Arie wrote the song with Hawk Wolinski, Shannon Sanders, Andre Fischer and Anthony Robertson—all of them musicians associated with the band Rufus.

[6] At the end of 2002, Billboard listed the "Little Things" as the 41st most-played song on "Adult R&B" radio stations in the US during 2002.

[7] Arie said that the song was "about the lessons [she] learned last year" when she experienced difficulty balancing her career fame with her personal life.

[8] The Washington Post praised the song as a "lilting paean to... life's simple pleasures".

[9] The New York Times noticed that "Little Things" and "Slow Down" were the two "songs of self-encouragement" on Voyage to India.