"A Little Bit More" is a song written and performed by American musician Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet. 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. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for five consecutive weeks. 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".
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)10Danish Singles Chart1Euro Hit 506UK Singles Chart2US Billboard Hot 10011US Cash Box Top 1009US Easy Listening15
Year-end charts Chart (1976)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)85Canada RPM Top Singles60UK7US Billboard Hot 10046US Billboard Easy ListeningTop 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 197625
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911 version
English boy band 911 recorded their own version of "A Little Bit More" for their third 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. 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 "A Little Bit More" (radio mix) – 3:46 "Don't Walk Away" – 4:00 "Nothing Stops the Rain" (French version) – 3:34
UK CD2 "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 Weekly charts Chart (1999)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.116Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)9Spain Airplay (Top 40 Radio)28UK Airplay (Music Week) 3
Year-end charts Chart (1999)PositionUK Singles (OCC)96
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