

and

song about empowerment and confidence. According to the music sheet publisher by

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on the site ''Musicnotes.com'', the song is composed in the key of

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in compound quadruple meter ( time) with a tempo of 130 beats per minute and Lovato's vocal range spans from the low note of E₃ to the high note of B₅. The song features a drumbeat and Lovato asking "What's wrong with being confident?" along with finger snaps. Lovato sings in the second pre-chorus: "So you say I'm complicated / But you had me underrated", following of the

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. Critics noted that the song beat is reminiscent of

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's 1989 song "

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Critical reception

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reviewed the song positively, saying that "The track is a strutting, brass-laden pop anthem, which hears her take full control." Music Times also reviewed the song positively, saying "'Confident' shows a sassy, sexy side of Lovato. With rounds of thunderous drums and honks of brass horns, 'Confident' is all new Demi, with no signs of heartbreak or struggle in sight." Nick Levine from the site '' NME'' wrote that the song "fuses hip-hop horns and

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beats and has her bragging 'it's all about me tonight'". Glenn Ganboa from ''

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'' in review for the album, said: "The title cut has the feel of a

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track musically -- perhaps producer

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has something to do with that -- but its

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lyrics take the song to the next level. Reviewing the album,

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of '' The A.V. Club'' called the song a "saucy, self-centered track." The reviewer also commented positively about the song, describing it as a "galloping, horn-plastered title track.

Chart performance

"Confident" debuted at number 84 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 issued for October 10, 2015. After the release of the music video, the song re-entered on the chart at number 58 on the chart of October 31, 2015. In the next week, after Lovato's performance of the song with a melody with "

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" on ''

'', "Confident" climbed from number 58 to number 31, prompted by a 127% increase in sales (48,000 downloads sold) and a 43% increase to US streams (4.3 million streams), winning a ''Streaming Gainer'' honor that week. Following Lovato's performance of the song at the '' 2015 American Music Awards'' on November 22, 2015, the song rose from number 36 to number 28, selling 50,000 copies(+71% in sales from last week) on the week end of December 12, 2015. For the week ending December 19, 2015, "Confident" rose from the number 28 to number 21 on the chart (its peak position). It has sold over 3 million units in the United States being certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song reached number 37 in the Canada. On March 10, 2015, "Confident" received the certification of platinum on the country for sales of 80,000 copies. In Australia, "Confident" debuted at number 35 on the

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for the week ending November 1, 2015. The following week, it fell off the chart. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 65 on the

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. "Confident" initially entered the

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at number 68 on the chart issued for October 22, 2015. The following week the song climbed seven positions and peaked number 61 on the country. Elsewhere, "Confident" attained peaks of number 27 in Scotland, number 23 in Slovakia, number 55 in the Netherlands. and number 27 in New Zealand.

Music video

Background and development

Released on October 9, 2015 through Lovato's

channel, the music video for "Confident" was directed by

, stars Lovato along with

and

, and was shot at

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. Lovato had asked Robert Rodriguez to direct the music video after meeting him through her role as Maia in '' From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series''. Speaking to

, the director said: "We have created our own method, our own way of making movies. So whenever I am going to do a project, and especially something I really care about, I have to do it here." The director also explain that he imagined the video while listening to the song: "When I got the music and I heard it, it was so epic and cinematic. It sounded so much like a movie score. It had so much energy, I had to call ovatoand find out how she came up with it. She said that she wanted to put more of a rock influence into some of the songs in the album; that was totally up my alley." In a behind the scenes interview, Michelle Rodriguez said: "The song is so cool, I love the message behind it, about the girls believing in themselves." She also commented about her participation on the video: "What really caught my attention was the bonding of girls who were hating on each other, and then all of a sudden join forces." Robert also stated to MTV:

"I wanted it to look like a movie, not like a vamped up, over-the-top music video or a movie in a video, but actually something that looked like it was from a spy film. I felt it was this great culmination of movie, ideas and visuals all put together into this song created by Demi Lovato."

Synopsis

The video starts with Lovato in a

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where she is offered a

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by a US marshal (Fahey) for the capture of Michelle Rodriguez's character. Sent to apprehend her, Lovato soon realizes that Rodriguez is actually in league with the marshal and that Lovato is the one being set up for

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. As the police attempt to take Lovato back to prison, she fights back and attempt to stop Rodriguez. Rodriguez overpowers her and she is taken captive by the police in a prison bus. However, Lovato knocks her captors unconscious, breaks free and jumps into Rodriguez's trailing car. A fistfight ensues before the pair realize they were both played (and branded) by the marshal. They then team up to apprehend the marshal, who is later arrested by the police. Lovato and Rodriguez then bid farewell and leave on their motorcycles.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube *

- director and producer *Cecilia Conti - producer *Brian Bettwy - first assistant director *Steve Joyner - production assistant *Nina Proctor - costumes *Jeff Dashnaw - stunts *Todd Smiley - gaffer *Kurt Volk - graphics

Live performances

Lovato first performed the "Confident" single at a

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on October 15, 2015. To celebrate the release of her fifth album '' Confident'', Lovato surprised her fans the next day with an acoustic performance of the title track in

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. On October 17, 2015, Lovato performed a "

" and "Confident" medley on ''

'' during the series' forty-first season. Lovato also performed the song on ''

'' on October 29, 2015 and on ''

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'' the following day. On November 6, 2015, she performed "Confident" on ''

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''. Furthermore, Lovato performed the song at the 2015

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on November 8, 2015. On November 14, 2015, "Confident" was a part of Lovato's setlist at the 2015 106.1 KISS FM Fall Ball. Lovato later performed the song at the 2015 American Music Awards on November 22, 2015 and included it in her setlist during the 2015 Jingle Ball Tour. As one of the headliners of ''

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'', she performed a medley of "Cool for the Summer" and "Confident" again in Times Square on December 31, 2015. On March 3, 2016, Lovato performed the song on ''

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'' with the top 8 contestants of the series' final season. Another rendition of the song was given on the second edition of the ''

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'', which aired on March 9, 2016. Lovato opened the 2016 edition of Wango Tango with a performance of "Confident" on May 14, 2016. She later performed the song on ''

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'', during the Carpool Karaoke segment, which appeared online on May 16, 2016. On July 25, 2016, Lovato performed the song at the

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in support of

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. On September 6, 2016, the singer performed "Confident" and "

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" at the Made for History fashion fundraiser hosted by

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for Clinton. "Confident" was included in Lovato's setlist for the

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. Lovato performed the track during her sixth headlining concert tour Tell Me You Love Me World Tour.

Track listing

*Digital download #"Confident" – 3:25 #"Confident" (The Alias Remix) – 5:08 *Digital remixes – EP #"Confident" (The Alias Remix) – 5:08 #"Confident" (VARA Remix) – 3:38 #"Confident" (Gianni Kosta Remix) – 3:48 #"Confident" (Volkoder Remix) – 5:17 #"Confident" (DJ Lynnwood Remix) – 4:30

Credits and personnel

Recording *Recorded at

and Wolf Cousins Studios,

*Mixed at MixStar Studios,

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, United States *Mastered at Sterling Sound,

, United States Management *Published by MXM (

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) *All rights administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP),

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( STIM),

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SCAND (STIM) and Ddlovato Music (ASCAP) Personnel *

– lead vocals, songwriter *

– songwriter, background vocals *

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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– songwriter, drums, producer, keys, programming, percussion *

– songwriter, producer, guitar, bass, keys, programming, percussion, background vocals *Jonas Thander – horn arrangement, saxophone *Steffan Findin – trombone *Stefan Persson – trumpets *Karl Olandersson – trumpets *

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– live drums * Rickard Göransson – percussion *Oscar Holter – background vocals *Sam Holland – engineering *Serban Ghenea – mixing * Tom Coyne – mastering Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Confident''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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Recording and release

Composition

Critical reception

Chart performance

Music video

Background and development

Synopsis

Credits and personnel

Live performances

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

See also

References