What Other People Say
"What Other People Say" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer and American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on 4 February 2021 by RCA and Island Records on digital download and streaming formats as the second single from Lovato's seventh studio album "Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over". The song was written by both Lovato and Fischer alongside Geoff Warburton and Ryan Williamson. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. Background and composition. "What Other People Say" was announced via social  media on 2 February 2021. Posting to Twitter, Lovato said "these lyrics are so special to my heart" and that they could not wait to share the track. Fischer later shared a snippet of the track via TikTok where the audio was used in over 15,000 videos before its official release. Fischer wrote the song years ago, initially for another artist, and said in a statement that he always knew that the song was destined to be a duet. Fischer said he was "blown away" when Lovato agreed to sing on the track with him, and added that the song  is "a confession, realizing how far away you can get from who you are in an effort to be liked." About his collaboration with Lovato, Fischer told "Metro" that Lovato was "incredible" and he was "honoured to have Lovato on ['What Other People Say'] and [...] connected deeply with the song". "What Other People Say" is about the "feeling of being alone and not wanting to let people down". Lovato said, "This song is a reflection on what it's like to lose who you truly are in an effort to please other people and society. It's why I wanted  to make this song with Sam – ultimately it's about two humans coming together to connect and find solutions to their problems". Fischer described that the song as "about the pressures of society and how getting caught up with the wrong things can change you." Critical reception. Upon the song's release, Jennifer Drysdale from "Entertainment Tonight" called the duet a "moving song" between Lovato and Fischer, and noted how Lovato was a "fitting duet partner" on the song. Music video. The official music video was released on Lovato and Fischer's YouTube channels on 16 February 2021. It depicts  the pair performing the song inside of and atop a moving train. Lyric video. The lyric video, released on YouTube, shows Lovato and Fischer as cartoon characters in a "Guess Who?"-style board game, and the cartoons reflect the stereotypical labels society imposes on Lovato and Fischer, including "Angelic, Naughty, Scary, Aloof" for Lovato. Track listing. Digital download Digital download – Sam Feldt Remix Digital download – Stripped Version Digital download – R3HAB Remix Personnel. Song credits. Recording and management Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over". Music video credits. Music video credits adapted  from YouTube.