'Too Little Too Late' | ||||
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Single by JoJo | ||||
from the album The High Road | ||||
B-side | 'Get It Poppin' | |||
Released | July 24, 2006 | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
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JoJo singles chronology | ||||
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An audio sample of the song. A power ballad,[10] its composition includes 'airy synthesizers and synthetic-sounding strings'.[20] | |
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“ | It might have baffled JoJo at the time as well, yet you’d never be able to tell from her delivery .. And herein lies a basic principle of the pop song: JoJo’s performance on 'Too Little Too Late' is irreducible to any evidence of authenticity. She did not have to write the song, nor live its lyrics at the time of recording, for it to cut across as real. It’s real because it sounds real. We’re all bound to meet an asshole or two between 15 and 25. That’s the antidote of the enduring pop kiss-off, though its insights probably also do often come a little too late. | ” |
— Music critic Jane Hu of Medium explaining the song's universal appeal. |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[130] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[131] | Gold | 400,000 |
^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | July 24, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | [132] | |
Rhythmic contemporary | ||||
New Zealand | August 15, 2006 | Digital download | Blackground | [17] |
United Kingdom | Mercury | [133] | ||
United States | September 12, 2006 | Blackground | [134] | |
Germany | November 10, 2006 | CD single | Edel | [19] |
United Kingdom | January 15, 2007 | Mercury | [135] |
The first single from the album, 'Too Little Too Late,' is climbing up the charts and already has earned rave reviews.
The first single, 'Too Little Too Late,' .. is about ending a relationship – something that JoJo can relate to now that her year-long relationship with 17-year-old soccer prodigy Freddy Adu is over.
[Response towards the single has] been really great!