SOS (Jonas Brothers song)

Infobox Single
Name = SOS

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Artist = Jonas Brothers
from Album = Jonas Brothers
A-side =
B-side = "Year 3000" (Album version)
Released = August 3, 2007 (USA) May 30, 2008 (Europe) June 9, 2008 (UK)
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Bubblegum pop rock, teen pop
Length = 2:33
Label = Hollywood Records
Writer = Nick Jonas
Producer = John Fields
Certification =
Last single = "Hold On" (2007)
This single = "S.O.S." (2008)
Next single = "When You Look Me in the Eyes" (2008)

"S.O.S." is a song by American pop rock 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.

ong Information

The song is about having troubled relationships with girlfriends.

Upon release, the song managed to get positive reviews and feedback. According to Radio Disney's Music Mailbag, a program in which listeners get to rate the song, the song managed to get a 98% approval rating.

Chart performance

In August 2007, "S.O.S." debuted at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. [Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003626871 "Kingston's 'Girls' Not Budging From Atop Hot 100"] , Billboard.com, August 16, 2007.] In the week following its debut, the song rose to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, [Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003630115 "Kingston Still 'Beautiful' Atop Hot 100"] , Billboard.com, August 23, 2007.] becoming the band's first single to reach the Top 20. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=769568&model.vnuAlbumId=933954 Billboard Artist Chart History - Jonas Brothers Singles] ] It would also be the band's third charting single in their career and is also their second highest peaking single on the chart.

The single sold very well digitally, having peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for two consecutive weeks in September 2007.

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.

It was #1 on the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown for almost six months, iTunes' "Most Purchased Songs" list, and Radio Disney's Dot Com Top 3. Due to its long reign at the top, it was #1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs of 2007.

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 13th. The song also peaked at #8 on Channel V's V Countdown.

"S.O.S." premiered on the German charts for the week of June 17, 2008. It is currently the #38 song in Germany. [http://acharts.us/germany_singles_top_100] In Spain, it peaked at #4 on October 4 on Los 40 Principales (Top 40 Spain) [ [http://www.los40.com/musica/listas/40-principales/ Los 40 Principales Spain Chart] ] . On iTunes Spain, it peaked the #7 at the Top 100 Songs.

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.

Tracklistings

UK CD Single 1

# "S.O.S." (Album version)
# "Hello Beautiful" (Live)

Non UK CD Single 2 - Enhanced

# "S.O.S." (Album version)
# "Hello Beautiful" (Live)
# "Year 3000" (Album version)
# "S.O.S." (Video)

UK 7" Picture Vinyl

# "S.O.S."

Music video

The video was filmed in June 2007 on the haunted "Queen Mary" cruise liner, 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 and scare each other while aboard it.

Since the video was uploaded on to the Jonas Brothers' official YouTube account in the beginning of August 2007, it has currently received over 38,000,000 views as of September 2008. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JUvbJekM88 "S.O.S." Official music video] ]

Charts

References