Jealous (Nick Jonas song)
"Jealous" is a song performed by American recording artist Nick Jonas for his eponymous second studio album. It was released on September 8, 2014, by Island Records as the second single from the record. It was written by Jonas, Sir Nolan, Simon Wilcox, and the song was produced later by Sir Nolan. "Jealous" has peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, consequently becoming Jonas's highest-charting single and highest selling single with 3 million copies sold in the United States to date. The single has also peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart [2] "Jealous" has also peaked at No. 2 on US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 for five weeks, and also at No. 10 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. "Jealous" was also a top 20 hit in Australia, reaching No. 15 on the ARIA Charts, and a top 30 hit in Ireland, where it peaked at No. 28. It peaked at No. 8 in New Zealand. The song had its biggest success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Jealous"
September 8, 2014
2014
3:43
The song's music video was shot by director Peter Tunney, a frequent collaborator of Jonas'. The video received positive reviews and was praised for inspirational quotes in the background. The singer performed "Jealous" on television shows such as Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today, The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live, VH1 Artist to Watch, 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards kick-off special and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and included it on the Nick Jonas Live Tour set list. The official remix of "Jealous" featured singer-songwriter Tinashe and was released on November 5, 2014. The song was also covered by The Voice season seven contestant Chris Jamison. The Uncensored Version was uploaded to his Official YouTube account but is not present on the Explicit version of the album. The song is also included as a bonus track on the UK deluxe version of Last Year Was Complicated, along with "Chains" and "Levels".
Music video[edit]
Talking about "Jealous"' music video, Jonas said: "The video is basically a trip into the mind of Nick Jonas by way of stream of consciousness. So the director, Peter, he said 'I think if you asked someone right now, 'Who is Nick Jonas?' I think you'd get a million different answers. After having the chance to get to know you, I feel like none of them would really be right because you are so different than the public perception. So let's get inside your mind because this song is very personal even though it's fun. It's kind of a dance song in a way. But let's dig a little deeper and see what it means to you.' So the video is really layered, like his art. You can see he layers a bunch of different news clippings and articles and says something greater over top of it. The video is the same way. The real message is that jealousy is something we all feel from all different walks of life, whether it's about romance or love or family or whatever it is — insecurities. It touches on all that and also has sort of a fun through line with me and Olivia is actually in the video as well."[10]
On August 24, 2014, it was announced that the music video would be released on September 16 and is directed by Peter Tunney and Ryan Pallotta.[11][12] Jonas' then-girlfriend, Olivia Culpo, makes a cameo in the video.[13]