La La Land (Demi Lovato song)

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"La La Land"
North Hollywood, CA)
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"Get Back"
(2008) 		"La La Land"
(2008) 		"Don't Forget"
(2009)
Music video
"La La Land" on
YouTube

"La La Land" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was written by Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas and produced by the Jonas Brothers alongside John Fields, for Lovato's debut studio album, Don't Forget (2008). It was released as the album's second single on December 18, 2008, through Hollywood Records. "La La Land" is one of six songs on the album co-written by the Jonas Brothers, who also contributed backing vocals and guitars to the track. Lovato said that she wrote the song about being herself in Hollywood and not letting other people change who she is. Musically, the song is a guitar-driven pop rock song and the lyrics speak of Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood. In 2023, the song was re-recorded for her first remix album Revamped.[2]

The song was met with positive reviews from critics. Commercially, "La La Land" peaked at number fifty-two on the

UK Singles Chart. The song achieved its highest peak in Ireland, where it reached number thirty on the Irish Singles Chart. It was less successful in Australia and Germany, where it peaked in the lower half of the charts. The song was used to promote Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance
and its music video features appearances from her co-stars.

Background and release

"La La Land" is one of six songs on Lovato's debut album Don't Forget (2008) that she co-wrote with the Jonas Brothers.[3] Lovato said that it was "important" to have The Jonas Brothers on their album, because "I mean, just look at how successful they are. I would love to have their input anytime, because they're obviously doing something right."[4] The band also contributed backing vocals and played the guitar to the song.[5] It was produced by the Jonas Brothers and John Fields, with the latter also playing the bass, guitars and keyboards.[5] The song also features Devin Bronson, who provided a guitar solo, and Dorian Crozier, who played the drums.[5] In an interview, Lovato explained that the song is about being yourself when you are surrounded by "the pressures of fame".[6] She said, "You get to Hollywood and a lot of times people can try to shape you and mould you into what they want you to be. The song is just about keeping it real and trying to stay yourself when you're out in Hollywood."[6] "La La Land" was released as the album's second single on December 18, 2008. It was later released in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2009, with the new song "Behind Enemy Lines".[7] A CD single was released on June 1, 2009, with a recorded live version of the Camp Rock song "This Is Me" from Jonas Brots: The 3D Concert Experience.[8]

Composition

"La La Land"
"La La Land" is a guitar-driven pop song with lyrics about feeling "out of place" in Hollywood.
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"La La Land" is a guitar-driven

Converse with my dress?", and "I'm not a supermodel, I still eat McDonald's."[12][13] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic compared the track's theme to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.", and the guitars present in the song to works by English punk rock band The Clash.[12]

Music video

"La La Land" was directed by Brendan Malloy and Tim Wheeler.[14] It was used to promote Lovato's then-upcoming Disney Channel sitcom, Sonny with a Chance.[15] In an interview with MTV News, Lovato said that it "really describes the show. I'm excited about that."[15] Speaking of the video, co-director Malloy said, "The idea for the video is to create this hyperreal world, that's the word we keep using, La La Land. Fame has definitely gotten to everybody's head. It's more like [Lovato] is the only one in this world that fame hasn't gotten to."[14] According to Lovato, her Sonny with a Chance co-stars play "stereotypical Hollywood Los Angeles ... big type of people."[14] The video premiered on December 19, 2008, on Disney Channel.[16] It was released to the iTunes Store on January 20, 2009.[17] For the video, the lyric "I still eat McDonald's" was changed to "I still eat at Ronald's".[18] Jefferson Reid of E! Online praised the video, writing, "Mocking Hollywood phonies is always cool by us, and bonus points to Demi Lovato for doing it while rocking out in admirable form. Skewering the "La La Land" machine with sass and grit, Disney's latest everygirl rock star seems like she might eventually give Miley Cyrus a real run for her money."[19]

The video features appearances from Lovato's Sonny with a Chance co-stars

paparazzo
(Knight) takes a picture of. A woman then reads a tabloid magazine with Lovato and the "mystery man" on the cover. The video then cuts to Lovato and the Sonny with a Chance cast at a red carpet event, with paparazzi taking pictures of Lovato wearing Converse sneakers with a dress. Lovato is then shown on the set of a commercial for her perfume, in a pink wig with makeup being applied to her. She is uncomfortable and eventually refuse to cooperate, which angers the director (Smith). The video then cuts back to Rumor Has It with applause from the audience and ends with Beverly praising Lovato.

Live performances

Lovato performed "Get Back" and "La La Land" at the

eighth season of Dancing with the Stars.[21] During the performance, Benji Schwimmer and Tori Smith danced along. Barrett wrote that "the frantic nature of both song and dance complemented each other quite nicely."[21] On April 25, 2009, Lovato performed the song on the final episode of singing competition My Camp Rock (UK), where she also presented the award to the winner, Holly Hull.[22]

During the summer of 2008, Lovato performed the song in both the

An Evening with Demi Lovato as part of a medley with "Get Back" and "Here We Go Again".[27]

Critical reception

Fraser McAlpine of

Allmusic noted it as one of the best tracks on Don't Forget.[3] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic included "La La Land" at number eight on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list, and wrote, "Are Disney girls just naturally plagued by insecurity or is it all a plot to seem more real? Like Miley's "Party in U.S.A.," this song is all about how out of place Lovato feels in La La Land."[12]

Chart performance

On January 10, 2009, "La La Land" debuted on the

Nielsen SoundScan.[35]

In the UK, on the

UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 63 on May 2, 2009. The following week, it reached its peak of 35, and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.[36] In Ireland, it debuted at number 30, which became its peak.[37] In Germany, the song debuted at number 82 and spent only one week on the chart.[38] In Australia, it reached its peak of number 76 on May 11, 2009.[39]

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

Credits adapted from Don't Forget liner notes.[41]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[39] 76
Canada (
Hot Canadian Digital Songs)[42]
 70
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[43] 91
Germany (Official German Charts)[38] 82
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 30
Scotland (OCC)[44] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[36]
 35
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 52
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[42] 93

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Gold 35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[46] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"La La Land (Rock Version)"

"La La Land (Rock Version)"
Song by Demi Lovato featuring Nita Strauss
from the album Revamped
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023
GenreRock
Songwriter(s)

"La La Land (Rock Version)" is the re-recorded version of "La La Land" by American singer-songwriter Demi Lovato featuring American musician Nita Strauss. It was released on September 15, 2023, as a track on Revamped, Lovato's first compilation album.

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