"Burnin' Up" is the lead single from American

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' third studio album, ''

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'', and was officially released on June 19, 2008. In the United Kingdom, it was released with the single was a hit via digital downloads, and peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the group's first top five single in the US and formerly their highest-charting song as a group until " Sucker" was released in 2019. The song features uncredited vocals from American rapper Big Rob.

Background and composition

The band first performed this song on their When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour as well as at the 2008 Disney Channel Games. Their summer tour, titled the Burnin' Up Tour, is named after this song. The song also features a rap from their bodyguard, Robert "Big Rob" Feggans. ''

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'' stated that the song "was inspired by

' unlikely appreciation for the work of babe magnet

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." Nick Jonas also stated that the song is "about this girl — maybe she's at a party — and you feel that immediate connection ndboth know it's there." The song was also included on '' Grammy Nominees'' 2009.

Critical reception

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'' critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the sixth best song of 2008. The song however has been criticized for the chorus line's similarity to the song " Makes Me Wonder" by

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Commercial performance

With strong digital sales, "Burnin' Up" debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the band's most successful single until " Sucker" debuted at number one in March 2019. With more than 183,000 downloads and sold the single for the first week it went on sale. As of February 2015, it has sold 1.9 million copies in the US. In 2019, it was certified double platinum by the

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Music video

The music video for "Burnin' Up" premiered after the premiere of ''

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'' on the

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on June 20, 2008. In the video, the brothers read over a potential video treatment and imagine how the video would play out, in which they are portrayed as action film stars. Nick as

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in ''Double Inferno'', Joe as a Sonny Crockett parody in ''Hot Tropic'', and Kevin as a Kung Fu master in ''The Burning Dragon''. The video features cameo appearances from

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and

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. The video was directed by Brendan Malloy and Tim Wheeler. The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Pop Video at the

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, but both lost to

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and the video for her song " Piece of Me".

Track listing

US and Europe CD single # "Burnin' Up" – 2:54 # "Burnin' Up (No-Rap)" – 2:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

{{authority control 2008 singles Jonas Brothers songs Songs written by Kevin Jonas Songs written by Joe Jonas Songs written by Nick Jonas Hollywood Records singles 2008 songs Song recordings produced by John Fields (record producer)