{{Short description|2020 single by Five Finger Death Punch}} {{Infobox song | name = A Little Bit Off | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Five Finger Death Punch | album = F8 | released = {{Start date|2020|06|08}} | recorded = 2019 | studio = | venue = | genre = Alternative rock<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=March 2, 2020 |title=ALBUM REVIEW: 'F8' by Five Finger Death Punch |url=https://thesoundboardreviews.com/2020/03/02/album-review-f8-by-five-finger-death-punch/ |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=The Soundboard }}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}} | label = Better Noise | writer = * Zoltan Bathory * Kevin Churko * Ivan Moody * Jason Hook | producer = Kevin Churko | prev_title = Living the Dream | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Darkness Settles In | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|k50ycYjfswg|"A Little Bit Off"}}}} }} "'''A Little Bit Off'''" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was their second single off of their eighth studio album ''F8''. It topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in June 2020.

==Background== The song was released as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, ''F8''. A music video was released on June 8, 2020.<ref name="Blab1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/five-finger-death-punch-releases-music-video-for-a-little-bit-off/|title=FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Releases Music Video For 'A Little Bit Off'|date=June 8, 2020|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> The video is self-referential to the struggles they encountered to make the music video; their record label was urging them to record a music video for the song, which was already climbing up the rock music charts, but production issues kept occurring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/five-finger-death-punch-a-little-bit-off-music-video-9399211/|title=Five Finger Death Punch's 'A Little Bit Off' Video|date=June 9, 2020|website=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="Blab1"/> The video documents how support staff was limited and many things in production had to be cut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2020/06/five-finger-death-punch-quarantined-a-little-bit-off-video/|title=Five Finger Death Punch Releases Quarantined 'A Little Bit Off' Music Video|date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> In the end, the video is relatively minimalist, featuring guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael dressed up as an angel and demon playing chess, and frontman Ivan Moody singing in a deserted Las Vegas Strip backdrop in the middle of the day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/6/8/five-finger-death-punchs-new-video-feels-a-little-bit-off.html|title=Five Finger Death Punch's new video feels "A Little Bit Off" - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=abcnewsradioonline.com|access-date=2020-07-01|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116051336/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/6/8/five-finger-death-punchs-new-video-feels-a-little-bit-off.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2020, the song topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs, making it the band's ninth song to do so.<ref name=MSN>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/five-finger-death-punchs-a-little-bit-off-crowns-mainstream-rock-hot-hard-rock-songs-charts/ar-BB16aw8C|title=Five Finger Death Punch's 'A Little Bit Off' Crowns Mainstream Rock, Hot Hard Rock Songs Charts|first=Kevin |last=Rutherford |website=MSN |accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> In addition to being one of the bands with the most chart toppers for the long-running chart, the song was also one of the first to top ''Billboard''{{'}}s newly created Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and is their highest charting song on the Rock and Alternative Airplay chart, peaking at #3.<ref name=MSN />

==Themes and composition== "A Little Bit Off" is an alternative rock song driven by an acoustic guitar riff.<ref name="Loudwire1">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-songs-2020-so-far/|title=Best Rock Songs of 2020 (So Far)|first=Chad ChildersJake|last=Richardson|website=Loudwire}}</ref> Lyrically, the song has been described as about frontman Ivan Moody's "laundry list of little anxieties" and his previous struggles related to mental health and alcohol addiction.<ref name="Loudwire2">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/five-finger-death-punch-f8-review/|title=REVIEW: Five Finger Death Punch's 'F8' Is Great — Despite What Haters Think|first=Philip|last=Trapp|website=Loudwire}}</ref><ref name="Loudwire1"/>

==Reception== ''Loudwire'' named it one of the best rock songs of 2020, praising its emotional lyrics for being "open and honest" about mental health.<ref name="Loudwire1"/>

==Personnel== * Ivan Moody – lead vocals * Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar * Jason Hook – lead guitar, backing vocals * Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals * Charlie Engen – drums, percussion

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (2020) ! Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|22|artist=Five Finger Death Punch|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Czech Republic|6|year=2020|week=39|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|8|artist=Five Finger Death Punch|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|3|artist=Five Finger Death Punch|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (2020) ! Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2020}}</ref> | 42 |- ! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rock-airplay-songs|title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 2, 2021}}</ref> | 28 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Five Finger Death Punch|title=A Little Bit Off|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|accessdate=May 10, 2024|refname="MC"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Five Finger Death Punch|title=A Little Bit Off|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2020|certyear=2026|accessdate=May 11, 2026|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}

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