Joe Jonas Reunites with Aly & AJ for TikTok Set to Their Hit 'Potential Breakup Song' — Long Rumored to Be About Him
The sister duo and Jonas teamed up for a TikTok video set to the song on May 19
See what Aly & AJ have said about the song's inspirationIs Aly & AJ's "Potential Breakup Song" about Joe Jonas?
Following years of rumors alleging the duo's hit song was written about AJ Michalka's teenage fling with Jonas, the 33-year-old Goldbergs star and sister Aly Michalka, 35, joined the DNCE frontman, 35, for a TikTok video set to the song — and joked about fans' theories behind the lyrics.
The video features Jonas, AJ, and Aly each singing a line of the song's first verse while appearing to talk into their phones: "It took too long, it took too long, it took too long for you to call back / And normally I would just forget that / Except for the fact that it was my birthday / My stupid birthday."
In the TikTok caption, Jonas joked, "Ok but I'd never do that on your birthday."
Aly & AJ then commented, "And yet they STILL think it's about you."
Sorry to burst any bubbles, but the "What It Feels Like" performers have already debunked the rumor "Potential Breakup Song" is about Jonas. However, he and AJ did briefly date, and the sisters have confirmed they wrote another track about him.
In a 2020 interview with Insider, AJ explained "Potential Breakup Song" wasn't written with "any particular person" in mind. "At the time, we weren't thinking it was going to be a breakup anthem, but it kind of became that, which is really cool," she said.
The same year, the sisters responded to an X post claiming the song is about Jonas — and revealed the track "Flattery" from their Insomniatic album is actually inspired by him.
Earlier this year, Aly & AJ appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast, and AJ told host Alex Cooper that Jonas was her first kiss — "in a bowling alley. It was so innocent. It was sweet," she said.
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Both alums of Disney Channel, Aly & AJ and the Jonas Brothers crossed paths several times throughout their early careers and toured together with the Cheetah Girls.
Their latest TikTok collaboration was filmed the same day the sister duo popped up at Joe's concert at the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles to perform their song "No One" from their 2005 album Into the Rush.
Earlier this month, Aly & AJ released their new album, Silver Deliverer, and they're heading out on tour later this year. In a recent interview, they teased their upcoming setlist.
"Fans can look forward to hearing, obviously, this new album. We're going to play songs from A Touch of the Beat, With Love From," said Aly. "Obviously there's going to be some songs from Rush on there, and a little Insomniatic. Of course, you're going to get 'Potential Breakup Song' live, duh. Can't leave that one out."
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