Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
An image of a teenage boy with blond hair, wearing a white t-shirt, jean jacket and jeans, with the United States flag behind him.
Studio album by
Aaron Carter
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length36:46
LabelJive
Producer
  • Steve Mac
  • Steve Lunt
  • Timmy Allen
  • Larry "Rock" Campbell
  • Rose & Foster
  • Jimmy Bralower
  • Andy Goldman
  • Paul Umbach
Aaron Carter chronology
Aaron Carter
(1997)		 Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
(2000)		 Oh Aaron
(2001)
Singles from Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
  1. "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
    Released: August 1, 2000[2]
  2. "I Want Candy"
    Released: September 4, 2000[3]
  3. "Bounce"
    Released: December 4, 2000
  4. "That's How I Beat Shaq"
    Released: January 6, 2001[4]

Aaron's Party (Come Get It) is the second studio album by American pop singer Aaron Carter. It serves as the follow-up to his international debut album. Aaron's Party was released in the fall of 2000 becoming his first album under Jive Records. The album was also certified 3× platinum by the RIAA for selling over 3 million copies in the United States, making it Carter's most successful album.

Synopsis

All of the songs on the album were separated by interludes (except after track 12 for releases with bonus tracks), attached at the end of the previous song (thus the length of the tracks listed below include the length of the interlude). Their lengths spanned from a one-second-long interlude entitled "Let's Go" to a skit over a minute long entitled "Teacher".

In some regions, "(Have Some) Fun with the Funk" (also available on the Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack) and "Hang On Sloopy" were released as bonus tracks, bringing those releases' total number of songs to 14. Some releases of the album also minorly differ; instead of "Hang On Sloopy" as a bonus track, the UK edition included "Jump, Jump", which also featured on the test pressing of the album. The Europe version notably omitted "Life is a Party" (available on The Other Me (2000 film)).

The Japanese edition (as well as having both bonus tracks and a spoken "Aaron Message") had a completely different album cover; some versions of this cover include it being completely orange apart from a circle showing Carter's face at what looks like a party. The full version of this cover is the cover for some editions as well.

Promotion and tour

The songs, "Girl You Shine", "I Want Candy", "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)", "That's How I Beat Shaq", and "Bounce" were played frequently on Radio Disney whereas the videos of "I Want Candy", "That's How I Beat Shaq", "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)", and "Bounce" received heavy rotation on MTV, BET, VH1, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. He also made several appearances on Nickelodeon and opened up concerts for Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. Late in 2000, the album was certified platinum. One of his songs, "Iko Iko" was featured in the 2000 movie The Little Vampire, later included to the soundtrack album which is released ten days before the movie premiere. "Girl You Shine" was featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 2 in early 2000. "Bounce" is featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 4. Carter promoted his album by performing "I Want Candy" on Lizzie McGuire on March 13, 2001. That same month, he and fellow teen star Samantha Mumba performed at a concert held at Disney MGM Studios that aired on the Disney Channel entitled Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba in Concert. Carter's part of the concert can be seen on the DVD Aaron's Party: Live in Concert along with the music video of "That's How I Beat Shaq" along with clips of him at Disney World, his 13th birthday, and Carter recording his then-upcoming album Oh Aaron.

Carter embarked on the Aaron's Party Tour in the summer of 2001 with his sister and the A*Teens as the opening act.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Jon Azpiri from AllMusic website gave the album two out of five stars and wrote that like "bubblegum acts of the past" the only value of the album is to be "pure kitsch" and the album being "the sort of album you look back on years after its release and mock with ironic glee." David Browne from Entertainment Weekly described the album as "a collection of rhythmic, ultradisposable jingles delivered in the chirpy voice of its leading tyke" and gave the album a C−. Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone magazine gave the album two out of five stars and wrote that in the album songs Carter "discovers the thrills of impending puberty with a helping hand from "My Internet Girl" and chirps the least metaphorical version of "I Want Candy" ever", he also criticized the singer's voice calling it "too Buffy" and "not Jordy enough".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come to the Party (introduction)" 0:21
2."Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
3:24
3."Candy Call (interlude)" 0:38
4."I Want Candy"
3:13
5."Big Brother (interlude)" 0:27
6."Bounce"
3:19
7."Yes! (interlude)" 0:10
8."My Internet Girl"
  • Lee Curie
  • Georgie Dennis
  • Philip Nicholas
4:00
9."I Can See Her Voice (interlude)" 0:07
10."That's How I Beat Shaq"
  • Kierulf
  • Schwartz
  • Thomas Slovinski
3:25
11."Let's Go (interlude)" 0:01
12."The Clapping Song"
2:58
13."Snappy Burger (interlude)" 0:46
14."Iko Iko"
2:41
15."Teacher (interlude)" 1:05
16."Real Good Time"
3:14
17."Lunch at the Studio (interlude)" 0:34
18."Tell Me What You Want"
3:12
19."Stuffed (interlude)" 0:06
20."Girl You Shine"
3:21
21."Big Bad Shine-y Beat Box (interlude)" 0:27
International editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life is a Party (From the Disney Channel TV Movie, The Other Me)" (Europe edition only)
  • Andy Goldman
  • James Dean Hicks
  • Jamie Houston
3:25
2."(Have Some) Fun with the Funk" (bonus track in some regions)
  • Stephen Lunt
3:32
3."Hang On Sloopy" (bonus track in some regions)
3:21
4."Jump Jump" (bonus track in some regions)
  • Deni Lew
  • Nicky Graham
2:37

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Azpiri, Jon. "Aaron's Party (Come Get It) Review". AllMusic. All Media. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aaron's Party-Come & Get It: Music". Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. ↑ Aaron Carter. "I Want Candy: Music". Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  4. ↑ Aaron Carter (Artist). "That's How i Beat Shaq: Music". Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Baby Got Jack: Aaron Carter and Lil' Bow Wow". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aaron Carter". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 51.
  8. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 71 (22). April 6, 1998. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aaron Carter – Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aaron Carter – Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Aaron Carter – Aaron's Party (Come Get It)". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Aaron Carter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Aaron Carter – Aaron's Party (Come Get It)". Music Canada.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Aaron Carter – Aaron's Party (Come Get It)". Recording Industry Association of America.
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