Unbroken is the third studio album by American recording artist Demi Lovato. Writing and recording for the album began as early as July 2010, but ended in late 2010 due to Lovato's rehabilitation. Production resumed in April 2011 after Lovato's treatment ended. Musically, Lovato has described the album as "more mature" and "a little more R&B/pop" than her previous material, quoting artists such as Rihanna and Keri Hilson as influences. While some of the album's lyrical content was heavily influenced by Lovato's personal struggles in late 2010, it also deals with lighter subjects, such as love, self empowerment and having fun.
The album received generally mixed to mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some who commended its ballad tracks and praised Lovato's vocals, but others who dismissed it as "immature" and criticized its amount of "party songs". Despite critics' reviews, the album was praised by Lovato's fans. The album was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 96,000 copies in its first week of release. Internationally, Unbroken charted within the top twenty of Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. Unbroken also appeared in the top 40 in charts in, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. She appeared on the charts in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and in Japan.
Unbroken spawned two top 20 singles its lead single, "Skyscraper", was released on July 12, 2011. It was a commercial success in the United States, debuting and peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lovato's second highest-charting single to date behind "This Is Me" featuring Joe Jonas. It also reached the top twenty of Canada, New Zealand and Scotland. It was very well received from music critics, who generally cited it as a highlight on the album. "Give Your Heart a Break" was announced as the second single, and was released to American radio stations on January 23, 2012. On the week ending June 8, "Give Your Heart a Break" reached a peak of #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard Pop Songs.Unbroken is the third studio album by American recording artist Demi Lovato. Writing and recording for the album began as early as July 2010, but ended in late 2010 due to Lovato's rehabilitation. Production resumed in April 2011 after Lovato's treatment ended. Musically, Lovato has described the album as "more mature" and "a little more R&B/pop" than her previous material, quoting artists such as Rihanna and Keri Hilson as influences. While some of the album's lyrical content was heavily influenced by Lovato's personal struggles in late 2010, it also deals with lighter subjects, such as love, self empowerment and having fun.
The album received generally mixed to mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some who commended its ballad tracks and praised Lovato's vocals, but others who dismissed it as "immature" and criticized its amount of "party songs". Despite critics' reviews, the album was praised by Lovato's fans. The album was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 96,000 copies in its first week of release. Internationally, Unbroken charted within the top twenty of Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. Unbroken also appeared in the top 40 in charts in, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. She appeared on the charts in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and in Japan.
Unbroken spawned two top 20 singles its lead single, "Skyscraper", was released on July 12, 2011. It was a commercial success in the United States, debuting and peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lovato's second highest-charting single to date behind "This Is Me" featuring Joe Jonas. It also reached the top twenty of Canada, New Zealand and Scotland. It was very well received from music critics, who generally cited it as a highlight on the album. "Give Your Heart a Break" was announced as the second single, and was released to American radio stations on January 23, 2012. On the week ending June 8, "Give Your Heart a Break" reached a peak of #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard Pop Songs.false2024-01-03 19:50:14Unbroken920112011-09-202011-09-2053Dance-PopPopPop RockRockTeen Pop11441021310879c195a9b-2db4-4b63-9337-6d8152244742faf4cefb-036c-4c88-b93a-5b03dd0a0e6b1c43f3cb-e590-47e3-a974-b6e92145ef1c/media/data/media5/Music/Demi Lovato/Unbroken (2011)/folder.jpgDemi LovatoAlbumArtist/config/metadata/People/D/Demi Lovato/folder.jpgDemi LovatoArtist/config/metadata/People/D/Demi Lovato/folder.jpgDemi LovatoDemi LovatoDemetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( DEM-ee lə-VAH-toh; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series As the Bell Rings (2007–2008). Lovato rose to prominence for playing Mitchie Torres in the musical television film Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). The former film's soundtrack contained "This Is Me", her debut single and duet, which peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.
After signing with Hollywood Records, Lovato released her pop rock debut album, Don't Forget (2008), which debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200. Its follow-up, Here We Go Again (2009), debuted at number one in the US, while its title track reached number 15 on the Hot 100. Her third studio album, Unbroken (2011), experimented with pop and R&B, and spawned the US top-ten single "Skyscraper". She released her self-titled fourth album in 2013, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and contained the international top-ten song "Heart Attack". Lovato's fifth and sixth albums, Confident (2015) and Tell Me You Love Me (2017), infused soul and mature themes. She earned a Grammy Award nomination for Confident, while "Sorry Not Sorry", the lead single from Tell Me You Love Me, became her highest-charting single in the US, reaching number six. After a hiatus, she released her seventh and eighth albums Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021) and Holy Fvck (2022), which respectively reached numbers two and seven in the US.
On television, Lovato starred as the titular character on the sitcom Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011), served as a judge on the music competition series The X Factor USA for its second and third seasons (2012–2013), appeared as a recurring character on the musical comedy Glee (2013–2014) and the sitcom Will & Grace (2020), and hosted her self-titled talk show (2021). She also starred in the television drama film Princess Protection Program (2009), the animated films Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) and Charming (2018), and the musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
Lovato has sold over 24 million records in the United States and has also received numerous accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, 14 Teen Choice Awards, five People's Choice Awards, two Latin American Music Awards, a Guinness World Record, and was included on the Time 100 annual list in 2017. An activist for various social causes, Lovato's struggles with an eating disorder and substance abuse have received considerable media attention, in response to which she published the self-help memoir Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year (2013) and released the documentaries Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012), Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017), and Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021).