A Little Bit More
{{Short description|1976 single by Dr. Hook}}
{{For multi|the song by Melba Moore|A Little Bit More (Melba Moore song)|the song by Kym Sims|A Little Bit More (Kym Sims song)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = A Little Bit More
| image = A little bit more by dr hook US single side-A.png
| alt = side-A label by Capitol Records
| caption = One of side-A labels of the US single
| type = single
| artist = Dr. Hook
| album = A Little Bit More
| B-side = A Couple More Years
| released = June 1976
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| genre = Soft rock{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/cruel-love-songs/|title=14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs|last=Kuge|first=Mara|date=February 7, 2019|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=August 4, 2019}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=14}} (album version)
{{Duration|m=2|s=56}} (single edit)
| label = Capitol
| writer = Bobby Gosh
| producer = Ron Haffkine
| prev_title = Only Sixteen
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = If Not You
| next_year = 1976
}}
"A Little Bit More" is a song written and performed by American musician Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet.{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/22816 |title=Cover versions of A Little Bit More by Bobby Gosh |publisher=SecondHandSongs |date= |accessdate=April 1, 2014}} American rock band Dr. Hook recorded the first hit version which was released as a single in 1976. It charted at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number nine on the Cash Box Top 100.{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19761002.html |title=Top 100 1976-10-02 |work=Cash Box |accessdate=March 22, 2015 }} It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for five consecutive weeks, being held from the top spot by Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was Dr. Hook's joint second-best UK chart placing, matching "Sylvia's Mother" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman".
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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| align="left"|Chart (1976)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 131 |via= Imgur |date= December 27, 1976 |access-date= January 15, 2022 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| {{single chart|Flanders|30|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|4|chartid=4340a|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|6|chartid=4302|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| align="left"|Danish Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| align="left"|Euro Hit 50
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |
| {{single chart|Germany|42|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|songid=9177|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|2|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|10|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|7|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|10|artist=Dr. Hook|song=A Little Bit More|access-date=May 31, 2025}} |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart{{cite web |url=http://www.old-charts.com/charts70/yearend70/1976yearend_uk.htm |title=Old-Charts |publisher=Old-Charts |accessdate=November 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134919/http://www.old-charts.com/charts70/yearend70/1976yearend_uk.htm |url-status=dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=A+Little+Bit+More+by+Dr.+Hook&id=13012|title=A Little Bit More (song by Dr. Hook)|website=MusicVF.com|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;"|11 |
| align="left"|US Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| align="left"|US Easy Listening
| style="text-align:center;"|15 |
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= Year-end charts =
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911 version
{{Infobox song
| name = A Little Bit More
| cover = A_Little_Bit_More.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 911
| album = There It Is
| released = {{start date|1999|1|11}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-01-09.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=January 9, 1999|access-date=July 16, 2021}}
| recorded =
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| length = 3:46
| label = Virgin
| writer = Bobby Gosh
| producer = 911
| prev_title = More Than a Woman
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Private Number
| next_year = 1999
}}
English boy band 911 recorded their own version of "A Little Bit More" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). It was released on January 11, 1999, in the United Kingdom and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on January 17, 1999, becoming their only number-one single.{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=629}} It also reached number seven on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the band's only single to enter the top 30 in Ireland, and number 46 in New Zealand.
=Track listings=
UK CD1 and cassette single, Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=A Little Bit More|others=911|year=1999|type=UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDT 1719, 7243 8 95488 22}}{{cite AV media notes|title=A Little Bit More|others=911|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSC 1719, 7243 8 95488 4 6}}
- "A Little Bit More" (radio mix) – 3:46
- "Don't Walk Away" – 4:00
- "Nothing Stops the Rain" (French version) – 3:34
- "A Little Bit More" (original version) – 3:46
- "Baby Come Back to Me" – 4:26
- "All I Want Is You" (Spanish version) – 3:50
=Charts=
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==Weekly charts==
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!Chart (1999) !Peak |
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/bf6zQFM| title=911 ARIA chart history (singles), received from ARIA in May 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=12 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|align="center"|116 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-01-30.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=5|page=27|date=January 30, 1999|access-date=January 22, 2021}}
|align="center"|9 |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|7|artist=911|refname="ire911"}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|46|artist=911|song=A Little Bit More|refname="nz911"}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|1|date=19990123}} |
| {{single chart|UK|1|date=19990123|refname="uk911"}} |
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==Year-end charts==
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!Chart (1999) !Position |
| UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=January 22, 2000}}
|align="center"|96 |
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=911|title=A Little Bit More|award=Silver|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|id=204-2187-1|access-date=January 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Other recordings
The song has also been recorded by:
- Lynn Anderson (1977)
- Ronnie McDowell (1992)
- Lars Roos (1992)
- Shane Richie (1998)
References
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{{Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show}}
{{911}}
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Category:Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Ron Haffkine
Category:Number-one singles in Denmark
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:UK singles chart number-one singles
Category:911 (English group) songs