"X" | ||||
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Single by Jonas Brothers featuring Karol G | ||||
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B-side | " Five More Minutes" | |||
Released | May 15, 2020 | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Shellback | |||
Jonas Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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Karol G singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"X" on YouTube |
"X" is a song by American pop rock group Jonas Brothers, featuring vocals from Colombian reggaeton singer-songwriter Karol G. It was released on May 15, 2020. The song was released concurrently with " Five More Minutes". Both of these songs are part of a conjoined single titled XV.
On May 11, 2020, the group announced the single "X" and announced that the release of the song would be on May 15, 2020. [1] The singles "Five More Minutes" and "X" were both featured in their tour documentary called Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film, which was released in April. During an interview with Insider, Kevin Jonas said "The new single 'X' is a song that I'm so excited about". He further explained the way he feels about the collaboration is reminiscent of how he felt about the band's hit 2019 track called " Sucker", which marked their musical comeback after a six-year hiatus. "I can honestly say there was only one other time where I had a song of ours constantly in my head", Jonas said. "It was 'Sucker' and ' What a Man Gotta Do,' but 'Sucker' specifically just kind of stayed there as kind of an earworm." [2]
Billboard's Jessica Roiz said that "X" is "true Jonas Brothers fashion, the tune is catchy dance-pop meshed with flairs of Latin-alt rumba". [3]
The music video released on May 18, 2020, and shows the band dancing, enjoying a beverage and playing instruments through individual phone screens against a white background. Karol G also appears on a fourth screen in an all-red ensemble as she sings her verse. [4]
The Jonas Brothers with Karol G performed the song live for the first time on Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020. Members of the class of 2020 appeared on video as the brothers' personal backup dance crew. [5] The band performed the single live with Karol G during the eighteenth season finale of The Voice on May 19, 2020. [1] The Jonas Brothers performed "X" (without Karol G) along with "Sucker" and "What a Man Gotta Do" as exclusive 'home' sessions recorded especially for Radio 1's Big Weekend. [6]
Weekly charts |
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [49] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [50] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [51] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Formats | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 15, 2020 | Republic | [52] | |
United States | May 19, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [53] | |
Russia | May 22, 2020 | Universal | [54] | |
Italy | [55] |
"X" | ||||
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Single by Jonas Brothers featuring Karol G | ||||
Language |
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B-side | " Five More Minutes" | |||
Released | May 15, 2020 | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Shellback | |||
Jonas Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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Karol G singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"X" on YouTube |
"X" is a song by American pop rock group Jonas Brothers, featuring vocals from Colombian reggaeton singer-songwriter Karol G. It was released on May 15, 2020. The song was released concurrently with " Five More Minutes". Both of these songs are part of a conjoined single titled XV.
On May 11, 2020, the group announced the single "X" and announced that the release of the song would be on May 15, 2020. [1] The singles "Five More Minutes" and "X" were both featured in their tour documentary called Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film, which was released in April. During an interview with Insider, Kevin Jonas said "The new single 'X' is a song that I'm so excited about". He further explained the way he feels about the collaboration is reminiscent of how he felt about the band's hit 2019 track called " Sucker", which marked their musical comeback after a six-year hiatus. "I can honestly say there was only one other time where I had a song of ours constantly in my head", Jonas said. "It was 'Sucker' and ' What a Man Gotta Do,' but 'Sucker' specifically just kind of stayed there as kind of an earworm." [2]
Billboard's Jessica Roiz said that "X" is "true Jonas Brothers fashion, the tune is catchy dance-pop meshed with flairs of Latin-alt rumba". [3]
The music video released on May 18, 2020, and shows the band dancing, enjoying a beverage and playing instruments through individual phone screens against a white background. Karol G also appears on a fourth screen in an all-red ensemble as she sings her verse. [4]
The Jonas Brothers with Karol G performed the song live for the first time on Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020. Members of the class of 2020 appeared on video as the brothers' personal backup dance crew. [5] The band performed the single live with Karol G during the eighteenth season finale of The Voice on May 19, 2020. [1] The Jonas Brothers performed "X" (without Karol G) along with "Sucker" and "What a Man Gotta Do" as exclusive 'home' sessions recorded especially for Radio 1's Big Weekend. [6]
Weekly charts |
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [49] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [50] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [51] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Formats | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 15, 2020 | Republic | [52] | |
United States | May 19, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [53] | |
Russia | May 22, 2020 | Universal | [54] | |
Italy | [55] |