La La Land (song)
Encyclopedia
"La La Land" is a song performed by American recording artist Demi Lovato
. It was written by Lovato, Joe Jonas
, Kevin Jonas II
and Nick Jonas
, and produced by the Jonas Brothers
alongside John Fields, for Lovato's debut studio album, Don't Forget
(2008). "La La Land" is one of six songs on the album co-written by the Jonas Brothers, who also contributed backing vocals and guitars to the track. Lovato said that she wrote the song about being yourself in Hollywood and not letting other people change who you are. The song was released as the album's second single on December 16, 2008 via Hollywood Records
. Musically, the song is a guitar-driven pop rock
song and the lyrics speak of Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood.
The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Commercially, "La La Land" peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100
, and number thirty-six on the UK Singles Chart
. The song achieved its highest peak in Ireland, where it reached number thirty on the Irish Singles Chart
. It was less successful in Australia and Germany, where it peaked in the lower half of the charts. The accompanying music video was directed by Brendan Malloy
and Tim Wheeler, and follows the song's Hollywood theme. It was used to promote Lovato's Disney Channel
sitcom Sonny with a Chance
, and features guest appearances from her co-stars.
(2008) that she co-wrote with the Jonas Brothers
. Lovato said that it was "important" to have them on her album, because "I mean, just look at how successful they are. I would love to have their input anytime, because they're obviously doing something right." The band also contributed backing vocals and played the guitar to the song. It was produced by the Jonas Brothers and John Fields, with the latter also playing the bass, guitars and keyboards. The song also features Devin Bronson
, who provided a guitar solo, and Dorian Crozier
, who played the drums. In an interview, Lovato explained that the song is about being yourself when you are surrounded by "the pressures of fame". She said, "You get to Hollywood and a lot of times people can try to shape you and mould you into what they want you to be. The song is just about keeping it real and trying to stay yourself when you're out in Hollywood." "La La Land" was released as the album's second single on December 16, 2008 in the United States, followed by a release in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2009, with the new song "Behind Enemy Lines". A CD single
was released on June 1, 2009, with a recorded live version of the Camp Rock
song "This Is Me
" from Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
.
song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
, the song is set in common time
with a metronome of 84 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A major
with Lovato's vocal range spanning from the note of F3 to the note of E5. Lyrically, the song is about Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood, demonstrated in lines such as, "Who said I can't wear my Converse with my dress?", and "I'm not a supermodel, I still eat McDonald's
." Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic
compared the track's theme to Miley Cyrus
' "Party in the U.S.A.
", and the guitars present in the song to works by English punk rock band The Clash
.
was positive on the song and rated it four out of five stars. He wrote, "So, essentially doing a song like this is rocky ground, but the good news is that Demi generally comes across as the kind of bright, scrappy, girl-next-door type, so it doesn't sound quite so preposterous when she insists that she's still quite normal, really." McAlpine concluded his review, writing, "You can almost hear the paparazzi cameras going off as she's singing. [...] Of course, the only thing she has to worry about now is that having made this very public declaration, if she slips up for a second, we'll all be watching..." Judy Coleman of The Boston Globe
said that Lovato shows "her Gen-Y
stripes", and "forcibly rhymes 'everything's the same' with 'the La-La land machine' – pronounced, of course,' ma-SHAYN'." Stephen Thomas Erlewine
of Allmusic noted it as one of the best tracks on Don't Forget. Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic included "La La Land" at number eight on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list, and wrote, "Are Disney girls just naturally plagued by insecurity or is it all a plot to seem more real? Like Miley's "Party in U.S.A.," this song is all about how out of place Lovato feels in La La Land."
On the issue dated January 10, 2009, "La La Land" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
at number eighty-three. The following week, it rose to number fifty-six. The same week, it debuted on the Hot Digital Songs
chart at number forty-two. On the issue dated January 31, 2009, "La La Land" reached its peak of number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. The same week, it peaked at number twenty-seven on Hot Digital Songs. On the UK Singles Chart
, the song debuted at number sixty-one on the issue dated May 2, 2009. The following week, it reached its peak of thirty-five. The song spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. In Ireland, "La La Land" debuted at number thirty, which became its peak. In Germany, the song debuted at number eighty-two and spent only one week on the chart. In Australia, it reached its peak of number seventy-six on the issue dated May 11, 2009.
and Tim Wheeler. It was used to promote Lovato's then-upcoming Disney Channel
sitcom, Sonny with a Chance
. In an interview with MTV News
, Lovato said that it "really describes the show. I'm excited about that." Speaking of the video, co-director Malloy said, "The idea for the video is to create this hyperreal world, that's the word we keep using, La La Land. Fame has definitely gotten to everybody's head. It's more like [Lovato] is the only one in this world that fame hasn't gotten to." According to Lovato, her Sonny with a Chance co-stars play "stereotypical Hollywood Los Angeles [...] big type of people." The clip premiered on December 19, 2008 on Disney Channel. It was released to the iTunes Store
on January 20, 2009. Jefferson Reid of E! Online praised the video, writing, "Mocking Hollywood phonies is always cool by us, and bonus points to Demi Lovato for doing it while rocking out in admirable form. Skewering the "La La Land" machine with sass and grit, Disney's latest everygirl rock star seems like she might eventually give Miley Cyrus
a real run for her money."
The video features appearances from Lovato's Sonny with a Chance co-stars Allisyn Ashley Arm
, Doug Brochu
, Sterling Knight
, Michael Kostroff
, Brandon Mychal Smith and Tiffany Thornton
. The video begins with Lovato being interviewed on a talk show
called Rumor Has It with Benny Beverly (Brochu). After introducing her to the audience, Beverly asks Lovato what it is like to be a star. A video is then shown to the audience, which serves as the main portion of the clip. In Hollywood, Lovato walks past a "Be-seen section," and bumps into a stranger on the street, which a paparazzo (Knight) takes a picture of. A woman then reads a tabloid magazine with Lovato and the "mystery man" on the cover. The video then cuts to Lovato and her Sonny with a Chance co-stars at a red carpet event, with paparazzi taking pictures of Lovato wearing Converse sneakers with a dress. Lovato is then shown on the set of a commercial for her perfume, in a pink wig with makeup being applied to her. She is uncomfortable and eventually refuses to cooperate, which angers the director (Smith). The video then cuts back to Rumor Has It with applause from the audience, and ends with Beverly praising Lovato.
. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration
of Barack Obama
as President of the United States. On April 7, 2009, Lovato performed "La La Land" on the eighth season
of Dancing with the Stars
. During the performance, Benji Schwimmer
and Tori Smith danced along. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly
was negative on Lovato's vocal delivery due to her "half-growling" and "half-caterwauling". However, Barrett wrote that "the frantic nature of both song and dance complemented each other quite nicely." On April 25, 2009, Lovato performed the song on the final episode of singing competition My Camp Rock
, where she also presented the award to the winner.
Source:
Demi Lovato
"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...
. It was written by Lovato, Joe Jonas
Joe Jonas
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...
, Kevin Jonas II
Kevin Jonas
Paul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...
and Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
, and produced by the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
alongside John Fields, for Lovato's debut studio album, Don't Forget
Don't Forget
Don't Forget is the debut studio album by American singer–songwriter Demi Lovato. The album was released on September 23, 2008 by Hollywood Records. Lovato co-wrote most of the songs with American boy band Jonas Brothers, who also co-produced several songs with John Fields...
(2008). "La La Land" is one of six songs on the album co-written by the Jonas Brothers, who also contributed backing vocals and guitars to the track. Lovato said that she wrote the song about being yourself in Hollywood and not letting other people change who you are. The song was released as the album's second single on December 16, 2008 via Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
. Musically, the song is a guitar-driven pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
song and the lyrics speak of Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood.
The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Commercially, "La La Land" peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and number thirty-six on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The song achieved its highest peak in Ireland, where it reached number thirty on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
. It was less successful in Australia and Germany, where it peaked in the lower half of the charts. The accompanying music video was directed by Brendan Malloy
The Malloys
The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They are signed to HSI Productions.- Videography :*"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend...
and Tim Wheeler, and follows the song's Hollywood theme. It was used to promote Lovato's Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
sitcom Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
, and features guest appearances from her co-stars.
Background and release
"La La Land" is one of six songs on Lovato's debut album Don't ForgetDon't Forget
Don't Forget is the debut studio album by American singer–songwriter Demi Lovato. The album was released on September 23, 2008 by Hollywood Records. Lovato co-wrote most of the songs with American boy band Jonas Brothers, who also co-produced several songs with John Fields...
(2008) that she co-wrote with the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
. Lovato said that it was "important" to have them on her album, because "I mean, just look at how successful they are. I would love to have their input anytime, because they're obviously doing something right." The band also contributed backing vocals and played the guitar to the song. It was produced by the Jonas Brothers and John Fields, with the latter also playing the bass, guitars and keyboards. The song also features Devin Bronson
Devin Bronson
Devin Bronson used to be Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist and previously held positions with Kelly Osbourne's backing band and the Canadian rock band Treble Charger. He is also playing and touring with Ashley Parker Angel. Currently Devin is playing a series of Acoustic shows with Ashley...
, who provided a guitar solo, and Dorian Crozier
Dorian Crozier
- Drummer :A session drummer whose credits include Pink, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, the film Rent, Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys, and David Cook...
, who played the drums. In an interview, Lovato explained that the song is about being yourself when you are surrounded by "the pressures of fame". She said, "You get to Hollywood and a lot of times people can try to shape you and mould you into what they want you to be. The song is just about keeping it real and trying to stay yourself when you're out in Hollywood." "La La Land" was released as the album's second single on December 16, 2008 in the United States, followed by a release in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2009, with the new song "Behind Enemy Lines". A CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
was released on June 1, 2009, with a recorded live version of the Camp Rock
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....
song "This Is Me
This Is Me (Camp Rock song)
"This Is Me", written by Andy Dodd and Adam Watts, is the fourth single from Camp Rock, a Disney Channel original movie, that is featured on the movie's soundtrack. It was released on June 17, 2008 on iTunes digital music store for its acoustic full version...
" from Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience is a 2009 concert film released in Disney Digital 3-D, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D. It was released in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico on February 27, 2009 with the release in other countries later on. The film stars the American pop trio Kevin, Joe...
.
Composition
"La La Land" is a guitar-driven pop rockPop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
, the song is set in common time
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
with a metronome of 84 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A major
A major
A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps.Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor...
with Lovato's vocal range spanning from the note of F3 to the note of E5. Lyrically, the song is about Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood, demonstrated in lines such as, "Who said I can't wear my Converse with my dress?", and "I'm not a supermodel, I still eat McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
." Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
compared the track's theme to Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
' "Party in the U.S.A.
Party in the U.S.A.
"Party in the U.S.A." is a pop song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus. The song was written by Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, and Jessie J and produced by Dr. Luke. It was released on August 11, 2009, by Hollywood Records, as the lead single from Cyrus' first extended play The Time of Our...
", and the guitars present in the song to works by English punk rock band The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
.
Reception
Fraser McAlpine of BBC MusicBBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
was positive on the song and rated it four out of five stars. He wrote, "So, essentially doing a song like this is rocky ground, but the good news is that Demi generally comes across as the kind of bright, scrappy, girl-next-door type, so it doesn't sound quite so preposterous when she insists that she's still quite normal, really." McAlpine concluded his review, writing, "You can almost hear the paparazzi cameras going off as she's singing. [...] Of course, the only thing she has to worry about now is that having made this very public declaration, if she slips up for a second, we'll all be watching..." Judy Coleman of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
said that Lovato shows "her Gen-Y
Generation Y
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...
stripes", and "forcibly rhymes 'everything's the same' with 'the La-La land machine' – pronounced, of course,' ma-SHAYN'." Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
of Allmusic noted it as one of the best tracks on Don't Forget. Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic included "La La Land" at number eight on his "Top 10 from the Disney girls" list, and wrote, "Are Disney girls just naturally plagued by insecurity or is it all a plot to seem more real? Like Miley's "Party in U.S.A.," this song is all about how out of place Lovato feels in La La Land."
On the issue dated January 10, 2009, "La La Land" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at number eighty-three. The following week, it rose to number fifty-six. The same week, it debuted on the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart at number forty-two. On the issue dated January 31, 2009, "La La Land" reached its peak of number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. The same week, it peaked at number twenty-seven on Hot Digital Songs. On the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the song debuted at number sixty-one on the issue dated May 2, 2009. The following week, it reached its peak of thirty-five. The song spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. In Ireland, "La La Land" debuted at number thirty, which became its peak. In Germany, the song debuted at number eighty-two and spent only one week on the chart. In Australia, it reached its peak of number seventy-six on the issue dated May 11, 2009.
Music video
The music video for "La La Land" was directed by Brendan MalloyThe Malloys
The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They are signed to HSI Productions.- Videography :*"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend...
and Tim Wheeler. It was used to promote Lovato's then-upcoming Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
sitcom, Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
. In an interview with MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
, Lovato said that it "really describes the show. I'm excited about that." Speaking of the video, co-director Malloy said, "The idea for the video is to create this hyperreal world, that's the word we keep using, La La Land. Fame has definitely gotten to everybody's head. It's more like [Lovato] is the only one in this world that fame hasn't gotten to." According to Lovato, her Sonny with a Chance co-stars play "stereotypical Hollywood Los Angeles [...] big type of people." The clip premiered on December 19, 2008 on Disney Channel. It was released to the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on January 20, 2009. Jefferson Reid of E! Online praised the video, writing, "Mocking Hollywood phonies is always cool by us, and bonus points to Demi Lovato for doing it while rocking out in admirable form. Skewering the "La La Land" machine with sass and grit, Disney's latest everygirl rock star seems like she might eventually give Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
a real run for her money."
The video features appearances from Lovato's Sonny with a Chance co-stars Allisyn Ashley Arm
Allisyn Ashley Arm
- External links :* on Twitter* on Youtube...
, Doug Brochu
Doug Brochu
Douglas "Doug" Brochu is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. He is best known for starring in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny With a Chance, as Grady Mitchell.-Career:...
, Sterling Knight
Sterling Knight
Sterling Sandmann Knight is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian and musician. He is best known for his roles in the 2009 film 17 Again as Alex, in Sonny With a Chance and So Random! as Chad Dylan Cooper, and in the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck as Christopher Wilde.-Personal...
, Michael Kostroff
Michael Kostroff
Michael Kostroff is an American actor. He appeared on the HBO program The Wire as defense attorney Maurice Levy. Kostroff starred in the fifth season of the series and appeared in all four earlier seasons as a guest star.- Biography :...
, Brandon Mychal Smith and Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Dawn Thornton is an American actress and singer-songwriter best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and So Random!.- Career:...
. The video begins with Lovato being interviewed on a talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
called Rumor Has It with Benny Beverly (Brochu). After introducing her to the audience, Beverly asks Lovato what it is like to be a star. A video is then shown to the audience, which serves as the main portion of the clip. In Hollywood, Lovato walks past a "Be-seen section," and bumps into a stranger on the street, which a paparazzo (Knight) takes a picture of. A woman then reads a tabloid magazine with Lovato and the "mystery man" on the cover. The video then cuts to Lovato and her Sonny with a Chance co-stars at a red carpet event, with paparazzi taking pictures of Lovato wearing Converse sneakers with a dress. Lovato is then shown on the set of a commercial for her perfume, in a pink wig with makeup being applied to her. She is uncomfortable and eventually refuses to cooperate, which angers the director (Smith). The video then cuts back to Rumor Has It with applause from the audience, and ends with Beverly praising Lovato.
Live performances
Lovato performed "Get Back" and "La La Land" at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event on January 19, 2009, in Washington D.C. at the Verizon CenterVerizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration
Inauguration of Barack Obama
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe...
of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
as President of the United States. On April 7, 2009, Lovato performed "La La Land" on the eighth season
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8)
The eighth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, as part of ABC's spring line-up. The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with 13 couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances , and an occasional dance-off between the bottom...
of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
. During the performance, Benji Schwimmer
Benji Schwimmer
Benjamin "Benji" Daniel Schwimmer is an American professional dancer, choreographer, actor, and soon-to-be lead singer of the band "The Weekend Forecast". On August 16, 2006 he was crowned "America's Favorite Dancer", as the winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance and has...
and Tori Smith danced along. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
was negative on Lovato's vocal delivery due to her "half-growling" and "half-caterwauling". However, Barrett wrote that "the frantic nature of both song and dance complemented each other quite nicely." On April 25, 2009, Lovato performed the song on the final episode of singing competition My Camp Rock
My Camp Rock
My Camp Rock is a singing competition based on the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock. Two series have been broadcast in the United Kingdom and two series in 2009 and 2010 in Sweden, Denmark and Norway as My Camp Rock Scandinavia...
, where she also presented the award to the winner.
Track listings and formats
- CD single
- "La La Land" – 3:16
- "This Is MeThis Is Me (Camp Rock song)"This Is Me", written by Andy Dodd and Adam Watts, is the fourth single from Camp Rock, a Disney Channel original movie, that is featured on the movie's soundtrack. It was released on June 17, 2008 on iTunes digital music store for its acoustic full version...
" (Live with Jonas BrothersJonas BrothersThe Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
) – 3:22
- Digital download
- "La La Land" – 3:16
- "Behind Enemy Lines" – 2:49
- Digital EP
- "La La Land" – 3:16
- "La La Land" (WideboysWideboysThe Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
Radio Mix) – 3:13 - "La La Land" (Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:09
Credits and personnel
- Demi Lovato – writer, vocals
- John Fields – producer, bass, guitars, keyboards, programming
- Kevin Jonas IIKevin JonasPaul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...
– writer, guitars, vocals - Devin BronsonDevin BronsonDevin Bronson used to be Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist and previously held positions with Kelly Osbourne's backing band and the Canadian rock band Treble Charger. He is also playing and touring with Ashley Parker Angel. Currently Devin is playing a series of Acoustic shows with Ashley...
– guitar solo - Dorian CrozierDorian Crozier- Drummer :A session drummer whose credits include Pink, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, the film Rent, Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys, and David Cook...
– drums - Joe JonasJoe JonasJoseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...
– writer, vocals - John Taylor – guitars, vocals
- Nick JonasNick JonasNicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
– writer, guitars, vocals - Jonas BrothersJonas BrothersThe Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
– producers
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Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
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