A Little Bit Longer
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A Little Bit Longer is the third studio album by the American pop rock
band the Jonas Brothers
, and their second album released on Hollywood Records
. It was released on August 12, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews, and four star reviews from Rolling Stone, Allmusic, and Blender. The first single of the album was "Burnin' Up
", released on June 20, 2008. The album was number 40 on Rolling Stone
' s Best 50 Albums of 2008. One of the songs from the album, "Video Girl" was also number 49 on Rolling Stone
wrote about his feelings with having type 1 diabetes
. The album artwork was released by Team Jonas, the Jonas Brothers' official fan club, to fan club members via an e-mail newsletter on June 20, 2008.
Like their last album, this one also features CDVU+
technology that includes more than 30 pages of bonus features with exclusive video performance, 60 printable photos, complete album lyrics, downloadable graphics, and hidden links. In addition, the packaging of the album is made from 100% recycled materials.
On August 5, 2008, A Little Bit Longer was put up on MTV
's The Leak where you could listen to the album before it was released. The brothers performed their second single, "Lovebug" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
One of the extra tracks, Live to Party, was later the theme song for both seasons of their television show Jonas
and Jonas L. A..
" is the album's first single and was officially released via radio stations on June 20, 2008. Also on that same day, the music video for "Burnin' Up" premiered on Disney Channel
, following the premiere of Camp Rock
.
"Lovebug": The second official single "Lovebug
" was revealed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
, where they performed this song. It was officially released on September 30, 2008. The official music video for "Lovebug", premiered on the Disney Channel on October 19, 2008.
"Tonight": The third official single "Tonight
" was confirmed by the Jonas Brothers at the 36th Annual American Music Awards. It was officially released on January 4, 2009. The music video premiered on January 19, 2009.
Promotional singles: On June 24, 2008, iTunes announced that it would be releasing four songs from A Little Bit Longer, one roughly every two weeks, as part of a promotional deal. The songs were "Burnin' Up
", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight
", and "A Little Bit Longer". Due to strong digital sales, these songs briefly charted on the Billboard
Hot 100
, with "Tonight" as the highest charting song at #8. After the album's release, all of the album tracks charted on various Billboard charts.
selling 525,402 copies in its opening week. The album also charted at #1 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.
All 12 tracks from the standard edition CD have charted on either the Billboard Hot 100, the Bubbling Under Chart (essentially positions #101-125) or the Pop 100. The four singles that had been released on iTunes, ("Burnin' Up", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight", and "A Little Bit Longer") all charted on iTunes' Top Songs Chart. The album is also considered as the highest first week sales debut at number-one for a Hollywood Records artist in the U.S. and worldwide.
According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album remained at number-one in its second week on the Billboard 200 (August 19—August 26) with about 147,000 copies sold, making it the band's biggest album to date. In its third week, it fell to number four on the Billboard 200, with about 80,000 copies sold. It has sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S, receiving a platinum certification by the RIAA
.
DVD
Exclusive DVD
The Target edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
Jonas Brothers official site pre-order bonus DVD
Fans that pre-ordered A Little Bit Longer online before its release received a DVD with the following:
Woolworths (UK) Exclusive DVD
Buyers of the CD had the option to get an exclusive dvd at extra cost, As they did with "Jonas Brothers" & "Camp Rock"
UK "FanPack"
Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing
Canadian Deluxe Edition
The Canadian Deluxe Edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
, and their second album released on Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
. It was released on August 12, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews, and four star reviews from Rolling Stone, Allmusic, and Blender. The first single of the album was "Burnin' Up
Burnin' Up
"Burnin' Up" is the lead single from American pop band the Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, and was officially released via Radio Disney on June 19, 2008 as well as other radio stations, and on iTunes on June 20, 2008. In the United Kingdom, it was released as an AA side...
", released on June 20, 2008. The album was number 40 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Album information
The title of the album, "A Little Bit Longer", comes from their song of the same name, which Nick JonasNick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
wrote about his feelings with having type 1 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
. The album artwork was released by Team Jonas, the Jonas Brothers' official fan club, to fan club members via an e-mail newsletter on June 20, 2008.
Like their last album, this one also features CDVU+
CDVU+
CDVU+ is a new technology created by the Walt Disney Company, very similar to the Enhanced CD. It is essentially a revamped version of the Compact Disc , and includes multimedia "Extras" on the disc. New features such as "digital magazine extras" like band photos, interviews, lyrics, and exclusive...
technology that includes more than 30 pages of bonus features with exclusive video performance, 60 printable photos, complete album lyrics, downloadable graphics, and hidden links. In addition, the packaging of the album is made from 100% recycled materials.
On August 5, 2008, A Little Bit Longer was put up on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Leak where you could listen to the album before it was released. The brothers performed their second single, "Lovebug" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 7, 2008 live from Paramount Pictures Studios , honoring the best music videos from the previous year. Nominations for a majority of the categories were announced on the MTV program FNMTV after being selected through viewer online voting at...
One of the extra tracks, Live to Party, was later the theme song for both seasons of their television show Jonas
Jonas
- Jonah name :* Jonah Metropolitan of Moscow , also known as Saint Jonas* Jonah, Old Testament prophet-Places:* Jonas , a hamlet in the municipalities Epe and Apeldoorn in the Netherlands* Jonas, Pennsylvania- Other :...
and Jonas L. A..
Singles
"Burnin' Up": "Burnin' UpBurnin' Up
"Burnin' Up" is the lead single from American pop band the Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, and was officially released via Radio Disney on June 19, 2008 as well as other radio stations, and on iTunes on June 20, 2008. In the United Kingdom, it was released as an AA side...
" is the album's first single and was officially released via radio stations on June 20, 2008. Also on that same day, the music video for "Burnin' Up" premiered on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, following the premiere of Camp Rock
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....
.
"Lovebug": The second official single "Lovebug
Lovebug (song)
"Lovebug" is the second official single by the American teen pop band the Jonas Brothers that was released from their third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, on September 30, 2008. LoveBug is featured on the album Now: The Hits of Autumn 2009 in Australia.-Music video:Disney Channel featured the...
" was revealed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 7, 2008 live from Paramount Pictures Studios , honoring the best music videos from the previous year. Nominations for a majority of the categories were announced on the MTV program FNMTV after being selected through viewer online voting at...
, where they performed this song. It was officially released on September 30, 2008. The official music video for "Lovebug", premiered on the Disney Channel on October 19, 2008.
"Tonight": The third official single "Tonight
Tonight (Jonas Brothers song)
"Tonight" is the third single by the American pop band Jonas Brothers from their third studio album, A Little Bit Longer. Fueled by digital downloads, the song debuted and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart on August 7, 2008, the group's second top ten single and second highest...
" was confirmed by the Jonas Brothers at the 36th Annual American Music Awards. It was officially released on January 4, 2009. The music video premiered on January 19, 2009.
Promotional singles: On June 24, 2008, iTunes announced that it would be releasing four songs from A Little Bit Longer, one roughly every two weeks, as part of a promotional deal. The songs were "Burnin' Up
Burnin' Up
"Burnin' Up" is the lead single from American pop band the Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, and was officially released via Radio Disney on June 19, 2008 as well as other radio stations, and on iTunes on June 20, 2008. In the United Kingdom, it was released as an AA side...
", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight
Tonight (Jonas Brothers song)
"Tonight" is the third single by the American pop band Jonas Brothers from their third studio album, A Little Bit Longer. Fueled by digital downloads, the song debuted and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart on August 7, 2008, the group's second top ten single and second highest...
", and "A Little Bit Longer". Due to strong digital sales, these songs briefly charted on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100
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...
, with "Tonight" as the highest charting song at #8. After the album's release, all of the album tracks charted on various Billboard charts.
Charts and sales
According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling 525,402 copies in its opening week. The album also charted at #1 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Tastemakers charts.
All 12 tracks from the standard edition CD have charted on either the Billboard Hot 100, the Bubbling Under Chart (essentially positions #101-125) or the Pop 100. The four singles that had been released on iTunes, ("Burnin' Up", "Pushin' Me Away", "Tonight", and "A Little Bit Longer") all charted on iTunes' Top Songs Chart. The album is also considered as the highest first week sales debut at number-one for a Hollywood Records artist in the U.S. and worldwide.
According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album remained at number-one in its second week on the Billboard 200 (August 19—August 26) with about 147,000 copies sold, making it the band's biggest album to date. In its third week, it fell to number four on the Billboard 200, with about 80,000 copies sold. It has sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S, receiving a platinum certification by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Track listing
Bonus tracks
CD only
Track listingA Little Bit Longer Deluxe Edition
Track listingDVD
- "When You Look Me in the Eyes" (MV)
- "Burnin' Up" (MV)
- "Burnin' Up" ("Making of the Video")
- "Lovebug" (MV)
- "Lovebug" ("Making of the Video")
- JB Special Message
- A Little Bit Longer: Album piece with Exclusive Photo Gallery
- A Little Bit Longer: Clear Channel Stripped Performance
- Band In a Bus Trailer
- YouTube videos:
- DJ Danger
- Nick J Show
- Taichi
- Gibson Surprise Visit
- Look Me in the Eyes Tour Makes History
- Meet the Queen Josephyne
Exclusive DVDs
TargetTarget Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
Exclusive DVD
The Target edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
- "JB Rules"
- Live videos from the Disney Channel GamesDisney Channel GamesThe Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World...
2008:- "S.O.S."
- "Burnin' Up"
- "This Is Me" (with Demi LovatoDemi Lovato"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...
)
Jonas Brothers official site pre-order bonus DVD
Fans that pre-ordered A Little Bit Longer online before its release received a DVD with the following:
- Jonas Brothers' special message
- A Little Bit Longer album piece
- "A Little Bit Longer" (acoustic live performance)
- "Lovebug" (acoustic performance)
- Band in a Bus trailer
- Jonas Brothers YouTube videos
Woolworths (UK) Exclusive DVD
Buyers of the CD had the option to get an exclusive dvd at extra cost, As they did with "Jonas Brothers" & "Camp Rock"
- Jonas Brothers' special message
- A Little Bit Longer album piece
- Band in a Bus trailer
- Jonas Brothers YouTube videos
UK "FanPack"
Released in the UK, a limited edition Fan pack containing
- Regular version of the album cd
- Girls skinny fit teeshirt
- Tote bag
- Bracelet
- 4 Pin Badges
- All contained inside a clear vanity case with Jonas Brothers emblem
Canadian Deluxe Edition
The Canadian Deluxe Edition of A Little Bit Longer includes a DVD with the following:
- Live @ MuchLive @ MuchLive at Much, stylized as Live @ Much, is a celebrity interview and/or performance show that is irregularly broadcast on Canadian music television station, MuchMusic. The title used for this kind of show was first used in 2002 and has been since....
: Jonas Brothers- A MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
Special Presentation - A Little Bit Longer Album Piece
- Band in a Bus Trailer
- Jonas Brothers YouTube videos;
- DJ Danger
- Nick J Show – Anger
- Tai Chi
- Nick J Show – Revenge
- Gibson Surprise Visit
- Look Me in the Eyes Makes History
- Meet the Queen
- Music videos
- "Burnin' Up"
- "Lovebug"
Personnel
- Nick JonasNick JonasNicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
– lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Joe JonasJoe JonasJoseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...
– lead vocals, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, guitar, piano - Kevin JonasKevin JonasPaul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...
– guitar, background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, piano - John Lloyd TaylorJohn Lloyd TaylorJohn Lloyd "J.T." Taylor is an American musician. Not to be confused with the bassist of Duran Duran who shares the same name, he is best known as the lead guitarist and musical director for the popular pop rock band the Jonas Brothers...
– lead guitar - Greg GarbowskyGreg GarbowskyGregory Robert "Greg" Garbowsky also known as Garbo, is an American musician originally from South Plainfield, New Jersey, and is best known as the bass guitarist for the pop rock bands Ocean Grove and the Jonas Brothers....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jack LawlessJack LawlessJohn Lawless is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer for the popular pop rock band the Jonas Brothers.He is also the drummer of Ocean Grove Band. He grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, part of Monmouth County. He is also popularly known as Flawless Lawless...
– drums - Ryan LiestmanRyan LiestmanRyan Matthew Liestman is an American pop musician. Ryan is the Keyboardist/Guitarist for the Jonas Brothers. He primarily uses his birth name but is also known as Dung-Sty, a title given to him by friend and musician Michael Bland. He also plays keyboard and sings vocals for Ocean Grove...
– keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Charts and certification
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
Sales/shipments | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Albums Chart |
13 | ||
| Austrian Albums Chart | 27 | ||
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 75 | ||
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 58 | ||
| Brazilian Association of Disc Producers | 1 | 60,000 | Platinum |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
- | 160,000 | Double Platinum |
| Danish Albums Chart | 38 | ||
| Dutch Albums Chart | 40 | ||
| French Albums Chart | 14 | ||
| German Albums Chart | 23 | ||
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
15 | 7,500+ | Gold |
| Italian Albums Chart | 2 | 80,000+ | Platinum |
| Oricon Albums Chart (Japan) | 35 | ||
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 | 100,000 | Platinum |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
11 | 7,500 | Gold |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 27 | Gold | |
| Polish Albums Chart | 6 | + 10,000 | Gold |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 27 | ||
| Spanish Albums Chart | 3 | 40,000 | Gold |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 54 | ||
| Swiss Albums Chart | 55 | ||
| UK Albums Chart | 19 | 70,000+ | Silver |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 | 1,850,000 | Platinum |
Release history
| Country | Date |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
August 12, 2008 |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
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| Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
August 21, 2008 |
| Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
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| Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
August 26, 2008 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
September 29, 2008 |
| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
October 3, 2008 |
| Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
October 6, 2008 |
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
October 11, 2008 |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
October 13, 2008 |
| South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
November 14, 2008 |
| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
November 14, 2008 |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... (Deluxe Edition) |
December 9, 2008 |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
January 14, 2009 |