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"Met Him Last Night"
"Met Him Last Night"
Single by Demi Lovato featuring Ariana Grande
from the album Dancing with the Devil ... the Art of Starting Over
Released	April 1, 2021
Length	3:24
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Ariana Grande; Albert Stanaj; Tommy Brown; Courageous Xavier Herrera;
Producer(s)	Tommy Brown; Ariana Grande; Xavi;
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"Met Him Last Night" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato featuring vocals from American singer Ariana Grande. The song was released for streaming by Island Records on April 1, 2021, a day ahead of Lovato's seventh studio album Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over. It was written by Grande alongside Albert Stanaj, Tommy Brown, and Courageous Xavier Herrera, and was produced by Brown and Xavi, with vocal production by Mitch Allan. "Met Him Last Night" will be serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 13, 2021. On April 8th, on an Instagram Live, Lovato confirmed that there will be a music video for the single.

Background

"Met Him Last Night" was revealed as a track from Demi Lovato's seventh studio album Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over in March 2021, with Lovato confirming it was a late addition to the album, having been recorded in the three weeks prior.^[1]

After Lovato played Ariana Grande some songs from the then-forthcoming album in 2019, Grande began to write "Met Him Last Night" specifically with Lovato's story in mind, and Grande originally did not wish to appear on the song herself, with Lovato revealing "She was like, 'No, no, I'll be like mystery, harmony lady'. And I was like 'I feel like the world would love to hear us together, like we should do that'. And she was like, 'Are you sure?' And I was like, 'Yes'. And so she added her vocals and, she's [just so] talented, so great. I'm so grateful to have a friend like her".^[2]

For Lovato, the song is "best representative" of a period in her life that she claims she touched on in her documentary series Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, which involves "the downfalls of recovery" and that "sometimes you slip up", presumably referencing a slip-up she had after a "week-long intensive trauma retreat" due to calling up her drug dealer in hopes of trying to "rewrite his choice of violating me".^[3] ^[4]

The song is a follow-up to Lovato's prior single "Dancing with the Devil", as "Met Him Last Night" features the "Devil" as the seductive title character and antagonist that Lovato and Grande sing about meeting up with.^[5]^[6]

Composition

"Met Him Last Night" was described by Billboard as "a dark, twisted fantasy about chilling with the devil and finding out that, well, he's kind of a funny, chill dude who might be relationship material", containing the lyrics "I seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night/ One conversation, now he's spendin' the night," which an "urgent" Lovato sings "in a couplet that clearly has a much deeper meaning about flirting with disaster."^[7]

Reception

In reviews of Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over, "Met Him Last Night" was referred to by NME as a "dark and atmospheric electro bop",^[8] and Neil McCormick from Telegraph highlighted the song as not only "a flirty duet in which the seductive title character is the Devil" that "succeeds in both acknowledging the dangers of the high life and making fun of them at the same time," but that it reflects the way in which Lovato's album as an entirety pleasurably "succeeds in grappling with serious matters without jettisoning any of the lightness, melodiousness, nimble rhythms and sugar-high hooks of her pop genre."^[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Met Him Last Night"
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[10]	36
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	32
Norway (VG-lista)^[12]	39
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	44

Release history

A day before the album's release, "Met Him Last Night" featuring Ariana Grande was listed as a separate single on Spotify pages.^[15] It will be serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 13, 2021.^[16]

References

^ "Demi Lovato confirms Ariana Grande collaboration Met Him Last Night". Official Charts. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "Demi Lovato Talks Collaborating With Ariana Grande on 'Met Him Last Night'". Rolling Stone. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "Demi Lovato REVEALS she & Ariana Grande 'had so much fun singing together' for epic Met Him Last Night collab". PINKVILLA. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Demi Lovato Has Done Heroin Since Her Near-Fatal 2018 Overdose". InStyle. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ Demi Lovato (Ft. Ariana Grande) – Met Him Last Night, retrieved April 7, 2021
^ McCormick, Neil (April 2, 2021). "Demi Lovato's shocking struggles become a witty, redemptive pop classic". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Fans Are 'Literally Shaking' Over Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande's 'Met Him Last Night'". Billboard. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ Levine, Nick. "Dancing With the Devil ... The Art of Starting Over review – pop's proud survivor". NME. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ McCormick, Neil. "Demi Levato's shocking struggles become a witty, redemptive pop classic". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "VG-lista – Demi Lovato". VG-lista. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "'Met Him Last Night' by Demi Lovato, featuring Ariana Grande". Spotify. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[1] "Demi Lovato confirms Ariana Grande collaboration Met Him Last Night". Official Charts. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[2] "Demi Lovato Talks Collaborating With Ariana Grande on 'Met Him Last Night'". Rolling Stone. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[3] "Demi Lovato REVEALS she & Ariana Grande 'had so much fun singing together' for epic Met Him Last Night collab". PINKVILLA. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[4] "Demi Lovato Has Done Heroin Since Her Near-Fatal 2018 Overdose". InStyle. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[5] Demi Lovato (Ft. Ariana Grande) – Met Him Last Night, retrieved April 7, 2021

[6] McCormick, Neil (April 2, 2021). "Demi Lovato's shocking struggles become a witty, redemptive pop classic". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[7] "Fans Are 'Literally Shaking' Over Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande's 'Met Him Last Night'". Billboard. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[NMEreview-8] Levine, Nick. "Dancing With the Devil ... The Art of Starting Over review – pop's proud survivor". NME. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[telegraphreview-9] McCormick, Neil. "Demi Levato's shocking struggles become a witty, redemptive pop classic". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Demi_Lovato_feat._Ariana_Grande-10] "Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[sc_Ireland4_-11] "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[12] "VG-lista – Demi Lovato". VG-lista. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[13] "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[sc_UK_-14] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[15] "'Met Him Last Night' by Demi Lovato, featuring Ariana Grande". Spotify. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[16] "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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v t e Demi Lovato
Discography Videography Awards and nominations Songs Live performances
Studio albums	Don't Forget Here We Go Again Unbroken Demi Confident Tell Me You Love Me Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over Holy Fvck
Compilation albums	Revamped
Singles	"This Is Me" "Get Back" "La La Land" "Don't Forget" "Here We Go Again" "Remember December" "Wouldn't Change a Thing" "Skyscraper" "Give Your Heart a Break" "Heart Attack" "Made in the USA" "Let It Go" "Neon Lights" "Really Don't Care" "Cool for the Summer" "Confident" "Stone Cold" "Body Say" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Tell Me You Love Me" "Échame la Culpa" "Sober" "Anyone" "I Love Me" "I'm Ready" "OK Not to Be OK" "Still Have Me" "Commander in Chief" "What Other People Say" "Dancing with the Devil" "Met Him Last Night" "Skin of My Teeth" "Substance" "29" "Swine" "Penhasco2"
Featured singles	"We Rock" "We'll Be a Dream" "Somebody to You" "Up" "Irresistible" "Without a Fight" "No Promises" "Instruction" "I Believe" "Fall in Line" "Solo" "Lonely Hearts" "Monsters" "Breakdown" "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife"
Promotional singles	"Send It On" "Me, Myself and Time" "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" "Sexy Dirty Love" "Still Alive"
Other songs	"My Song for You" "Fix a Heart" "Nightingale" "Warrior" "Heart by Heart" "Waitin for You" "Daddy Issues" "Melon Cake" "Eat Me" "Happy Ending"
Concerts and tours	Demi Lovato: Live in Concert A Special Night with Demi Lovato The Neon Lights Tour Demi World Tour Future Now Tour Tell Me You Love Me World Tour Holy Fvck Tour
Related articles	Demi Lovato: Stay Strong Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil 4D with Demi Lovato The Demi Lovato Show Safehouse Records Madison De La Garza
Category

v t e Ariana Grande songs
Discography Songs
Yours Truly	"Baby I" "Right There" "The Way" "Almost Is Never Enough" "Popular Song"
Christmas Kisses	"Last Christmas" "Santa Baby" "Santa Tell Me"
My Everything	"Problem" "One Last Time" "Break Free" "Best Mistake" "Love Me Harder" "Bang Bang"
Dangerous Woman	"Dangerous Woman" "Be Alright" "Into You" "Side to Side" "Let Me Love You" "Greedy" "Everyday" "Focus"
Sweetener	"The Light Is Coming" "R.E.M." "God Is a Woman" "Sweetener" "Everytime" "Breathin" "No Tears Left to Cry" "Goodnight n Go" "Pete Davidson" "Get Well Soon"
Thank U, Next	"Imagine" "Needy" "NASA" "Bloodline" "Bad Idea" "Ghostin" "In My Head" "7 Rings" "Thank U, Next" "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" "Monopoly"
Positions	"34+35" "Motive" "Off the Table" "My Hair" "Positions" "POV"
Eternal Sunshine	"Intro (End of the World)" "Bye" "Saturn Returns Interlude" "True Story" "The Boy Is Mine" "Yes, And?" "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" "Imperfect for You"
Other songs	"Put Your Hearts Up" "E Più Ti Penso" "What Do You Mean?" (remix) "Beauty and the Beast" "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" "The Wizard and I" "Earth" "Boyfriend" "Don't Call Me Angel" "Stuck with U" "Rain on Me" "Save Your Tears" (remix) "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" "Just Look Up" "Die for You" (remix)
As featured artist	"Popular Song" "All My Love" "Get on Your Knees" "Research" "Adore" "Boys Like You" "Over and Over Again" "My Favorite Part" "Faith" "Heatstroke" "Dance to This" "Bed" "Rule the World" "Good as Hell" (remix) "Time" "Oh Santa!" "Met Him Last Night" "It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"