By this point, the single artwork had been completed and a January 6 release date was set. In November, Anne-Marie came on board to cut vocals. The ‘Never Be The Same Again’ songstress also cut vocals for the track, however, due to the success of her global hit ‘Havana’ at the time, she also decided to pull out from releasing ‘The Middle’.Ī string of artists later gave the song a go, including Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Bishop Briggs, Bebe Rexha, Lauren Jauregui, Daya and Elle King. In July 2017, Grey and Zedd took control of the song and put together a wish list of artists, which included Camila Cabello. However, as she wanted to follow a more “soulful and urban” sound (as heard on her recent album Tell Me You Love Me), Demi turned down the song as it was “too pop”. In an interview with Variety, Stefan Johnson, one-fifth of the song’s production team Monsters & Strangerz, revealed that no fewer than 10 of our favourite females had provided vocals for ‘The Middle’ before Maren eventually wrapped up the track.ĭemi Lovato was the first artist to be involved with the track, listening to a demo and cutting vocals back in April/May 2017, with the intention of releasing it as a single. Whilst we cannot imagine anyone but Maren providing the anthemic vocals, it turns out that the song could have taken a very different route indeed.
‘The Middle’ has also reached number seven in the UK, and has been certified silver. Following its visual premiere during the 60th GRAMMY Awards, the track has peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and is currently on its third week at No. ‘The Middle’, the infectious collaboration between Zedd, Grey and Maren Morris, has been climbing the charts worldwide ever since its release in January.