"This Little Girl" was written by Bruce Springsteen and has its origins in the 1978 outtake "Ain't Good Enough For You" from the Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions.

[2] Bonds's version became a hit in spring 1981, reaching number eleven in the US Billboard Hot 100[3] and also charting well in Canada and New Zealand.

Bonds performed the song as part of his guest appearance at Bruce Springsteen's 1981 New Jersey live concert.

[4] As reported by Casey Kasem on the American Top 40 program of June 20, 1981, the song was born of a collaboration between Bonds and Springsteen after the two spent a few hours together commiserating about their stalled careers.

As a thank-you gift for contributing to the song, Bonds gave Springsteen a 1963 Chevrolet Impala.