What a Man Gotta Do explained
"What a Man Gotta Do" is a song by American pop rock group Jonas Brothers. It was released on January 17, 2020, through Republic Records.[1]
Background
The group announced the song's name and release date on January 13, 2020, through social media. They promoted the song the next day through a scratch card on Spotify.[2]
The piece is set in the key of E major in a moderate 4/4 beat. The vocal range of the brothers span two whole octaves from E3 to E5.
Critical reception
Peggy Sirota for Billboard described the song as a "catchy, toe-tapping" song accompanied by an "equally heart-melting music video".[3]
Music video
After several days of teasing, the group released the song alongside a video in which they recreate three well-known eighties films.[4] In the rollout to the visual's Friday, January 17, 2020 release, hints about the video's themes were revealed via retro movie posters mirroring classic late seventies and eighties films.[5] The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn.[6]
Synopsis
The clip stars Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas recreating the dancing-half-naked-in-the-living-room scene from Risky Business, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner playing Danny and Sandy and then Cha-Cha at the school dance from Grease, and Kevin Jonas holding a boombox outside his wife Danielle's bedroom window in homage to the scene from Say Anything....[4] The video features also a cameo from Full Metal Jacket actor Matthew Modine.[7]
Vegas Ride
An alternate video was released on January 21, 2020, in which the brothers ride around Las Vegas looking at the attractions.[8]
Live performances
On January 25, 2020, the group performed the song live for the first time at the Hollywood Palladium during the Citi Sound Vault.[9] They also performed the song live during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards as well as a previous unreleased track called, "Five More Minutes".[10] They performed the song live during the first show of their European leg of the Happiness Begins Tour.[11] On February 7, 2020, they performed the song on BBC's The One Show. On February 12, 2020, just like their March 2019 number-one song, "Sucker", they performed the song live on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[12] The Jonas Brothers performed the song along "X" (without Karol G) and "Sucker" as Exclusive 'home' sessions recorded especially for Radio 1's Big Weekend.[13]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: What a Man Gotta Do - Single. iTunes. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Web site: Jonas Brothers Fan Uncovers What "What a Man Gotta Do" Sounds Like Using Cryptic Clues. Capital FM. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Jonas Brothers Wonder 'What a Man Gotta Do' for Love in Classic Film-Inspired Music Video. Billboard. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Web site: All Three Jonas Brothers End Up In Their Underwear In "What A Man Gotta Do" Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117092710/http://www.mtv.com/news/3152979/jonas-brothers-what-a-man-gotta-do-video/. dead. January 17, 2020. MTV. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Jonas Brothers Pay Homage to Risky Business, Grease, Say Anything in "What a Man Gotta Do" Video. Rolling Stone. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Web site: Watch The Video For The Jonas Brothers' New Track, 'What A Man Gotta Do'. Udiscovermusic. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Web site: Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner, and Danielle Jonas Star in a New Jonas Brothers Video. Harpers Bazaar. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
- Web site: Jonas Brothers Offer Alternate 'What A Man Gotta Do' Music Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223204227/https://etcanada.com/news/578040/jonas-brothers-offer-alternate-what-a-man-gotta-do-music-video/. dead. February 23, 2020. ET Canada. January 21, 2020. January 21, 2020.
- Jonas Brothers Thankful the Grammys 'Let Us Back In' at Concert Ahead of Ceremony. Billboard. January 27, 2020. January 27, 2020.
- Web site: The Jonas Brothers surprise fans at the Grammys by revealing they have another album on the way. Businessinsider. January 27, 2020. January 27, 2020.
- Web site: Jonas Brothers' Happiness Begins Tour Set List: What Do The 'Sucker' Singers Perform?. January 30, 2020. January 30, 2020.
- Watch the Jonas Brothers Perform 'What a Man Gotta Do' on 'Corden' . February 12, 2020. February 12, 2020. Rolling Stone.
- Web site: Radio 1's Big Weekend. BBC. May 24, 2020. May 24, 2020.
- Web site: Bolivia General. es. March 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321173948/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Bolivia/general/20200316. March 21, 2020.
- Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. February 15, 2020.
- Web site: Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 10 del 2020 – Del 28/02/2020 al 05/03/2020. National-Report. March 8, 2020. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309014014/https://national-report.com/top-ecuador/. March 9, 2020.
- Web site: Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas: Ohoi! Parim uus sooritaja on jaapanlane Joji!. et. Nestor. Siim. Eesti Ekspress. February 18, 2020. April 9, 2020.
- Jonas Brothers Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales). Billboard. February 1, 2020.
- Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. July 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411184424/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. April 11, 2020. dead.
- Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. February 14, 2020.
- Web site: Media Forest Charts - Israel - International. Media Forest Israel. March 3, 2020.
- Web site: Japan Hot Overseas [2020/01/29 公開]]. Billboard. January 29, 2020.
- Mexico Airplay. March 7, 2020. March 7, 2020. Billboard.
- Web site: Panamá Top 20 - Del 24 de Febrero al 2 de Marzo 2020. Monitor Latino. April 8, 2020.
- Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 6. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20200217003423/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. February 17, 2020.
- Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 13 October 2020.
- Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. January 17, 2020. January 27, 2020.
- Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2020. Ultratop. December 18, 2020.
- Web site: Rapports Annuels 2020. Ultratop. December 18, 2020.
- Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
- Web site: Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru . Tophit. ru . January 4, 2021.
- Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020. February 17, 2021. Mahasz.
- Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020. Dutch Top 40. nl. December 28, 2020.
- Web site: City & Country Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru. Tophit. ru. January 4, 2021.
- Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. January 5, 2021.
- Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
- Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
- Web site: What a Man Gotta Do - Single by Jonas Brothers. iTunes Store (US). January 17, 2020. June 5, 2020.
- Web site: Singles To Radio. The Music Network. January 18, 2020.
- Web site: BBC - Radio 1 Playlist. BBC. January 18, 2020.
- Web site: Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates. All Access. January 18, 2020.
- Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates. All Access. January 18, 2020.
- Web site: Jonas Brothers — What a Man Gotta do . .
- Web site: BBC - Radio 1 Playlist. BBC. en-GB. 2020-01-24.