Not Alone

"**Not Alone**" is a song by Joe Jonas and Khalid, released as a single on November 11, 2022. The song serves as the end credits for the 2022 biographical war film, *Devotion*, of which Jonas plays the character Marty Goode. The movie was released later the same year on November 25th.

## Background

Khalid told *People*, "I'm very thankful that Joe reached out to me to be a part of this. I think that the message is really special. The movie, he tells me, is incredible. I can't wait to see it for myself. And this is just a beautiful experience all around. Good vibes, good people, good energy. And I can't wait for you guys to hear the song and see the movie."

Co-writer and producer HARV shared to *Consequence* that Ryan Tedder contacted him to create a track with Joe Jonas. He recalled that it was a "solid two hour session" for songwriting.

## Music video

The official music video was directed by Quran Squire, which premiered on YouTube the same day as the single. It was filmed at Hanger 21 in Fullerton, California, where they perform in front of an actual plane used in the *Devotion* film. Jonas said of the music video, "We definitely spoke about the idea of shooting this video as a separation of my two passions from music and acting. I'm not playing a character in this video, I'm myself. But we wanted the video to speak to the raw emotion of the song, so everything from the clothing to actually having one of the planes we used in the film."

## Credits and personnel

### Song

* Barry Green – trombone
* Bernard "HARV" Harvey – writer, producer
* Brandon Michael Collins – recording engineer
* David Angell, David Davidson – violin
* Denis Kosiak – assistant engineer, vocal producer
* Doug Sarrett, Rich Rich – engineer
* Jennifer Kummer – french horn
* Jessie String – vocal producer
* Joe Jonas – vocals, writer
* Khalid Robinson – vocals, writer
* Monisa Angell – viola
* Randy Merrill – mastering
* Ryan Tedder – writer, producer
* Șerban Ghenea, Bryce Bordone – mixing
* Steve Patrick – trumpet

### Video

* Director: Quran Squire
* Producer: Aiden Magarian
* Prod. Supervisor: Riley Bradford
* Prod. Coordinator: Rose Lehrman
* Executive Producer: Jennifer Heath
* 1st AD: Max Dean
* 2nd AD: Ray Fuenes
* DP: Zoë Simone-Yi
* 1st AC : Jake Coury
* 2nd AC : Ethan Smith
* Steadicam : Dylan Burzinski
* Production Designer : Nick Murphy
* Art Assistant : Kevin Hawkins
* Gaffer: Kay Zhou
* Best Boy: Chris Ginnaven
* Electric: Kevin T Garrard
* Key Grip : Spencer Adelstein
* Best Boy Grip: Dave Adam
* Grip: Sebastian Lam
* Khalid Wardrobe: Ade Samuel
* Joe Jonas Wardrobe Sydney
* Khalid MUA: Jenn Hanching
* Khalid Barber: Daronn Carr
* Joe Jonas Groomer: Marissa Machado
* Playback: Ignacio Martinez
* VTR: Evan Johnson
* Editor: Travis Moore @ Exile Edit
* Edit Preconform: James Watson
* Exile Producer Kate Underfor
* Colorist: Arianna Shining Star @Light Iron
* Online Editor: Nick McGregor
* Aerial Coordinator: Kevin LaRosa II
* Corsair Pilot: Mike Oliver
* Corsair Crew Chief: David Reed
* Corsair provided by Erickson Aircraft Collection
* Military Veterans: Leslie (and Joseph) Oviedo, Ian Segears, Mo Stafa, Marilyn Pool, Mark Whitis
* Production Company: RadicalMedia

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Joe Jonas]

Another step on your own

Another mile that you've flown

And I've been right by your side

There's so much more than you see

Like the wind that blows through the trees

Or the time that's passing by

I see the tears, they're rollin' down but they're not here to stay

I know you're starin' at the clouds, tryna wish them away

When you call the stars, know I'm callin' out your name

[Chorus: Joe Jonas]

(Ooh)

You are not alone (Ooh)

I watch over you, ooh (Ooh)

Won't let you go, you gotta know, you're not alone (Ooh)

You are not alone (Ooh)

I watch over you, ooh, ooh (Ooh)

Won't let you go, you gotta know, you're not alone

[Verse 2: Khalid]

I didn't give you the wings to not go fly

And don't you know this ain't goodbye

'Cause everything I am is who you are

Who you are

Sometimes it hurt, don't know how to be here

Sometimes you question if anything's real

But you call the stars, you're callin' out my name

[Chorus: Joe Jonas & Khalid, Joe Jonas]

You, ooh, ooh-ooh, you

You are not alone

I watch over you, ooh-ooh, ooh

Won't let you go, you gotta know, you're not alone

You are not alone

I watch over you, ooh-ooh, ooh

Won't let you go, you gotta know, you're not alone

[Instrumental Outro]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blanchet, Brenton (November 11, 2022). "Joe Jonas and Khalid Honor Veterans with Emotional Video for Duet 'Not Alone' from Film 'Devotion'". *People*.
2. ↑ Ragusa, Paolo (November 28, 2022). "Behind the Boards with HARV: Producer and Songwriter Talks Justin Bieber, Normani, Juice WRLD, and More". *Consequence*.