"A Little Bit" | ||||
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Single by Jessica Simpson | ||||
from the album Irresistible | ||||
Released | October 29, 2001 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales, David Siegel | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Morales, Ric Wake | |||
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"A Little Bit" | ||||
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Single by Rosie Ribbons | ||||
from the album Misbehaving | ||||
Released | January 13, 2003 | |||
Format | CD single, 12-inch single | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Telstar | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales, David Siegel | |||
Producer(s) | ICON | |||
Rosie Ribbons singles chronology | ||||
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"A Little Bit" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. It was written by Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and David Siegel, and was produced by Morales along with Ric Wake. The song was released as the second and final single from Simpson's second studio album Irresistible (2001), on October 29, 2001 through Columbia Records. Musically, the song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song and the lyrics speak about the protagonist wanting changes in a relationship she is in.
The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics; most of them appreciated the song's production. It failed to chart in the United States, but reached number sixty-two on Australian Singles Chart. An accompanying music video, directed by Hype Williams, shows Simpson dancing on a futuristic dance floor, along with her backup dancers. Simpson performed the song on her DreamChaser Tour (2001), the 2001 Jingle Bell Bash and a few televised shows.
"A Little Bit" was covered by Welsh singer Rosie Ribbons for her unreleased album Misbehaving. Her version was released as a single through Telstar Records and peaked at number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart. The single was promoted through a promotional music video, which shows Ribbons performing dance routines with her dancers, and live performances on various televised appearances like CD:UK and Top of the Pops and Smile.
"A Little Bit" was written by Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and David Siegal, and was produced by Morales and Ric Wake. The song became DioGuardi's first writing credit for an artist from her native country. Simpson's vocals were recorded by Dan Hetzel at Sony Music Studios, New York City, and the track was mixed by Hetzel along with Richie Jones at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York.Keyboard programming was done by Eric Kupper. According to Simpson, "the message behind the song is for guys to listen to the girl". "A guy needs to give a little bit more of himself, a little bit more of his time. It's about the love going so much further, the guy would actually be selfless," she expanded on the song's theme. In the United States, "A Little Bit" was released as the second single from Irresistible. The song saw an airplay-only release there, while in Australia, a physical single was issued on October 29, 2001. "A Little Bit" was used to promote Bally Total Fitness and thus, a limited CD single pressing was made available to people who joined the club. The song was also utilized for the company's promotional advertisement campaign.