Sucker (song)

"Sucker"
Single by Jonas Brothers
from the album Happiness Begins
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
RecordedJanuary 2019
Studio
  • Patriot Studios (United States)
  • St Regis (Toronto)
Genre
Length3:01
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Composer(s)Ryan Tedder
Producer(s)
Jonas Brothers singles chronology
"First Time"
(2013)
"Sucker"
(2019)
"Cool"
(2019)
Music video
"Sucker" on YouTube

"Sucker" is a song by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. The song was released on March 1, 2019, through Republic Records. It is the group's first single released together in six years, since their reunion a day before the song was released.[5][6] Ryan Tedder wrote and produced the song alongside the group co-writing with Louis Bell, Mustafa Ahmed and Homer Steinweiss. The song was also co-produced by Frank Dukes. The Jonas Brothers appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden each night from March 4 to 7 to promote the track.[6] It became the brothers' biggest hit single to date, reaching number one in several countries, including Australia, Canada, Latvia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia and the United States.[7]

The official music video for "Sucker" featured their wives: Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Nick's wife), Sophie Turner (Joe's then-fiancée and now ex-wife) and Danielle Jonas (Kevin's wife). The song was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards[8] and in four categories at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, winning for Best Pop Video.[9][10]

  1. ^ Ahlgrim, Callie (December 17, 2019). "The 9 best and 9 worst songs of the year". Insider. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Rolling Stone Staff (December 6, 2019). "50 Best Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 8, 2022. ...the song quickly blossoms into a dynamic, rousing dance-rock anthem. It's an impeccably sweet-and-sour pop-rock tune...
  3. ^ Ahlgirm, Carrie (December 13, 2019). "The 113 best songs of the past decade, ranked". Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2022. ...they returned with a delightfully weird, tropical pop-rock banger...
  4. ^ @RyanTedder (February 28, 2019). "To write for something actually very specific...& secretive enough it needed an NDA- over the last 3-4 months we've written a ton & ive been blown away by their talent, professionalism & SPEED..super proud of this 1st song -let's go! (2 Of 2)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Jonas Brothers – Sucker". jonasbrothers.lnk.to. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Jonas Brothers Are Back, New Single Drops Tonight (Watch Teaser Video)". Variety. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Jonas Brothers Notch First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as 'Sucker' Blasts In On Top". Billboard.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Grammys2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Schaffstall, Katherine (August 26, 2019). "Jonas Brothers Perform "Sucker" and "Only Human" at MTV Video Music Awards". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (December 26, 2019). "Here's Just About Everything the Jonas Brothers Did in 2019, From Reuniting to One of the Year's Biggest Tours". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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