Just a Little Bit (Kids of 88 song)

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"Just a Little Bit"
Single by Kids of 88
from the album Sugarpills
Released15 February 2010
GenreElectropop
Length3:00
LabelDryden St
Songwriter(s)Sam McCarthy, Joel Little
Kids of 88 singles chronology
"My House"
(2009)
"Just a Little Bit"
(2010)
"Downtown"
(2010)
Music video
"Just a Little Bit" on YouTube

"Just a Little Bit" is the second single from electropop band Kids of 88 (Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy). This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 15 February 2010.[1]

History[edit]

  • The song was first heard before it was released on a Glassons New Zealand television commercial, entitled Wonderland.[citation needed] It is now, just like their first single "My House", heard on a C4 television commercial.[citation needed]
  • This song won "Single of the Year" at the 2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, also alongside "Music Video of the Year" with Tim Van Dammen.
  • The song was featured on the 5 June 2011 pilot episode of MTV's Teen Wolf.[2]
  • The song was again featured on MTV's Teen Wolf in the 8 August 2011 episode entitled "Formality". The Kids of 88 played the song during their on screen set as the live band performing at the Beacon Hills formal.[3]
  • The song is also featured in an Australian TV commercial for the Holden Malibu car.
  • The song was briefly featured in the trailer for the 2013 coming-of-age drama "The Spectacular Now", starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley.

Charts[edit]

This song debuted on the New Zealand charts at number 13 and peaked at 11.[4]

Chart (2010) Peak position Sales
New Zealand Singles Chart 11 7,500+

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. ^ Brown, Rebecca. "Soundtrack Spotlight: The Kids of 88's Explosive Sound Gets the Blood Pumping". remotecontrol.mtv.com. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Matthew Scott. "Soundtrack Spotlight: Kids of 88 Fire Up 'Teen Wolf' Formal". remotecontrol.mtv.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kids of 88 - Just a Little Bit". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2010.