Demi Lovato Relives Her 2018 Near-Fatal Overdose in New ‘Dancing with the Devil’ Music Video

Art imitates life in Demi Lovato’s new music video for her single “Dancing with the Devil.”

In the video, which premiered Friday, the singer, 28, recreates the moments main as much as, throughout and after her 2018 near-fatal overdose. She might be seen partying at a bar then being transported on a gurney and mendacity unconscious in a hospital mattress with three girls — presumably meant to characterize her mom Dianna De La Garza and two sisters Dallas and Madison — gathering round her.

Throughout the scenes, Lovato stays true to the particulars from the real-life incident, from her hair to her make-up. She even wears a inexperienced jacket just like the one she was carrying the evening of her overdose.

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“I was dancing with the devil / Out of control / Almost made it to heaven / It was closer than you know / Playing with the enemy / Gambling with my soul / It’s so hard to say no / When you’re dancing with the devil,” Lovato sings in the observe’s refrain, referring on to her overdose.

The “Dancing with the Devil” music video is described as a “true story” co-directed by Lovato and OBB Media founder Michael D. Ratner, who additionally directed Lovato’s YouTube Originals docu-series Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil.

In the tell-all docu-series, Lovato opened up about the second she relapsed in 2018, six-years into her sobriety.

“I picked up a bottle of red wine [one] night, and it wasn’t even 30 minutes before I called someone that had drugs on them,” she stated. “I’m surprised that I didn’t OD that night. I ended up at a party and ran into my old drug dealer from six years before. That night I did drugs I had never done before.”

Lovato then went on to disclose that she blended meth, molly, weed, alcohol and oxycontin that evening. “That alone should’ve killed me,” she stated.

Then two weeks later, Lovato stated she was launched to heroin and crack cocaine. As she rapidly grew to become addicted, Lovato stated she stored her downside “very hidden” from family and friends.

But in July of that 12 months, issues got here to a head. After celebrating a buddy’s birthday, Lovato stated she was going to fall asleep round 5:30 a.m., however “the reality was that I called one of my dealers over.”

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The subsequent morning, her private assistant Jordan Jackson opened the door and located that “she was not waking up or responding.”

“There was one point where she turned blue. Her whole body turned blue. I was like, ‘She’s dead for sure,'” Jackson stated in the movie. “It was the craziest thing I had ever seen.”

In the collection, Lovato’s neurologist Dr. Shouri Lahiri revealed that her oxygen ranges had been “dangerously low and trending down” and that the first locations to be affected in her physique had been the again of her mind and her imaginative and prescient. She additionally had dialysis to scrub her blood.

“I had three strokes. I had a heart attack. I suffered brain damage from the strokes. I can’t drive anymore. I have blind spots in my vision. When I pour a glass of water, I’ll totally miss the cup because I can’t see it anymore,” Lovato stated. “I’ve also had pneumonia because I asphyxiated and multiple organ failure.”

“I’m really lucky to be alive,” she added, revealing she had “5 to 10 minutes” left to reside.

While she is now in a greater place, Lovato admitted that she’s not fully sober and nonetheless drinks and smokes weed in moderation. She insisted, although, that she’s minimize out exhausting medication fully.

“I’ve learned that shutting a door on things makes me want to open the door even more. I’ve learned that it doesn’t work for me to say ‘I’m never gonna do this again,'” she stated. “Telling myself I can never have a drink or smoke marijuana is setting myself up for failure because I am such a black-and-white thinker.”

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“Dancing with the Devil,” which follows the likes of “Anyone” and “What Other People Say,” is part of Lovato’s upcoming album Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over set to be launched on Friday.

With her new music and her story now out in the world, Lovato not too long ago advised PEOPLE that she’s embracing her second chance.

“It feels like such a fresh start,” she stated. “I feel like I am the freest I’ve ever been. It feels great to live in my truth fearlessly.”

“I feel proud, but I also know I’m not hanging my hat up yet,” she added. “I have so much work to continue to do, and the work that I’ve done has been so exciting because it’s opened up my doors to my spirituality, embracing my identity, coming into myself more and just exploring that.”

If you or somebody you understand is struggling with habit, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.