Skyscraper (song)
| Skyscraper | |
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| Demi Lovato | |
| publication | July 12, 2011 |
| length | 3:42 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Toby Gad , Lindy Robbins , Kerli Kõiv |
| Publisher (s) | Hollywood Records |
| album | Unbroken |
Skyscraper is a pop song by Demi Lovato . It was released in 2011 as the first single from Lovato's third studio album Unbroken (album) and is only available as a download . At number ten in the US singles charts , it is the artist's third most successful song to date. In October 2011, it received a gold record for 500,000 units sold in the US .
Origin and inspiration
Skyscraper was written by Kerli , Lindy Robbins and Toby Gad , with Gad also serving as the producer . The Estonian singer Kerli said of the song that the three were inspired by a picture while writing. This would have dealt with the apocalypse . She described that the picture depicted a world lying in ruins, in which the only building that had not collapsed was a skyscraper . Hence the name of the song: the English term for "skyscraper" is "skyscraper". Kerli explained that it felt "special" to write this song and that the inspiration came from "a really powerful place." She also said that she, too, feels personally connected to the song because of her own life story. She explained that she comes from a small country in Eastern Europe and that she always had to fight for her dreams. Kerli recorded a demo version of the song before Gad offered this Lovato.
composition
The song is a pop ballad that puts Lovato's voice in the foreground. In the first verse, Lovato sings Skies are crying, I am watching, catching teardrops in my hands / Only silence as it's ending, like we never had a chance , while she is only accompanied by a piano . Later in the song, the piano is supported by drums and background vocals. In the chorus, Lovato sings the lines You can take everything I have / You can break everything I am / Like I'm made of glass, like I'm made of paper / Go on and try and tear me down / I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper . The song was composed in four-four time with the metronome number (beats per minute) 104. It is written in G major, with the singer's vocal range ranging from G3 to G5.
admission
The song was recorded in Studio City , Los Angeles , in the summer of 2010 . In November 2010, Lovato went to a clinic near Chicago to work through emotional and physical problems. After the singer returned to Los Angeles in spring 2011, she re-recorded the song but decided to use the 2010 version. She gave the reason: “My voice had changed and it just wasn't the same.” Lovato described the recordings as a “cry for help” and also said: “It was very emotional. I had to cry while singing and have never felt so vulnerable. ”For her, the song symbolizes the journey from the person she was before she was admitted to the clinic to the person she is now.
Singer Kerli said in an interview with Seventeen magazine, “The emotions of the song are really conveyed by Lovato. I've always said that songs are messages and performers are messengers. This time there really was no better messenger than Lovato. ”Singer Jordin Sparks can be heard as a background singer on the song. According to Lovato, Sparks recorded the song before she was considered a performer herself. After all, she used Spark's background vocals. Jordin Sparks posted a cover version a few days after the single was released , which was positively received by Lovato.
publication
On July 5, 2011, Demi Lovato published the cover of the single on her Twitter page. On July 12, the song was officially in the radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest of Ryan Seacrest introduced. From the same day it was also available as a download on iTunes . At Radio Disney song was available previously, as the radio station, the record company of the singer, as Hollywood Records , part of the group The Walt Disney Company are and the songs of such artists to be played early. The Spanish version of the song has been available on iTunes under the name Rascacielo since August 16 .
Both the Spanish and the English single of the song are only available as a download. After the premiere, numerous celebrities commented positively on the song on internet portals . Kelly Clarkson , Selena Gomez , Lucy Hale , Kim Kardashian , Katy Perry , Jordin Sparks , Ashley Tisdale and Pete Wentz, among others, supported the release of the single. The song is the artist's first to be played on Contemporary Hit Radio . In Germany the song was released on January 6, 2012, in Great Britain it was available from February 26 of the same year.
Music video
The video was shot by Mark Pellington and debuted on E! News shown. It was in the Great Salt Desert in Utah turned and took twelve hours of work to complete. Lovato said of the video shoot that it was very physically and mentally demanding and that she wanted to break down and cry with every break on set because the song was so personal.
Promotion and live performances
The song was marketed as a so-called "comeback single", which thematically deals with Lovato's hospital stay. The official presentation of the song on Ryan Seacrest's radio show and some Internet portals such as Twitter and Facebook , on which Lovato often shared news about the song, served as a promotion .
The song was first played on August 18, 2011 at the Do Something Awards , which were broadcast by the US TV channel VH1 . This live performance was the first for the singer since she left the Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010 in November 2010 . She then sang the song on August 24th at America's Got Talent , and on August 27th at the Perez Hilton One Night in LA party hosted by Internet blogger Perez Hilton . She also performed the song at the ALMA Awards , where she sang the second verse in Spanish. She appeared on Good Morning America on September 19th and was also a guest on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show that aired on September 20th. She also played the song at the concerts of her An Evening with Demi Lovato tour, and the song was also part of the setlist at the A Special Night with Demi Lovato .
reception
criticism
Skyscraper got very good reviews, especially Lovato's smoky voice was highly praised. Bill Lamb from About.com, for example, gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and praised Lovato's voice as well as the inspiring lyrics and instrumentation . The song is also very memorable through the collaboration with Kerli and Toby Gad, and you can clearly see the musical influence of the two. In addition, Demi Lovato clearly shows with the song that she not only wants to be a Disney child star , but also an honest pop singer. Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly felt that the song very inspiring is and Lovato's scratching, shrieking forming singing is great .
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard particularly praised Lovato's vocal range. The AbsolutePunk website particularly emphasized the message conveyed by the song. According to Allmusic , the song is reminiscent of Lindsay Lohan's music album A Little More Personal (Raw) , which was released in 2005 and partly contains autobiographical texts, due to the admirable pursuit of honesty .
Commercial win
The single immediately hit number one on the US iTunes charts after its release and was downloaded approximately 176,000 times in the first week. The song reached number ten on the official Billboard Hot 100 charts and is the singer's second most successful to date after This Is Me (as of April 2012). After appearing in Germany and Great Britain, the single reached number 78 in the German single charts and number 32 in the United Kingdom, where it is the most successful song Lovatos to date (as of April 2012).
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Skyscraper was nominated for the following awards:
- Teen Choice Award
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- 2011 : Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Summer: Song
- J-14 Teen Icon Awards
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- 2011: J-14 Teen Icon Award in the Iconic Song category
- Youth Rock Awards
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- 2011: Youth Rock Award in the Rockin 'Music Video of the Year category for the music video for Skyscraper
- Capricho Awards
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- 2011: Capricho Award in the Music Video International category for the music video for Skyscraper
Cover version
In December 2013, Sam Bailey , winner of the 10th edition of The X Factor , released a cover version of Skyscraper , making it a Christmas number one hit in the UK.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Kerli Dishes on Writing Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" . seventeen.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Contessa Gayles: Demi Lovato Doesn't Consider Herself Recovered, Says the Rest of Her New Album Won't Be Like 'Skyscraper' . blog.music.aol.com. July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ a b Demi Lovato Releases Somber 'Skyscraper' Single: Listen . billboard.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Finds Strength On 'Skyscraper' . mtv.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Skyscraper Demi Lovato Digital Sheet Music . musicnotes.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Into the Fire . elle.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Castina: Demi Lovato Rehab! . popcrunch.com. November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d Demi Lovato: “It's Unfortunate That Pop Songs Have Become So Much About Partying And Clubs” . blog.vh1.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato: Demi Lovato on Being Back in the Studio . seventeen.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Reveals 'Skyscraper' Cover Art! . buzzworthy.mtv.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ July 26, 2011 impacting songs . webcitation.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Rascacielo (Skyscraper) - Single Demi Lovato . itunes.apple.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper' Receives High Marks From Hollywood . hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper' Video Drops Wednesday . mtv.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" Music Video Debuts . latino.foxnews.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper' Will 'Wow' Do Something Awards . mtv.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato: 'Skyscraper' on America's Got Talent! . justjaredjr.buzznet.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato - Skyscraper Live (Perez Hilton One Night In LA) . everythingthatsnews.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Builds “Skyscraper” (And “Rascacielo”) Live . idolator.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Performs on 'Good Morning America' . popcrush.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Performs Skyscraper! . ellen.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper" . top40.about.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato releases first post-rehab single 'Skyscraper,' opens up about her struggles: 'I just was lying to everyone.' . music-mix-ew.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Releases Somber 'Skyscraper' Single: Listen . billboard.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato - Unbroken . absolutepunk.net. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Unbroken - Demi Lovato Review . allmusic.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Chart data DE, CH
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ↑ Musicians Rise In Fall . riaa.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ↑ Demi Lovato wins Choice Summer Song Skyscraper . popwild.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ j-14 Teen Icon Awards 2011 . polls.j-14.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Demi Lovato Snags Nomination In Youth Rock Awards (@ddlovato) . disneyinfonet.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Rafaela Polo: A vitória de Demi . capricho.abril.com.br. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
