Kidz Bop 3

Kidz Bop 3
Compilation album by Kidz Bop
Released	March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04)
Genre	Children's
Length	1:09:33
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Cliff Chenfeld Craig Balsam
Kidz Bop chronology
Kidz Bop Christmas (2002) Kidz Bop 3 (2003) Kidz Bop 4 (2003)

Kidz Bop 3 is the third studio album by American children's music group Kidz Bop. It was released on March 4, 2003, through Razor & Tie. The album serves as a follow-up to their second studio album Kidz Bop 2 (2002). The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the US Billboard Kid Albums chart.

Track listing

Kidz Bop 3 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow Jeff Trott	Sheryl Crow	4:37
2.	"Hey Baby"	Gwen Stefani Tony Kanal Tom Dumont Bounty Killer	No Doubt	3:23
3.	"Complicated"	Avril Lavigne Lauren Christy Scott Spock Graham Edwards	Avril Lavigne	4:03
4.	"U Don't Have To Call"	Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo	Usher	4:26
5.	"All You Wanted"	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	3:25
6.	"Dilemma"	Nelly Kelly Rowland Antoine Macon Kenneth Gamble Bunny Sigler	Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland	4:40
7.	"Alive"	Marcos Curiel Noah Bernardo Paul Sandoval Traa Daniels	P.O.D.	3:24
8.	"Don't Let Me Get Me"	Dallas Austin Pink	Pink	3:25
9.	"Family Affair"	Mary J. Blige Dr. Dre Camara Kambon Mike Elizondo Bruce Miller	Mary J. Blige	3:41
10.	"Whenever, Wherever"	Shakira Tim Mitchell Gloria Estefan	Shakira	3:13
11.	"Happy"	Ashanti Irv Gotti Chink Santana	Ashanti	4:02
12.	"Wherever You Will Go"	Aaron Kamin	The Calling	3:27
13.	"Girlfriend"	Justin Timberlake Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams	*NSYNC	4:49
14.	"A Thousand Miles"	Vanessa Carlton	Vanessa Carlton	3:58
15.	"Hero"	Enrique Iglesias Paul Barry Mark Taylor	Enrique Iglesias	3:14
16.	"Just a Friend"	Biz Markie Marcel Hall Mark Morales Damon Wimbley Darren Robinson	Mario	3:42
17.	"Wasting My Time"	Dallas Smith Jeremy Hora Dave Benedict Danny Craig Gavin Brown	Default	4:21
18.	"A Moment Like This"	Jörgen Elofsson John Reid	Kelly Clarkson	3:43
Total length:				1:09:33

Personnel

Credits for Kidz Bop 3 adapted from Tidal. ^[1]

• Cliff Chenfeld –producer
• Craig Balsam  –producer
• Jeff Trott –composer
• Sheryl Crow –composer
• Gwen Stefani –composer
• Rodney Price –composer
• Tom Dumont –composer
• Tony Kanal –composer
• Avril Lavigne –composer
• Graham Edwards –composer
• Lauren Fownes –composer
• Scott Alspach –composer
• Chad Hugo –composer, lyricist
• Pharrell Williams –composer, lyricist
• Michelle Branch –composer
• Antoine Macon –composer
• Bunny Sigler –composer
• Cornell Haynes –composer
• Kenneth Gamble –composer
• Marcos Curiel –composer
• Mark Daniels –composer
• Noah Bernando Jr. –composer
• Sonny Sandoval –composer
• Alecia Moore –composer
• Dallas Austin –composer
• Andre Young –composer
• Bruce Miller –composer
• Camara Kambon –composer
• Louis Pierre –composer
• Luchana Lodge –composer
• Mary J. Blige –composer
• Melvin Bradford –composer
• Mike Elizondo –composer
• Gloria Estefan –composer
• Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll –composer
• Tim Mitchell –composer
• Andre Parker –composer, lyricist
• Ashanti Douglas –composer, lyricist
• Irving Lorenzo –composer, lyricist
• Raymond Calhoun –composer, lyricist
• Aaron Kamin –composer, lyricist
• Alex Band –composer, lyricist
• Justin Timberlake –composer, lyricist
• Vanessa Carlton –composer, lyricist
• Chad Kroeger –composer
• Harold Lilly –composer, lyricist
• John Smith –composer, lyricist
• Marcel Theo Hall –composer, lyricist
• Warryn Campbell –composer, lyricist
• Dallas Smith –composer
• Danny Craig –composer
• Dave Benedict –composer
• Jeremy Hora –composer
• John Reid –composer
• Jörgen Elofsson –composer

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
WOCR	1.5/5 [3]

Heather Phares of AllMusic said that Kidz Bop 3, like the first two Kidz Bop albums, "offers as many moments of surreality as it does whimsical fun." ^[2] WOCR gave the album a 1.5/5 rating, saying "There's this thing where some of the songs have obviously way more effort put into them like some tracks are easily filler." ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for Kidz Bop 3

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	17
US Kid Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Kidz Bop 3

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	March 4, 2003	Digital download streaming	Razor & Tie	[7]

References

1. "Credits / Kidz Bop 3 / Kidz Bop Kids" . Tidal . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
2. Phares, Heather. Review of Kidz Bop 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
3. "Kidz Bop Review Restrospective Part 1". WOCR . April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
4. "Kidz Bop Kids Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
5. "Kid Albums: Week of March 22, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 4, 2025.
6. "American album certifications – Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 3". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 4, 2025.
7. "Kidz Bop 3 - Album by KIDZ BOP Kids". Apple Music. March 4, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2025.