Watch Demi Lovato’s Powerful New Music Video

“Dancing with the Devil” is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on March 26, 2021 by Island Records as the lead single from Lovato’s seventh studio album Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over. She co-wrote the song with Bianca Atterberry, John Ho, and its producer Mitch Allan.

“Dancing with the Devil” was featured in the trailer for Lovato’s 2021 documentary Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil and is the second track from her album Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over.

The song begins with currently recovered Lovato chronicling her 2018 relapse, which would lead to her near-fatal overdose later that same year. The verses open with lyrical content that reflect the initial phase of the relapse, which was primarily with red wine: “It’s just a little red wine, I’ll be fine/ Not like I wanna do this every night/ I’ve been good, don’t I deserve it? I think I’ve earned it/ Feels like it’s worth it in my mind.” The second verse describes her introduction to heavier drugs: “A little white line” that eventually became “a little glass pipe.”

Ultimately, Lovato finds herself addicted to smoking heroin and sings, “Tinfoil remedy almost got the best of me.” She also confesses to her fans and loved ones in the pre-chorus that during this time, “I told you I was OK, but I was lying.” In the track’s chorus, Lovato refers to her past overdose directly, singing that she “almost made it to heaven” by “playing with the enemy / gambling with my soul.” Lovato also sings about the grip addiction had on her and the psychological difficulty it had imposed, singing throughout the song “It’s so hard to say no / When you’re dancing with the devil”.

Watch the brand new music video here.

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