Chris Willman of '' Entertainment Weekly '' gave the album a grade of B and wrote : " The album really has only one true , through-and-through ballad — the closing title song , a tune Nick wrote about being hospitalized for diabetes , which comes off as surprisingly matter-of-fact and unsentimental . Several more upbeat numbers bear comely choruses that suggest they might have been conceived as ballads , but rather than simply indulge worshipful lasses who 'd probably gladly sway their arms to goop , the boys ca n't help but keep credibly rocking out . For that , Jonas Brothers , the parents of the world salute you ... and , possibly , secretly burn copies of their daughters ' CDs to play on their way to work . " Nick Jonas performed " A Little Bit Longer " for the first time during the Jonas Brothers ' When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour . The performance of the song consisted of Nick Jonas singing the song behind the piano . During the song Nick would often do a short speech about the song , and would finish it with a backing band . It became a feature of every subsequent tour . During the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 he performed the song in a medley with the song " Black Keys " . In 2010 during his time as Nick Jonas & the Administration he performed the song in a medley with " Black Keys " as part of their Who I Am Tour . In 2011 he performed the song with the Administration ; first in a medley with the Coldplay song " Yellow " during their performance at the Cisco Bluesfest in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada on July 16 . On August 13 of the same year he performed during Musikfest an acoustic version of " A Little Bit Longer " again in a medley with Coldplay 's " Yellow " and " It Takes Two " from the musical '' Hairspray '' . He once again performed the song as a medley with " Yellow " during the Nick Jonas 2011 Tour , and regularly sang it during the Jonas Brothers ' 2012/2013 World Tour . On some dates he performed the song on a guitar . On November 28 , 2012 the song was again performed in a medley with " Yellow " . The following day , Nick performed the song acoustically in a medley with " Yellow " and the Rihanna song " Diamonds " . On March 3 , 2013 the song was performed in Argentina alongside " Diamonds " again
Who I Am Tour
Who I Am Tour
A Little Bit Longer (song)