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Jonas Brothers (2007)

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This self-titled album had a cover as its lead single: "Year 3000" was a song originally by the British band Busted.

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Jonas Brothers: second studio album by the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band
Released August 7, 2007 on Hollywood Records
First album released under Hollywood Records, the label that followed the band's exit from Columbia Records
Lead single "Year 3000", a cover of a Busted song, re-released by Hollywood Records on March 13, 2007
Second single "Hold On", released May 22, 2007
Third single "S.O.S", released August 3, 2007, the album's most successful single
Fourth and final single "When You Look Me in the Eyes", released December 28
"When You Look Me in the Eyes" is a re-recording of the version first heard on Nick Jonas's self-titled solo album

Debut album It's About Time (2006) came out on Columbia with limited commercial performance, and the label dropped the group
Hollywood Records, the Disney-owned label, gave the band a place in the Disney Channel ecosystem and raised their visibility with teen audiences
The band moved toward a pop rock and pop punk sound while working with producer John Fields on new recordings
Rising exposure on Disney Channel and the spread of "Year 3000" helped build interest ahead of this album

Recorded between February and March 2007 in a relatively short period, around the band's live shows and promotional schedule
Producer John Fields had worked with the group before and was central to shaping their sound
Much of the recording took place in various studios and mobile settings, including sessions while the band was on tour
Session musicians and additional collaborators added strings and support arrangements
Credits list John Fields as producer and recording engineer, and Chris Lord-Alge as mixer

Formed in 2005 as an American pop rock band of brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas.
Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey; moved to Little Falls, New Jersey in 2005, where they wrote their first record.
Signed to Columbia Records after Steve Greenberg heard their first song "Please Be Mine"; the name Jonas Brothers was chosen over "Sons of Jonas".

Gained popularity through Disney Channel, starring in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010), and the series Jonas.
Released seven studio albums from It's About Time (2006) to Greetings from Your Hometown (2025).
Nominated for Best New Artist at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2008; won Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards.
Split in 2011 for solo projects, reunited in 2019 with "Sucker", their first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Happiness Begins (2019) topped the Billboard 200; The Album (2023) and Greetings from Your Hometown (2025) followed.

AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine): described the band as cheerful, good-natured, and tuneful
AllMusic: said the album is tighter and better than their debut
AllMusic: suggested the band may have writing and performing skills to last beyond their popularity on Radio Disney
Cross Rhythms: praised the album as high-energy pop-punk with catchy hooks and muscular guitar licks

US Billboard 200: debuted at number five with 69,000 copies sold, the band's first top 10 album in the country
United States: about 2.4 million copies sold as of March 2015, the band's best-selling album to date
RIAA: certified double platinum in the United States
Singles "S.O.S" and "When You Look Me in the Eyes" charted in several countries, including Australia, Canada, and the UK

"Kids of the Future" was released as a single for the Meet the Robinsons soundtrack and does not appear on LP editions of this album
The album's packaging is a Digipak, and the Enhanced CD includes access to online video content, photos, and lyrics
"Year 3000" was first released in 2006 by Columbia on It's About Time before Hollywood re-released it in March 2007
"When You Look Me in the Eyes" was a re-recording of the version first heard on Nick Jonas's solo album
"S.O.S" was their first single to chart in Canada and the UK, and their first top-twenty hit in the United States