Studio Album · No. 3
A Little Bit Longer Songwriting Credits by Jonas Brothers
Produced by John Fields
Jonas Brothers wrote 12 of 12 documented tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Jonas Brothers carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
A Little Bit Longer is built almost entirely on band co-writes, with Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas sharing credit across the record alongside producer John Fields. The two biggest hits, "Burnin' Up" and "Lovebug," came from those joint writing sessions, the latter reportedly written in about 15 minutes in a hotel room while the brothers were on tour. The closing title track is the album's most personal song, written by Nick Jonas about living with type 1 diabetes after his 2005 diagnosis.
A Little Bit Longer is the Jonas Brothers' third studio album, released August 12, 2008, on Hollywood Records. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies sold in its first week and became their commercial and critical high point. The album marks a step toward a more mature sound, with the trio, and Nick Jonas in particular, demonstrating increased confidence and emotional range as songwriters. 'Burnin' Up,' the raucous lead single featuring rapper Big Rob, became their highest-charting hit to date. 'Lovebug,' a sweeping orchestral pop ballad written by Nick and Joe Jonas, showed their capacity for genuine tenderness. The album's closing title track, a quiet, confessional song written solely by Nick Jonas about receiving his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at age 13, is one of the most moving moments in their catalog, a 13-year-old's struggle to understand his new reality rendered with unusual emotional precision.