

Following the announcement of the album's release, Lovato stated the title track was "really the best way to represent me today", adding that "I feel very secure in who I am as an artist and a person. On August 27, 2015, Lovato revealed the cover, title, release date and tracklist of her fifth studio album Confident on Twitter. Prior to official release, "Confident" leaked online on August 24, 2015. Other personnel included Peter Carlsson who performed the live drums. The horn arrangement was provided by musician Jonas Thander who also performed the saxophone, the trombone was played by Steffan Findin, while the trumpets was performed by Stefan Persson and Karl Olandersson. Ilya Salmanzadeh performed guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion among with of Max Martin, the musician Rickard Göransson also performed the percussion, Savan Kotecha also contributed with the background vocals with Salmanzadeh and Oscar Holter. Sam Holland engineered the song, Serban Ghenea handled the mixing of the song. The song was recorded in two studios: MXM Studios, Los Angeles in United States and Wolf Cousins Studios, Stockholm in Sweden. Lovato co-wrote "Confident" with Ilya Salmanzadeh and the song's producers Max Martin and Savan Kotecha.

It also featured in the official reveal trailer for the video game GTI Club: The Outsider and its game soundtrack. Lovato has performed the song on Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, the 2015 American Music Awards, and several TV programs. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, and features guest appearances from Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Zane Holtz, and Marko Zaror. The music video for "Confident" was released on Octothrough Lovato's Vevo channel. Lyrically, the song discusses self-empowerment and confidence. Musically, "Confident" is an electropop and pop rock song with heavy drums, hooker trumpet and finger snaps.

As of October 2017, the song has sold over 1.1 million digital downloads in the United States and has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Commercially, it reached number one in Israel and the top 30 in Canada, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Scotland, and the United States.

Lovato co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. The song was released on September 18, 2015, by Hollywood and Island Records for download on digital retail sites such as or Spotify. It serves as the second single from her fifth studio album of the same name (2015). " Confident" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato.
