, September 2011 "Get Back" was directed by
Philip Andelman and shot in one day. The video premiered on
Disney Channel on August 22, 2008, following the premiere of
The Cheetah Girls: One World. It was later made available for digital download on
iTunes Store on September 16, 2008. The video begins with a shot of the
Manhattan Bridge, Lovato and her band are then seen on a small stage on top of a building. Lovato sports black clothing, a beaded scarf and red gloves. Throughout the first verse and chorus, Lovato dances around on stage with Manhattan Bridge visible in the background. Following the first chorus, the sun goes down and an aerial shot of the city's nightlife is shown. The second verse and chorus are performed during night. During the song's bridge, a daytime shot is shown of Lovato while sitting alone on the rooftop and looking away from the camera. After this, she is back on stage and performing the last chorus during nighttime with bright lights in the background. The video ends with the performance being finished, with Lovato turning around and walking towards her band. Lovato performed the song for the first time at the
2008 Disney Channel Games on May 3, 2008. Later, Lovato performed the song during her appearances in
Good Morning America and
The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On January 19, 2009, Lovato performed the song alongside "
La La Land" at the
Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event in Washington, D.C., at the
Verizon Center. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. On April 24, 2009, Lovato performed an acoustic version of "Get Back" in Radio Disney's network studio. Also in April 2009, the song was performed as part of the
iTunes Live from London series. The full performances were released as an iTunes Store-exclusive extended play featuring recorded live versions on May 17, 2009. In May 2009, Lovato performed the song at a
Walmart concert, which was released as
Demi Lovato: Live: Walmart Soundcheck, featuring recorded live versions on a CD, and the full performances on a DVD. Lovato performed "Get Back" on her
Warm Up Tour and the Jonas Brothers'
Burnin' Up Tour, for the latter she served as the opening act during the summer of 2008. Later in 2009, the song was performed during her
Summer Tour 2009. The song was performed last, and Ed Masley of
The Arizona Republic called it "super-charged". Lovato also performed the song as the opening number for her set during the
Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010. In September 2011, Lovato performed the song during the revue concert An Evening with Demi Lovato. ==Critical reception==