Substance (song)

"Substance"
Single by Demi Lovato
from the album Holy Fvck
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022
Genre
Length2:40
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oak
  • Alex Niceforo
  • Keith Sorrells
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"Skin of My Teeth"
(2022)
"Substance"
(2022)
"29"
(2022)
Music video
"Substance" on YouTube

"Substance" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released through Island Records on July 15, 2022, as the second single from her eighth studio album, Holy Fvck (2022). She co-wrote the track with Jutes, Laura Veltz, and its producers Alex Niceforo, Keith Sorrells, and Warren "Oak" Felder. It is a pop-punk and rock track, incorporating guitars and drums. The lyrics of the song include a criticism of the contemporary society.

An accompanying Cody Critcheloe-directed music video was released alongside the song. To promote "Substance", Lovato realized live performances on the television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as on her seventh concert tour, the Holy Fvck Tour, between August and November 2022. She also performed it at several festivals.