It was slightly raining and the first rays of the sun were starting to shine through thick clouds of smoke. I was actually feeling amazing when I wrote it. It came from a really empowered place. But I think it's hard to be a human in general — we all have our own struggles and things to overcome.
When asked what she wants girls to feel when they hear the song, Kerli said, "I think the lyrics say it already. You can hit the lowest low and face the darkest dark, but you can always get back up and get in the light. They explained the rest of Unbroken is "a lot lighter and more fun" and they chose to release "Skyscraper" as the first single from the album because they wanted to show "something very inspirational" that represents the difficult journey they have been on.
Lovato initially recorded "Skyscraper" in Studio City, Los Angeles in During recording, they were "doubled over, just in pain", making them very emotional and tearful; they had never been that emotional while recording a song before.
While recording, their voice was damaged from purging. They felt that the song was a "cry for help", which triggered a lot of emotions, stating that they were crying and "bawling [her] eyes out" in the studio.
At the time, they had not told anyone about their depression and personal issues. In November , they entered a treatment facility to treat their physical and emotional problems. After finishing their treatment in late January , they re-recorded the song but decided to keep the original recording because they felt that their voice had changed, although noting that their voice was "weaker" when they originally recorded it.
They said, "There was something in that first try, that first run-through of the song that was kind of magical. Kerli praised Lovato's take on the song, stating that they "really conveys the emotion". Kerli went on to say, "I always say that songs are messages and artists are messengers, and at this point in time there is no better messenger for this song than Demi.
Her courage to go out and tell the whole world about everything she's been through the past year is beyond inspiring. Lovato said that they kept her vocals because "it adds a lot to the song". Lovato stated, "I think she may have recorded it once maybe and I don't really know what the situation was, but I know she did the background vocals and they were lovely so they kept them. Lovato revealed the cover artwork and release date for "Skyscraper" via their Twitter account on July 5, Following the announcement, "Skyscraper" became a trending topic on the site.
Lovato also called in to talk about the track. On the same morning, the single was made available for digital download on the iTunes Store in the United States, although originally planned to be released on July The song reached the top ten on the iTunes chart within an hour and the summit of the chart later in the afternoon. The single was serviced for mainstream radio airplay on July 26, Lovato recorded a Spanish version of the track, named "Rascacielo".
It was released on the Mexican iTunes store on August 16, Upon its release, many celebrities voiced their support of "Skyscraper" on Twitter. In response to the celebrity reactions, Lovato stated "There has been so much positive feedback, it's been so incredible. I hear that people like Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson respect my music and are even tweeting about it on their own time. I mean, it's just been so amazing and I've been so thankful and grateful.
It's just so exciting for me because these are people I look up to myself and then hearing that they're tweeting about me; it's like a dream come true. Lovato called Sparks' take "beautiful". The song has a simple musical structure.
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes. It is composed in the key of G major with Lovato's vocal range spanning from the note of G3 to the note of G5.
Lyrically, the song is about staying strong and believing in yourself. According to Lovato, the song's lyrics symbolize their personal journey from where they used to be to "the happy healthy person [she is] today. With the song, Lovato hopes that "people are able to relate to it and realize that they are able to rise above and overcome any obstacle, no matter the circumstances, and shine like a skyscraper.
The song was very well received in reviews from music critics and also from the media. Bill Lamb of About. He praised Lovato's breathy vocals, the instrumentation, and inspirational lyrics. He said that Lovato's choice of collaboration with Kerli and Toby Gad makes the song memorable, stating that the song "sports the simultaneously fragile but resilient feel of collaborator Kerli's work while being guided with the surefire mainstream pop hand of veteran Toby Gad.
Here Demi Lovato looks serious about being not only a Disney teen idol but also a true pop artist. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard was positive on the song, especially praising Lovato's powerful vocal range.
Monica Herrera of Rolling Stone praised the song, describing it as a "tear-jerker ballad". This charting made the song Lovato's highest-peaking single since " This Is Me " reached number nine in August The song also debuted at number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart.
The song also debuted at number 18 on the Canadian Hot On the issue dated August 1, , the song entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number nine, making it their highest debut and peaking single there. On the issue dated August 7, , it debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number The next week, it reached a peak of I come from a very small place in Eastern Europe so my whole life has kind of been one big fight to live my dream against all odds.
You can hit the lowest low and face the darkest dark, but you can always get back up and get in the light. It is the story of my X Factor journey, how I was singing for years and no-one batted an eyelid.
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