A.N.T. Farm (soundtrack)

A.N.T. Farm is the first and only soundtrack album for the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm. It was released on October 11, 2011 by Walt Disney Records. Most of the soundtrack features songs performed in the first season of the series by the lead actress China Anne McClain, as well as new songs performed by cast members Carlon Jeffery and Stefanie Scott, and China Anne and her two sisters, known as the McClain Sisters. The soundtrack was successful, spending five weeks on the Billboard kids chart in 2011.[3] It sold 14,000 copies within the first week of release.[4][5]

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

Overview

Most 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 McClain's 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 cast member Carlon Jeffery: a kid-friendly cover of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and an original song, "Pose," with fellow cast member Stefanie Scott. There are two songs performed by McClain and her sisters Lauryn and Sierra, together known as the McClain Sisters. All of the songs by McClain are solely featured in the first season of the series whereas the other songs did were not featured in the series.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]

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.[6]

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.[7][8][9]

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 was featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie Frenemies (2012), which Scott starred in.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Exceptional" (China Anne McClain)	Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, McClain Sisters	2:55
2.	"Dynamite" (China Anne McClain)	Benjamin Levin, Taio Cruz, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Lukasz Gottwald	2:41
3.	"Calling All the Monsters" (China Anne McClain)	China Anne McClain, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs, Charlie Mason	3:26
4.	"Unstoppable" (China Anne McClain)	China Anne McClain, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Charlie Mason	3:22
5.	"Beautiful" (China Anne McClain)	Linda Perry	3:18
6.	"My Crush" (China Anne McClain)	Kara DioGuardi,[10] Wes Jones, Mathew Sherman, Cory Thomas	3:24
7.	"Pose" (Stefanie Scott and Carlon Jeffery)	Windy Wagner, Michael Dennis Smith, Spencer Lee	3:26
8.	"Summertime" (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

International bonus track[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Unstoppable" (Dave Audé Radio Mix)	China Anne McClain, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Charlie Mason	3:54

Personnel

Credits for A.N.T. Farm adapted from Allmusic[12]

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[13]	98
U.S Billboard 200[14]	29
U.S Kid Albums (Billboard)[15]	1
U.S Top Soundtracks (Billboard)	2

References

1. "Dynamite (From "A.N.T. Farm") - Single". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
2. "Calling All the Monsters - Single". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
3. Weisman, Jon (October 2, 2012). "Disney Channel renews 'A.N.T. Farm'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
4. Tube, Stage. "VIDEO: China Anne McClain and Nafessa Williams Talk Black Lightning on Late Night with Seth Meyers". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
5. "8 Disney Stars Who Have a Bright Future". Myspace. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
6. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ant-farm-r2288540
7. "Soundtracks Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
8. "Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
9. "Breaking News - Season Three of Disney Channel's Top Rated Series "A.N.T. Farm" Premieres Friday, May 31 with a Special One-Hour Episode | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. https://www.dodax.co.uk/en-gb/music-cds-dvds-vinyl/pop-music/ost-ant-farm-dpS0RTOROCF4L/
12. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ant-farm-r2288540/credits
14. Chart Watch. "Week Ending Oct. 16, 2011. Songs: Tale of Three Divas". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
15. "Kids Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.