The music video premiered on July 13 , 2011 on E! News , and it was released by Vevo , the following day . Soon after the premiere , Lovato spoke with Ryan Seacrest in an exclusive interview . The video was met with a positive reception . James Montgomery of MTV News was very positive on the video — especially the scene when Lovato looks into the camera and almost breaks into tears . Montgomery said , " I 'm not sure if she 's acting or not , but I doubt it , and really , it 's not like it matters . Not when a singer connects to a song on such a visceral level , especially one who 's already been through the wringer . " He concluded , " there 's some dramatically billowing fabrics and some shattered glass , but really , the song is the star . And that simplicity is perfect here , because the song provides all the pyrotechnics necessary . " Grady Smith of '' Entertainment Weekly '' praised the video for being simple , saying " There are no electric guitars or goofy story lines here — just simple , raw passion . " Melina Newman of HitFix said that " no one else appears in the Mark Pellington-directed clip as the focus is clearly on showing the pain Lovato has gone through and from which she is rising , not like the proverbial phoenix , but like a skyscraper . " Newman praised Pellington for bringing " a sense of intimacy to the clip despite the often wide-open spaces " . On August 18 , 2011 , Lovato made the first performance of the song on The Do Something Awards on VH1 , her first live performance since she had left the Jonas Brothers Live in Concert Tour to enter the treatment facility . On August 24 , 2011 , she performed the song on '' America 's Got Talent '' . Then , the singer performed the song on The ALMA Awards in Santa Monica on September 11 , 2011 , the day of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001 . Lovato performed the song in English , while she performed in Spanish , at the second verse of the song . On September 18 , 2011 , Lovato performed the song on '' Good Morning America '' The song was also performed on '' The Ellen Degeneres Show '' on September 20 , 2011 On September 27 , 2011 , the singer performed the song on " Dancing with the Stars " . On March 24 , 2018 , Lovato performed the song on the March for Our Lives . The song also appeared on '' Today '' and '' Extreme Makeover : Home Edition ''
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Skyscraper (song)