From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Little Bit
Little Bit
"Little Bit"
UK and U.S. cover
Swedish cover
Single by Lykke Li Little Bit"
"Little Bit is a song by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li
from her debut album, Youth Novels. Produced by Björn
from the album Youth Novels Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John and co-produced by Lasse
B-side "Everybody but Me", "Time Flies", "After Mårtén, the track was released in Sweden on 24 Septem-
Laughter", "Dance, Dance, Dance" ber 2007 as the album’s lead single. It was included on
the soundtrack to the HBO series Bored to Death,[1] while a
Released 24 September 2007 (2007-09-24)
snippet of the song was used in the commercial for Vic-
Format Download, CD, EP, 7", 10", 12" toria’s Secret Ipex bra starring Heidi Klum.[2] Also, Cana-
Genre Indie pop
dian singer Drake sampled "Little Bit" for a song of the
same name on his 2009 mixtape So Far Gone.[3]
Length 4:33
Label LL Critical reception
Writer(s) Lykke Li, Björn Yttling "Little Bit" received positive reviews from music critics.
Producer Björn Yttling, Lasse Mårtén In a review for Blogcritics, Tan The Man wrote that the
song is "mesmerizing, evoking a sensual striptease fanta-
Lykke Li singles chronology sy by a former love" and that it "fuses so many sounds,
from quasi-bossa nova to soul, while maintaining a sim-
Little Bit"
"Little Bit "I’m Good, I’m Gone"
(2007) (2008) plistic and raw, non-explicitly erotic beat in the back-
ground."[4] Matthew Perpetua from Spin rated the track
Alternative cover seven out of ten, stating it is "built upon the clack and
clang of acoustic percussion and little else, aside from
occasional bits of guitar or saxophone", addind that it
sounds "exceptionally intimate, to the point where it’s
easy to feel voyeuristic when listening on the title cut
to her unguarded declaration of love."[5] Q magazine no-
ticed "a breathless intensity to [the] lyrics that takes the
song beyond the realm of throwaway pop. ’I would do
it, push the button, pull the trigger, jump of a cliff...’
she sings, clearly not just ’a little bit’ in love as she tries
to convince herself, but rather in the grip of an over-
whelming infatuation."[6] Jon Lusk of BBC Music called
it "metronomic, infectiously hummable" and viewed it
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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[10] 9
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 20
Country Date Format Label
Sweden 24 September 2007 Digital download[12] LL Recordings
2007 Promo CD single,[13] 10" single[14]
United Kingdom 25 February 2008 Promo CD single,[15] 7" single[16] Moshi Moshi Records
United States 6 May 2008 EP[17] The Control Group
United Kingdom 24 October 2008 Digital download[18] Atlantic Records
27 October 2008 12" single[19]
as "a great new example of the emotional conflict which UK promo CD single
10cc and Smokey Robinson lyrically documented so 1. "Little Bit" – 4:34
well."[7] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters felt that the 2. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 3:42
song’s "approach is far more subtle that most contempo- UK limited edition 7" single
rary pop singles would ever dare to be, its gentle, slight- A. "Little Bit" – 4:34
ly distorted bass synth propelled by the faintest traces of
percussion, both electronic and acoustic, Yttling provid- B. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 3:42
ing mandolin accents during the chouses. But it’s Lykke
UK 12" single
Li who commands our attention, delivering as perfect a
A1. "Little Bit" (Loving Hand Remix) – 9:26
hook in the chorus that rivals Robyn’s best work, but not
before making us fall off our chairs with a second verse B1. "Little Bit" (CSS Remix) – 4:40
that tosses aside all nuance in favor of direct, unadul-
terated lust."[8] Rolling Stone’s Will Hermes opined that B2. "Little Bit" (Staygold’s Skansen Remix)
"[a] quietly intoxicating electropulse drives the reluctant
lover’s confession in ’Little Bit’ while Li memorably
rhymes ’legs apart’ with ’tainted heart.’"[9]
Personnel
• Lykke Li – vocals
Track listings •
•
Tommy Andersson – assistant engineer
Matt Azzarto – additional engineer
1. "Little Bit" – 4:34 • Bill Emmons – additional engineer
2. "Everybody but Me" – 3:17 • John Eriksson – cymbal
3. "Time Flies" – 3:15 • Tom Gloady – assistant engineer
Swedish limited edition 10" single • Janne Hansson – engineer
A1. "Little Bit" – 4:34 • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
• Neil Lipuma – assistant engineer
B1. "Everybody but Me" – 3:17 • Lasse Mårtén – co-producer, engineer, mixing,
additional engineer
B2. "Time Flies" – 3:15
• Björn Yttling – producer, engineer, mixing,
U.S. EP keyboards, percussion, mandolin
1. "Little Bit" – 4:41
2. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 3:43 Charts
3. "Everybody but Me" – 3:18
4. "Time Flies" – 3:22
UK iTunes EP Release history
1. "Little Bit" – 4:35
2. "Little Bit" (Loving Hand Remix) – 9:26
3. "Little Bit" (CSS Remix) – 4:40
References
4. "After Laughter" – 3:40 [1] Grimm, Beca (23 August 2010). "TV on the Radio,
Lykke Li, M. Ward Featured on Bored to Death
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http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/08/ 22190049/review/22209192/youth_novels.
music-from-hbos-first-season-of-bored-to-death- Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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[2] brandon (25 September 2008). "Lykke Li And Heidi Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/
Klum Sell A Smoother, Lighter Bra". Stereogum. showitem.asp?interpret=Lykke+Li&titel=Little+Bit&cat=s.
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2011. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/
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[5] Perpetua, Matthew. "Lykke Li, ’Little Bit EP’". Spin. [14] "Lykke Li – Little Bit (10")". Discogs.
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lykke-li-little-bit-ep-ll. Retrieved 23 January 2011. release/1172169. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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