A.N.T. Farm (soundtrack)

A.N.T. Farm Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by China Anne McClain
Released	October 11, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop, teen pop, dance-pop, electropop, hip hop, R&B
Length	31:39
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Ali Dee, John Fields, Michael McClain, 1984, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Toby Gad, Johan Alkenäs, Michael "Smidi" Smith
Singles from A.N.T. Farm Soundtrack
"Dynamite" Released: July 26, 2011[1] "Calling All the Monsters" Released: September 20, 2011[2]

The A.N.T. Farm Soundtrack is a Disney Channel soundtrack from the TV series A.N.T. Farm. It was released on October 11, 2011.

Overview

Almost all of the songs on the soundtrack are performed by the show's lead actress, China Anne McClain , including the show's theme song, "Exceptional", and covers of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". "DYNAMITE!" and an original song, "Calling All the Monsters", were released as singles from the soundtrack. "Calling All the Monsters" was the first single to chart, peaking at number 86 on America and charting in two more countries. There are also two songs by fellow cast member Carlon Jeffery[Who plays Cameron Parks: a kid-friendly cover of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and an original, "Pose" with fellow cast member Stefanie Scott. There are two bonus tracks by McClain and her sisters, the McClain Sisters.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

James Christopher Monger of Allmusic made a review: The soundtrack for Disney’s A.N.T. Farm, a television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a group of gifted middle school students (Advanced Natural Talents) as they navigate their way through high school, features ten tracks, including the program’s catchy theme song, “Exceptional.” Most of the tunes, all of which fall into the teen pop/rock genre, feature China Anne McClain, who portrays an 11-year-old musical prodigy named Chyna Parks, as well as cast members Stefanie Scott and Carlon Jeffery. The last two cuts, “Perfect Mistake” and “Electronic Apology,” are performed by China and her siblings, who have their own album under the McClain Sisters moniker.^[3]

Commercial performance

The soundtrack peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard 200. It has also peaked at number 2 on the US Top Soundtracks and topped the US Kid Albums chart.

Other uses

So far, two songs from the soundtrack have been used in other Disney Channel works besides A.N.T. Farm: "Calling All the Monsters" was used in "Beam It Up", a season 2 Halloween episode of the series Shake It Up. "Pose" by Stefanie Scott and Carlon Jeffery has been used in the Disney Channel movie Frenemies, in which Scott starred.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Exceptional"	Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins	2:55
2.	"Dynamite"	Benjamin Levin, Taio Cruz, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Lukasz Gottwald	2:41
3.	"Calling All the Monsters"	China Anne McClain, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Charlie Mason	3:26
4.	"Unstoppable"	China Anne McClain, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Charlie Mason	3:22
5.	"Beautiful"	Linda Perry	3:18
6.	"My Crush"	Kara DioGuardi,[4] Wes Jones, Mathew Sherman, Cory Thomas	3:24
7.	"Pose" (performed by Stefanie Scott & Carlon Jeffery)	Windy Wagner, Michael Dennis Smith, Spencer Lee	3:26
8.	"Summertime" (performed by Carlon Jeffery)	Jeffrey A. Townes, Will Smith, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield	4:13
9.	"Perfect Mistake" (McClain Sisters)	Sierra A. McClain, Michael J. McClain	3:25
10.	"Electronic Apology" (McClain Sisters)	Sierra A. McClain, Michael J. McClain	3:23

Personnel

Credits for A.N.T. Farm adapted from Allmusic^[5]

1984- mixing, producer Ali Dee- mixing, producer Johan Alkenäs- composer, producer Robert Bell- composer Ronald Bell- composer George Brown- composer Taio Cruz- composer Kara DioGuardi- composer John Fields- mixing, producer Toby Gad- composer, mixing, producer Steve Gerdes- art direction Lukasz Gottwald- composer Paul David Hager- mixing Wes Jones- composer Spencer Lee- composer Benjamin Levin- composer Jon Lind- A&R Lamar Mahone- composer Stephen Marcussen- mastering Dani Markman- A&R Max Martin- composer Charlie Mason- composer China McClain- composer Lauryn McClain -composer, guitar Michael McClain- composer, producer, programming Sierra McClain- composer, guitar

Bonnie McKee- composer Robert "Spike" Mickens- composer Niclas Molinder- composer, producer Dave Pensado- mixing Linda Perry- composer Joacim Persson- composer, producer Lindy Robbins- composer JD Salbego- additional production Mathew Sherman- composer Craig Simpkins- composer Claydes Smith- composer Michael "Smidi" Smith- mixing, producer Michael Dennis Smith- composer Will Smith- composer Steve Sterling- design Alton Taylor- composer Louie Teran- mastering Cory Thomas- composer Dennis Thomas- composer Steven Vincent- executive in charge of music, soundtrack executive Windy Wagner- composer Richard Westfield- composer

Charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Spain Promusicae[6]	98
U.S Billboard 200[7]	29
U.S Kid Albums (Billboard)[8]	1
U.S Top Soundtracks (Billboard)	2

References

1. "Dynamite (From "A.N.T. Farm") - Single". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
2. "Calling All the Monsters - Single". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ant-farm-r2288540
4. http://oauth.twitter.com/#!/kara_dioguardi/status/123899217130422272
5. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ant-farm-r2288540/credits
7. Chart Watch. "Week Ending Oct. 16, 2011. Songs: Tale of Three Divas". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
8. "Kids Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2011.