2008 studio album by Jonas Brothers
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]
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 March 2015, the album has sold 2,082,000 million copies in the United States.[22]
Track listing [ ]
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
13. "Live to Party" Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas 2:58 Total length: 42:32
13. "Out of This World" Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Zachary David Maloy 3:10 Total length: 42:44
13. "Live to Party" 2:58 14. "Hello, Goodbye" 2:07 Total length: 44:08
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 [ ]
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
15. "Infatuation" Jonas Brothers 3:31 16. "Burnin' Up" (live) Jonas Brothers 3:48 17. "Shelf" (live) Jonas Brothers 4:56 18. "Pushin' Me Away " (live) Jonas Brothers 3:23 19. "A Little Bit Longer" (live) Nick Jonas 8:38 Total length: 1:06:05
DVD [ ]
1. ""When You Look Me in the Eyes" (music video)" 4:16 2. ""Burnin' Up" (music video)" 3:26 3. ""Burnin' Up" ("Making of the Video")" 5:01 4. ""Lovebug" (music video)" 4:19 5. ""Lovebug" ("Making of the Video")" 4:22 6. "JB Special Message" 0:21 7. "A Little Bit Longer : Album piece with exclusive photo gallery" 2:15 8. "A Little Bit Longer : Clear Channel Stripped performance" 3:24 9. "Band in a Bus trailer" 3:15 10. "YouTube videos:
DJ Danger (0:55)
Nick J Show (0:54)
Taichi (1:13)
Gibson Surprise Visit (0:44)
Look Me in the Eyes Tour Makes History (0:53)
Meet the Queen Josephyne (1:54)"
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:
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
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
– 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 [ ]
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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 [ ]
Certifications and sales [ ]
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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