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. It was written by

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and Paul Phamous. The song was released on April 2, 2013 as the

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from their second live album, ''

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'' by Jonas Enterprises. It is the first single not to be released by the trio under their previous label,

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Background and composition

During an interview with

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on February 18, 2013 they revealed that their new single would be Pom Poms; and that they planned on releasing the track sometime this spring. On March 24, 2013 a snippet of the song and the cover art of their new single was revealed. The Jonas Brothers were present on

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, April 2, and talked about the song, later premiered it for the first time on radio and afterwards talked about other projects and returning on tour in July.

Critical reception

Bill Lamb of

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gave the song a rating of 4.5 out of 5, praising the "irresistibly addictive pop hook" and "fusion of jazz-rock" of the song.

Music video

On March 26, 2013 a preview of the music video was released online. The sneak peek has Kevin, Nick and Joe jamming in front of some flashy pyrotechnics. A second sneak peek was leaked online on March 27, the sneak peek has girls having fun on a car. Also that same day a third sneak peek released, of the Southern University marching band. A fourth teaser was released on March 29; it shows a little boy getting his drink. The final teaser was released online on March 30, 2013; the teaser shows someone dancing in a tiger suit. The music video premiered on April 2, 2013 on E!. The music video for the song was directed by

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and filmed in February 2013 in

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. The trio performed on a high school football field. They were accompanied by Saints and Hornets cheerleaders, the Southern University marching band and a few Jonas Brothers fans. ''Video Static'' wrote: "The vibe is fun and the marching band action in the coda is sure to get this track played at every high school football game this autumn."

Live performances

They were scheduled to appear on ''

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'' on April 9, 2013 and the ''

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'' on April 17, 2013. The episode of the Today Show aired on April 25, 2013. They were scheduled to perform the song live on ''

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'' on April 18, 2013. They performed the song again on June 1 during the Acapulco Festival in Mexico. They are set to perform the song in a medley with First Time and as of June 14 a surprise song at the

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competition. On June 16, it was revealed that the third song was Neon. They performed Pom Poms before First Time and Lovebug on Live Music Day. During the first concert on July 10, they performed the song Pom Poms again.

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

References

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