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"'''Get Back'''" is the debut single 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 (producer)|John Fields]], for Lovato's debut studio album, ''[[Don't Forget]]''. The song features [[Jack Lawless]] on drums and [[John Lloyd Taylor|John Taylor]] and the Jonas Brothers on guitars. The initial writing of the song took place when Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with an old boyfriend, as opposed to writing mean or heartbroken songs. "Get Back" was released by [[Hollywood Records]] as the lead single for ''[[Don't Forget]]'' on August 12, 2008. Musically, the song is an upbeat [[punk rock]] song with a guitar-driven sound. |
"'''Get Back'''" is the debut non-soundtrack single 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 (producer)|John Fields]], for Lovato's debut studio album, ''[[Don't Forget]]''. The song features [[Jack Lawless]] on drums and [[John Lloyd Taylor|John Taylor]] and the Jonas Brothers on guitars. The initial writing of the song took place when Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with an old boyfriend, as opposed to writing mean or heartbroken songs. "Get Back" was released by [[Hollywood Records]] as the lead single for ''[[Don't Forget]]'' on August 12, 2008. Musically, the song is an upbeat [[punk rock]] song with a guitar-driven sound. |
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The song was met with positive reviews from critics and performed average commercially, peaking at number forty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and ninety-three on the [[Canadian Hot 100]]. In Australia, the song peaked at number ten on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Hitseekers]] chart. Lovato has performed the song on several occasions, including the [[Disney Channel Games|2008 Disney Channel Games]], ''[[Good Morning America]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''. |
The song was met with positive reviews from critics and performed average commercially, peaking at number forty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and ninety-three on the [[Canadian Hot 100]]. In Australia, the song peaked at number ten on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Hitseekers]] chart. Lovato has performed the song on several occasions, including the [[Disney Channel Games|2008 Disney Channel Games]], ''[[Good Morning America]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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"Get Back" was written by Lovato, [[Joe Jonas]], [[Nick Jonas]] and [[Kevin Jonas]], and produced by the [[Jonas Brothers]] alongside [[John Fields (producer)|John Fields]].<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title =Don't Forget|others =[[Demi Lovato]]|year =2008|publisher =[[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]|type =liner notes|location =United States}}</ref> Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with someone, as |
"Get Back" was written by Lovato, [[Joe Jonas]], [[Nick Jonas]] and [[Kevin Jonas]], and produced by the [[Jonas Brothers]] alongside [[John Fields (producer)|John Fields]].<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title =Don't Forget|others =[[Demi Lovato]]|year =2008|publisher =[[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]|type =liner notes|location =United States}}</ref> Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with someone, as she believed enough mean and heartbroken songs had already been made.<ref name="In Tune">{{cite video|title=In Tune with Demi Lovato|medium=TV|people=Demi Lovato|publisher=[[Disney Channel]]|date=September 2008}}</ref> She said, "It's kind of a fun, upbeat song and it's kind of just fun to sing to the person that I wrote it about."<ref name="In Tune"/> The Jonas Brothers provided backing vocals and guitars on the track.<ref name="liner"/> In addition to co-producing the song, Fields also provided bass, guitars and keyboards.<ref name="liner"/> [[Jack Lawless]] played the drums, and [[John Lloyd Taylor|John Taylor]] contributed backing vocals and played the guitar.<ref name="liner"/> The song was released as the lead single for ''[[Don't Forget]]'' on August 12, 2008, in the United States and Canada via digital download.<ref name="Digital">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DE0GXS|title=Get Back: Demi Lovato|website=Amazon |access-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114162402/http://www.amazon.com/Get-Back-Demi-Lovato/dp/B001DE0GXS|archive-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/get-back-radio-disney-version/id286626799 |title=Get Back (Radio Disney Version) – Single by Demi Lovato |work=[[iTunes Store]] |publisher=[[Apple, Inc]] |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816074855/http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/get-back-radio-disney-version/id286626799 |archive-date=August 16, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==Composition== |
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"Get Back" is an |
"Get Back" is an upbeat guitar-driven [[punk rock]] song.<ref name="Arizona"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/09/17/dont-forget/|title=Don't Forget|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time, Inc]]|date=September 17, 2008|access-date=April 25, 2011|last=Slezak|first=Michael|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112224037/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20226319,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]], the song is set in [[time signature|common time]] with a tempo of 150 [[beats per minute]]. It is performed in the key of G mixolydian, and Lovato's vocal range spans from the low note of B<sub>3</sub> to the high note of G<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="sheet">{{cite news|title=Demi Lovato – Get Back Sheet Music|publisher=Musicnotes.com. [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]}}</ref> Ed Masley of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'' compared the song's sound to works by [[Tommy Tutone]].<ref name="Arizona"/> Lyrically, the song is about a desire to get back together with an old boyfriend, demonstrated in the lines "I want to get back to the old days", and "Kiss me like you mean it".<ref name="Arizona"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2008/demilovato-dontforget.aspx |title=Don't Forget |work=[[Plugged In (publication)]] |publisher=[[Focus on the Family]] |last1=Asay |first1=Paul |last2=Smithouser |first2=Bob |access-date=April 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119052449/http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2008/demilovato-dontforget.aspx |archive-date=November 19, 2010 }}</ref> |
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==Music video and live performances== |
==Music video and live performances== |
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[[File:Get Back Demi Lovato.jpg|thumb|210px|Lovato performing "Get Back" at [[Club Nokia]], September 2011]] |
[[File:Get Back Demi Lovato.jpg|thumb|210px|Lovato performing "Get Back" at [[Club Nokia]], September 2011]] |
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"Get Back" was directed by [[Philip Andelman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/d/demi-lovato/clip96412#clip96412|title=Demi Lovato – Get Back Music Video|work=[[MuchMusic]]|publisher=[[Bell Media]]|access-date=April 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205023938/http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/d/demi-lovato/clip96412#clip96412|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> and shot in one day.<ref name="Video">{{cite video| people= Lovato, Demi| title = Making the Video: Get Back| medium = DVD| publisher =Don't Forget (Deluxe Edition)}}</ref> The video premiered on [[Disney Channel]] on August 22, 2008, following the premiere of ''[[The Cheetah Girls: One World]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DemiLovato_music_video_short_take.doc |title=Disney Channel to Debut Demi Lovato's New Music Video Friday, August 22 |publisher=[[Disney Channel|Disney Channel Medianet]] |format=DOC |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402003023/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DemiLovato_music_video_short_take.doc |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref> It was later made available for digital download on [[iTunes Store]] on September 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/get-back/id2897413564 |title=Get Back by Demi Lovato (Music video) |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]] |access-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112231455/https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/get-back/id2897413564 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> The video begins with a shot of the [[Manhattan Bridge]], Lovato and |
"Get Back" was directed by [[Philip Andelman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/d/demi-lovato/clip96412#clip96412|title=Demi Lovato – Get Back Music Video|work=[[MuchMusic]]|publisher=[[Bell Media]]|access-date=April 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205023938/http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/d/demi-lovato/clip96412#clip96412|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> and shot in one day.<ref name="Video">{{cite video| people= Lovato, Demi| title = Making the Video: Get Back| medium = DVD| publisher =Don't Forget (Deluxe Edition)}}</ref> The video premiered on [[Disney Channel]] on August 22, 2008, following the premiere of ''[[The Cheetah Girls: One World]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DemiLovato_music_video_short_take.doc |title=Disney Channel to Debut Demi Lovato's New Music Video Friday, August 22 |publisher=[[Disney Channel|Disney Channel Medianet]] |format=DOC |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402003023/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DemiLovato_music_video_short_take.doc |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref> It was later made available for digital download on [[iTunes Store]] on September 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/get-back/id2897413564 |title=Get Back by Demi Lovato (Music video) |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]] |access-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112231455/https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/get-back/id2897413564 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> The video begins with a shot of the [[Manhattan Bridge]], Lovato and her band are then seen on a small stage on top of a building. Lovato sports black clothing, a beaded scarf and red gloves. Throughout the first verse and chorus, Lovato dances around on stage with Manhattan Bridge visible in the background. Following the first chorus, the sun goes down and an aerial shot of the city's nightlife is shown. The second verse and chorus are performed during night. During the song's bridge, a daytime shot is shown of Lovato while sitting alone on the rooftop and looking away from the camera. After this, she is back on stage and performing the last chorus during nighttime with bright lights in the background. The video ends with the performance being finished, with Lovato turning around and walking towards her band. |
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Lovato performed the song for the first time at the [[Disney Channel Games|2008 Disney Channel Games]] on May 3, 2008. Later, Lovato performed the song during |
Lovato performed the song for the first time at the [[Disney Channel Games|2008 Disney Channel Games]] on May 3, 2008. Later, Lovato performed the song during her appearances in ''[[Good Morning America]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]|title=Episode dated October 1, 2008|airdate=October 1, 2008|number=801|network=[[NBC]]}}</ref> On January 19, 2009, Lovato performed the song alongside "[[La La Land (Demi Lovato song)|La La Land]]" at the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama#Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future"|Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future"]] event in Washington, D.C., at the [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]]. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lovato-Jonas-Inauguration-1001722.aspx|title="Ridiculously Nervous" Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers Honored to Perform at Inauguration Eve Concert|date=January 16, 2009|work=[[TV Guide]]|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> On April 24, 2009, Lovato performed an acoustic version of "Get Back" in Radio Disney's network studio.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2009/doc/RadioDisney_DemiAcoustic.doc |title=Demi Lovato's In-studio Acoustic Performance to be Presented Exclusively on Radio Disney, Friday, April 24 |date=April 21, 2009 |publisher=Disney Channel Medianet |access-date=August 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919205653/http://disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2009/doc/RadioDisney_DemiAcoustic.doc |archive-date=September 19, 2011 }}</ref> Also in April 2009, the song was performed as part of the ''iTunes Live from London'' series. The full performances were released as an iTunes Store-exclusive extended play featuring recorded live versions on May 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/itunes-live-from-london-ep/id317435961|title=iTunes Live from London – EP by Demi Lovato|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2009 |publisher=Apple, Inc|access-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> In May 2009, Lovato performed the song at a [[Walmart]] concert, which was released as ''Demi Lovato: Live: Walmart Soundcheck'', featuring recorded live versions on a CD, and the full performances on a DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WDEZN6|title=Live-Walmart Soundcheck: Demi Lovato|website=Amazon |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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Lovato performed "Get Back" on |
Lovato performed "Get Back" on her [[Demi Live! Warm Up Tour|Warm Up Tour]] and the Jonas Brothers' [[List of Jonas Brothers concert tours#Burnin' Up Tour|Burnin' Up Tour]], for the latter she served as the opening act during the summer of 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jonas Brothers make it a night to remember|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|last=Willmott|first=Tracey|date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> Later in 2009, the song was performed during her [[Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009|Summer Tour 2009]].<ref name="summer tour">{{cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/07/10/20090710demilovato.html|title=Demi Lovato works magic in Glendale|work=The Arizona Republic|publisher=Gannett Company|last=Masley|first=Ed|date=July 10, 2009|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> The song was performed last, and Ed Masley of ''The Arizona Republic'' called it "super-charged".<ref name="summer tour"/> In 2010, she performed the song during her [[Demi Lovato tours#Demi Lovato South American Tour 2010|South American tour]] as the show's finale.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2010/05/demi-lovato-faz-show-interativo-em-primeira-apresentacao-solo-no-rio.html|title=Demi Lovato faz show 'interativo' em primeira apresentação solo no Rio|date=May 28, 2010|last=Porto|first=Henrique|language=pt|work=[[G1 (website)|G1]]|publisher=[[Organizações Globo]]|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> Lovato also performed the song as the opening number for her set during the [[Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Overnight-review-Jonas-Brothers-653985.php|title=Overnight review: Jonas Brothers|last=Ruff|first=Julie|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> In September 2011, Lovato performed the song during the revue concert An Evening with Demi Lovato.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/arts/music/demi-lovatos-unbroken-review.html|title=After Disney, After Rehab, a Singer Tries Growing Up|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 18, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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The song received positive reviews from critics. Judy Coleman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called "Get Back" a "welcome girl-rock hit".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2008-09-23/ae/29273926_1_demi-lovato-pop-newcomer-song|title=At sweet 16, Lovato's ready for |
The song received positive reviews from critics. Judy Coleman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called "Get Back" a "welcome girl-rock hit".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2008-09-23/ae/29273926_1_demi-lovato-pop-newcomer-song|title=At sweet 16, Lovato's ready for her close-up|date=September 23, 2008|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|last=Coleman|first=Judy|access-date=April 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160505/http://articles.boston.com/2008-09-23/ae/29273926_1_demi-lovato-pop-newcomer-song|archive-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref> Ed Masley of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'' included the song at number eight on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list, and said, "She wrote this with the Jonas Brothers, but it sounds more like a Tommy Tutone B-side from the early '80s or the sort of thing Greg Kihn was pining for when he sang, 'They don't write 'em like that anymore'".<ref name="Arizona"/> Masley noted that the song sounds better live, as does "nearly everything Lovato touches". Masley concluded, writing, "When she sings 'I want to get back to the old days,' what she means is when her and her boyfriend were happy, but power-pop fans will hear it as a call to get back to much older days than that."<ref name="Arizona"/> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] noted it as one of the best tracks on ''Don't Forget''.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite news|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-forget-r1422565/review|title=Don't Forget – Demi Lovato|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|access-date=July 18, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Joey Guerra of ''[[The Houston Chronicle]]'' called it "undeniably kicky, and Lovato manages some surprisingly credible rock wails."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/6016442.html|title=Fall brings fresh crop of music from female acts|last=Guerra|first=Joey|work=[[The Houston Chronicle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|date=September 22, 2008|access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> Ken Barnes of ''[[USA Today]]'' called it an "insidious, [[Go-Go's]]-like single".<ref>{{cite news|title=Listen Up ; Music reviews by USA TODAY critics|last=Barnes|first=Ken|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 23, 2008|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]}}</ref> |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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On August 30, 2008, "Get Back" debuted at its peak position of number at number forty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Demi Lovato"/> The following week, it fell fifty places to number ninety-three.<ref>{{cite |
On August 30, 2008, "Get Back" debuted at its peak position of number at number forty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Demi Lovato"/> The following week, it fell fifty places to number ninety-three.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-09-06/hot-100?order=drop|title=Hot 100 – Week of September 06, 2008|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> The song spent a total of six weeks on the chart.<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Demi Lovato"/> As of October 2017, it has sold over 586,000 digital copies, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="ussales">{{cite magazine|title=Ask Billboard: Demi Lovato's Career Album & Song Sales|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7998706/demi-lovato-21-savage-tom-petty-ask-billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=October 15, 2017|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> In Canada, it charted at number ninety-three on the [[Canadian Hot 100]], which was its only appearance on that chart.<ref name="Canada"/> In Australia, the song peaked at number ten on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Hitseekers]] chart on May 11, 2009.<ref name="Hitseekers">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1002.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue1002.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-05-19|title=The ARIA Report – Chartifacts – 11th May 2009|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=[[Australian Web Archive]]|access-date=July 24, 2011}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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==Certifications== |
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"Get Back" on YouTube |
"Get Back" is the debut non-soundtrack single 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. The song features Jack Lawless on drums and John Taylor and the Jonas Brothers on guitars. The initial writing of the song took place when Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with an old boyfriend, as opposed to writing mean or heartbroken songs. "Get Back" was released by Hollywood Records as the lead single for Don't Forget on August 12, 2008. Musically, the song is an upbeat punk rock song with a guitar-driven sound.
The song was met with positive reviews from critics and performed average commercially, peaking at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and ninety-three on the Canadian Hot 100. In Australia, the song peaked at number ten on the ARIA Hitseekers chart. Lovato has performed the song on several occasions, including the 2008 Disney Channel Games, Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Background
[edit]"Get Back" was written by Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas, and produced by the Jonas Brothers alongside John Fields.[1] Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with someone, as she believed enough mean and heartbroken songs had already been made.[2] She said, "It's kind of a fun, upbeat song and it's kind of just fun to sing to the person that I wrote it about."[2] The Jonas Brothers provided backing vocals and guitars on the track.[1] In addition to co-producing the song, Fields also provided bass, guitars and keyboards.[1] Jack Lawless played the drums, and John Taylor contributed backing vocals and played the guitar.[1] The song was released as the lead single for Don't Forget on August 12, 2008, in the United States and Canada via digital download.[3][4]
Composition
[edit]"Get Back" is an upbeat guitar-driven punk rock song.[5][6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a tempo of 150 beats per minute. It is performed in the key of G mixolydian, and Lovato's vocal range spans from the low note of B3 to the high note of G5.[7] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic compared the song's sound to works by Tommy Tutone.[5] Lyrically, the song is about a desire to get back together with an old boyfriend, demonstrated in the lines "I want to get back to the old days", and "Kiss me like you mean it".[5][8]
Music video and live performances
[edit]"Get Back" was directed by Philip Andelman[9] and shot in one day.[10] The video premiered on Disney Channel on August 22, 2008, following the premiere of The Cheetah Girls: One World.[11] It was later made available for digital download on iTunes Store on September 16, 2008.[12] The video begins with a shot of the Manhattan Bridge, Lovato and her band are then seen on a small stage on top of a building. Lovato sports black clothing, a beaded scarf and red gloves. Throughout the first verse and chorus, Lovato dances around on stage with Manhattan Bridge visible in the background. Following the first chorus, the sun goes down and an aerial shot of the city's nightlife is shown. The second verse and chorus are performed during night. During the song's bridge, a daytime shot is shown of Lovato while sitting alone on the rooftop and looking away from the camera. After this, she is back on stage and performing the last chorus during nighttime with bright lights in the background. The video ends with the performance being finished, with Lovato turning around and walking towards her band.
Lovato performed the song for the first time at the 2008 Disney Channel Games on May 3, 2008. Later, Lovato performed the song during her appearances in Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[13] On January 19, 2009, Lovato performed the song alongside "La La Land" at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event in Washington, D.C., at the Verizon Center. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.[14] On April 24, 2009, Lovato performed an acoustic version of "Get Back" in Radio Disney's network studio.[15] Also in April 2009, the song was performed as part of the iTunes Live from London series. The full performances were released as an iTunes Store-exclusive extended play featuring recorded live versions on May 17, 2009.[16] In May 2009, Lovato performed the song at a Walmart concert, which was released as Demi Lovato: Live: Walmart Soundcheck, featuring recorded live versions on a CD, and the full performances on a DVD.[17]
Lovato performed "Get Back" on her Warm Up Tour and the Jonas Brothers' Burnin' Up Tour, for the latter she served as the opening act during the summer of 2008.[18] Later in 2009, the song was performed during her Summer Tour 2009.[19] The song was performed last, and Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic called it "super-charged".[19] In 2010, she performed the song during her South American tour as the show's finale.[20] Lovato also performed the song as the opening number for her set during the Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010.[21] In September 2011, Lovato performed the song during the revue concert An Evening with Demi Lovato.[22]
Critical reception
[edit]The song received positive reviews from critics. Judy Coleman of The Boston Globe called "Get Back" a "welcome girl-rock hit".[23] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic included the song at number eight on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list, and said, "She wrote this with the Jonas Brothers, but it sounds more like a Tommy Tutone B-side from the early '80s or the sort of thing Greg Kihn was pining for when he sang, 'They don't write 'em like that anymore'".[5] Masley noted that the song sounds better live, as does "nearly everything Lovato touches". Masley concluded, writing, "When she sings 'I want to get back to the old days,' what she means is when her and her boyfriend were happy, but power-pop fans will hear it as a call to get back to much older days than that."[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted it as one of the best tracks on Don't Forget.[24] Joey Guerra of The Houston Chronicle called it "undeniably kicky, and Lovato manages some surprisingly credible rock wails."[25] Ken Barnes of USA Today called it an "insidious, Go-Go's-like single".[26]
Chart performance
[edit]On August 30, 2008, "Get Back" debuted at its peak position of number at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100.[27] The following week, it fell fifty places to number ninety-three.[28] The song spent a total of six weeks on the chart.[27] As of October 2017, it has sold over 586,000 digital copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[29] In Canada, it charted at number ninety-three on the Canadian Hot 100, which was its only appearance on that chart.[30] In Australia, the song peaked at number ten on the ARIA Hitseekers chart on May 11, 2009.[31]
Track listing
[edit]- Digital download[3]
- "Get Back" – 3:19
- Digital download (Radio Disney version)[32]
- "Get Back" (Radio Disney version) – 3:19
Credits and personnel
[edit]Recording and management
- Recorded at Wishbone Studio (North Hollywood, California)
- Mixed at Mix LA
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
- Seven Peaks Music obo Itself and Demi Lovato Publishing (ASCAP); Jonas Brothers Publishing LLC (BMI)/Sony/ATV Songs LLC administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.
Personnel
- Demi Lovato – vocals, songwriting
- Nick Jonas – songwriting, guitars, background vocals
- Joe Jonas – songwriting, background vocals
- Kevin Jonas II – songwriting, guitars, background vocals
- Jack Lawless – drums
- John Fields – bass, guitars, keyboards, programming, production, recording
- John Taylor – guitars, background vocals
- Jonas Brothers – production
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Nik Karpin – assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Credits adapted from Don't Forget liner notes.[33]
Charts
[edit]Chart (2008) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[34] | 141 |
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[31] | 10 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30] | 93 |
US Billboard Hot 100[27] | 43 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States (RIAA)[35] | Gold | 586,000[29] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Don't Forget (liner notes). Demi Lovato. United States: Hollywood. 2008.
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- ^ Slezak, Michael (September 17, 2008). "Don't Forget". Entertainment Weekly. Time, Inc. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ^ "Demi Lovato – Get Back Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
- ^ Asay, Paul; Smithouser, Bob. "Don't Forget". Plugged In (publication). Focus on the Family. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Demi Lovato – Get Back Music Video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ Lovato, Demi. Making the Video: Get Back (DVD). Don't Forget (Deluxe Edition).
- ^ "Disney Channel to Debut Demi Lovato's New Music Video Friday, August 22" (Press release). Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original (DOC) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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- ^ "Episode dated October 1, 2008". The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Episode 801. October 1, 2008. NBC.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (January 16, 2009). ""Ridiculously Nervous" Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers Honored to Perform at Inauguration Eve Concert". TV Guide. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Demi Lovato's In-studio Acoustic Performance to be Presented Exclusively on Radio Disney, Friday, April 24" (Press release). Disney Channel Medianet. April 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Live from London – EP by Demi Lovato". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. January 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Live-Walmart Soundcheck: Demi Lovato". Amazon. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Willmott, Tracey (August 20, 2008). "Jonas Brothers make it a night to remember". The Buffalo News. Berkshire Hathaway.
- ^ a b Masley, Ed (July 10, 2009). "Demi Lovato works magic in Glendale". The Arizona Republic. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Porto, Henrique (May 28, 2010). "Demi Lovato faz show 'interativo' em primeira apresentação solo no Rio". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Ruff, Julie (September 11, 2010). "Overnight review: Jonas Brothers". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Communications. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 18, 2011). "After Disney, After Rehab, a Singer Tries Growing Up". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ Coleman, Judy (September 23, 2008). "At sweet 16, Lovato's ready for her close-up". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Don't Forget – Demi Lovato". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 18, 2011.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Guerra, Joey (September 22, 2008). "Fall brings fresh crop of music from female acts". The Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Barnes, Ken (September 23, 2008). "Listen Up ; Music reviews by USA TODAY critics". USA Today. Gannett Company.
- ^ a b c "Demi Lovato Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Hot 100 – Week of September 06, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Ask Billboard: Demi Lovato's Career Album & Song Sales". Billboard. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Canadian Hot 100 – 2008-08-30". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "The ARIA Report – Chartifacts – 11th May 2009" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ "Get Back (Radio Disney Version) – Single by Demi Lovato". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Don't Forget liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2017-01-20". imgur.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "American single certifications – Demi Lovato – Get Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2008 debut singles
- Demi Lovato songs
- Songs written by Demi Lovato
- Songs written by Joe Jonas
- Songs written by Nick Jonas
- Songs written by Kevin Jonas
- Hollywood Records singles
- Music videos directed by Philip Andelman
- 2008 songs
- American power pop songs
- Song recordings produced by John Fields (record producer)
- Breakup songs