Who's in Your Head

"Who's in Your Head" is a song by American group Jonas Brothers. It was released through Republic Records as a single on September 17, 2021. The song was produced by Max Martin and Ilya.^[1]

"Who's in Your Head"
Single by Jonas Brothers
Released	September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Genre	Pop funk
Length	3:03
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Joseph Jonas Nicholas Jonas Kevin Jonas II Max Martin Ilya Salmanzadeh Rami Yacoub David Stewart
Producer(s)	Martin Ilya
Jonas Brothers singles chronology
"Remember This" (2021) "Who's in Your Head" (2021) "Wings" (2023)
Music video
"Who's in Your Head" on YouTube

Background and promotion

"Who's in Your Head" has been described as "another breezy tune" that is "an upbeat pop number bolted onto a funky guitar refrain and featuring some chandelier-busting falsetto", as well as "bring[ing] the funk". Brothers Joe and Nick share vocals on the chorus, singing: "I wanna know, who's in your head? / Stealing your heart while I'm still breathing / Who's in your bed? / Wrapped in your arms while I ain't sleeping / Got lost in your halo, halo / I just wanna know / Now who's in your head, in your head?".^[2] The song is lyrically about an existing relationship that ended due to their partner cheating, which also involves the person who they cheated with, and wondering of why they got together with the partner in the first place.^[3] A lyric video was released along with the song.^[4]

On September 5, 2021, the Jonas Brothers performed the song on their Remember This Tour at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Colorado. They posted a video of it to the band's TikTok account, writing "Right now you're listening to our new song...we just performed it for the first time at Red Rocks on the Remember This tour. This song is called 'Who's in Your Head' and it drops on September 17th!".^[5] The band then announced the release of the single and cover art two days later.^[6] Shortly after the release of the song, the Jonas Brothers announced that a music video would be released, also announcing it at the end of the lyric video.^[7]

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised co-writers Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, proclaiming them as "a 15-year reunion of pop powerhouses responsible for penning songs like Britney Spears' "Oops! I Did It Again" and NSYNC's It's Gonna Be Me" and went on to state that "even those unaware of the behind-the-scenes players, however, will lap up the latest JoBros offering, an ode to envy straight out of the Nick Jonas "Jealous" playbook with a delectable guitar riff that would have fit on their Happiness Begins album".^[8] Mikael Melo of ET Canada simply deemed the song as "a BOP".^[9]

Music video

A music video for the song premiered on September 30, 2021. It was directed by Christian Breslauer ("Industry Baby", "The Box") who also previously directed the Brothers' video for "Leave Before You Love Me" with Marshmello. Features RiRia, an actor and former international award-winning flute player from Japan.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

Jonas Brothers

• Joe Jonas – vocals, songwriting
• Nick Jonas – vocals, bass, songwriting
• Kevin Jonas – guitar, songwriting

Side musicians

• Max Martin – production, songwriting, programming, background vocals, bass, drums, synthesizing
• Ilya – production, songwriting, programming, background vocals, bass, synthesizing
• Rami Yacoub – songwriting, background vocals, guitar
• David Stewart – songwriting, guitar
• Shellback – bass, drums
• John Hanes – engineering, studio personnel
• Sam Holland – engineering, studio personnel
• Serban Ghenea – mixing, studio personnel
• Randy Merrill – mastering, studio personnel

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Who's in Your Head" Chart (2021–2022) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 30 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 69 Canada AC (Billboard)[13] 14 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 18 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[15] 18 CIS (TopHit)[16] 192 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[17] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 29 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 96 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[20] 11 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[21] 29 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 38 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 92 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 27 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[25] 12 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[26] 16

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "Who's in Your Head" Chart (2022) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 50

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Who's in Your Head"

Region	Date	Formats	Label	Ref.
Various	September 17, 2021	Digital download	Republic	[28]
United States	September 21, 2021	Contemporary hit radio		[29]

References

1. Legaspi, Althea (September 17, 2021). "Jonas Brothers Want to Know 'Who's in Your Head' on New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
2. Billboard Staff (September 17, 2021). "Jonas Brothers Bring the Funk With "Who's In Your Head": Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
3. Stone, Megan (September 17, 2021). "Jonas Brothers release new single 'Who's In Your Head'". Good Morning America. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
4. "Jonas Brothers - Who's In Your Head (Lyric Video)". September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via YouTube.
5. Bowenbank, Starr (September 7, 2021). "Jonas Brothers Surprise Fans by Debuting Funky New Single 'Who's In Your Head' During Concert". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
6. @jonasbrothers (September 7, 2021). "#WhosInYourHead 💭 September 17th jonasbrothers.lnk.to/whosinyourhead" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
7. Lee, Emily (September 17, 2021). "Jonas Brothers Want To Know "Who's In Your Head" On New Song". IHeartRadio. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
8. Lipshutz, Jason (September 17, 2021). "First Stream: New Music From Lil Nas X, Kehlani, Jonas Brothers and More". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
9. Melo, Mikael (September 17, 2021). "New Music Friday: Lil Nas X, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, G-Eazy, & More". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
10. "Credits / Who's In Your Head / Jonas Brothers". Tidal. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
11. "Jonas Brothers – Who's in Your Head" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
12. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
13. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
14. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
15. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
16. Jonas Brothers — Who's in Your Head. TopHit. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
17. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 51,52. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
18. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
19. "Jonas Brothers – Who's in Your Head" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
20. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas [2021/09/29 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
21. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
22. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 4. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
23. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
24. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
25. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
26. "Jonas Brothers Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
27. "Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
28. "Who's In Your Head - Single by Jonas Brothers on Apple Music". Apple Music. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
29. "Top 40/M Future Releases". Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via All Access.