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.
Shelf
Jonas Brothers Lyrics
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And I am the lonely heart
Give it a chance
For our love to start
But you'll never see
If you don't give me a shot
To show you what I've got
You know me better than I know myself
Don't take my heart and put it on a shelf
Always someone else
The next guy who will make your cold heart melt
I'm gonna give my love to someone else
I held your hand (ahh-ah)
It felt like a movie
I made some plans (ahh-ah)
But you were already moving on, now
I'm stuck under a rainy cloud
But you don't seem to care
But it's alright 'cause it's
Too late to pretend
You know me better than I know myself
Don't take my heart and put it on a shelf, yeah
Always someone else
The next guy who will make your cold heart melt
I'm gonna give my love to someone else
I'm tired of wasting all my time
My heart is hanging on the line (is it me, girl, or someone else?)
Please take it off the shelf
Too late to pretend
You know me better than I know myself
Don't take my heart and put it on a shelf (la-la-la-la-la)
(La-la-la-la-la)
Everybody
Always someone else
The next guy who will make your cold heart melt
I'm gonna give my love to someone else
Yeah
Ooh-ooh
The Jonas Brothers' song "Shelf" is about unrequited love and the frustration that comes with it. The singer is a lonely heart who is infatuated with a flirtatious person, but despite their efforts to win them over, they remain unreachable. The singer holds onto their feelings, hoping for a chance to show what they have to offer, but they eventually realize that it's too late to pretend that the other person doesn't know them better than they know themselves. The song reveals the pain of realizing that their heart is being put on a shelf and that the person they love is always looking for someone else who will make their heart melt. Although heartbroken, the singer ends the song triumphantly by declaring that they are going to give their love to someone else instead.
The lyrics of "Shelf" are relatable to many people who have experienced unrequited love. The painful reality of being rejected by someone we are attracted to is something that many people have had to face at least once in life. The song's message is clear and powerful, emphasizing the importance of not holding onto feelings that will lead to heartbreak, and moving on from situations where we are not treated with respect and dignity.
Line by Line Meaning
She's such a flirt
The girl he likes is very flirtatious
And I am the lonely heart
He is lonely and looking for love
Give it a chance
He wants their relationship to have a chance
For our love to start
He wants to start a romantic relationship with her
But you'll never see
She won't realize his feelings
If you don't give me a shot
She needs to give him a chance to show his worth
To show you what I've got, but
He has something special to offer and wants to show her
It's too late to pretend
He knows she doesn't like him back
You know me better than I know myself
She knows him well enough to pre-empt his response
Don't take my heart and put it on a shelf
He doesn't want her to ignore his love and move on
Always someone else
She's always looking for someone else
The next guy who will
She's always on to the next guy
Make your cold heart melt
She's searching for someone who can break her walls down
I'm gonna give my love to someone else
Since she's not interested, he's going to move on
I held your hand (ah ah)
He's had some physical contact with her
It felt like a movie
Being with her felt surreal and special
I made some plans (ah ah)
He has thought about a future with her
But you were already moving on
But she was already over him and not interested
Now, I'm stuck under a rainy cloud
He's now feeling down and upset
But you don't seem to care
She doesn't seem to notice or care about his feelings
I'm tired of wasting all my time
He's tired of investing time in a relationship that's not happening
My heart is hanging on the line
His emotions are vulnerable and at risk
Is it me girl or someone else
He questions if it's him or someone else that's preventing their relationship from happening
Please take it off the shelf
He begs her to reciprocate his feelings and not ignore his love
La la la la la
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Everybody!
A call to action for everyone to join in and sing
Woo ooooo
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Joseph Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nicholas Jonas
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