A Little Bit Longer

A Little Bit Longer
Studio album by Jonas Brothers
Released August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
(see release history)
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre Teen pop, Pop Rock
Length 40:08
Label Hollywood
Producer John Fields
Jonas Brothers chronology
Camp Rock
(2008)		 A Little Bit Longer
(2008)		 Music from The 3D Concert Experience
(2009)
Singles from A Little Bit Longer
  1. "Burnin' Up"
    Released: June 24, 2008
  2. "Lovebug"
    Released: September 30, 2008
  3. "Tonight"
    Released: January 6, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
Detroit Free Press [3]
The Gazette [4]
The Guardian [5]
Jesus Freak Hideout [6]
Los Angeles Times [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Slant Magazine [9]
Toronto Star [10]

A Little Bit Longer is the third studio album by the American pop rock 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 first single of the album was "Burnin' Up", released on June 20, 2008. 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.[11]

Contents

Album information

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.

Like their last album, this one also features CDVU+ technology[12] that includes more than 30 pages of bonus features with exclusive video performance, 60 printable photos, complete album lyrics, downloadable graphics, and hidden links. In addition, the packaging of the album is made from 100% recycled materials.

On August 5, 2008, A Little Bit Longer was put up on MTV's The Leak[13] where you could listen to the album 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 both seasons of their television show Jonas and Jonas L. A..

Singles

"Burnin' Up"
"Burnin' Up" is the album's first single and was officially released via radio stations on June 20, 2008.[14] Also on that same day, the music video for "Burnin' Up" premiered on Disney Channel, following the premiere of Camp Rock.
"Lovebug"
The second official single "Lovebug" was revealed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards,[15] where they performed this song. It was officially released on September 30, 2008. The official music video for "Lovebug", premiered on the Disney Channel on October 19, 2008.
"Tonight"
The third official single "Tonight" was confirmed by the Jonas Brothers at the 36th Annual American Music Awards. It was officially released on January 4, 2009. The music video premiered on January 19, 2009.
Promotional singles
On June 24, 2008, iTunes announced that it would be releasing four songs from A Little Bit Longer, one roughly every two weeks, as part of a promotional deal.[16] The songs were "Burnin' Up", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight", and "A Little Bit Longer". Due to strong digital sales, these songs briefly charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Tonight" as the highest charting song at #8. After the album's release, all of the album tracks charted on various Billboard charts.[17]

Charts and sales

According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling 525,402 copies in its opening week.[18] The album also charted at #1 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.[19]

All 12 tracks from the standard edition CD have charted on either the Billboard Hot 100, the Bubbling Under Chart (essentially positions #101-125) or the Pop 100. The four singles that had been released on iTunes, ("Burnin' Up", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight", and "A Little Bit Longer") all charted on iTunes' Top Songs Chart. The album is also considered as the highest first week sales debut at number-one for a Hollywood Records artist in the U.S. and worldwide.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album remained at number-one in its second week on the Billboard 200 (August 19—August 26) with about 147,000 copies sold, making it the band's best-selling album to date.[20] In its third week, it fell to number four on the Billboard 200, with about 80,000 copies sold.[21] It has sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S, receiving a platinum certification by the RIAA.

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
13. "When You Look Me in the Eyes"   Jonas Brothers, PJ Bianco, Raymond Boyd and Kevin Jonas Sr. 4:09
Total length:
 39:32

Bonus tracks

Target Exclusive
No. Title Length
13. "Hello, Goodbye" (The Beatles cover) 2:07
Total length:
 41:41
Wal-Mart Exclusive
No. Title Length
13. "Live to Party"   2:58
Total length:
 42:32
Best Buy Exclusive
No. Title Length
13. "Out of This World"   3:10
Total length:
 42:44
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No. Title Length
13. "Lovebug" (Music video) 4:12
14. "Making of Lovebug"   4:21
Europe Exclusive
No. Title Length
13. "When You Look Me In The Eyes"   4:09
Total length:
 43:43
Australian Exclusive
No. Title Length
13. "Live To Party"   2:58
14. "Hello, Goodbye"   2:07
Total length:
 44:08

Japan edition (CD/CD+DVD)[22]

CD only

Track listing

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 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:
 39:32

A Little Bit Longer Deluxe Edition

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "When You Look Me in the Eyes"   Jonas Brothers, PJ Bianco, Raymond Boyd 4:09
2. "Burnin' Up"   Jonas Brothers featuring Big Rob 2:55
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
13. "Hello, Goodbye"   John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:07
14. "Infatuation"   Jonas Brothers 3:30
15. "Burnin' Up" (Live) Jonas Brothers 2:55
16. "Shelf" (Live) Jonas Brothers 3:48
17. "Pushin' Me Away" (Live) Jonas Brothers 3:03
18. "A Little Bit Longer" (Live) Nick Jonas 3:25
Total length:
 39:32
DVD
  1. "When You Look Me in the Eyes" (MV)
  2. "Burnin' Up" (MV)
  3. "Burnin' Up" ("Making of the Video")
  4. "Lovebug" (MV)
  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:

Exclusive DVDs

Target Exclusive DVD

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

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:

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"

UK "FanPack"

Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing

Canadian Deluxe Edition

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

Personnel

Charts and certification

Chart (2008) Peak
position		 Sales/shipments Certification
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[23] 13[24]
Austrian Albums Chart 27
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart 75
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart 58
Brazilian Association of Disc Producers 1 60,000 Platinum[25]
Canadian Albums Chart - 160,000 Double Platinum[26]
Danish Albums Chart 38
Dutch Albums Chart 40
French Albums Chart 14
German Albums Chart 23
Irish Albums Chart 15[27] 7,500+ Gold[27]
Italian Albums Chart 2[28] 80,000+ Platinum[28]
Oricon Albums Chart (Japan) 35
Mexican Albums Chart 1 100,000 Platinum[29]
New Zealand Albums Chart 11[30] 7,500[31] Gold[32]
Norwegian Albums Chart 27 Gold
Polish Albums Chart 6 + 10,000 Gold
Portuguese Albums Chart 27
Spanish Albums Chart 3 40,000 Gold[33]
Swedish Albums Chart 54
Swiss Albums Chart 55
UK Albums Chart 19 70,000+ Silver
U.S. Billboard 200 1[34] 1,850,000 [35] Platinum

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

References

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  2. ^ http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5253
  3. ^ http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/ENT04/808100336
  4. ^ http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=3eccacfe-ac92-45e2-baf5-1906eebedecc
  5. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/13/popandrock.features10
  6. ^ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ALittleBitLonger.asp
  7. ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-recordrack12-2008aug12,0,917678.story
  8. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jonasbrothers/albums/album/22115892/review/22187330/a_little_bit_longer
  9. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1460
  10. ^ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/476560
  11. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
  12. ^ CDVU+
  13. ^ Jonas Brothers | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV
  14. ^ Jonas Brothers' fame is burning hot - USATODAY.com
  15. ^ Jonas Brothers 2nd Official Single Lovebug AOL Music
  16. ^ Jonas Brothers countdown to A Little Bit Longer
  17. ^ Artist Chart History - Jonas Brothers. Billboard.com. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  18. ^ (August 12-August 19). Jonas Bros. Score Third-Best Debut Week Of '08, Billboard.com, August 20, 2008
  19. ^ Taking over Billboard
  20. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Jonas Brothers Begin Second Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, August 27, 2008.
  21. ^ Katie Hasty, "Slipknot Edges The Game Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, September 3, 2008.
  22. ^ http://www.avexnet.or.jp/jonas/discography.html
  23. ^ http://acharts.us/album/36988
  24. ^ Top 50 Albums Chart – Australian Recording Industry Association
  25. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Jonas Brothers
  26. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0809_g.php
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  30. ^ Top 40 Albums Chart – Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
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  35. ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-06-18/have-the-jonas-brothers-been-eclipsed-by-justin-bieber/

External links

Preceded by
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack by Various artists		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
August 30, 2008 – September 13, 2008		 Succeeded by
All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot
Preceded by
MTV Unplugged by Julieta Venegas		 Mexican Albums Chart number-one album
September 1, 2008 – September 8, 2008		 Succeeded by
Death Magnetic by Metallica
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Jonas Brothers (2007-2008)
A Little Bit Longer (2008-2009)
"Burnin' Up" · "Lovebug" · "Tonight"
Lines, Vines and Trying Times (2009)
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"We Rock" · "Send It On"  · "We Are The World: 25 For Haiti" (with various artists)  · "Make a Wave" (Demi Lovato featuring Joe Jonas)
Soundtrack singles
"Play My Music" · "This Is Me" (Demi Lovato featuring Joe Jonas) · "L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)" · "Feelin' Alive"  · "Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas) · "Heart and Soul"
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"Poor Unfortunate Souls"  · "Kids of the Future"  · "Shelf"  · "Dance Until Tomorrow"