Jonas Brothers, What a Man Gotta Do | Track Review 🎵

After a massively successful comeback in 2019, Jonas Brothers don’t miss a beat with their first single of 2020, “What a Man Gotta Do.”

The return of Jonas Brothers 2019 was a total surprise.  Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas definitely had a great year, earning a number one album with Happiness Begins, a number one hit with comeback single, “Sucker”, and earning only the second Grammy nomination of their career.  Even with all those accomplishments, the Jo Bros drop a brand-new single in 2020, “What a Man Gotta Do.”

 “What a Man Gotta Do” commences with intense, rhythmic guitar, setting the assertive tone of record.  This is a nice lead-in and accompanying backdrop for Nick Jonas’ commanding lead vocals.  On both of the verses, Nick gives us a nice blend of chest vocals, as well as a dash of falsetto. Joe Jonas gets his vocal opportunities on the chorus, clearly the centerpiece of “What a Man Gotta Do.” The chorus can be described as incredibly catchy and chocked-full of attitude and energy.

“So, what a man gotta do?
What a man gotta do?
To be totally locked up by you
What a man gotta say?
What a man gotta pray?
To be your last good night and your first good day...”

As the song progresses, the song only grows more soulful.  When both Nick and Joe sing together (towards the end particularly) it’s pretty sweet.  Of course, they owe plenty of love to their co-songwriters (Dave Stewart, Jess Agombar, and Ryan Tedder), as well as producers (Stewart and Tedder) for conceiving such a fun, energetic, and irresistible piece of pop music.

Final Thoughts 

Years ago, it was fashionable to hate on the Jonas Brothers – their music was the definition of schmaltz.  Sure, there’s a schmaltz factor on the tongue-in-cheek “What a Man Gotta Do” as well, but man, oh man is this a catchy, irresistible bop. Hate on the bros if you want, but you won’t be able to get “What a Man Gotta Do” unstuck out of your head.

Jonas Brothers • “What a Man Gotta Do” – Single • Jonas Brothers Recording / Republic • Release: 1.17.20

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