FREE JUST A LITTLE TOO LITTLE PDF Mercer Mayer | 24 pages | 02 Jul 2012 | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | 9780061478024 | English | New York, United States Too little too late — Jojo | Перевод и текст песни | Слушать онлайн | Lyrsense The song was released as the album's lead single on July 24, Its composition and theme about an unsuccessful relationship have drawn comparisons to JoJo's debut single, " Leave Get Out " from her previous debut album. Alexander began writing the song on his own before being joined by Steinberg, a veteran songwriter, and Cunningham, a new singer-songwriter at the time who had just recently moved to the United States from Ireland, to complete it. Although Cunningham always envisioned the song being recorded by JoJo, the songwriters had considered offering "Too Little Too Late" to American girl group The Pussycat Dolls before it was forwarded to Blackground Records upon learning that the record label was recruiting new material for JoJo's then-upcoming sophomore album, two years after it had been written. JoJo decided to record Just a Little Too Little Little Too Late" to express how much she had matured since the release of her self-titled debut album inhaving experienced both her relationship and first broken heart since that time, and personally selected the track to be the album's first single. The song has earned very positive reviews from music critics, who praised its composition, mature themes and JoJo's vocal performance; some critics and media publications have included it on their rankings of the best breakup songs. Commercially, the song proved to be an international success, reaching the top-six in six countries in addition to the United States. When "Too Little Too Late" rose from number 66 to number three on the Billboard Hot chart, it broke Just a Little Too Little Mariah Carey 's record for the largest jump to a top-three spot in the chart's history, which Carey had previously Just a Little Too Little with her single " Loverboy ". However, the record was ultimately broken by Kelly Clarkson 's " My Life Would Suck Without You ", which jumped from number 97 to number one on the issue dated February 7, Commercially, "Too Little Too Late" remains her most successful single to-date. By becoming a global hit, the song also benefited Cunningham's career as a songwriter. Directed by Chris Robinsonthe song's music video features a soccer theme, inspired by both JoJo's appreciation for the sport and her relationship with then-boyfriend Freddy Adua professional soccer player. Soccer player Mike Zaherjunior defender for the UCLA Bruins at the time, portrays JoJo's boyfriend in the music video, which also features appearances by the rest of the soccer team. Two years followed before the song was finally recorded, [7] during which the songwriters had considered giving it to girl group The Pussycat Dolls. I think the lyrics flow out in a way that has an honesty to it. I've almost never really sat down and said, 'I'm going to try to write one that would be good for somebody younger. JoJo claims that she knew she wanted the song to be the album's first single from the moment she recorded it, [11] announcing a pending release date of either August or September in April But I particularly enjoy hearing my songs on the radio, and these days pop radio is playing much more urban Numerous mixes have been produced since the track's release in July AXS contributor Jason Burke summarized that, in "Too Little Too Late", JoJo refuses "to be a slave to a conditional or convenient relationship", [31] realizing she is stronger on her own despite sometimes experiencing temptations to relent due to the fact that her former partner continues to know "all the right things to say". I'm letting you go, I'm loving myself. You got Just a Little Too Little problem but don't come asking me for help"; [38] People 's Julia Emmanuele compared this line to an Instagram caption. She did not have to write the song, nor live its lyrics at the time of recording, for it to cut across as real. In a more lukewarm review, Evan Sawdey from PopMatters described the track as "appropriately melodramatic," drawing similarities between it and JoJo's debut single " Leave Get Out " only "without the angry chorus". Ranking the song ninth, they wrote, "Jojo didn't stick around for too many hits, but you're kidding yourself if you try to deny that 'Too Little, Too Late' isn't an epic song. The following week, it jumped to the Billboard Hot at number By its second week on the chart, [67] "Too Little Too Late" moved from number 66 to number three due to aincrease in digital downloads, [68] becoming the largest jump into the top-three spot in Billboard history, breaking the record previously by American singer Mariah Carey for her song " Loverboy "[69] [68] as well as the biggest one-week jump in the chart's history. The song remains her highest-charting single on the chart, [71] as Just a Little Too Little as her last single to perform well on the charts; her next Hot entry occurred in with the release of " Disaster ", which peaked at number This is because fromthe United Kingdom changed charting rules and downloaded singles can enter the UK Singles Chart at any time. When the song was released to physical CD, it peaked at number four, becoming JoJo's second top five and third top 10 single in the United Kingdom. Just a Little Too Little, a contest sponsored by JoJo's label and street team would've allowed a fan onto the set of the video to interview her personally on May 19 in Los Angeles but was cancelled at the last minute. On June 11, pictures from the set of the first scenes from the video leaked onto Wireimage. The Just a Little Too Little video or "Too Little Too Late" was directed Just a Little Too Little Chris Robinsonwho JoJo claims had always been her first choice to direct the project; the idea to incorporate sports into the video originated from Robinson. Her relationship with Adu, combined with the fact that the FIFA World Cup was approaching, are believed to have inspired the music video's theme, [83] The video was filmed in spring during the playoffs. JoJo and Zaher spent three days traveling around Los Angeles filming various scenes for the music video. At the start of the video, JoJo witnesses David Zaher flirting with a blonde-haired girl at a party while holding a glass drink in his hand. The couple talk and David finally invites JoJo to go to an important soccer game for his team this Saturday. As the song begins, it shows JoJo spending much of her time staring outside through her bedroom window, pondering the situation as rain falls. She walks around the room looking at photos, reminiscing about the time they spent together and how generally ungrateful he was. These shots are intercut with David playing at the important soccer game. At one point, David declines a phone call from JoJo before proceeding to flirt with other girls at a party. During the video, JoJo is seen throwing out a giant teddy bear, getting rid of pictures of her and her ex-beau and Just a Little Too Little singing in the pouring rain. It is raining, proving that this is the same moment as the game and she has chosen not to attend. David's team is down one goal with Just a Little Too Little remaining in the second half. He then learns that JoJo had decided not to attend the game to which she had been invited in the first place. The video ends with the camera zooming out and panning away from JoJo's window as the rain subsides. The song was added to Radio 1's playlist, under the C-list on November 29,and was upgraded to the B-list at a later date. JoJo and Adu ended their relationship shortly after the video was released, [86] although Just a Little Too Little parties have denied Just a Little Too Little that the music video's plot had anything to do with this. I guess I'm just going to have to live with it the rest of my life. Despite sounding " nursery-rhyme catchy, [it was] written for a sophisticated singer, which JoJo proved to be even as a teenager", which Thompson believes her contemporaries would struggle to replicate. The song as played in the game is much shorter and speeds up during the choruses. The song was also sampled by electronic music producer Daniel Lopatin on the third track of his studio album, Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. Credits adapted from the liner Just a Little Too Little of The High Road. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see A Little Too Late. Blackground Universal Motown Da Family. An audio sample of the song. A power ballad[10] its composition includes "airy synthesizers and synthetic-sounding strings ". JoJo — backing vocals, lead vocals, vocal arrangement Josh Alexander — production, recording, songwriting Ruth- Anne Cunningham — songwriting Paul Foley — recording Gene Grimaldi — mastering Vincent Herbert — production Katia Lewin — engineering assistance Dave Russell — mixing Billy Steinberg — production, songwriting. Blackground Universal Motown. Retrieved June 19, As per the credits on the song's official sheet music featured on Musicnotes. Retrieved March 15, Blackground Records. Just a Little Too Little Universe. Irish Independent. The Irish Times.