A Little Bit More
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"A Little Bit More" is a song written and first performed by Bobby Gosh. The first hit version was recorded by the band Dr. Hook and was released as a single in 1976. It made #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart
. It was their joint second-best UK chart placing - matching "Sylvia's Mother
" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
". After When You're In Love... it's band second best-selling U.K. single, sold almost 800 000 copies.
A version of "A Little Bit More" by British boy band
911
reached the UK #1 position - becoming 911's only number one hit. It was their eleventh single, taken from their third studio album, There It Is.
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. It was their joint second-best UK chart placing - matching "Sylvia's Mother
Sylvia's Mother
"Sylvia's Mother" was a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart, as well as #1 in Ireland and #2 in the United Kingdom...
" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" was a popular single by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. It was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama....
". After When You're In Love... it's band second best-selling U.K. single, sold almost 800 000 copies.
A version of "A Little Bit More" by British boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
911
911 (band)
911 is a British boyband that consists of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable Spike Dawbarn and for a short period Lee Womack who left the band to study at Huddersfield University. The band were formed in 1995 and released their debut single in May 1996...
reached the UK #1 position - becoming 911's only number one hit. It was their eleventh single, taken from their third studio album, There It Is.
Chart Performance
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Kent Music Report | 10 |
Belgian VRT Top 30 | 17 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 4 |
Danish Singles Chart | 1 |
Dutch Top 40 | 10 |
Euro Hit 50 | 6 |
German Media Control Chart | 42 |
Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 13 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 10 |
U.K. Singles Chart | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 15 |
Year-End Chart
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Kent Music Report | 85 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 60 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 46 |
U.K. Singles Chart | 5 |