Recorded Fall 2007–Spring 2008 Release date 12 August 2008 Awards NME Award for Worst Album | Length 39:31 | |
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Released August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12) Genres Pop music, Pop rock, Teen pop, Power pop Similar Jonas Brothers albums, Pop music albums | ||
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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 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.
Contents
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- Album information
- Singles
- Charts and sales
- Japan versions
- Exclusive DVDs
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
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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.
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
Charts and sales
According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling 525,402 copies in its opening week. The album also charted at #1 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.
All 12 tracks from the standard edition CD charted on either the Billboard Hot 100, the Bubbling Under Chart (essentially positions #101–125) or the Pop 100. The four singles that were 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. In its third week, it fell to number four on the Billboard 200, with about 80,000 copies sold. It has sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S, receiving a platinum certification by the RIAA.
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.
Exclusive DVDs
The Target edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
Fans that pre-ordered A Little Bit Longer online before its release received a DVD with the following:
Buyers of the CD had the option to get an exclusive DVD at extra cost, As they did with "Jonas Brothers" & "Camp Rock"
Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing
The Canadian Deluxe Edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
Personnel
Songs
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