Lovato's 'Sober,' about relapsing, re-enters Billboard chart

Associated Press
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 25: Demi Lovato performs live on stage at The O2 Arena on June 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 25: Demi Lovato performs live on stage at The O2 Arena on June 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

NEW YORK — Demi Lovato’s song about relapsing has re-entered the Billboard chart a week after she was hospitalized for a reported overdose.

“Sober,” released last month, jumped to No. 56 this week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after being absent from the chart last week.

Nielsen Music says “Sober” earned 7.2 million streams and sold 18,000 tracks in the tracking week ending July 26. Lovato was hospitalized July 24.

“Sober” turned heads when it was released since 25-year-old Lovato had celebrated six years of sobriety in March. On the song she sings: “Momma, I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore/And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor.”

Lovato’s “Solo,” a collaboration with British electronic group Clean Bandit, rose to No. 61 on the Hot 100 this week.

Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press