A Little Bit Longer turns ten years old this year, and with all these Jonas Brothers reunion rumors flying right now, I figured it was time to take a look back at some classic tunes. Here are the twelve tracks from The Best Album of All Time ranked from good to best.
12. Can't Have You
I'm gonna be honest, I used to skip this song back when this album first came out. I've seen the error of my ways and know now that Nick's high notes in the bridge are some of his finest moments, but some long-held biases are keeping this one at number 12.
11. Sorry
I'm not going to act like I don't still sing this every time I say "I'm sorry," because I 100% do. The rest of this album is just too good for this one to make it into the top ten, though.
10. One Man Show
This song used to be a little too angry for middle school me, but Nick's falsetto harmony combined with that guitar riff in the second verse? Life-changing.
9. A Little Bit Longer
Listen, I appreciate Nick being vulnerable and putting this song out there, but there are too many bangers on this list for me to put this one any higher. I'm deeply sorry, Nick. Still, it was always a teary, beautiful mess whenever it got played live.
8. Shelf
Nick's back with the high notes! This song's fun and sweet with some of that vintage Jonas Brothers sound from their first two albums and some of that new 2008 feel. It's just a good one all around. If it weren't for the rest of this album going so hard, I might've put it a little higher.
7. Tonight
Also known as the song you play and people who were vaguely aware of the Jonas Brothers in 2008 say, "Oh, I think I've heard this one before?" It's got a fun beat, Joe's big "Tonight!" at the end of the bridge, and memories of the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience all bundled into one. It's definitely one of the most fun to jump along to.
Nick's tamer version for Nick Jonas & the Administration is also worth a listen. (I'm sure you can't tell which Jonas was my favorite back in the day.)
6. BB Good
I still remember getting into my mom's car the day this album came out, thinking I'd have to wait to get the album later, and hearing my mom start the CD and turn this first track up as a surprise. Every time I listen to it, it takes me back to the first time I heard this album. It's also just a lot of fun to clap along to.
5. Pushin' Me Away
Joe's breathy singing style hits an all-time peak with this...villain song? It also somehow had a different intro every time they played it live, so you never saw it coming, which is fitting considering what the song's actually about. Overall, very strange and very fun.
4. Burnin' Up
As if Nick's "Red dress!" was gonna end up anywhere but the top 5.
3. Video Girl
I've been saying it since 2008, too few people have been exposed to one of the best Jonas Brothers songs of all time. Please do yourself a favor, turn the volume all the way up, and listen to one of the greatest bops of our generation.
2. Got Me Goin' Crazy
This was my favorite song for a very long time. I used to listen to it by the pool to pump up before races. The callbacks to "Still In Love With You" from their second album? That piano before the second verse? The guitar solo? It is the very definition of a jam.
1. Lovebug
I could write full paragraphs about the music video, feeling, and dialogue in this song, but just listen to this and you'll know why any fan who's been there since the beginning will put this at number 1:
