In the summer of 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. They also starred as Kevin, Joe, and Nick Lucas, the band JONAS, in their own Disney Channel series JONAS, which was later re-branded for its second season as Jonas L.A. The show was eventually canceled after two seasons. The band released four albums: It's About Time, Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer, and Lines, Vines and Trying Times.
In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards and won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards. Before the release of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, they sold over eight million albums worldwide. After a hiatus in 2010 and 2011 to pursue solo projects, the group reconciled in 2012 to record a new album, which was canceled in 2013 following their breakup. In the years that followed, Nick became a solo artist and actor, Joe formed a band called DNCE, and Kevin stepped out of the spotlight to focus on his family. On February 28, 2019, the band announced their reunion on The Late Late Show with James Corden and planned to put out new music.
On March 1, they released a new single, "Sucker" under Republic Records. They appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden each night from March 4 to 7 to promote the track. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the US Hot Digital Songs chart, with 88,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming the Jonas Brothers' first number-one song and the first number-one by a boy band on the chart since 2003's "Bump, Bump, Bump" by B2K. It became the band's first entry on the chart since 2013's "Pom Poms" and their first top 10 since 2008's "Tonight". The Jonas Brothers also became the second group in history to have a song debut at number one after Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and the first group in this century to achieve this. In its April 13, 2019 issue, "Sucker" became The Jonas' first top 10 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay, surging 20–6 in its third week of charting.
On April 5, the group released the single "Cool". On April 22, the band announced their album Happiness Begins, which was released on June 7, 2019, and preceded by a documentary titled Chasing Happiness, which premiered on June 4 on Amazon Prime Video. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the biggest debut of 2019, and maintained the record until Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, Lover, was released on August 23 of the same year. The group embarked on their tenth headlining tour, the "Happiness Begins Tour", performing 92 shows around the globe.
On January 17, 2020, the band released the single "What a Man Gotta Do". On January 24, they announced a residency show in Las Vegas named Jonas Brothers in Vegas at the Park Theater at Park MGM beginning on April 1, with eight other dates during the month keeping them in place until the 18th. The residency was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band performed at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, revealing a new song titled "Five More Minutes". On May 15, they released a two-track bundle titled XV, which contains the singles "X" and "Five More Minutes", the former of which features Colombian singer Karol G. On May 16, they made an appearance on Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 to perform their new song. On October 30, they released another Christmas song titled "I Need You Christmas". On March 15, 2021, a deluxe version of Nick Jonas' fourth studio album, Spaceman, was released. The record included the song "Selfish", which featured the Jonas Brothers.
On May 19, 2021, the Jonas Brothers announced that they would be embarking on their eleventh headlining tour, the Remember This Tour, consisting of 44 shows at outdoor venues around the United States, with the tour beginning on August 20, 2021, in Las Vegas. During their Remember This Tour tour, the Jonas Brothers required all fans attending their shows to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID-19 test. The brothers released a statement on social media saying "We believe this is the best thing we can do for our fans, our hard-working crew, and the communities we're visiting." Kelsea Ballerini was announced as a special guest for a majority of shows. On May 21, DJ Marshmello released "Leave Before You Love Me", a single featuring the Jonas Brothers. Two days later, they performed the single at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, with Nick Jonas also serving as the host for the ceremony. The single "Remember This" premiered on June 18 and was used in NBC's coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics. They recorded the song "Mercy" for the soundtrack of Space Jam: A New Legacy which was released on July 9.
On September 5, 2021, during the band's Remember This Tour, the Jonas Brothers premiered a new song titled "Who's in Your Head" while performing at the Red Rocks Parks and Amphitheater in Colorado. The single was released on September 17. On March 1, 2022, they announced a 5-dates residency show in Las Vegas named Jonas Brothers: Live in Vegas, taking place from June 3 to June 11. It was followed by a second 3-dates residency, which took place in November of the same year.
In January 2023, while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Nick Jonas announced that the band's new album was completed. On January 30, 2023, the Jonas Brothers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and announced that their sixth studio album, titled The Album, would be released on May 5, 2023. The record was preceded by its lead single, "Wings", which was released on February 24 of the same year. "Waffle House" was released as the second single on April 7, 2023.
Much Better
Jonas Brothers Lyrics
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Now I'm done with superstars
And all the tears on her guitar
I'm not bitter
Now I see everything I'd ever need
Is the girl in front of me
She's much better
You
I wanna fight with
You
Tear up the sky with
You
You're much better
You
I wanna fight with
You
Make up tonight with
You
You're much better
Now I've got some enemies
And they're all friends suddenly
B-F-F's eternally
But I'm not bitter
I believe that the road that people lead
Helps you find the one you need
You're much better
You
I wanna fly with
You
Tear up the sky with
You
You're much better
You're much better girl
You
I wanna fight with
You
Make up tonight with
You
You're much better
Oh
Yeah
You
I wanna fight with
You
Tear up the sky with you
You
Oh, you're much better
You
I wanna fight with you
You
Make up tonight with you
You
Oh, you're much better
You're much better, girl
Oh, oh, oh
You
Yeah!
You
I wanna fight with you
You
Oh
You're much better
You're much better, girl, oh
You, yeah
You
You, (I want to fight with you)
You're much better
You (much better)
You
You
You're much better
In the Jonas Brothers' song "Much Better", the singer speaks about how he's done with dating superstars who are always emotional, and is looking for something real. He's tired of getting a reputation for breaking hearts, and realizes that he doesn't need someone famous who plays guitar and cries over their past relationships. Instead, he sees that the girl in front of him is much better. He wants to start a journey with her, which includes fighting for and with her, tearing up the sky, making up tonight, and flying with her.
The singer seems to have learned a lot about relationships and love, and he believes that the people he has dated in the past have led him to this point where he finally found someone who is much better. He has also made enemies along the way but he's not bitter about them being friends now because he believes that everyone's path leads them to the person they need. The song ends on a hopeful note where the singer is sure that he found the right person and wants to do everything with her.
Overall, the song talks about moving on from toxic relationships that the singer has had in the past and finding someone who is much better and worth fighting for. It shows that the singer has grown and learned from his experiences and is ready for something real.
Line by Line Meaning
I get a rep for breakin' hearts
I am known for constantly hurting girls by breaking their hearts
Now I'm done with superstars
I no longer want to date famous people
And all the tears on her guitar
I have made my ex-girlfriend so sad that she writes about me in her songs
I'm not bitter
I am not angry or resentful about my past relationship
Now I see everything I'd ever need
I have realised that everything I need is already in front of me
Is the girl in front of me
The girl standing in front of me is the one I truly love
She's much better
She is a much better match for me than my previous girlfriend
You
I wanna fight with
You
Tear up the sky with
You
You're much better
I want to have passionate fights and do amazing things with the girl I love because she is so much better for me
Now I've got some enemies
I have made enemies because of my past behaviour
And they're all friends suddenly
My enemies are now friends with my ex-girlfriend
B-F-F's eternally
My ex-girlfriend and my enemies are now best friends forever
But I'm not bitter
I am still not angry or resentful despite the current situation
I believe that the road that people lead
I believe that people's life experiences lead them to find what they really need
Helps you find the one you need
Through the ups and downs of life, you will eventually find the one you truly need
You
I wanna fly with
You
Tear up the sky with
You
You're much better
I want to experience everything life has to offer with the girl I love because she is so much better for me
You're much better girl
The girl I truly love is much better for me than anyone else
You
I wanna fight with
You
Make up tonight with
You
You're much better
I want to have passionate fights and then make up with the girl I love because she is so much better for me
Oh
Yeah
This is an enthusiastic expression of happiness
You
I wanna fight with you
You
Tear up the sky with you
You
Oh, you're much better
I want to be with this girl and have amazing experiences with her, plus she is better for me
You're much better, girl, oh
The girl I love is much better than anyone else, and it's like a revelation
You, yeah
This is an affirmation of the desire to be with the girl I love
You
You, (I want to fight with you)
You're much better
You (much better)
You
You're much better
I want to experience everything with the girl I love, she makes me better, and she is much better for me than my previous girlfriend
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSEPH JONAS, KEVIN JONAS II, NICHOLAS JONAS, PAUL JONAS II
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