5 iconic memes that Demi Lovato has referenced in new music video, FAST

Demi Lovato just released her latest music video for Fast and fans are quick to spot five memes from the singer's past. The music features Demi Lovato walking down a street at night, with people doing the most random things in the background. Some were lifting weights, a group of men and women were taking off their clothes, and running in their underwear, and one man even breaking a bottle on his head.

The entirety of the music video shows Demi walking and singing along with the lyrics. She is dressed in a sheer pink camisole, paired with a sheer skirt, and a matching pink bra with pink thongs. She completed the look with clear heels, her black hair let down and styled in a greasy look. With a light sheen on her skin, she appeared sweaty in a sultry, intentional way, glistening under the city lights.

The five iconic Demi Lovato memes made their appearance for 3 seconds at the 1:19 minute mark in the video. As Demi was walking down the sidewalk, the memes were displayed on glitching TV screens in a shop.

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What are the 5 memes featured in Demi Lovato's Fast music video?

Demi Lovato is taking control and owning five of the most iconic memes that were made based on her. Keep reading to learn a little background information about each meme.

Singing to ghosts

The first meme on the top left television is taken from the docuseries titled Unidentified with Demi Lovato. In the clip, the singer was seen communicating and singing to ghosts. She claims that singing to them (ghosts) can help with overcoming their trauma. As expected, video clips from the docuseries took the internet by storm, and netizens made fun of Lovato.

Hi Fatty!

On the bottom left TV is a photo from the famous "Hi Fatty!" meme. A few years ago, during a live video, Lovato seemed to be reading a comment from a fan asking her to say the two words. After the words came out of her mouth, she seemed to realize what she had said and stared at the camera with a sheepish grin in silence. This moment was later turned into GIFs and went viral.

POOT

The image on the top right TV screen is a reference to the POOT meme. Poot is an altered image of the Cool For The Summer singer and a made-up character. She is referred to as Demi Lovato's twin sister, who has been locked in the basement and recently released.

Lovato herself got in on the laughter in 2015. She tweeted in response to the image:

"Cool to see a sh*tty angle turn into a meme that circulates the Internet to people's amusement."

Again in 2025, Lovato is owning it in her Fast music video.

I like mugs

The TV in the middle featured the 'I like mugs' meme. Back in 2020, Demi was doing an interview with Energy NRJ, and she was asked what her favorite dish was. Demi promptly answered:

"I like mugs, because they're very comfortable in your hand... They hold hot things that you don't have to touch... You know, coffee or hot tea."

This became a meme since Demi misunderstood the question. In 2024, she clarified that she was not trying to be "ditzy," but she was, in fact, "tired" from doing many interviews and being asked multiple questions time and again. She decided to make up a "silly answer," which led to the video going viral.

Disney Knees

Lastly, the last meme on the bottom right TV is a photo of Demi from Camp Rock. 'Disney knees' refers to a stance Disney stars usually make when performing. It features standing with both knees slightly bent inward. This pose became so recognizable and exaggerated over time that it turned into a meme. Some of the famous Disney stars known to have 'Disney knees' are Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Jonas Brothers.