Reception
"A Little Bit" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. Kirsten Koba of PopMatters gave a positive review, writing "with pop star sass, she belts out proving that she's a girl with attitude — and fierce rhyming ability." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song and "Irresistible" were "double-punch" on the album. Chuck Taylor of Billboard praised the song's production, writing that it "locks inside the head long after it's faded from the speakers." Larry Printz of The Morning Call also gave a favorable review, writing that the song "benefit" from the start-and-stop hooks. Yushaimi Yahya of The Malay Mail, who was critical of the album as a whole, pointed out that Simpson sounded "decent" on the track. However, Chuck Campbell of Daily News noted Simpson's singing as "breathless whispers" and deemed the song as being "heavily processed." The song debuted at number sixty-two on the Australian Singles Chart, on the week dated November 5, 2001, which became its peak position. The single fell to number ninety-six the following week, and dropped out of the chart the week after.
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