Kidz Bop

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Kidz Bop is a brand of compilation albums featuring kids performing contemporary popular songs. The series was developed by Razor & Tie co-founders Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam in September 2001. The albums are composed of popular songs that chart high on the Billboard Hot 100 and/or receive heavy airplay from contemporary hit radio stations several months ahead of each album's release. The songs are performed by the KIDZ BOP Kids.

The franchise has sold more than 16 million albums. Since its debut in 2001, KIDZ BOP has expanded significantly to include merchandise, music videos, a live touring division, talent search competitions and the KIDZ BOP Kids who are the face of the brand. The KIDZ BOP Kids are chosen by audition. There are 31 main albums. The latest release, KIDZ BOP 31, marked the brand’s 23rd Top 10 debut.

Albums

Compilation albums

Kidz Bop (album)

! Kidz Bop (occasionally known as Kidz Bop 1) is the first album in the Kidz Bop series in which children sing popular songs of the time. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Nicholas Scala of New York was involved with the production of the album. The album contains 30 newly recorded songs from the late 90's and 2000. A The fan favorite "All Star" kicks off the first album with powerful lead vocals by Brian Guymon, who delivers one of the best solos recorded in Kidz Bop history. Second recording, More Kidz Bop, was released later in 2000 and features an additional 10 songs.m

Track listing

1 CD Edition

Kidz Bop 7

Kidz Bop 7 is the seventh album in the Kidz Bop series. The album was released on February 22, 2005 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 7, 2005.

Track listing

Reception

Heather Phares of Allmusic says the album is "one of the better volumes in the series" with "a decent collection of songs, and the odder moments on it are mostly pleasantly surprising instead of questionable." The "Kidz Bop-ified cover of Modest Mouse's 'Float On' ... is pretty much in keeping with the entire series' slightly surreal feel," and "the version of 'Lose My Breath' is nearly as odd, and oddly exhilarating."

Hung Up

"Hung Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). It was written and produced by Madonna in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the lead single from the album. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October 17, 2005. It has also made an appearance on her 2009 greatest hits album, Celebration. It also became Madonna's first track to be released to the iTunes Store for digital download.

"Hung Up" prominently features a sample from the instrumental introduction to ABBA's hit single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", for which Madonna personally bought permission from ABBA's songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Musically the song is influenced by 1980s pop, with a chugging groove and chorus and a background element of a ticking clock that suggests the fear of wasting time. Lyrically the song is written as a traditional dance number about a strong, independent woman who has relationship troubles.

Hung Up (disambiguation)

"Hung Up" is a 2005 song by Madonna.

Hung Up may also refer to:

Hung Up (film)

Hung Up (French: Le grabuge) is a 1973 French film directed by Édouard Luntz. The film stars Patricia Gozzi, Julie Dassin, Jany Holt, and Calvin Lockhart.

The film was Gozzi's final film.

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