
Confident is the fifth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Hollywood, Island and Safehouse Records. The album features guest appearances from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and American rapper Sirah. While Lovato co-wrote most of the songs on the album, she worked with writers and producers such as Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Steve Mac, Rami and Stargate, among others. Musically, Confident is primarily a pop, dance and electropop record with influences of R&B, soul, EDM and urban.
Confident received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its themes. Its lead single, “Cool for the Summer”, was released on July 1, 2015, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and being certified 2× Platinum by RIAA. The second single, “Confident”, premiered on September 18, 2015, and peaked at number 21 on the Hot 100 and was certified 3× Platinum by RIAA. The third and final single, “Stone Cold”, peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Following its release, the album debuted at number one in Canada, while reaching the top 10 in fifteen other countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. The album was further promoted with a concert tour co-headlined with Nick Jonas, entitled the Future Now Tour.
Confident was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, marking Lovato’s first career Grammy nomination.
- “Confident” 3:25
- “Cool for the Summer” 3:34
- “Old Ways” 3:24
- “For You” 3:41
- “Stone Cold” 3:11
- “Kingdom Come” (feat Iggy Azalea) 4:04
- “Waitin for You” (feat Sirah) 3:12
- “Wildfire” 3:19
- “Lionheart” 4:04
- “Yes” 3:10
- “Father” 3:55
- “Stars” 3:08
- “Mr. Hughes” 3:41
- “Cool for the Summer” (Jump Smokers Remix) 4:25
- “Cool for the Summer” (Suraci Remix) 4:45
Demi Lovato – lead vocals, background vocals, piano (tracks 5, 11), keys (track 10)
Iggy Azalea – vocals (track 6)
Sirah – vocals (track 7)
Erik Arvinder – strings (track 11)
Babydaddy – keys (track 3)
David Bukovinszky – cello (tracks 4, 13)
Mattias Bylund – strings (track 4)
Johan Carlsson – background vocals (tracks 4, 13), keys (tracks 4, 13), guitar (tracks 4, 13), percussion (track 4), bass (track 13)
Peter Carlsson – live drums (track 1)
Jason Evigan – keys (track 3), all instrumentation (track 7)
Carl Falk – background vocals (track 12)
Colette Falla – background vocals (track 4)
Staffan Findin – trombone (track 1)
Kristoffer Fogelmark – background vocals (track 12)
Livvi Franc – additional background vocals (track 3)
Paul Gendler – guitar (track 9)
Rickard Göransson – percussion (track 1)
Oscar Holter – background vocals (track 1)
Mattias Johansson – violin (tracks 4, 13)
Savan Kotecha – background vocals (tracks 1, 2)
Chris Laws – drums (tracks 6, 9)
Steve Mac – all keyboards (tracks 6, 9), all instrumentation (track 7)
Max Martin – keys (track 1), percussion (track 1)
Eru Matsumoto – cello (track 5)
Albin Nedler – background vocals (track 12)
Karl Olandersson – trumpets (track 1)
Ali Payami – guitar (track 2), drums (track 2), percussion (track 2)
Stefan Persson – trumpets (track 1)
Laleh Pourkarim – background vocals (tracks 5, 10, 11), piano (track 5), bass (tracks 5, 11), synth (tracks 5, 10, 11), percussion (track 11), organ (track 11), guitar (track 11)
Ilya Salmanzadeh – background vocals (track 1), guitar (track 1), bass (track 1), keys (track 1), percussion (track 1), drums (track 13)
Stargate – all instruments (track 8)
Ryan Tedder – background vocals (track 8)
Jonas Thander – saxophone (track 1)
Gustaf Thörn – background vocals (tracks 5, 10, 11), piano (tracks 5, 11), synth (tracks 5, 11), keys (track 10), organ (tracks 10, 11), bass (track 10)
Ina Wroldsen – background vocals (track 9)
Rami Yacoub – background vocals (track 12)