Olive & An Arrow

Album: Who I Am (2010)
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Songfacts®:

  • Nick Jonas named his side project band after his fascination with the concept of the presidency. Several of the tracks on Who I Am, including this one, tie in with his interest in the Oval Office.
  • This song has the same sort of vibe that John Mayer had on his early albums. "I admire his work and I think that using some of his songs as inspiration for this was a big thing," Jonas explained to MTV News.

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