Fastlife

Joe Jonas first rose to fame as a member of the pop-rock band Jonas Brothers, who made their debut in 2006.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jonas brothers|chart=all}} |title=Jonas Brothers – It's About Time |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 21, 2008}} The group signed with Hollywood Records in 2007, and released their multi-platinum second studio album that same year.{{Cite press release |title=The Jonas Brothers Sign Record Deal With Disney's Hollywood Records |publisher=Hollywood Records |date=2007-02-08 |url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070208/LATH11608022007-1.html |access-date=2008-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073434/http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070208/LATH11608022007-1.html |archive-date=2007-02-13}} The band became a teen sensation, having a large teenage fan-base and receiving much media attention focused on their personal lives.{{cite web |last=Caplan |first=David |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230694,00.html |title=Scoop |publisher=People |date=2008-09-08 |access-date=2012-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20230694%2C00.html |archive-date=2016-02-02 }}{{cite magazine |last=Rizzo |first=Monica |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20245498,00.html |title=Scoop - Couples, Camilla Belle, Joe Jonas |magazine=People |date=2008-11-24 |access-date=2012-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204136/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20245498%2C00.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ashley-greene-joe-jonas-break-up/|title=Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas Split|date=2011-03-17|access-date=2013-11-03}}{{cite magazine|last=Cotliar |first=Sharon |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351501,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316072404/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351501,00.html |archive-date=March 16, 2010 |title=Demi Lovato Confirms She's Dating Joe Jonas |magazine=People |date=2010-03-13 |access-date=2013-11-04}} The brothers participated in many projects with the Disney Channel, including a number of television shows and television films.{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/review-jonas.html|title=Show Tracker|date=2 May 2009|access-date=8 December 2014}}{{cite news | first=Natalie |last=Abrams |date = 9 November 2009|access-date = 20 October 2010| title=Jonas Brothers' Disney Channel Show Picked Up for Season 2| url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jonas-Brothers-Disney-1011810.aspx| work=TV Guide}} Jonas had his first solo release with the song "This Is Me" (2008) alongside Demi Lovato. The duet entered the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold over 900,000 copies in the United States alone.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2008-07-12|title=Music: Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6281548/ask-billboard-baseball-hits-gwen-stefanis-delay-demi-lovatos?page=0%2C4|title=Ask Billboard: Baseball Hits, Gwen Stefani's Delay & & Demi Lovato's Best-Selling Songs|magazine=Billboard |date=12 October 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014 }} He would later collaborate with Lovato again for various Disney projects, as well as the songs "Make a Wave" (2010) and "Wouldn't Change a Thing" (2010).{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958841/rihanna-remains-atop-hot-100 | title=Rihanna Remains Atop Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=March 5, 2010}} Jonas and Lovato began a romantic relationship, though broke up in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/joe-jonas-demi-lovato-teen-vogue-august-2010|title=Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas on their Break Up: Teen Vogue Cover Story - Teen Vogue|author=Lauren Waterman|work=Teen Vogue|date=27 June 2010}} Even though they split, the two continued to tour together until Lovato left due to personal struggles with substance abuse and self-harm.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/actress-singer-demi-lovato-treatment-emotional-physical-issues/story?id=12038895|title=Demi Lovato Leaves Jonas Brothers Tour To Get Treatment for 'Emotional and Physical Issues' - ABC News|author=|work=ABC News}}

Jonas began dating actress Ashley Greene during the tour, whom he dated throughout the recording process of Fastlife.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/demi-lovato-rehab-joe-jonas-girlfriend-ashley-greene-play-role-breakdown-article-1.450179|title=Demi Lovato in rehab: Did ex Joe Jonas and girlfriend Ashley Greene play a role in her breakdown?|author=Shari Weiss|work=Daily News|date= November 4, 2010}}

While touring with the Jonas Brothers on their 2010 world tour, Jonas began working on a solo debut album. The project was officially announced on May 19, 2010.{{cite web|last=Cheung |first=Nadine |url=http://www.cambio.com/2010/05/20/joe-jonas-is-working-on-his-very-own-solo-album/ |title=Joe Jonas Is Working on His Very Own Solo Album |publisher=Jsyk.com |date=2010-05-20 |access-date=2010-07-25}} The announcement came during the period that fellow Jonas Brothers member Nick Jonas announced his side project, Nick Jonas & the Administration.{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Mansfield |work=USA Today |title=A solo JoBro: Nick's album has a 'more rootsy' sound |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-11-12-nick-jonas_N.htm |date=November 20, 2009}} Jonas claimed that he would not have worked on the album had his brothers not approved of the project.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1656033/joe-jonas-wants-fans-to-dance-to-his-solo-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.mtv.com/news/1656033/joe-jonas-wants-fans-to-dance-to-his-solo-album/|archive-date=February 2, 2016|title=Joe Jonas Wants Fans To Dance To His Solo Album|work=MTV News}} With Joe and Nick both working on solo projects, it was confirmed that the Jonas Brothers would be on an indefinite hiatus, allowing the brothers full freedom to focus on other endeavors.{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/jonas-brother-burnin-up-pop-up-video/|title='Burnin' Up' Pop-Up Video Reveals Secrets Behind the Jonas Brothers Clip|publisher=Popcrush|date=October 13, 2011}} Nick confirmed that the band would reunite at some point, claiming they were "just taking some time to do some individual projects and enjoy that journey that each of us are on. It's exciting, you know, we're all doing different things and kind of taking those experiences and then we'll comeback and do something soon."{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywire.com/2011/06/are-jonas-brothers-breaking|title=Are the Jonas Brothers Breaking Up? - Hollywire|work=Hollywire}} In March 2011, while Jonas was still working on the project, he and Greene ended their relationship.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/pics/joe-jonas-ashley-greene-break-up-split/|title=Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene Split|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=March 17, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729103823/http://hollywoodlife.com/pics/joe-jonas-ashley-greene-break-up-split/}}{{cite web |url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-03-17/report-joe-jonas-ashley-greene-split/ |title=Report: Joe Jonas and Ashley Green Split |publisher=Celebuzz |access-date=2016-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-03-17/report-joe-jonas-ashley-greene-split/ |archive-date=2016-02-02 }} The relationship and subsequent breakup provided inspiration for some of the lyrics on the album.

In September 2010, a representative for Hollywood Records described the album as having a "dangerous" sound, and likened it to releases from Justin Timberlake.{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2010-09-27/solo-joe-jonas-album-confirmed-for-2011/|title=Solo Joe Jonas Album Confirmed for 2011|publisher=Celebuzz|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.celebuzz.com/2010-09-27/solo-joe-jonas-album-confirmed-for-2011/|archive-date=February 2, 2016}} Jonas initially hoped for the record to have a "Hall & Oates meets disco-funk" vibe.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6722608/joe-jonas-dnce-jonas-brothers-cake-by-the-ocean-gigi-hadid|title=Joe Jonas Puts His Disney Past Behind Him With New Pop-Rock Group DNCE: 'It's a Big Risk'|magazine=Billboard|date=October 8, 2015}} During early recording sessions for Fastlife, Joe worked extensively with Robert Coppola Schwartzman on multiple songs, though none of them were released.{{cite web|url=http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-fastlife-joe-jonas|title=Interview: The 'Fastlife' of Joe Jonas|author=Shahlin Graves|publisher=CoupdeMain Magazine|date=October 17, 2011}} Jonas would go on to describe the unreleased songs as having a "Freddie Mercury vibe".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5812314/joe-jonas-new-york-magazine-confessional-12-explosive-reveals|title=Joe Jonas' New York Magazine Confessional: 12 Explosive Reveals|magazine=Billboard|date=December 2, 2013}} Schwartzman said the songs had a "retro '80s pop vibe with synthesizers and some electric guitar".{{cite news|url=http://parade.com/244576/jennytzeses/robert-schwartzman-talks-life-post-rooney-and-those-lost-joe-jonas-songs/|title=Robert Schwartzman Talks Life Post-Rooney and Those Lost Joe Jonas Songs|newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays |publisher=Parade|date=December 19, 2013}} Jonas would claim in 2013 that these songs were not used as the label hoped for the album to go in a different direction, hoping to achieve a similar sound to recording artist Justin Timberlake. Reportedly, the label found the tracks for the album to be "weird" and said they "sounded like demos", thus Jonas was told to work with producers who had worked with other Disney acts such as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.{{cite web|url=http://www.danjablog.com/2013/12/icymi-joe-jonas-reflects-on-fastlife.html|title=Joe Jonas Reflects on Fastlife|date=December 12, 2013|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.danjablog.com/2013/12/icymi-joe-jonas-reflects-on-fastlife.html|archive-date=February 2, 2016}} Jonas described the early stages of the album as having a Michael Bublé sound, and revealed that two of the original songs were reworked into the finished product.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a331578/joe-jonas-interview-i-have-grown-up-and-so-have-my-fans/|title=Joe Jonas Interview: I Have Grown Up and So Have My Fans|website=Digital Spy|date=August 14, 2011}} Jonas would neglect to work with the producers the label hoped, instead working with producers such as Danja and Rob Knox on the majority of the project.

Jonas was a fan of Danja's work with artists such as Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige. On working with the producer, Jonas said "I told him that this was the kind of music I wanted to do and the type of album I wanted to create. At the same time I wanted to make something that was my own. We had two days apart and then came back and he presented me with some tracks and they were perfect. He was very easy to work with." Danja sought to make something different for Jonas, saying "There's such a gap between what I do and what the Jonas Brothers are. But that's the excitement -- it left us an opportunity to create something new."{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/solo-star-1425768401.html|title=Solo Star|publisher=Paper Magazine|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016190520/https://www.papermag.com/solo-star-1425768401.html}} He contributed five songs for the album, including "Love Slayer".{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Fastlife-Explicit-Joe-Jonas/dp/B0055PL5JK|title=Joe Jonas - Fastlife [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music|website=Amazon}} "Take It and Run" was one of the first songs produced for the project by Danja, and was written by Danja and Kevin Cossom.{{cite web|url=https://play.spotify.com/album/6aPBmwq16j5ODu7QYNrnOo?play=true|title=Joe Jonas - Fastlife Exclusive Audio Commentary - Spotify|date=October 18, 2011}} On the writing process, Danja said "It's Joe's album, it's not just something put together for him. He's collaborating with the writing. He's very different from what you'd expect. All I can say is he's an adult man. He has a rock-star edge about him."

Jonas worked with songwriter Claude Kelly for two days in New York City. Kelly, along with Danja, collaborated with Jonas on the song "Make You Mine". The two claimed to have worked on other songs together, though none of the other songs made the final track list. "Make You Mine" came to fruition after Jonas expressed a desire to create a "Michael Jackson tribute" for the album. Jim Beanz is credited as a producer on four songs for the project. Rob Knox worked with Jonas on three songs for the record, including the album's lead single "See No More" and the title track. Knox was quoted as saying "I look at Joe's scenario as kind of like when Justin Timberlake broke out of 'N Sync. Justin was 21 when he came out as a solo artist. Joe is coming to producers who know how to create that edgier pop feeling. We're not doing any boy-band songs."{{cite web|url=http://www.details.com/story/joe-jonas-singer-jonas-brothers|title=Joe Jonas Does It Alone|publisher=Detail Magazine}} Jonas recorded a song titled "Black-Light" for the album, though it was not released. He also recorded a song titled "Body Language", which had a Latin feel and lyrically spoke of loving a girl who doesn't speak English.{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/interview+jonas+might+just+shock/5126756/story.html|title=Interview: Joe Jonas Just Might Shock You|publisher=MontrealGazette|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530134031/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/interview+jonas+might+just+shock/5126756/story.html}} There were rumors of a song titled "Close to You" that featured Chris Brown on guest vocals. Jonas wanted the album's lyrics to be more personal than his releases with Jonas Brothers, stating "When I started writing for the record, I wanted it to be very personal … even though it's scary because it's just [me] by myself. People are going to listen and try to pinpoint what the lyrics are about, but I did my best without saying any names."{{cite news|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|title=Joe Jonas is living the 'FastLife' on the road, on his own|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2011-10-09/joe-jonas-fastlife/50712540/1|access-date=15 October 2011|newspaper=USA Today|date=14 August 2011}}

Jonas wrote all of the twelve songs featured on the album, including the remix of Just in Love featuring Lil Wayne and citing "Sorry" as the most personal on the album. Joe worked with his brother Nick on songs for the album, though none of them were included on Fastlife. On the process, Joe explained "I actually ended up writing with Nick for his project. At the time I was writing this record, though, he was more focused on doing the stuff he was doing … in London. That took up most of his time, so he wasn't really diving in quite yet with all the writing he's doing now, which has kind of taken over for him."{{cite web|url=http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2011/09/joe-jonas-the-middle-brother-of-phenomenally-successful-disney-boy-band-the-jonas-brothers-says-that-in-recent-years-he.html|title=Talking solo with Joe Jonas: Middle Jonas Brother seeks 'Fast Life' ahead with disc, tour|publisher=MCall}} Jonas met Chris Brown through a mutual colleague, with Jonas claiming they decided to work together after playing each other some of their music.{{cite web|url=http://ralphieaversa.com/2011/07/interview-joe-jonas-talks-fast-life-reached-out-to-demi-lovato-on-skyscraper/|title=INTERVIEW: Joe Jonas Talks 'Fast Life'; Reached Out to Demi Lovato on 'Skyscraper'|date=July 21, 2011}} The duo collaborated to write the song "See No More", with Brown providing background vocals for the song as well.{{cite web|url=http://archive.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20110919joe-jonas-interview-brothers-chris-brown-solo-fastlife-see-no-more.html|title=Joe Jonas interview: 'Fastlife,' Chris Brown and going solo|author=Ed Masley|work=The Arizona Republic|date=September 19, 2011}} Brown played Joe the song "Lighthouse", which he had written, and Jonas later recorded it for Fastlife. Hit-Boy is credited as the producer for "Lighthouse". Jonas later claimed to have been inspired by the music Brown played for him, which he claimed was evident in the finished product of Fastlife. The song "Just in Love" was initially announced under the title "Just in Love (With You)" prior to the release of the song. Following the release of "Just in Love", rapper Lil Wayne reached out to Jonas to record a verse for a remix of the song. On the collaboration, Jonas said "He just jumped on the record, and it's just super awesome to see that somebody like him would wanna support me [...] It means the world to me, and I love his rap, it's so dope."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467282/lil-wayne-adds-dope-rap-to-joe-jonas-remix|title=Lil Wayne Adds "Dope" Rap to Joe Jonas Remix|magazine=Billboard}} The remixed version of "Just in Love" appears as the final track on the album, despite not initially being on the track listing.

Jonas hoped to record an album that made people want to dance, and described the finished product as an "upbeat record".{{cite web|title=Joe Jonas: "Fastlife" Is An 'Upbeat' Record|url=http://www.cambio.com/news/joe-jonas-fast-life-is-an-upbeat-record|publisher=Cambio|access-date=September 13, 2011|date=June 27, 2011}} The record was seen as a drastic change from his sound with the Jonas Brothers, with Jonas describing Fastlife as "more urban and dance electronic" than the band's music. When asked about the dance elements of the album, Jonas claimed "It's the kind of music that I've always loved. I've always really been into dance music and electro music, and hip-hop music. I've always been sort of intrigued to go on my own path to create something different." The album was also seen as going in an R&B direction, with Jonas citing the genre as an influence for the project. He wanted to create an album that could be played in dance clubs, and began spending time in various clubs to gain inspiration for the album. Jonas said "We'd go out and just experience what every club was about. We'd listen to certain DJs and see how they worked the crowd. It was so new to me. What was so cool was that the music and vibe would vary from city to city - Miami clubs and L.A. clubs are totally different. But with this project, I wanted to find a sound that was universal." Jonas told Entertainment Weekly in February 2010 that the album was not "just a cheesy pop record", and claimed that the album had dance influences.{{cite web|url=http://zap2it.com/2011/02/joe-jonas-solo-album-details-the-dance-element-is-where-my-heart-is/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927060523/http://zap2it.com/2011/02/joe-jonas-solo-album-details-the-dance-element-is-where-my-heart-is/|archive-date=September 27, 2015|title=Joe Jonas Solo Album Details: The Dance Element Is Where My Heart Is|publisher=Zap2It|date=February 10, 2011}} Following the completion of the album, Jonas said the album was more "urban, hip-hop and dance" than his prior releases. He cited Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, and Deadmau5 as some of the album's inspirations.

The album opens with "All This Time", which Slant Magazine described as a "more full-bodied spin on Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" (2006).{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/joe-jonas-fastlife|title=Review: Joe Jonas - Fastlife|publisher=Slant|date=October 16, 2011}} Jonas said the song is about helping a girl "get to a place of love again" and "showing them they can trust you." The Danja produced mid-tempo track has been described as "full of heavy bass and Timbaland-lite rhythms".{{cite web|url=http://soletstalkabout.com/post/14544313984/album-review-joe-jonas-fastlife|title=Album Review: Joe Jonas, Fastlife|publisher=So Let's Talk About It|date=December 20, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://soletstalkabout.com/post/14544313984/album-review-joe-jonas-fastlife|archive-date=February 2, 2016}} The second song, "Just in Love", features Latin influences and lyrically speaks of Jonas' love for a girl, boasting the lyrics "Just running from the truth/ That I'm scared of losing you/ You are worth too much to lose/ Baby, even if you're still confused/ Girl I'm just in love with you."{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Joe Jonas Drops New Single 'Just In Love'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670482/joe-jonas-just-in-love-single.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104134140/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670482/joe-jonas-just-in-love-single.jhtml|archive-date=November 4, 2011|access-date=September 11, 2011|newspaper=MTV|date=September 9, 2011}} Jonas said the song was about the mixed emotions felt while fighting with a lover. The next track, "See No More", was described by Idolator as a "club/R&B track that departs quite a bit from his pop-rock days"{{cite news|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Watch Joe Jonas And Hear His Single "See No More" In Our Livestream Chat|url=http://idolator.com/5887382/joe-jonas-see-no-more-livestream-2|access-date=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Idolator|date=June 3, 2011}} and lyrically speaks of memories of a past relationship that don't seem to fade.{{cite news|last=Maloy|first=Sarah|title=Joe Jonas, "See No More" - Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067750/joe-jonas-see-no-more|access-date=July 27, 2011|newspaper=Billboard|date=June 17, 2011}} Lewis Corner of Digital Spy called "See No More" a "slice of dramatic synth-pop about adolescent anguish".{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Joe Jonas: 'See No More' - Music Singles Review - Music - Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a325270/joe-jonas-see-no-more.html|access-date=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=June 26, 2011}} Idolator wrote that the fourth song, "Love Slayer", featured "pulsating club beats, [an] array of catchy hooks and [an] anthemic chorus."{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5972302/joe-jonas-love-slayer|title=Joe Jonas Slays On New Song "Love Slayer"|work=Idolator.com|date=10 August 2011 }} Jonas claimed the song is about a girl that is the "hottest girl in the room" and will "break your heart". The title track was inspired by Los Angeles, "just the busy city, running around, having fun."

The sixth song, "Make You Mine", sees Jonas taking home a girl from the club, boasting the lyrics "Gonna make you mine tonight/I wanna rock with you 'til sunrise/Let me do all the little things you like."{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/10/11/joe-jonas-fastlife-lyrics-sex/|title=Joe Jonas Sings About Drunk Sex With Strangers On 'Fastlife!'|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=October 11, 2011}} "Sorry", initially referred to as "I'm Sorry", was described as a standout song on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/fastlife/joe-jonas|title=Fastlife - Joe Jonas Reviews|website=Metacritic}} Joe was quoted as saying that the ballad was "saying, I screwed up. I didn't cheat on the person, but just I messed up and I wanted the person back. I'm just putting it all on the table saying, 'I'm sorry. I wish I could have you back.'"{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/06/16/joe-jonas-song-im-sorry-about-demi-lovato/|title=Is Joe Jonas Apologizing To Demi Lovato In His New Song, 'I'm Sorry'?|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=June 16, 2011}} "Kleptomaniac" sees Jonas singing of a girl who steals hearts, with lyrics such as "She's a kleptomaniac/She'll steal your heart and soul".{{cite web|url=https://crumbolina.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/album-review-joe-jonas-fastlife|title=Album Review: Joe Jonas - Fastlife|publisher=Crumbolina}} The song features dubstep elements, and has been described as "dancefloor ready".{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-previews-songs-fastlife/|title=JOE JONAS PREVIEWS MORE SONGS FROM 'FASTLIFE'|publisher=Popcrush|date=October 10, 2011}} "Not Right Now" is primarily an R&B song that has been described as "melancholy" and having elements of rock music.{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music-reviews/album/joejonas-fastlife/|title=Joe Jonas Fastlife Album Review|publisher=Plugged In}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thejitty.com/articles/joejonasfastlife|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.thejitty.com/articles/joejonasfastlife|archive-date=2016-02-02|title=Joe Jonas' Fastlife|publisher=The Jitty}} Lyrically, the track speaks of Jonas' desire to go back to the good times of a now-sour relationship. "Take It and Run" is a midtempo song that deals with running away with a lover, with lyrics such as "So many things I can't wait to show ya/Give me the chance to get to know ya/ … Here's our chance, let's/Take it and run." "Lighthouse" features metaphors of Jonas being trapped in a lighthouse with no windows. Jonas sings "But suddenly the truth doesn't feel so safe / You made a promise, you didn't keep it / There's no windows in this lighthouse / No answers to the questions why" in the mid-tempo song.{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-lighthouse/|title=Joe Jonas, 'Lighthouse' - Single Review|publisher=Pop Crush|date=October 10, 2011}}

Fastlife was initially announced to have a release date of September 6, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2298225/joe-jonas-see-no-more/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.mtv.com/news/2298225/joe-jonas-see-no-more/|archive-date=February 2, 2016|title=New Song: Joe Jonas - See No More|publisher=MTV|date=June 3, 2011}} On July 29, it was confirmed that the album's release date had been pushed back to October 11, 2011, in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5956532/joe-jonas-album-pushed-back|title=Joe Jonas' Album Pushed Back|publisher=Idolator|date=July 29, 2011}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468754/joe-jonas-sets-new-album-release-date-opens-for-britney-spears|title=Joe Jonas Sets New Album Release Date, Opens for Britney Spears|magazine=Billboard}} The new release date coincided with Jonas' appearance as the opening act for various European shows on Britney Spears' worldwide Femme Fatale Tour (2011).{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-fast-life-october-release-date-britney-spears/|title=Joe Jonas' Fastlife Gets October Release Date|date=30 July 2011 |publisher=Popcrush}} The delayed release allowed Jonas to release the promotional single "Love Slayer" and official second single "Just in Love" to further promote the album, following the underperformance of the album's lead single.{{cite web|url=http://www.posh24.com/hollywood_celebrity/is_joe_jonas_a_love_slayer_check_out_his_new_single|title=Is Joe Jonas a Love Slayer? Check Out His New Single!|publisher=Posh24|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.posh24.com/hollywood_celebrity/is_joe_jonas_a_love_slayer_check_out_his_new_single|archive-date=2016-02-02}} Jonas revealed the album's track list on September 1, though the remix of "Just in Love" was not on the list at the time.{{cite web|url=http://www.madetobenow.com/2011/09/tracklist-joe-jonas-fast-life-album.html|title=Joe Jonas reveals track list of "Fast Life"! - Music, reviews, gossip, leaks, everything pop - MADETOBENOW.COM|author=Art|work=MADETOBENOW|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.madetobenow.com/2011/09/tracklist-joe-jonas-fast-life-album.html|archive-date=2016-02-02}} Previews of the album's songs became available online on October 6, only five days before its official release date.{{cite web|url=http://www.homorazzi.com/article/joe-jonas-fastlife-album-preview-track-list-love-slayer-just-in-love-sampler/|title=Get A Preview of Joe Jonas' "Fastlife" Album|publisher=Homorazzi|date=October 6, 2011}} Fastlife was officially released in the Netherlands on October 11, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fastlife/id540923038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620182919/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fastlife/id540923038|archive-date=June 20, 2013|title=Fastlife|work=iTunes|date=11 October 2011 }} It was released in North America on October 11, with a release in the United Kingdom following on October 24.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambio.com/2011/10/11/joe-jonas-fastlife/|title=Listen to Joe Jonas' New Album 'Fastlife' Here!|author=nadine-cheung|date=11 October 2011|work=Cambio}} Fastlife received a Parental Advisory label, affixed from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to identify explicit content.{{cite web|url=http://www.aux.tv/2011/10/listen-to-just-in-love-a-joe-jonas-remix-featuring-an-inexplicable-lil-wayne-cameo/|title=Listen to "Just in Love," a Joe Jonas remix featuring an inexplicable Lil Wayne cameo|publisher=Aux TV|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.aux.tv/2011/10/listen-to-just-in-love-a-joe-jonas-remix-featuring-an-inexplicable-lil-wayne-cameo/|archive-date=2016-02-02}}{{cite web|url=http://popdust.com/2011/10/20/justin-bieber-justin-timberlake-new-album-believe/|title=Justin Bieber Thinks Of Himself As A Younger Justin Timberlake|publisher=Popdust|date=October 20, 2011}} The album earned the label due to Lil Wayne's explicit rap on the remix of "Just in Love", which features the words "bitch" and "fucking".

While speaking with the Daily Bruin on the title of the record, Jonas stated "It was one of the first ideas for the album name. There's a song I wrote, called 'Fastlife', and it's about going out, having a good time and enjoying life to the fullest. That's how I look at life all the time. You might have speed bumps along the way, but you are just able to continue and have a great time."{{cite news|url=http://dailybruin.com/2011/10/09/10-10-jonas-qampe-spotlight/|title=Q&A with Joe Jonas about starting a solo career and his new album, 'FastLife'|author=Marjorie Yan|newspaper=Daily Bruin|date=October 9, 2011}} He later elaborated by adding "I think my life has been so crazy busy for the past year and a half, and I kind of wanted to show people a little bit more of what my life is about, bring them into it a little bit more, so that's been a fun experience."{{cite web|title=Joe Jonas Is Perfecting His Dance Moves For Fastlife|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670049/joe-jonas-fast-life-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117223347/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670049/joe-jonas-fast-life-album.jhtml|archive-date=November 17, 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=September 13, 2011|date=August 31, 2011}} Jonas posted a virtual puzzle on his official website in August that allowed fans to attempt to put together the cover art for the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywire.com/2011/08/joe-jonas-fastlife-cover-art-revealed|title=Joe Jonas' 'Fastlife' Cover Art Revealed! - Hollywire|work=Hollywire}} The cover art was officially revealed on August 26, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://underthegunreview.net/2011/08/26/joe-jonas-reveals-fastlife-cover-artwork/|title=JOE JONAS REVEALS 'FASTLIFE' COVER ARTWORK|publisher=Under the Gun Review|date=August 26, 2011}} It features a close-up shot of Jonas in a black leather jacket, while the background consists of a blend of red, orange, and yellow lighting that has a "blurry, going-under-sedation" feel.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5988452/joe-jonas-fastlife-cover|title=Joe Jonas' Fastlife Cover|publisher=Idolator|date=August 26, 2011}} The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the cover "shows a well-dressed Jonas staring deeply into the camera, with a bright background."{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-jonas-debuts-cover-art-228420|title=Joe Jonas Debut Cover Art|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 26, 2011}} Perez Hilton wrote that the album features Jonas with "smoldering eyes" on the cover.{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2011-08-26-joe-jonas-fastlife-album-art|title=Joe Jonas Fastlife Album Art|publisher=Perez Hilton|date=August 26, 2011|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-date=2018-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164116/http://perezhilton.com/2011-08-26-joe-jonas-fastlife-album-art}} Celebuzz wrote "sporting a leather jacket and plaid shirt, the album cover keeps it simple with just Joe."{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-08-25/joe-jonas-reveals-album-artwork-for-fast-life-photo/|title=Joe Jonas Reveals Album Artwork for Fast Life: Photo|publisher=Celebuzz|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-08-25/joe-jonas-reveals-album-artwork-for-fast-life-photo/|archive-date=February 2, 2016}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 66/100

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=Fastlife - Joe Jonas - Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fastlife-r2244489|website=Allmusic|access-date=October 11, 2011|date=October 11, 2011}}

| rev2 =The Boston Globe

| rev2Score = mixed{{cite news|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfim|title=Review: Joe Jonas' 'Fastlife' is a slow killer|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/10/11/review_joe_jonas_fastlife_is_a_slow_killer/|newspaper=The Boston Globe|access-date=October 12, 2011|date=October 12, 2011}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = (B){{cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|title=Fastlife review - Joe Jonas|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/10/13/fastlife-review-joe-jonas/|access-date=28 May 2022|date=October 11, 2011}}

| rev4 = Rolling Stone

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fastlife-20111024|title=Joe Jonas - Fastlife - Review|last=Rosen|first=Jody|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

| rev5 = Slant

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|title=Fastlife - Joe Jonas - Slant Magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/joe-jonas-fastlife/2653|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=October 19, 2011|date=October 16, 2011}}

| rev6 = The Washington Post

| rev6Score = favorable{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Allison|title=Album review: Joe Jonas, "Fastlife"|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/album-review-joe-jonas-fastlife/2011/10/07/gIQAXqdnSL_blog.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2 October 2011|date=25 September 2011}}

}}

Fastlife received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/fastlife|title=Fastlife Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic|website=Metacritic|access-date=19 October 2011}} Tim Sendra wrote a very positive review for Allmusic, rating it four stars out of five. Sendra perceived that Jonas "injected some personality" into the record, writing "Joe and his team of writers and producers put a lot of care into the sound of the record, making sure the uptempo tracks really have punch, the ballads have some grit, and the mid-tempo grooves have a believable amount of soul...Most importantly, a large part of the album is made up of songs with big melodic and rhythmic hooks that will propel you onto the dance-floor or have you singing along." Mikael Wood wrote for Entertainment Weekly that "Produced in large part by Danja, who worked on Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds, the club-friendly Fastlife largely favors the FutureSex — 'I'm loving that frame', Joe drools on 'Make You Mine' — yet it's the LoveSounds, as on gorgeous ballad 'Sorry', that most impress." Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe wrote a favorable review, commenting that "Jonas certainly can't match someone like Timberlake in terms of a defined aesthetic or presence, but at least he and his team had the smarts to enlist producers who know how to construct solid pop songs. That may not make Fastlife much of an artistic statement, but it does make it a better pop album than any of the Jonas Brothers' albums or Nick Jonas & the Administration's Who I Am (2010).

Allison Stewart wrote a favorable review for The Washington Post, stating that "Fastlife, is exactly what it should be, a fizzy, danceable, R&B-steeped club pop album that greases Jonas's transition to pop adulthood." Mesfin Fekadu wrote a mixed review for The Boston Globe, writing that "Overall, Fastlife is lifeless. Vocally, the 22-year-old Jonas is boring: He lacks energy when he sings, and even he doesn't seem interested in what he's singing about." Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars, calling Jonas' vocal performance "a flop" explaining "He sounds strained, simpering – like one of those High School Musical Disney kids trying to sing R&B." Common Sense Media generally praised the album, writing "Joe Jonas's dance-infused solo album is about 180 degrees different than the rock-leaning solo record from his younger brother, Nick. Yet like his bro, Joe has solid if not spectacular vocal talent and a penchant for producing catchy tunes with plenty of radio appeal."{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/fastlife|title=Fastlife|date=25 November 2011}} TheWrap wrote a mixed review for the album, stating "Fastlife isn't a terrible album, just a terribly producer-driven one, which leaves Jonas trying to fit into producer Danja's all-electro arrangements as nimbly as he squeezes into the designer duds he now favors."{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/review-joe-jonas-cant-quite-get-club-disco-fied-solo-debut-31712/ |title=Review: Joe Jonas Can't Quite Get Into the Club With Disco-fied Solo Debut |website=TheWrap |date=October 10, 2011}} Pop Culture Online described the release as "a good album and Joe Jonas deserves recognition for his effort to appeal to a more mature audience. The young Jonas has good vocal tones a will surely go on to receive more radio air play and perhaps remixes in clubs."{{cite web|url=http://www.popcultureonline.net/joe-jonas-fastlife-reviewed/|title=Joe Jonas: Fastlife Reviewed|author=elliott|work=POPCulture Online|date=3 November 2011}} PluggedIn gave the album a negative review, commenting "Joe Jonas has evolved. Deal with it, we're told. But we'd rather not. I think for now we'll stick to wishing. If only the ready-to-commit, ready-to-take-responsibility side of Joe that we've glimpsed elsewhere could have convinced Fastlife Joe to slow down."{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music-reviews/album/joejonas-fastlife/|title=Fastlife Album Review (2011) - Plugged In|date=18 October 2011}}

The release of Fastlife followed a decline in popularity for the Jonas Brothers, with their fourth studio album selling less than their prior releases and their television series being cancelled after its second season.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273041,00.html|title=The Jonas Brothers Take On TV|first=Lynette|last=Rice|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|issue=1044/1045|page=94|date=24 April 2009|access-date=3 May 2009|archive-date=27 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427061833/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273041,00.html}} In 2010, Nick Jonas launched his side project Nick Jonas & the Administration, with the group releasing their debut studio album that same year.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Paulson |work=The Tennessean |title=Nick Jonas steps out of his comfort zone |url=http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2009/12/30/nick-jonas-steps-out-of-his-comfort-zone/ |date=December 31, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216114333/http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2009/12/30/nick-jonas-steps-out-of-his-comfort-zone/ |archive-date=December 16, 2012 }} The album was seen as a commercial failure, selling just under 200,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6473009/ask-billboard-jonas-brothers-want-to-know-their-album-song-sales |title=Ask Billboard: Jonas Brothers Want to Know Their Album & Song Sales |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=February 17, 2015}} Ken Bunt, who was then the executive vice president for Disney Music Group, claimed that Joe's album would receive a "pretty large campaign", adding that the label had high expectations for Jonas' solo debut album.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/fashion/joe-jonas-comes-of-age.html?_r=0|title=Joe Jonas Comes of Age|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 28, 2011}} Bunt later added "We're very bullish on this album. We think we've got quite a future with Joe as a solo artist and as a Jonas Brother." Early sales reports indicated that the album would shift between 24,000 and 27,000 copies in its first week of release.{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=280939|title=Rumor Mill: EVANESCENCE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ROCK THE ONE-DAYS|publisher=Hits Daily Double|date=October 12, 2011}} Following disappointing first day sales, the prediction was dropped to 21,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=290225|title=HITS Daily Double: Rumor Mill - Weakend [sic] Chart Preview|work=HITS Daily Double}} Despite these predictions, Fastlife debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 in the United States with first week sales of 18,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/10/21/joe-jonas-fastlife-sales-charts/|title=Joe Jonas' 'Fastlife' Chart Numbers! - Hollywood Life|author=William Earl|work=Hollywood Life|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-date=2016-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502122500/http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/10/21/joe-jonas-fastlife-sales-charts/}} The album was steep decline in comparison to the Jonas Brothers' previous album, which debuted at the top of the chart with 247,000 copies sold.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jonas brothers|chart=all}} |title=Artist Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 3, 2009}}

The album fell to number 122 in its second week on the charts, marking its final appearance on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2011-11-05|title=Top 200 Albums - Billboard|magazine=Billboard}} It was reported in February 2015 that Fastlife had sold a total of 45,000 copies in the United States. Fastlife debuted at number twenty-three on the Canadian albums chart, where it peaked.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2011-10-29|title=Billboard|magazine=Billboard}} The following week, the album fell off of the album chart altogether.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2011-10-29|title=Joe Jonas Chart History|magazine=Billboard}} In the United Kingdom, Fastlife entered the UK Albums Chart at number ninety-nine, before falling off the chart the following week.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/fastlife/|title=Official Charts - Fastlife|publisher=Official Charts UK}} The album fared slightly better in Italy, where it entered the charts at number twelve.{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2011&mese=10&id=395 |title=Joe Jonas Italian Chart History |publisher=FIMI |access-date=2011-07-18 |date=2011-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310205259/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2011&mese=10&id=395 |archive-date=2012-03-10 }} The album spent a total of four weeks charting in the country.{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Joe+Jonas&titel=Fastlife&cat=a|title=Joe Jonas - Fastlife - Austrian Charts|publisher=Austrian Charts}} The album entered at number eight in Mexico, where it charted for a total of seven weeks. This marked Fastlife{{'s}} longest chart run in any country. Fastlife peaked at number four in Portugal, marking its highest chart entry worldwide.

The album was seen as a commercial failure by the media, considering Jonas' celebrity status and the album's extensive promotional campaign. Perez Hilton wrote that the album's failure could result in Jonas being dropped from his label.{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2011-10-20-joe-jonas-has-shockingly-low-album-sales-for-fastlife/?from=post|title=Joe Jonas Has Shockingly Low Album Sales|publisher=Perez Hilton|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-date=2016-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075447/http://perezhilton.com/2011-10-20-joe-jonas-has-shockingly-low-album-sales-for-fastlife/?from=post}} Julianne Escobedo Shepherd with Billboard wrote "Transforming a charmed teenhood career into a viable adult one is possibly one of the entertainment industry's most difficult feats. For every Justin Timberlake, there are 10 former boy-band members whose post-group disinterest led them to hang up their hats."{{cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/10/joe-jonas-album-sales-catastrophic/|title=Joe Jonas Album Sales: Catastrophic!|work=The Hollywood Gossip|date=20 October 2011}} Fame10 wrote that "Considering what a fan base the Jonas Brothers had as a group, it was shocking to see how few of them rallied around Joe."{{cite web|url=http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/7-pop-stars-who-tried-to-go-solo-and-failed/7/|title=7 Pop Stars Who Tried To Go Solo And Failed|date=24 December 2014}} The growing success of teen-pop star Justin Bieber had long been attributed to the decline of the Jonas Brothers, with Business 2 Community writing "It is shocking that Joe Jonas was not able to leverage his large Twitter following to activate strong word of mouth regarding his debut solo album. Conversely, earlier this week Justin Bieber successfully engaged his 13.5 million Twitter followers to help him score his first ever [number one] single on iTunes with his new Christmas song titled Mistletoe (2011)."{{cite web|url=http://www.business2community.com/entertainment/joe-jonas%E2%80%99-fastlife-enters-the-billboard-200-at-15-proves-large-twitter-following-does-not-always-equal-sales-070910#zDUZ9edrqXVmh9YQ.97|title=Joe Jonas' Fastlife Enters The Billboard 200 at No. 15; Proves Large Twitter Following Does Not Always Equal Sales|work=Business 2 Community|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.business2community.com/entertainment/joe-jonas%E2%80%99-fastlife-enters-the-billboard-200-at-15-proves-large-twitter-following-does-not-always-equal-sales-070910#zDUZ9edrqXVmh9YQ.97|archive-date=2016-02-02}} Popcrush likened the album's failure to releases from JC Chasez and Jordan Knight, both of which attempted and failed to gain solo careers after having previously been in highly successful bands.{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-fastlife-fails-chart-top-10-billboard-200/|title=Joe Jonas' 'Fastlife' Album Fails to Chart in Top 10 on Billboard 200|author=scottshetler|date=20 October 2011|work=PopCrush}} The album was listed at the top spot of Yahoo's "14 Failed Solo Albums" list in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/going-solo-isn-t-easy--not-every-artist-can-replicate-their-band-s-success-on-their-own-192749335.html|title=Going It Alone Isn't Easy: 14 Failed Solo Albums|publisher=Yahoo|date=December 3, 2013}}

"See No More" was released as the album's lead single on June 13, 2011.{{cite web|title=See No More (International Version) - Single by Joe Jonas - Download at iTunes |url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/see-no-more-international/id442951540? |publisher=iTunes |access-date=September 13, 2011 |date=June 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113140518/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/see-no-more-international/id442951540 |archive-date=November 13, 2012 }} The song received a generally positive critical reception upon its release, with critics praising Jonas' new musical direction and vocal delivery.{{cite news|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|title=JOE JONAS, 'SEE NO MORE' – SONG REVIEW - Pop Crush|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-see-no-more/|access-date=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Pop Crunch|date=June 13, 2011}} The song failed to have much commercial success, only reaching number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74378/week-ending-june-22-2011-bad-teenage-dreams/;_ylt=AlUzHBXiFQdVbUvp36mTWhjzvSUv |title=Yahoo Music |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date= |access-date=2016-01-11 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "See No More" became Jonas' first song to chart on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, peaking at number thirty-seven.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-rock-country-songs-more-1005300122.story|title=Chart Highlights: Rock, Country Songs & More|magazine=Billboard|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}} For the music video, Jonas "walks the earth, braves the elements and moves on from a broken heart."{{cite news|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Joe Jonas' "See No More" Video Is Properly Filled With Angst|url=http://idolator.com/5921872/joe-jonas-see-no-more-video|access-date=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Idolator|date=June 30, 2011}} "Love Slayer" was released as a promotional single for the album prior to its release. The song was remixed and sent for airplay in night clubs, and as a result peaked at number eight on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States; it spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/304815/joe-jonas/chart?f=359|title=Joe Jonas|magazine=Billboard}} "Love Slayer" remains his only appearance on the chart to date.

The album's second single, "Just in Love", was released on September 13, 2011. The song received a positive critical reception, namely for its production.{{cite news|title=JOE JONAS, 'JUST IN LOVE' – SONG REVIEW - Pop Crush|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-just-in-love/|access-date=September 14, 2011|newspaper=Pop Crunch|date=September 10, 2011}} Much like its predecessor, "Just in Love" failed to achieve commercial success upon its release. The song was released in a remixed form with rapper Lil Wayne on October 4, 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://joejonasmusic.com/index2.php |title=Just in Love (Remix)|access-date=2016-01-10 |archive-date=2019-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609105709/http://joejonasmusic.com/index2.php }} "Just in Love" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, though did reach a peak of number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart. The song's music video saw Jonas and his on-screen girlfriend, model Angele Sassy, in various romantic settings throughout Europe.{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Joe Jonas Steams Up Paris In 'Just In Love' Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670612/joe-jonas-just-in-love-music-video.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220916/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670612/joe-jonas-just-in-love-music-video.jhtml|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=September 14, 2011|newspaper=MTV|date=September 13, 2011}} On December 9, 2011, a promotional video for "All This Time" was posted on French radio station NRJ's official website to promote the album in European territories.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrj.fr/music-509/news-music-524/article/273571-joe-jonas-chez-nrj-dans-le-clip-d-all-this-time-.html |title=Joe Jonas chez NRJ dans le clip d'All This Time. - NRJ.fr |website=www.nrj.fr |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915111323/http://www.nrj.fr/music-509/news-music-524/article/273571-joe-jonas-chez-nrj-dans-le-clip-d-all-this-time-.html |archive-date=15 September 2012 }}

Jonas performed "See No More", "Love Slayer", and "Fastlife" at Chicago's B96 Pepsi SummerBash on June 11, marking his first live performance as a solo artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/5904692/joe-jonas-first-solo-performance|title=Joe Jonas Takes You Behind The Scenes Of His First Solo Performance|publisher=Idolator|date=June 16, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://b96.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2011/06/11/photos-joe-jonas-first-ever-solo-performance-shots/|title=Photos: Joe Jonas' First Ever Solo Performance Shots|publisher=CBS Local}} Jonas embarked on a promotional club tour throughout the United States to promote the album throughout June and July.{{cite web|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/reviews/a15611/joe-jonas-see-no-more-review/|title=Joe Jonas - See No More Review|date=21 July 2011|publisher=Seventeen}} On July 11, Jonas performed as the opening act for Swizz Beats during a promotional show in Brooklyn, though it was reported that the performance was met with a negative reaction from the crowd, who threw balls onto the stage.{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Joe+Jonas/articles/jDIdR8H9Bhi/Joe+Jonas+Pelted+Balls+Sweaty+PAPER+Magazine|title=Joe Jonas Pelted with Balls at Sweaty 'PAPER' Magazine Performance|publisher=Zimbio|date=July 11, 2011}} Alexis Swerdloff, editor of the show's sponsor Paper Magazine, claimed "There were a few balls thrown onto the stage — but they were promotional balls that were being thrown around all night — and that Joe was hardly met with stony silence! Rabid fans lined up around the block hours before the performance and were screaming throughout."{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/brooklyn-heckles-joe-jonas-performance/|title=Brooklyn Audience Heckles Joe Jonas During Live Performance|publisher=Popcrush|date=July 13, 2011}} Jonas performed "See No More" live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on July 13, marking his first televised live performance of the song. The performance was positively received, with Averi Harper of ChargedFM writing "His performance was complete with a couple of hip-hop back up dancers that gave him a Justin Timberlake kind of vibe. He's all grown up without the curly fro and donning a silver suit. Maybe getting the attention of women that are a little past their tween years."{{cite web|url=http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/606/joe-jonas-debuts-see-no-more-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon|title=Joe Jonas Debuts 'See No More' on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon|publisher=ChargedFM|date=July 14, 2011}}

On August 8, Jonas appeared on Lopez Tonight where he was interviewed and performed "See No More".{{cite web|url=http://b96.cbslocal.com/2011/08/09/tv-rewind-joe-jonas-on-lopez-tonight/|title=TV Rewind: Joe Jonas on Lopez Tonight|publisher=CBS Local|date=August 9, 2011}} On August 10, "Love Slayer" was released as a promotional single for the album intended for airplay in night clubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.homorazzi.com/article/joe-jonas-love-slayer-mp3-download-full-version-remixes-chris-brown/|title=Joe Jonas Is A "Love Slayer" In New Track|publisher=Homorazzi|date=August 11, 2011}} Jonas teamed up with Cambio and Indaba Music to launch a contest that allowed fans to remix the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/joe-jonas-remix-opportunity/winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/joe-jonas-remix-opportunity/winners|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 2, 2016|title=Indaba Music}} The winner of the contest would receive $2,500 and their remix would be considered for an official release through Hollywood Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/08/11/joe_jonas_launches_love_slayer_remix_c|title=Joe Jonas Launches Love Slayer Remix Contest|publisher=Star Pulse|date=August 11, 2011}} The second and third-place winners also received cash, and were featured on the Cambio official website; ten honorable mentions won a copy of Fastlife upon its release later that year.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467980/joe-jonas-debuts-love-slayer-launches-2500-remix-contest|title=Joe Jonas Debuts 'Love Slayer,' Launches $2,500 Remix Contest|magazine=Billboard|date=August 10, 2011}} The winner and runners-up of the contest were announced through the Cambio website on October 19, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambio.com/2011/10/19/winners-of-the-joe-jonas-and-indaba-love-slayer-remix-contest/|title=Winners of the Joe Jonas and Indaba "Love Slayer" Remix Contest Announced|publisher=Cambio|date=October 19, 2011}} He performed a number of songs from the album for the iHeartRadio Live Show in New York on August 17.{{cite web|url=http://www.z100.com/common/live/|title=Live Chats and Events|work=Z100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.z100.com/common/live/|archive-date=2016-02-02}} On August 22, Jonas appeared on Live on Letterman where he performed "Love Slayer", "Just in Love", "Fastlife", "Sorry", "Kleptomaniac", and "See No More".{{cite web|title=Joe Jonas on Live on Letterman|url=http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/joe_jonas/press/|publisher=CBS|access-date=September 13, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Noir|first=Nadia|title=Joe Jonas Brings Down The House, Live On Letterman|url=http://923now.radio.com/2011/08/22/joe-jonas-brings-down-the-house-live-on-letterman/|access-date=September 13, 2011|date=August 22, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525164947/http://923now.cbslocal.com/2011/08/22/joe-jonas-brings-down-the-house-live-on-letterman/|archive-date=2012-05-25}} CBS Local wrote "One of the highlights of the evening was his rendition of 'Love Slayer' which is sure to become one of the bigger hits off this album. Listen to hear the screams from the ladies in the audience as Joe and his dancers tackle that number."{{cite web|url=http://amp.cbslocal.com/2011/10/11/living-the-fast-life-joe-jonas-performs-songs-from-new-album-on-live-on-letterman-rewind/|title=Living The "Fast Life" – Joe Jonas Performs Songs From New Album on 'Live on Letterman' Rewind}} Popcrush stated "With his Mediterranean good looks and sharp grey suit, which he paired with sneakers, Jonas sang and danced his way into many teenage hearts."{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-live-on-letterman-performance/|title=Joe Jonas' Live on Letterman Performance|publisher=Popcrush|date=August 23, 2011}} Jonas appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly on September 8 to perform "Sorry".{{cite web|url=http://tigerbeat.com/2011/09/why-is-joe-jonas-sorry/|title=Why Is Joe Jonas Sorry?|publisher=Tiger Beat|date=September 8, 2011}}

Jonas co-headlined the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour beginning on September 9, alongside artist Jay Sean and opening act JoJo.{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669117/joe-jonas-jay-sean-tour.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203061543/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669117/joe-jonas-jay-sean-tour.jhtml |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |title=Joe Jonas To Hit Road With Jay Sean - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |date=2011-08-16 |access-date=2012-08-17}} The tour lasted until October 6, 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467892/joe-jonas-plots-us-tour-with-jay-sean |title=Joe Jonas Plots U.S. Tour with Jay Sean |magazine=Billboard |date=2009-09-14 |access-date=2012-08-17}} Jonas performed a number of songs from Fastlife on the tour, as well as his own renditions of Jonas Brothers songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Joe-Jonas-Jay-Sean-tickets/artist/1630908 |title=Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tickets | Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Concert Tickets & Tour Dates |publisher=Ticketmaster CA |date= |access-date=2012-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325020746/http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Joe-Jonas-Jay-Sean-tickets/artist/1630908 |archive-date=2012-03-25 }} The tour was initially set to only allow audience members to be above the age of eighteen due to venue locations, though this was lifted due to high demand.{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/news-joe-jonas-and-jay-sean-announce-co-headlining-tour-boston-show-house-of-blues-september-2011/ |title=Boston Music Spotlight - Your Source for Music News and Concert Information » Joe Jonas & Jay Sean announce co-headlining tour |publisher= |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/news-joe-jonas-and-jay-sean-announce-co-headlining-tour-boston-show-house-of-blues-september-2011/ |archive-date=2016-02-02 }} The tour received a mixed reception, with the Daily Bruin writing "While Jonas takes on the challenge to create a more mature sound and steer away from his tween image, there's no doubt that fans were more receptive of his songs from his Jonas Brothers days."{{cite web|url=http://dailybruin.com/2011/09/22/9-23-joejonas-concertreview-spotlight/|title=Concert review: Joe Jonas, along with Jay Sean and Jojo, gives an entertaining solo performance but falls short of his Jonas Brothers days}} Neon Limelight wrote "Impressing the crowd with his choreographed new moves, Joe came ready to shut the place down, and while he may not have done quite what he intended with his set, he definitely served up an E for effort."{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/09/24/joe-jonas-tour-concert-reviews/|title=Joe Jonas Tour Is Getting Bad Reviews - Are the Critics Being too Mean?|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=September 24, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011223821/http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/09/24/joe-jonas-tour-concert-reviews/}} Jonas returned to television appearances on September 26, performing "Just in Love" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.ellentv.com/2011/09/26/joe-jonas-performs-just-in-love/|title=Joe Jonas Performs Just in Love|publisher=EllenTV|date=September 22, 2011}} He again performed "Just in Love" on The Today Show on October 5.{{cite web|url=http://okmagazine.com/uncategorized/watch-joe-jonas-perform-just-love-today-show/|title=Watch: Joe Jonas Performs Just in Love on Today Show|publisher=OK Magazine|date=October 5, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.at40.com/news-article/joe-jonas-performs-just-in-love-on-the-today-show/20067|title=Joe Jonas Performs Just in Love on the Today Show|publisher=AT40|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202044308/http://www.at40.com/news-article/joe-jonas-performs-just-in-love-on-the-today-show/20067|archive-date=2016-02-02}} The performance served as his last promotional spot in the United States before traveling to Europe to promote the album.

Joe was the opening act for pop singer Britney Spears on ten European dates for her Femme Fatale Tour (2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-jonas-open-britney-spears-217419|title=News: Joe Jonas to Open for Britney Spears|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 30, 2011}} Jonas stated "She was the first girl I ever had a poster on my wall of, and her album was the first CD I ever bought. It's so funny to think I had that on my wall and here I am about to perform with her." Joe first opened the tour on October 16 in Sweden, touring with Spears until the October 31st show.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/britney-spears-joe-jonas-join-for-european-tour/|title=Britney Spears, Joe Jonas Join for European Tour: People.com|work=People}} Upon returning to the United States, Jonas appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 3, performing "Just in Love".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/egjh45gik/kristen-stewart-dave-attell-and-joe-jonas-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324021543/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/egjh45gik/kristen-stewart-dave-attell-and-joe-jonas-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/|archive-date=March 24, 2013|title=Kristen Stewart, Dave Attell, and Joe Jonas on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|magazine=Forbes}} He then appeared on Conan on November 7, and once more performed "Just in Love".{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/6070141/joe-jonas-just-in-love-conan|title=Joe Jonas Just in Love on Conan|date=8 November 2011 |publisher=Idolator}} On the performance, Popcrush wrote "Jonas and his band delivered a lively version of the track, with electric guitar flourishes and a slower intro section added to the arrangement."{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/joe-jonas-just-in-love-conan/|title=Joe Jonas Performs 'Just in Love' on 'Conan'|author=scottshetler|date=8 November 2011|work=PopCrush}} Due to the commercial failure of Fastlife, further promotion for the album was halted following the performance on Conan.

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = All This Time

| writer1 = {{hlist|Joe Jonas|Nathaniel Hills|Kevin Cossom|Marcella Araica}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Danja|Jim Beanz (vocal)}}

| length1 = 4:27

| title2 = Just in Love

| writer2 = {{hlist|Jonas|Robin Tadross|James Fauntleroy|LaShawn Daniels}}

| extra2 = Rob Knox

| length2 = 3:27

| title3 = See No More

| writer3 = {{hlist|Jonas|Christopher Brown|Brian Kennedy}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Chris Brown (co.)|Kennedy}}

| length3 = 3:52

| title4 = Love Slayer

| writer4 = {{hlist|Hills|Cossom|Araica}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Danja|Beanz(vocal)}}

| length4 = 4:10

| title5 = Fastlife

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jonas|Tadross|Fauntleroy|Daniels}}

| extra5 = Knox

| length5 = 4:01

| title6 = Make You Mine

| writer6 = {{hlist|Jonas|Hills|Claude Kelly| Araica}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Danja|Kelly(vocal)}}

| length6 = 4:12

| title7 = Sorry

| writer7 = {{hlist|Jonas|Tadross|Fauntleroy|Daniels|Nuno Bettencourt}}

| extra7 = Knox

| length7 = 5:03

| title8 = Kleptomaniac

| writer8 = {{hlist|Adonis Shropshire|Tiffany Fred}}

| extra8 = Shropshire

| length8 = 4:04

| title9 = Not Right Now

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jonas|Hills|Cossom|Araica|James Washington}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Danja|Beanz(vocal)}}

| length9 = 3:49

| title10 = Take It and Run

| writer10 = {{hlist|Hills|Cossom|Araica}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Danja|Beanz (vocal)}}

| length10 = 4:36

| title11 = Lighthouse

| writer11 = {{hlist|Brown|Chauncey Hollis, Jr.|Kevin McCall}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Brown (co.)|Hit-Boy}}

| length11 = 3:45

| title12 = Just in Love

| note12 = featuring Lil Wayne

| writer12 = {{hlist|Jonas|Dwayne Carter, Jr.|Knox|Tadross|Fauntleroy|Daniels}}

| extra12 = Knox

| length12 = 3:27

| total_length = 48:52

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = iTunes Store bonus tracks

| title13 = Just in Love

| note13 = Moto Blanco Radio Edit Remix

| writer13 = {{hlist|Jonas|Knox|Tadross|Fauntleroy|Daniels}}

| extra13 = Knox

| length13 = 3:45

| title14 = Just in Love

| note14 = Soul Seekerz Radio Remix

| writer14 = {{hlist|Jonas|Knox|Tadross|Fauntleroy|Daniels}}

| extra14 = Knox

| length14 = 3:44

| total_length = 56:21

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