Little Bitty

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"Little Bitty"
Alan Jackson - Little Bitty cd single.png
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Everything I Love
B-side "Must've Had a Ball"
ReleasedOctober 14, 1996
RecordedJune 1996
Genre Country
Length2:38
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tom T. Hall
Producer(s) Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Home"
(1996)
"Little Bitty"
(1996)
"Everything I Love"
(1997)

"Little Bitty" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album Everything I Love . The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard country music charts in December of that year, becoming his fourteenth Number One on that chart. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it a minor crossover hit.

Contents

The song was written by Tom T. Hall. Hall had been retired from songwriting for about a decade at the time "Little Bitty" and several other new Hall compositions were released. [1] [2]

Content

The song is an up-tempo number in which the narrator states that some of life's greatest joys are found in the simplicity and small things of life.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that Jackson's "smooth, effortless performance is right on target." She went on to say that the lyrics were clever and that country fans had appreciated the writer Hall's style of lyrics for a long time. [3]

Music video

The music video for "Little Bitty" was directed by Roger Pistole. It premiered on CMT on October 18, 1996. CMT designated it a "Hot Shot," which was a designation for videos that were popular with viewers.

Chart positions

"Little Bitty" debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 26, 1996.

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 58
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 91
Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 90
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 63

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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