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 Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
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, 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. 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.
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. The album also debuted at number one on the US Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts. 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. In its third week, it fell to number four on the chart, selling another 80,000 copies. On October 17, 2008, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over a million copies in the United States. As of February 2015, the album has sold 1.6 million copies in the United States.
Track listing
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, and a DVD featuring exclusive content.
CD
DVD
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"
"Lovebug"
Band in a Bus trailer
Jonas Brothers YouTube videos
;Woolworths 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
