Demi Lovato has insisted that it wasn't her idea to perform her hit track "Heart Attack" at a past event for a heart charity. Back in 2024, the singer-actress went viral after she delivered her 2013 single to the guests at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection gala. But during her latest interview for The Elvis Duran Show, Demi explained that the organizers of the event insisted that she sing the song.
"They asked me to sing that," she said. "I flagged it beforehand and was like, 'Isn't this, like, not the vibe?' They were like, 'No, they wanna hear it.' I was like, 'OK?'"
Despite the organizers assuring Demi that it was what the audience wanted, the song choice was not well-received online. "And then, of course, people online are like, 'Why did she sing that?'" the 33-year-old recalled, declaring: "Y'all, it wasn't me! I flagged it!"
When she performed at the charity spectacle and introduced her song, Demi told the crowd that the song brought up multiple feelings for her. "While my next song is about the intense feelings that come with falling in love as well as heartbreak, opening yourself up, taking risks, and not being afraid to do it again, this song has many parallels for me - my journey and a reminder for all of us in the room just how strong the mind-heart-body connection truly is," she told the crowd at the time, as per Entertainment Tonight.
In 2018, the Confident singer suffered a heart attack and brain damage due to an opioid overdose, but she is now sober and married to musician Jordan “Jutes” Lutes. Last October, Demi released her ninth studio album, It's Not That Deep, and will kick off a tour across North America from April to May 2026.
