--- title: Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in New Song description: Demi Lovato seems to have revealed that she has relapsed after 6 years of sobriety in a surprise new single titled "Sober." canonical: https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-21T16:27:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:39:01.177Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in Emotional New Song og:description: The former Disney star has spoken openly about her struggles with addiction og:url: https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4364f7a51ee01e81/69893392bc6cfc0f443e645c/demi-lovato-sober.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Demi-Lovato-2018-Billboard-Music-Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in Emotional New Song twitter:description: The former Disney star has spoken openly about her struggles with addiction twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4364f7a51ee01e81/69893392bc6cfc0f443e645c/demi-lovato-sober.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in Emotional New Song  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 21, 2018 4:27 PM UTC  Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 21, 2018 4:27 PM UTC [Demi Lovato](http://time.com/4962131/demi-lovato-interview/) appeared to reveal that she is no longer [sober](http://time.com/4729084/demi-lovato-sobriety-ellen/) in a surprise single she dropped on Thursday. In the emotional new track, dubbed “Sober,” Lovato sings about relapsing after [six years of sobriety](http://time.com/collection-post/4736200/demi-lovato/). “Momma I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore / And Daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor,” Lovato belts out in the chorus. “To the ones who never left me, we’ve been down this road before / I’m so sorry, I’m not sober anymore.” Lovato also apologizes to her fans in the song, singing, “I’m sorry for the fans I lost, who watched me fall again / I wanna be a role model, but I’m only human.” The singer tweeted the single out, saying “My truth…” on Thursday. > [](https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1009807182089445377) In 2010, at age 18, the former [Disney](http://fortune.com/fortune500/disney/) star [entered rehab](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20439172,00.html) to seek treatment for substance abuse, depression and [bulimia](http://motto.time.com/4423146/demi-lovato-hillary-clinton/?iid=sr-link1). Since then, she has spoken openly about her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. “Surrendering is the most important thing whenever you’re trying to battle your demons,” she told [_People_](https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-celebrates-5-years-of-sobriety-and-plans-for-r-rated-camp-rock-were-totally-gonna-do-it/)in 2017\. “You have to admit that you have a problem first, and then you can overcome them.” Listen to “Sober” below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/"},"headline":"Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in Emotional New Song","datePublished":"2018-06-21T16:27:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:39:01.177Z","description":"The former Disney star has spoken openly about her struggles with addiction","url":"https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/","keywords":["Music","Demi Lovato"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4364f7a51ee01e81/69893392bc6cfc0f443e645c/demi-lovato-sober.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4364f7a51ee01e81/69893392bc6cfc0f443e645c/demi-lovato-sober.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Demi-Lovato-2018-Billboard-Music-Awards","caption":"Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/music/","name":"Music"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5318701/demi-lovato-sober-song/","name":"Demi Lovato Says She's 'Not Sober Anymore' in Emotional New Song"}}]}] ```