"Met Him Last Night"
A black-and-white drawing of a butterfly on the top right side of the image, shown against a red orange background. Below the butterfly lies Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande's names, written in black capital letters. Below their names stand the title "Met Him Last Night", shown in title case and in a bolder and larger font.
Single by Demi Lovato featuring Ariana Grande
from the album Dancing with the Devil ... the Art of Starting Over
ReleasedApril 13, 2021
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ariana Grande
  • Albert Stanaj
  • Tommy Brown
  • Courageous Xavier Herrera
Producer(s)
  • Tommy Brown
  • Xavi
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"Dancing with the Devil"
(2021) 		"Met Him Last Night"
(2021) 		"Skin of My Teeth"
(2022)
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"POV"
(2021) 		"Met Him Last Night"
(2021) 		"Save Your Tears" (remix)
(2021)
Lyric video
"Met Him Last Night" on YouTube

"Met Him Last Night" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato featuring American singer Ariana Grande. The song was originally released on April 2, 2021, as the ninth track on Lovato's seventh studio album Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over. It was later serviced to US contemporary hit radio by Island Records on April 13, 2021, as the album's fourth and final single. "Met Him Last Night" was written by Grande alongside Albert Stanaj, Tommy Brown, and Courageous Xavier "Xavi" Herrera, and was produced by Grande, Brown and Xavi, with vocal production by Mitch Allan. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the Dave Audé remix of the song was nominated for Best Remixed Recording.[3]

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.[4]

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".[5]

Lovato stated the song is "best representative" of a period in her life discussed in the 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 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".[6][7]

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.[8][9]

Track listing

Dave Audé remix – single

  1. "Met Him Last Night" (featuring Ariana Grande) [Dave Audé Remix] – 3:44

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've 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."[10]

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",[1] and Neil McCormick from The Daily 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."[11]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over.[12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Met Him Last Night"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 52
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[14] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 48
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 29
Greece International (IFPI)[17] 88
Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 32
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 66
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[21] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 39
Portugal (AFP)[23] 42
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 80
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[27] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 61
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 32
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[30] 37

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Met Him Last Night"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various April 2, 2021
Original Island [31]
United States April 13, 2021 Contemporary hit radio
[32]
Various May 12, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Dave Audé remix Island [33]

References

  1. ^ a b Levine, Nick (April 2, 2021). "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.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Craig (April 2, 2021). "Demi Lovato's Redemption Arc Begins". Vulture. Retrieved April 6, 2021. "My Girlfriends Are My Boyfriend" and the Ariana Grande duet "Met Him Last Night" show a flair for contemporary R&B
  3. ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". Grammy.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Demi Lovato confirms Ariana Grande collaboration Met Him Last Night". Official Charts. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Demi Lovato Talks Collaborating With Ariana Grande on 'Met Him Last Night'". Rolling Stone. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Demi Lovato REVEALS she & Ariana Grande 'had so much fun singing together' for epic Met Him Last Night collab". PINKVILLA. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Demi Lovato Has Done Heroin Since Her Near-Fatal 2018 Overdose". InStyle. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Demi Lovato (Ft. Ariana Grande) – Met Him Last Night, retrieved April 7, 2021
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Fans Are 'Literally Shaking' Over Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande's 'Met Him Last Night'". Billboard. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  11. ^ McCormick, Neil. "Demi Lovato's shocking struggles become a witty, redemptive pop classic". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (Media notes). Demi Lovato. Island Records. 2021.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 April 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1623. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 12, 2021. p. 4.
  14. ^ "Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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  16. ^ "Demi Lovato Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "IFPI Charts". IFPI Greece. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "2021 14-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" [2021 14th week's most listened (TOP 100)] (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  22. ^ "VG-lista – Demi Lovato". VG-lista. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  23. ^ "Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202114 into search. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "Demi Lovato feat. Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  27. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  28. ^ "Demi Lovato Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  29. ^ "Demi Lovato Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  30. ^ "Demi Lovato Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  31. ^ "'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.
  32. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  33. ^ "Met Him Last Night (feat. Ariana Grande) [Dave Audé Remix] - Single by Demi Lovato on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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