# A Little Bit Off > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Little_Bit_Off > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Little_Bit_Off.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Bit_Off > Source revision: 1353676137 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Five_Finger_Death_Punch) | album = [F8](/source/F8_(album)) | released = {{Start date|2020|06|08}} | recorded = 2019 | studio = | venue = | genre = [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock){{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 }} | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}} | label = [Better Noise](/source/Better_Noise_Music) | writer = * [Zoltan Bathory](/source/Zoltan_Bathory) * [Kevin Churko](/source/Kevin_Churko) * [Ivan Moody](/source/Ivan_Moody_(vocalist)) * [Jason Hook](/source/Jason_Hook) | producer = Kevin Churko | prev_title = [Living the Dream](/source/Living_the_Dream_(Five_Finger_Death_Punch_song)) | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = [Darkness Settles In](/source/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](/source/heavy_metal_music) band [Five Finger Death Punch](/source/Five_Finger_Death_Punch). It was their second single off of their eighth studio album ''[F8](/source/F8_(album))''. It topped the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Mainstream Rock Songs](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)) 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.{{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}} 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](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).{{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}} The video documents how support staff was limited and many things in production had to be cut.{{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}} In the end, the video is relatively minimalist, featuring guitarist [Zoltan Bathory](/source/Zoltan_Bathory) and bassist Chris Kael dressed up as an angel and demon playing chess, and frontman [Ivan Moody](/source/Ivan_Moody_(vocalist)) singing in a deserted Las Vegas Strip backdrop in the middle of the day.{{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}} In June 2020, the song topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs, making it the band's ninth song to do so.{{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}} 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. ==Themes and composition== "A Little Bit Off" is an [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) song driven by an acoustic guitar [riff](/source/guitar_riff).{{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}} 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.{{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}} ==Reception== ''[Loudwire](/source/Loudwire)'' named it one of the best rock songs of 2020, praising its emotional lyrics for being "open and honest" about mental health. ==Personnel== * Ivan Moody – lead vocals * Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar * [Jason Hook](/source/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
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''){{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}} | 42 |- ! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (''Billboard''){{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}} | 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}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Five Finger Death Punch}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Bit Off, A}} Category:2019 songs Category:2020 singles Category:Five Finger Death Punch songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [A Little Bit Off](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Bit_Off) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Bit_Off?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.