"Confident" | ||||
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Single by Demi Lovato | ||||
from the album Confident | ||||
Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
Studio | MXM Studios (Los Angeles), Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm) | |||
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Length | 3:25 | |||
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"Confident" on YouTube |
"Confident" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 18, 2015, by Hollywood and Island Records as the second single from her fifth studio album of the same name (2015). Lovato co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Commercially, it reached number one in Israel and the top 30 in Canada, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Scotland, and the United States. The song has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Musically, "Confident" is an electropop and pop rock song with heavy drums, hooker trumpet and finger snaps. Lyrically, the song discusses self-empowerment and confidence. The music video for "Confident" was released on October 9, 2015, to Lovato's Vevo channel. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, and features guest appearances from Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Zane Holtz, and Marko Zaror. Lovato has performed the song on Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, 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. A re-recorded rock version of the song was released on August 18, 2023, and was included on her remix album Revamped (2023).