"Lovebug" is a song by the American group

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. It was released as the third official single off their third studio album, ''

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'', on September 8, 2008. Lyrically, "Lovebug" is about being smitten by girl for the first time and attracting feelings for said girl from that moment. A music video was released to accompany the single and is a period piece romance that was inspired by '' The Notebook''.

Background and composition

The song was written while on tour with

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on her Best of Both Worlds Tour. Nick said that "we were in the hotel room and sat down that night and wrote it in about 15 or 20 minutes." The song was confirmed to be the second single from the album on August 12, 2008. The song first premiered at the

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, where the Jonas Brothers performed it on the backlot of

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Music video

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featured the Sunday night premiere of the "Lovebug" music video on October 19, 2008 (8:55 p.m., ET/PT). An exclusive look at the making of the video was presented throughout the evening (8:00 – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT) during episodes of ''

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''. Directed by Philip Andelman (who has directed music videos for

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and

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), is a period piece that depicts the love story between a young woman and a sailor as he is preparing to deploy to war. Kevin Jonas explained that '' The Notebook'' was one of the inspirations for the video. Kevin, Joe and

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portray different characters, including members of a ballroom band. A sweeping dance routine, 1950s fashion and cars bring the

' vision to life. Camilla Belle and Josh Boswell also star.

In popular media

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" from ''

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'' season seven result show by Mark Ballas,

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, Lacey Schwimmer, and Inna Brayer. * The first verse was sung and played by John Grimes on the ITV2 show '' Jedward: Let Loose''.

Track listing

*CD single #"Lovebug" – 3:40 #"Shelf" (Live Version) – 4:54 *10" picture disc #"Lovebug" – 3:41 #"Lovebug" (Live in Los Angeles 2013) – 4:17

Chart performance

"Lovebug" debuted on the week ending September 27, 2008 at number 84 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It first peaked at number 57 on the week ending November 9, 2008 before leaving five weeks later. On the week ending January 10, 2009, it reappeared and reached a new peak at number 49. It has sold 857,000 copies in the US. It debuted at number 84 on the Canadian Hot 100 and first peaked at number 70 before falling off the chart and reappearing on the week ending January 10, 2009 at number 45. The song was given a digital release in Australia and peaked at number 95.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovebug (Song) 2007 songs 2008 singles 2009 singles Jonas Brothers songs Songs written by Kevin Jonas Songs written by Joe Jonas Songs written by Nick Jonas Hollywood Records singles Music videos directed by Philip Andelman Song recordings produced by John Fields (record producer)