"Champagne Problems" is a song recorded by American singer

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 ...

from his third studio album, ''

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''. It was released on April 8, 2016, by Island, Safehouse and Republic Records as the album's first promotional single. The song was written by

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, Sean Douglas,

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, and

PJ Bianco PJ Bianco (born 1981) is an American record producer and songwriter. Early life and education Bianco earned a bachelor of fine arts in music from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase College in New York, where he studied composition. He ...

Background

On March 24, 2016, Jonas announced the song as part of the track list of his new album. On April 8, 2016, Nick Jonas released "Champagne Problems" as the first promotional single of the record. A short teaser was released by him online on April 7. In an interview he said that the song "is about sharing a bottle of champagne with my now ex as we were breaking up to kind of close that chapter. It was sad and slightly sweet at the same time. It was a range of emotions and feelings and I think this song, although it sounds like a party song, actually has some of the deepest lyrics on the record".

Critical reception

Caroline Menyes of Music Times said that the song was a little bit more of a dance-friendly track. Featuring Jonas' signature smooth falsetto and club-friendly beats, this song is begging to be played on Friday nights. Idolator's Carl Williott said that with its electro-disco-funk breakdown at the chorus and a surprising trap&B bridge, there are a lot of moving parts but they all work in service of a breathless party hook.

Music video

The music video, directed by

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was released on November 7, 2016. The video shows Jonas being surrounded by many women in a night club before he parts ways with his girlfriend.

Live performance

Jonas performed the song live on ''

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'' on April 16, 2016. On June 10 he performed the song live on Today. The song is part of the setlist of the

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Charts

Release history

References

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