"Chainsaw" is a song recorded by American singer

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from his third studio album, ''

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''. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Island, Safehouse and Republic Records as the album's second Promotional single. The song was written by

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, Sean Douglas,

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and Nolan Lambroza.

Background

On March 24, 2016, Jonas announced the song as part of the track list for his new album. He said that the song is one of his most vulnerable songs of the album and that it is inspired by his breakup with

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. He also said that "Chainsaw" is the most personal song he has ever written.

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released online on May 9, 2016 In the video Victoria's Secret and Portuguese model

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make an appearance. The video was released on May 13, 2016 and is directed by Luke Monaghan. In the clip the singer wanders around an empty home reminiscing about a former girlfriend and all the memories they shared together before burning it down.

Live performance

During the taping of ''

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'' he performed the song and "

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" with

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and

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. The song is part of the setlist of the

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Track listing

*Digital download – remixes #"Chainsaw" – 3:36

Charts

Release history

References

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