A Little Bit Longer Explained

A Little Bit Longer
Type:studio
Artist:Jonas Brothers
Cover:A-little-bit-longer-cover.png
Released:August 12, 2008
Studio:Wishbone Studios, Los Angeles,
Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto,
The Saltmine Studios, Arizona,
Gibson Bus,
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:
  • Rock
  • power pop
Length:39:31
Label:Hollywood
Producer:John Fields,
Jon Lind,
Kevin Jonas
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A Little Bit Longer is the 3rd studio album by American pop rock band, Jonas Brothers and their second album released on Hollywood Records. It was released on August 12, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews, and four star reviews from Rolling Stone, AllMusic, and Blender. The album was preceded by three singles, "Burnin' Up", "Lovebug" and "Tonight". The album was number 40 on Rolling Stone's Best 50 Albums of 2008. One of the songs from the album, "Video Girl" was also number 49 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

Background

The title of the album, "A Little Bit Longer", comes from their song of the same name, which Nick Jonas wrote about his feelings with having type 1 diabetes. The album artwork was released by Team Jonas, the Jonas Brothers' official fan club, to fan club members via an e-mail newsletter on June 20, 2008.

Promotion

On August 5, 2008, A Little Bit Longer was uploaded to MTV's The Leak, enabling the album to be streamed before it was released. The brothers performed their second single, "Lovebug" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards

One of the extra tracks, "Live to Party", was later the theme song for their television show Jonas.

Singles

"Burnin' Up" is the album's first single and was officially released on June 19, 2008. The music video for "Burnin' Up" premiered on Disney Channel, following the premiere of Camp Rock, a day after. The album's second single "Lovebug" was revealed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. It was officially released on September 30, 2008. The official music video for "Lovebug" premiered on the Disney Channel on October 19, 2008. The album's third and final single "Tonight".

Promotional singles"A Little Bit Longer" was released on August 5, 2008, as the first promotional single. On March 12, 2009, "Pushin' Me Away" was released as the second and final promotional single.

Commercial performance

A Little Bit Longer debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 525,402 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1] The album also debuted at number one on the US Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.[2]

In its second week, the album remained at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling an additional 147,000 copies, making it the band's fastest selling album to date.[3] In its third week, it fell to number four on the chart, selling another 80,000 copies.[4] On October 17, 2008, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States. As of March 2015, the album has sold 2,082,000 million copies in the United States.[5]

Critical reception

A Little Bit Longer received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an above average score of 66 out of 100. In a 4-star review written by Rolling Stone editor Jody Rosen he stated, "The boys fantastic third album is steeped in the fuzzed-up guitars, three-part harmonies and cotton-candy choruses of Big Star and Cheap Trick. Power-pop die-hards awaiting the genre's commercial saviors must reckon with the fact that the messiahs have arrived". Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The third album from the alpha boy band of the moment is certainly of the moment. Jersey-born Jonas siblings Nick (15), Kevin (20), and Joe (18) hit all the right pop notes with such numbers as the romping come-on 'Got Me Going Crazy', the slightly funky 'Burnin' Up' (a very pale imitation of Prince) and the emo-lite of brokenhearted ballad 'Can't Have You'. In a mixed review from the Toronto Star, Ben Rayner when speaking about the albums demographic wrote, "Young hearts will melt, elder stomachs will churn", and "[''A Little Bit Longer''] has one uncritical audience in particular in mind and it serves it as well as can be expected".

Exclusive DVDs

Target Exclusive DVDThe Target edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
Jonas Brothers official site pre-order bonus DVDFans that pre-ordered A Little Bit Longer online before its release received a DVD with the following:
Woolworths (UK) Exclusive DVDBuyers of the CD had the option to get an exclusive DVD at extra cost, As they did with "Jonas Brothers" & "Camp Rock"
UK "FanPack"Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing
Canadian deluxe editionThe Canadian Deluxe Edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:

Personnel

Jonas Brothers

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Brazil Albums (ABPD)1
Croatian Albums (IFPI)30
Greek Albums (IFPI)[6] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 35
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[8] 1
Polish Albums (OLiS)6
Taiwan Albums (G-Music)15

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for A Little Bit Longer
Chart (2008)Position
US Billboard 200[9] 25
Chart (2009)Position
US Billboard 200[10] 77

Release history

CountryDate
United StatesAugust 12, 2008
Canada
Brazil
ArgentinaAugust 21, 2008
Colombia
Hong KongAugust 26, 2008
United KingdomSeptember 29, 2008
EuropeOctober 3, 2008
PhilippinesOctober 6, 2008
AustraliaOctober 13, 2008
New ZealandOctober 13, 2008
South AfricaNovember 14, 2008
TaiwanNovember 14, 2008
Canada (Deluxe Edition)December 9, 2008
JapanJanuary 14, 2009

External links

Notes and References

  1. (August 12–19). Jonas Bros. Score Third-Best Debut Week Of '08, Billboard.com, August 20, 2008
  2. Web site: Taking over Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222055307/http://www.joe-jonas.com/x/index.php/2008/08/25/taking-over-billboard-new-pictures/#comments . December 22, 2008 . Joe-Jonas.com . August 18, 2012.
  3. Jonathan Cohen, "Jonas Brothers Begin Second Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, August 27, 2008.
  4. Katie Hasty, "Slipknot Edges The Game Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, September 3, 2008.
  5. Why Zayn Malik's Departure From One Direction Won't Hurt Band's Music Sales. Peoples. Slenn. . . March 26, 2015. March 28, 2015.
  6. Web site: Greekcharts.com – Jonas Brothers – A Little More Longer. greekcharts.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205001029/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jonas+Brothers&titel=A+Little+Bit+Longer&cat=a. December 5, 2013. October 2, 2023.
  7. Web site: ア・リトル・ビット・ロンガー Oricon Style. Oricon. ja. October 2, 2023.
  8. Web site: Mexicancharts.com – Jonas Brothers – A Little More Longer. mexicancharts.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221148/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jonas+Brothers&titel=A+Little+Bit+Longer&cat=a. October 29, 2013. October 2, 2023.
  9. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. January 2, 2013. December 5, 2018.
  10. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. January 2, 2013. December 5, 2018.