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A Little Bit Longer Studio album by Jonas Brothers Released August 12, 2008
(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 - "Burnin' Up"
Released: June 24, 2008 - "Lovebug"
Released: September 30, 2008 - "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 biggest 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
- "When You Look Me in the Eyes" (MV)
- "Burnin' Up" (MV)
- "Burnin' Up" ("Making of the Video")
- "Lovebug" (MV)
- "Lovebug" ("Making of the Video")
- JB Special Message
- A Little Bit Longer: Album piece with Exclusive Photo Gallery
- A Little Bit Longer: Clear Channel Stripped Performance
- Band In a Bus Trailer
- 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, piano, drums
- Joe Jonas – lead vocals, percussion, guitar, piano
- Kevin Jonas – guitar, background vocals, mandolin, piano
- John Lloyd Taylor – lead guitar
- Greg Garbowsky – bass guitar
- Jack Lawless – drums
- Ryan Liestman – keyboard
Charts and certification
Chart (2008) Peak
positionSales/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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External links
Preceded by
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack by Various artistsU.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
August 30, 2008 – September 13, 2008Succeeded by
All Hope Is Gone by SlipknotPreceded by
MTV Unplugged by Julieta VenegasMexican Albums Chart number-one album
September 1, 2008 – September 8, 2008Succeeded by
Death Magnetic by MetallicaJonas Brothers Studio albums Soundtracks Extended plays Artist Karaoke Series: Jonas Brothers · Be Mine · iTunes Live from SoHoLive albums Jonas Brothers Live: Walmart SoundcheckConcert tours Fall 2005 Promo Tour · Marvelous Party Tour · Look Me in the Eyes Tour · Burnin' Up Tour · Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 · Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010Television Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream (List of episodes) · Jonas L.A. (List of episodes)Related articles Jonas Brothers singles It's About Time Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer Lines, Vines and Trying Times "Paranoid" · "Fly with Me" · "Keep It Real"Featured singles "Send It On"Soundtrack singles "We Rock" · "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"Other songs "Poor Unfortunate Souls" · "Kids of the Future" · "We Are The World: 25 For Haiti" (with various artists) · "Make a Wave" (Demi Lovato featuring Joe Jonas)Categories:- 2008 albums
- Jonas Brothers albums
- Hollywood Records albums
- "Burnin' Up"
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