Demi Lovato gets sultry with new song 'Fast': Lyrics, music video
Demi Lovato is back in the studio – and she's offering a sultry new song for the summer.
On "Fast," Lovato's new single out Aug. 1, the celebrated vocalist opts for a more electronic sound, blending sensual lyrics with a hot-and-heavy synth. Up-tempo keyboards and a suspenseful beat drop make for a new experience of Lovato's soaring vibrato, perhaps providing a hint to the genre of the larger album expected to follow the single's release.
"I wanna go fast / I wanna go hard / I wanna go anywhere, anywhere you are," she croons, leaning into a dance-pop sound different from the rock and soul-inspired projects she's dropped more recently.
"Fast" marks her first new music since 2023's "Revamped," which remixed many of the songs from her early pop days to have a more rock n' roll sound. "Holy Fv--," the singer's most recent original album, released in 2022, was a pure rock project.
Now, Lovato is teaming up with Zhone, a Grammy-nominated writer and producer, who has helped engineer the sound of recent Charli XCX and Kesha projects. The partnership may signal a return to her pop roots.
In 2022, Lovato seemed to hint at the end of her long-time tie with the genre, posting on her Instagram at the time: "A funeral for my pop music," alongside a photo of her holding up a middle finger.
But she's back now with a dancier beat – and a literal resurrection of the genre. "Fast" echoes the feel of "Cool for the Summer," another anthem for the hotter months with a synth-pop feel, which Lovato released a little over a decade ago.
"It's been so inspiring working with Demi and experiencing her journey of continued leveling up," Zhone told Rolling Stone in a July 21 interview. "She is such a master in the studio. This album is about letting inhibitions go, and we had so much fun making this music! It really comes across throughout."
Demi Lovato 'Fast' music video: Watch
In the accompanying music video, also out Aug. 1, Lovato struts through a street literally on fire, channeling the hot, sweaty mess of a dance floor, and providing the background music to match.