S.O.S (Jonas Brothers song)
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| Single by Jonas Brothers | ||||||||||
| from the album Jonas Brothers | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Year 3000" (Album version) | |||||||||
| Released | August 3, 2007 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD Single | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, teen pop | |||||||||
| Length | 2:33 | |||||||||
| Label | Hollywood | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Nick Jonas | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | John Fields | |||||||||
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"S.O.S" is a song by American pop band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the band's second single from Jonas Brothers, their second studio album, in 2007. It was also their debut single in Europe in May 2008 and in UK in early June 2008. S.O.S is featured on the album Luca Sardelis
In an interview with Elvis Costello, Nick said that SOS was one of the songs that came to him in the middle of the night. He wrote the song in only ten minutes.
In August 2007, "S.O.S" debuted at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the week following its debut, the song rose to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first single to reach the Top 20.
The single sold very well digitally, having peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for two consecutive weeks in September 2007. It has sold 1.5 million copies in the US.
In Australia, "S.O.S" debuted inside the Top 50 at #48 on the ARIA Charts on April 13, 2008. It has thus far peaked at #47.
On January 3, 2008, the single gained a dramatic rise from #85 to #40 increasing album sales in the past few weeks. The video was also premiered on Disney Channel Asia on February 13, 2008.
"S.O.S" premiered on the German charts for the week of June 17, 2008. It was the #38 song in Germany.
In the UK, "S.O.S" was a moderate success, entering the UK Singles Chart at #16 and rose the next week to #13. However, despite large amounts of video airplay, it fell 11 places to #24 the following week. In the fourth week on the UK Singles Chart, the single dropped another eight places to #32. The song sold 2,000,000 copies worldwide becoming one of the best selling songs of 2007. The song was later used as the b-side to When You Look Me in the Eyes.
The video was filmed in June 2007 on the RMS Queen Mary a superliner believed by some to be haunted, located in Long Beach, California. It premiered in early August on the Disney Channel. It also features a cameo by Moises Arias. The Jonas Brothers have said that the boat was "kind of creepy" and that they liked to try to scare each other while aboard it. The song is about having troubled relationships with girlfriends. In the video, Moises Arias appears and waves to Joe's ex-girlfriend. He then joins her and they walk off.
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