A Little Bit Longer

A Little Bit Longer is the third studio album by the American band the 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 Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[13]

A Little Bit Longer
Studio album by Jonas Brothers
Released	August 12, 2008
Recorded	Fall 2007–Spring 2008
Genre	Pop rock rock[1]
Length	39:31
Label	Hollywood
Producer	John Fields
Jonas Brothers chronology
Jonas Brothers (2007) A Little Bit Longer (2008) Music from the 3D Concert Experience (2009)
Alternative cover
Japanese standard edition
Singles from A Little Bit Longer
"Burnin' Up" Released: June 19, 2008 "Lovebug" Released: September 30, 2008 "Tonight" Released: February 17, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Detroit Free Press	[5]
The Gazette	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Toronto Star	[12]

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,[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17] The album also debuted at number one on the US Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.[18]

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.[19] In its third week, it fell to number four on the chart, selling another 80,000 copies.[20] 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.[21] As of February 2015, the album has sold 1.6 million copies in the United States.[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"BB Good"	Jonas Brothers, John Taylor	2:56
2.	"Burnin' Up" (featuring Big Rob)	Jonas Brothers	2:54
3.	"Shelf"	Jonas Brothers	3:48
4.	"One Man Show"	Jonas Brothers	3:08
5.	"Lovebug"	Jonas Brothers	3:40
6.	"Tonight"	Jonas Brothers, Greg Garbowsky	3:29
7.	"Can't Have You"	Nick Jonas, PJ Bianco	4:28
8.	"Video Girl"	Jonas Brothers	2:53
9.	"Pushin' Me Away"	Jonas Brothers	3:03
10.	"Sorry"	Jonas Brothers	3:12
11.	"Got Me Going Crazy"	Nick Jonas	2:35
12.	"A Little Bit Longer"	Nick Jonas	3:25
Total length:			39:31

Target bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Hello, Goodbye" (The Beatles cover)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:07
Total length:			41:41

Walmart bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Live to Party"	Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas	2:58
Total length:			42:32

Best Buy bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Out of This World"	Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Zachary David Maloy	3:10
Total length:			42:44

European bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"When You Look Me in the Eyes"	4:09
Total length:		43:43

Australian bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Live to Party"	2:58
14.	"Hello, Goodbye"	2:07
Total length:		44:08

iTunes deluxe edition bonus features

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lovebug" (Music video)	4:12
14.	"Making of Lovebug"	4:21

Japan versions

A Little Bit Longer was released in two different versions in Japan: a standard edition with one 16-track CD, and a deluxe edition with two discs—a CD with bonus tracks (consisting of live versions of some of the album's tracks), and a DVD featuring exclusive content.

CD

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When You Look Me in the Eyes"	Jonas Brothers, PJ Bianco, Raymond Boyd	4:09
2.	"BB Good"	Jonas Brothers, John Taylor	2:56
3.	"Burnin' Up" (featuring Big Rob)	Jonas Brothers	2:55
4.	"Shelf"	Jonas Brothers	3:48
5.	"One Man Show"	Jonas Brothers	3:08
6.	"Lovebug"	Jonas Brothers	3:40
7.	"Tonight"	Jonas Brothers, Greg Garbowsky	3:29
8.	"Can't Have You"	Nick Jonas, PJ Bianco	4:28
9.	"Video Girl"	Jonas Brothers	2:53
10.	"Pushin' Me Away"	Jonas Brothers	3:03
11.	"Sorry"	Jonas Brothers	3:12
12.	"Got Me Going Crazy"	Nick Jonas	2:35
13.	"A Little Bit Longer"	Nick Jonas	3:25
14.	"Hello, Goodbye"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:07
15.	"Live to Party"	Jonas Brothers	2:58
16.	"Infatuation"	Jonas Brothers	3:30
Total length:			52:16

Deluxe edition alternate and bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Infatuation"	Jonas Brothers	3:30
16.	"Burnin' Up" (live)	Jonas Brothers	2:55
17.	"Shelf" (live)	Jonas Brothers	3:48
18.	"Pushin' Me Away" (live)	Jonas Brothers	3:03
19.	"A Little Bit Longer" (live)	Nick Jonas	3:25
Total length:			1:02:29

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	""When You Look Me in the Eyes" (music video)"
2.	""Burnin' Up" (music video)"
3.	""Burnin' Up" ("Making of the Video")"
4.	""Lovebug" (music video)"
5.	""Lovebug" ("Making of the Video")"
6.	"JB Special Message"
7.	"A Little Bit Longer: Album piece with exclusive photo gallery"
8.	"A Little Bit Longer: Clear Channel Stripped performance"
9.	"Band in a Bus trailer"
10.	"YouTube videos: DJ Danger Nick J Show Taichi Gibson Surprise Visit Look Me in the Eyes Tour Makes History Meet the Queen Josephyne"

Exclusive DVDs

Target Exclusive DVD

The Target edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:

• "JB Rules"
• Live videos from the Disney Channel Games 2008:
  • "S.O.S."
  • "Burnin' Up"
  • "This Is Me" (with Demi Lovato)

Jonas Brothers official site pre-order bonus DVD

Fans that pre-ordered A Little Bit Longer online before its release received a DVD with the following:

• Jonas Brothers' special message
• A Little Bit Longer album piece
• "A Little Bit Longer" (acoustic live performance)
• "Lovebug" (acoustic performance)
• Band in a Bus trailer
• Jonas Brothers YouTube videos

Woolworths (UK) Exclusive DVD

Buyers of the CD had the option to get an exclusive DVD at extra cost, As they did with "Jonas Brothers" & "Camp Rock"

• Jonas Brothers' special message
• A Little Bit Longer album piece
• Band in a Bus trailer
• Jonas Brothers YouTube videos

UK "FanPack"

Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing

• Regular version of the album cd
• Girls skinny fit teeshirt
• Tote bag
• Bracelet
• 4 Pin Badges
• All contained inside a clear vanity case with Jonas Brothers emblem

Canadian deluxe edition

The Canadian Deluxe Edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:

• Live @ Much: Jonas Brothers- A MuchMusic Special Presentation
• A Little Bit Longer Album Piece
• Band in a Bus Trailer
• Jonas Brothers YouTube videos;
  • DJ Danger
  • Nick J Show – Anger
  • Tai Chi
  • Nick J Show – Revenge
  • Gibson Surprise Visit
  • Look Me in the Eyes Makes History
  • Meet the Queen
• Music videos
  • "Burnin' Up"
  • "Lovebug"

Personnel

• Nick Jonas – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums
• Joe Jonas – lead vocals, guitar
• Kevin Jonas – background vocals, guitar, mandolin
• John Lloyd Taylor – guitar, background vocals
• John Fields – bass, keyboards, guitar
• Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion, programming
• Stephen Lu - string arrangements, conducting
• Justin Salter – assistant engineer
• Meaghan Martin - vocals on "Video Girl"
• Robert "Big Rob" Feggans- rap vocals on "Burnin' Up"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 13 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 75 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 58 Brazil Albums (ABPD) 1 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 1 Croatian Albums (IFPI) 30 Danish Albums (Tracklisten) 38 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 40 French Albums (SNEP) 14 German Albums (Media Control Charts) 23 Greek Albums (IFPI) 21 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 39 Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 15 Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 35 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 11 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 27 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 6 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 27 Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 22 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 54 Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade) 55 Taiwan Albums (G-Music) 15 UK Albums (OCC) 19 US Billboard 200[27] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Billboard 200[28] 25 Chart (2009) Position US Billboard 200[29] 77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30]	Platinum	60,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[31]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
Ireland (IRMA)[32]	Gold	7,500^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[33]	Platinum	80,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	Gold	7,500^^
Poland (ZPAV)[35]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[37]	Platinum	2,082,000[38]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date
United States	August 12, 2008
Canada
Brazil
Argentina	August 21, 2008
Colombia
Hong Kong	August 26, 2008
United Kingdom	September 29, 2008
Europe	October 3, 2008
Philippines	October 6, 2008
Australia	October 11, 2008
New Zealand	October 13, 2008
South Africa	November 14, 2008
Taiwan	November 14, 2008
Canada (Deluxe Edition)	December 9, 2008
Japan	January 14, 2009

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External links

• Jonas Brothers official website
• Jonas Brothers official MySpace