Jealous (Nina Girado song)

The song was written by international songwriters Shelly Peiken and Brett Laurence, and it was produced by Ferdie Marquez.

At seventeen, Nina became a vocalist of the XS, The Big Thing, MYMP, Silk and lastly, the Essence.

[5] It was composed of three tracks, including the Steve Perry song "Foolish Heart", "Breathe Again" and "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", recorded in a home studio with only a guitar for accompaniment.

[3] After listening to the demos, Warner Music managing director at that time, Ricky Ilacad wanted to sign her up even without seeing or hearing her in person.

[3] Two months after her father died of heart attack in the United States, she signed her first contract with Warner Music.

[6] Under the direction of Warner managing head Ilacad, foreign songwriters and arrangers from the United States and Korea, including Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche, were hired for the production of the album.

[3] The album is heavily influenced by jazzy lounge pop-R&B and composed of songs that are reminiscent to the sound of international records at that time.

"Jealous" is a slow tempo pop-R&B ballad, that is heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues sound.

The song was written by foreign songwriters Peiken and Brett Laurence, and was produced by Ferdie Marquez.

It is considered to be Nina's breakthrough single to the Philippine music scene, as she became a radio and TV favorite after its release.

He gave credits to the video's cinematographer JA Tadena for a very straightforward interpretation and for nice lens shots.

Scenes of how she and her ex-flame broke up suddenly appear, as she heads to the rooftop, and finally tries to let go of the memories by throwing all the pictures she and her ex-boyfriend are in together.

To gain fans and promote her album, she has done concert performances, bar gigs and TV appearances.

Nina looking at the photos, where she and her ex-boyfriend are together, in the music video.
Nina performing "Jealous" at Hard Rock Cafe on March 12, 2011.