Happiness Begins is the fifth studio album by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers, released on June 7, 2019, by Republic Records.
For the record, the band enlisted producers Ryan Tedder, Greg Kurstin, Justin Tranter, along with Joel Little, Mike Sabath and Shellback to help create a "new and improved sound" with "feel-good tracks" pop album.
To support the album, the Jonas Brothers embarked on the Happiness Begins Tour, from August 7, 2019, to February 22, 2020, having performed 92 shows in Europe and North America.
[3] The album was preceded by a documentary titled Chasing Happiness, which premiered on June 4 on Amazon Prime Video.
[6] The band announced the album in a Twitter post on April 22, 2019, sharing the cover art and release date.
[21] Happiness Begins received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the album's production and well-crafted pop sound.
[26] AllMusic gave the album a four out of five stars rating, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine saying: "Happiness Begins was designed to push the Jonas Brothers back into the big time", complimenting that it "offers old-fashioned pop values in a form that feels distinctly fresh and modern".
[7] Consequence's Christopher Thiessen called the album "the best effort the brothers have put forth in their career together or separately", saying it was a "welcome" reunion for the band.
[24] Commenting on the album, Craig Jenkins of Vulture said "as reunions go, Happiness Begins is the best possible outcome" and that the band is "at the peak of its individual members’ powers as singers and songwriters".
[28] Happiness Begins debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 414,000 album-equivalent units, of which 357,000 were pure sales, becoming the Jonas Brothers' fourth number-one album in the country.
[29] In Canada, Happiness Begins, also debuted at number one with 36,000 album-equivalent units, being the group's third chart-topping album following A Little Bit Longer and Lines, Vines and Trying Times.