The music video for " Burnin ' Up " premiered after the premiere of '' Camp Rock '' on Disney Channel on June 20 , 2008 . In the video , the brothers read over a potential video treatment and imagine how the video would play out , in which they are portrayed as action stars . Nick as James Bond in " Double Inferno " , Joe as a Sonny Crockett parody in " Hot Tropic " , and Kevin as a Kung Fu master in " The Burning Dragon " . The video featured cameo appearances from Selena Gomez , David Carradine , Robert Davi and Danny Trejo . The video was directed by Brendan Malloy and Tim Wheeler . The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Pop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards , but both lost to Britney Spears and the video for her song " Piece of Me " . The video also took notes from Spike Jonze 's iconic video for " Sabotage " by the Beastie Boys . This can be most seen in the scenes with Joe Jonas portraying an 80 's TV-style cop with a fake mustache
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)