Nick Jonas' single 'Jealous' inspired by own jealousy

'Joy to the World' hitmaker Nick Jonas has revealed his latest single 'Jealous' is inspired from star's own jealousy when he saw a man checking his girlfriend out.

Jonas, 21, said he wrote the song after that incident, reported E! News.

"I saw someone looking at her back when we were out one night. It really upset me. The next day I went into the studio and wrote the song. So I got something good out of the experience even though in the moment it was frustrating," he said.

The incident occurred earlier this year, when Jonas was filming 'Kingdom'. The singer said he initially planned to confront the man.

"I was also in the middle of shooting 'Kingdom' where I play an MMA fighter, so I was all pumped up on testosterone feeling like I could beat someone up. Thankfully, I didn't," Jonas said.

'Jealous', set to serve as the follow-up to single 'Chains' from Jonas' upcoming solo album, is scheduled to be released on September 7.