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Wikipedia article
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| name = What Other People Say
| cover = Sam Fischer and Demi Lovato - What Other People Say.jpeg
| type = single
| artist = Sam Fischer and Demi Lovato
| album = Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
| released =
| recorded =
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| length = 3:14
| label =
* RCA
* Island
| writer =
* Demi Lovato
* Geoff Warburton
* Ryan Williamson
* Sam Fischer
| producer = Rykeyz
| chronology=Sam Fischer
| prev_title = For Now
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Simple
| next_year = 2021
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"'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'
#"What Other People Say" 3:14
'Digital download Sam Feldt Remix'
#"What Other People Say" (Sam Feldt Remix) 3:01
'Digital download Stripped Version'
#"What Other People Say" (Stripped Version) 3:28
'Digital download R3HAB Remix'
#"What Other People Say" (R3HAB Remix) 2:34
Personnel
Song credits
'Recording and management'*Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
*Mixed at Henson Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California)
*Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios (Edgewater, New Jersey)
*Published by DDLovato Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), Sony/ATC Music Publishing, Geoff Warburton (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Ballad (BMI), Sam Fischer (SESAC)
'Personnel'
*Sam Fischer vocals, composition, choir
*Demi Lovato vocals, composition
*Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson production, composition, programming, drums, bass, keyboards, percussion, vocal production, string orchestration, choir
*Geoff Warburton composition
*Mitch Allan vocal production
*Scott Robinson recording
*Ryan Dulude recording
*Josh Gudwin mixing
*Heidi Wang assistant mixing
*Pat McManus guitar
*David Davidson violin
*David Angell violin
*Conni Ellisor violin
*Karen Winkelmann violin
*Jane Darnall violin
*Monisa Angell viola
*Elizabeth Lamb viola
*Steve Epting choir
*Vegaz Taelor choir
*Chelsea "Peaches" West choir
*Alexis James choir
*Kaye Fox choir
*Desiree "DeSz" Washington choir
*Ayanna Elese choir
*Erin Cafferky choir
*Chris Gehringer mastering
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.* Dano Cerny director
* Michelle Larkin producer
* Missy Galanida executive producer
* Isaac Rice executive producer
* Nicholas Weisnet director of photographer
* Elizabet Puksto art director
* Jennifer Kennedy editor
* Matt Osborne colorist
* Ingenuity Studios VFX
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2020s ballads
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:Demi Lovato songs
Category:Sam Fischer songs
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Island Records singles
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Songs written by Demi Lovato
Category:Songs written by Geoff Warburton
Category:Songs written by Sam Fischer
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