''Happiness Begins'' is the fifth studio album by the

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, released on June 7, 2019, by

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. It is their first album since 2013's ''

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'', and their first studio album since 2009's ''

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''. It was the first album released by the group when they were revived in 2019. It was preceded by their comeback single "

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" as well as "

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". The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200.

Background

In writing and recording for the album, the brothers said that they wanted a "new and improved sound" with "feel-good tracks", so their A&R at

, Wendy Goldstein, got in contact with

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and

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to help compose and produce songs for them. Tedder stated that they would "write a song in about 90 minutes, .. andcut it in the second hour. It would be demo'd by dinner." ''

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'' described the resulting sound as containing "hints of everything from '80s new wave to reggae to country", and also said that "Nick describes lbum track'Hesitate' as Joe's love letter to

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, while 'I Believe' is a synth-heavy slow jam that alludes to his own whirlwind romance with Chopra ".

Promotion

The band announced the album in a

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post on April 22, 2019, sharing the cover art and release date. The brothers then separately shared the news, with Kevin stating that he was "most proud" of the album. On April 30, the band posted teasers to social media with "Happiness Begins tomorrow". The next day, the band officially announced the

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, which began on August 7, 2019. The tour played 92 shows in North America and Europe.

Singles

On March 1, 2019, "

" was released as the lead single from the album. The song debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the Jonas Brothers' first song to do so. On April 5, 2019, "

" was released as the second single. The song debuted and peaked at number 27 on the Hot 100. " Only Human" was released as the third and last single of the album on July 2, 2019.

Commercial performance

''Happiness Begins'' debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 414,000

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s, of which 357,000 were pure sales, becoming the Jonas Brothers' fourth number-one album in the country. In Canada, ''Happiness Begins'', also debuted at number one with 36,000

s, being the group's third chart-topping album following ''

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'' and ''

''.

Track listing

Notes

* signifies a co-producer. * signifies a vocal producer.

Personnel

Jonas Brothers *

Joe Jonas Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Kevin Jonas, Kevin and Nick Jonas, Nick. The group released their ...

– vocals (all tracks), background vocals (2) *

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

– vocals (all tracks), background vocals (2), electric guitar (7), drums (11), keyboards (14) *

Kevin Jonas Paul Kevin Jonas II (born November 5, 1987) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band, the Jonas Brothers, alongside his younger brothers Joe and Nick. Jonas became a prominent figur ...

– background vocals (2) Additional musicians *

– acoustic guitar (1); background vocals, bass (1, 5); drum programming (1, 5, 9), programming (1, 5, 10), electric guitar (2, 5, 9, 10), horn (10) *

Louis Bell Louis Russell Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Bell's work includes production for Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, 5 Seconds of Summer, T ...

– bass (1, 5); drum programming, programming (5) *

Homer Steinweiss Homer Steinweiss is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer known as a prominent drummer in the New York soul revival scene. He is a founding member and drummer of groups including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expression ...

– drums (1) * Andrew DeRoberts – electric guitar (1) *

Frank Dukes Adam King Feeney (born September 12, 1983), better known as Ging and by his former stage name Frank Dukes, is a Canadian musician, record producer, and songwriter. A prolific producer, he has worked with artists including Camila Cabello ("Havana ...

– electric guitar (1) * Casey Smith – background vocals (2, 13) * Zach Skelton – electric guitar (2, 9, 13); bass, programming (2, 13); drums (2), drum programming (9, 13); background vocals, keyboards (13) * Wojtek Goral –

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(3) * Shellback – background vocals, bass, keyboards, programming, tambourine (3) * Tomas Jonsson –

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

(3) *

Mattias Bylund Bengt Axel Mattias Bylund (born 16 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, music arranger and music producer who lives in Gothenburg. In 2016 he received a Grammy Award for string arrangement on Taylor Swift's ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989'' and h ...

–

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

, horn (3) * Michael Engström – bass (3) * Mia Samuelsson –

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(3) * Nils-Petter Ankarblom – horn, horn arrangement (3) * Jason McNab – tambourine (3) * Jimmy Carr – tambourine (3) * Kasper Komar – tambourine (3) * Robert Möllard – tambourine (3) * Peter Noos Johansson – trombone (3) * Janne Bjerger – trombone (3) * Magnus Johansson – trumpet (3) * Mozella – background vocals (4) *

– bass, drums, electric guitar, synthesizer (4, 6, 7, 11);

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(6), keyboards (7, 11) *

Joel Little Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

– bass, drums, electric guitar, programming, synthesizer (9) *

Jason Evigan Jason Gregory Evigan (born June 10, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His songwriting credits include co-writing and production of Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" and "What Lovers Do", Madonna's " Ghosttown", ...

– background vocals, drum programming, electric guitar (10) *

Ammar Malik Ammar Malik (born June 22, 1987) is an American songwriter. He has co-written several modern pop songs, most notably Maroon 5's "Moves like Jagger" and Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" which have both been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. ...

– background vocals (10) *

Gian Stone Gian Stone is an American songwriter and record producer from New York City. He topped the Billboard Hot 100 Producer Chart in May 2020. His work includes co-writing and production of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's "Stuck with U", Maroon 5's " ...

– background vocals (10) *

Mike Sabath Mike Sabath is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has worked with Lizzo, Meghan Trainor, Raye, Liam Payne, Little Mix, the Jonas Bros. and Selena Gomez, among other artists. Early life and education Sabath was born and rai ...

– bass, drums, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer (12) * Brandon Collins – strings (12) * Michael Pollack – background vocals (13) * Ted Moock – background vocals (13) * James Alan Ghaleb – background vocals, electric guitar (14) * Max McElligott – bass (14) * Simon Rossen – drums (14) * Sylvester Siversten – drums, keyboards, programming (14) * Andreas Lund – electric guitar (14) Technical *

Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cage the ...

– mastering *

Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...

– mixing * John Hanes – mix engineering * Rich Rich –

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

(2, 5, 9, 10, 13) * Greg Kurstin – engineering (4, 6, 7, 11) * Alex Pasco – engineering (4, 6, 7, 11) * Julian Burg – engineering (4, 6, 7, 11) * David Rodriguez – engineering (8) * Joel Little – engineering (9) * Gian Stone – engineering (10) * Rafael Fadul – engineering (10) * Jose Balaguer – engineering (12) * Sylvester Siversten – engineering (14) * Lionel Crasta – engineering assistance (10) * Jeremy Nichols – engineering assistance (12) Artwork * Jacob Lerman – art direction * Kyledidthis – art direction * Sandy Brummels – art direction * Jack Gorlin – photography * Peggy Sirota – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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