Nick Jonas, Gut Punch | Song Review

Pop singer-songwriter Nick Jonas brings the heat on the thoughtful and enjoyable “Gut Punch,” the promo single from his fifth studio album, Sunday Best.

Fair questions, Nick Jonas. The youngest of Jonas Brothers (the group itself), unveiled “Gut Punch”, the first single, and fifth track from his fifth studio album, Sunday Best (February 6, 2026). Jonas penned “Gut Punch” with Josette Maskin, Blush, and producer Ryan Daly.

Nick Jonas is inquisitive, introspective, and self-critical throughout “Gut Punch.” In the first verse, after calling Phil, Jonas sings, “He said, ‘Go easy on yourself,’ but what does that even mean? / Sounds like good advice, but I just can’t hear it right now.” The second verse, excerpted earlier, features more of the same emotions and mindset. “Looked at myself and I can’t even recognize,” he sings, and concludes, “Who I am behind those eyes, one big disguise.” Throughout, Jonas sounds pleasant, singing with incredible expressiveness and sincerity.  The crème de la crème comes by way of the chorus, where Nick sings, “Hit me like a gut punch, I hurt my own feelings / How did I get so good at being mean to myself?” Relatable lyrics and feelings, by all means. In the bridge, the hurt Jonas imagines being nicer to himself, which is advice that so many of us need to heed.  Accompanied by a classy, refined adult contemporary pop backdrop (moody keys, rhythmic guitar, and the appropriate percussive hit on “gut”), Nick Jonas brings the heat on the thoughtful and enjoyable “Gut Punch”.

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