Trivia / Kidz Bop

• Approval of God: Lil Nas X liked Kidz Bop's cover of "Montero" and found it funny.
• Fake American: Many of the adult vocals on earlier albums were provided by English session singer Kirsten Price.
• Kids' Meal Toy:
  • McDonald's sold a set of eight CDs in their Happy Meals in 2009. Each CD had an original song called "Kidz Bop World". This promotion also gained some notoriety when some parents believed one of the covers featured swear words.
  • Arby's sold a set of six toys in their Kids' Meals in September 2022.
• Similarly Named Works: For several songs:
  • "Beautiful": There's the Christina Aguilera one from 4, the Mariah Carey one from 25, and the Bazzi one from 39.
  • "Burn": Usher's 2004 smash was on 6, and Ellie Goulding's was on 25 as a bonus track.
  • "Friends": The Justin Bieber song was on 37 as a bonus track, while Marshmello’s made it on the next album.
  • "Happy": Ashanti's second solo hit appeared on 3 and the Pharrell Williams smash was on 26.
  • "Hero": The Enrique Iglesias song from 2001 was on 2, while the Chad Kroeger single from the Spider-Man soundtrack was on 3
  • "Hello": The 2011 EDM hit by Martin Solveig was part of 20. The lead single to Adele's "25" was on 31.
  • "Higher": Creed's hit song was on the mail-order version of 2, while Taio Cruz's 2011 song was a bonus track on 20.
  • "Let Me Love You": Mario’s song was on 8, Ne-Yo's was on 23, and DJ Snake and Justin Bieber's was on 34.
  • "The Middle": Jimmy Eat World's Signature Song was on the mail-order version of 3 and store-bought version of 4. Zedd's collaboration with Maren Morris was on 38.
  • "Perfect": the Simple Plan hit was on 5, P!nk’s was on 20, and Ed Sheeran’s was on 37.
  • "Crush": Jennifer Paige's was on the mail-order version of the first album, while David Archuleta's was on 15.
  • "Photograph": The lead single of Nickelback's "All The Right Reasons" was on 9, while the Ed Sheeran song was on 30.
  • "Replay": The Iyaz song from 2009 was on 17 while the Zendaya song from 2014 was a bonus track on 26.
  • "Girlfriend": The 2002 *NSYNC song was on 3, while Avril Lavigne's 2007 hit was on 12.
  • "Heaven": DJ Sammy's 2002 EDM cover of the Bryan Adams song was on the mail-order version of 3, Los Lonely Boys' 2003 song was on 7, and Niall Horan's 2023 song was on 2023 Vol. 2.
  • "Senorita": the 2003 Justin Timberlake song was on 5, while the 2019 collaboration between Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello was on 40.
  • "See You Again": Miley Cyrus's Breakthrough Hit was on 14, the megahit from the Furious 7 Soundtrack appeared on 29.
  • Miss You: Aaliyah's posthumous 2002 single was on the mail-order edition of 4, while the 2022 Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz EDM track was on the online deluxe edition of 2023 Vol. 2
  • "Sing": My Chemical Romance's was on the 20 bonus tracks, while Ed Sheeran's was on 26.
  • "Sorry": Buckcherry's only crossover hit was on 14 and Justin Bieber's second #1 was on 31.
  • "Stay": Rihanna's song from 2013 was on 24 as a bonus track, Zedd's hit with Alessia Cara was on 35, and The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's 2021 collaboration was on Ultimate Playlist.
  • "SOS": The Rihanna song from 2006 appeared on 10, while the The Jonas Brothers song from 2007 appeared on 13.
  • "Sugar": Maroon 5's 2015 hit appeared on 29 and the Robin Schulz dance track was on 32 as a bonus track.
  • "Me, Myself, And I": The Beyoncé song from 2003 was on 6, while the 2015 collaboration between G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha was on 33.
  • "With You": The Jessica Simpson song from 2003 was on 6, while the Chris Brown song from 2007 was on 14.
  • "One Thing": The Finger Eleven song from 2003 was on 7, the Amerie song from 2005 was on 8, and the One Direction song from 2011 was a bonus track on 23.
  • Let It Go: Frozen (2013)'s Signature Song was on 26, while James Bay's 2014 single was on the 33 bonus tracks.
  • Cool: The Gwen Stefani song from 2005 was on 9, while the Jonas Brothers song from 2019 was an online bonus track on 40.
  • Home: The Daughtry song from 2006 was on 12, while the Phillip Phillips song from 2012 was on 23.
  • When You're Gone: The Avril Lavigne song from 2007 was on 13, while the 2022 Shawn Mendes single was on Super Pop.
  • Subverted with Put Your Records On: The version on 11 was done in the style of Corinne Bailey Rae's original 2006 version, while the version on 2022 was done in the style of Ritt Momney's 2020 cover.
• What Could Have Been: "Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy was to be featured on Kidz Bop 10 but bassist Pete Wentz prevented it due to the song's sexual undertones.

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