Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by The Chipmunks
Released	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)
Genre	Pop, rock, hip hop, dance, Christmas
Length	48:17
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Ali Dee Theodore
The Chipmunks chronology
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (2004) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007) Christmas with The Chipmunks (2008 reissue) (2008)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the licensed soundtrack based on the 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was released on November 20, 2007, three weeks before the film's release. The soundtrack is the first album to be released in three years by Bagdasarian Productions, and is the group's 43rd album overall. Four songs from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album features remakes to some of their old hits as well as some new covers.

The album has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over one million copies.

Reception

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In December 2007, the album debuted at #133 on the Billboard 200. In its second week of sales, however, the album jumped to #67 on the chart.

The album's highest peak was #5 on the Billboard 200, making it the group's highest on the chart album since Chipmunks in Low Places (which peaked at #21).

The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. By doing this, the album has become the group's first first RIAA-certified album since Chipmunks in Low Places (which also went Platinum). Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has become the Chipmunks' third Platinum album and sixth RIAA-certified album total.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
U.S. Billboard 200	5	Platinum	1,000,000+

Songs

Four songs from the album managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 during the month of December 2007. By doing this, it became the group's first charting songs in 47 years ("Alvin for President" became the last charting single for the group; it peaked at #95 in 1960). Despite this feat, none of the songs were released as singles or ever solicited to mainstream radio (although it is possible that kid-oriented radio stations, such as Radio Disney, might have played them anyway) and charted solely because of high digital downloads caused by the anticipation of the group's film, Alvin and the Chipmunks.

The four songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 (and with the chart peaks included and the songs' Hot Digital Songs peaks) were:

Song	Chart	Position
"Witch Doctor (2007 Version)" (featuring Chris Classic)	US Billboard Hot 100	62
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (2007 Version)"		32
"Bad Day"		27
"Funkytown"		26
"Witch Doctor (2007 Version)" (featuring Chris Classic)	US Hot Digital Songs	16
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (2007 Version)"		28
"Bad Day"		51

Track listing

1. "Bad Day"¹
2. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" [DeeTown OG Mix]³
3. "Follow Me Now (featuring Jason Gleed)"²
4. "How We Roll"²
5. "Witch Doctor" (Featuring Chris Classic)³
6. "Come Get It (Featuring Rebecca Jones)"^{2 5}
7. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" [DeeTown Rock Mix]³
8. "Funkytown"³
9. "Get You Goin'"²
10. "Coast 2 Coast"^{2 5}
11. "Mess Around"²
12. "Only You (And You Alone)"¹
13. "Ain't No Party" (Featuring Rebecca Jones and Chris Classic)²
14. "Get Munk'd" (Featuring Al D)²
15. "Witch Doctor" (original 1958 version)^{4 5 6 7}
16. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (original 1958 Version)^{4 5 6 7}

• ¹Originally done by another artist and is covered by the Chipmunks for the film
• ²An original song done by the Chipmunks for the film
• ³A classic song done by the Chipmunks that has been remixed for the film
• ⁴A classic song done by the Chipmunks in its original form
• ⁵Briefly in the film, redone by the Chipmunks for the film
• ⁶Bonus tracks to the soundtrack
• ⁷Features Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. as David Seville. This version is technically without the Chipmunks.

Soundtrack sampler

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Sampler
Soundtrack album by The Chipmunks
Released	April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
Genre	Pop, rock, hip hop, dance
Length	16:01
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Ali Dee Theodore

A soundtrack sampler was released along with the DVD of the film in a two pack sold exclusively at Walmart. This features five songs produced exclusively for the soundtrack.

Track listing

1. "How We Roll"
2. "Get You Goin'"
3. "Get Munk'd" (featuring Al D)
4. "Ain't No Party" (featuring Rebecca Jones and Chris Classic)
5. "Mess Around"

Musical personnel

• Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. — lead guitars and the sung vocal of Alvin
• Steve Vining — bass on track 8 and the sung vocal of Simon
• Janice Karman — the sung vocal of Theodore
• Jason Lee — spoken voiceover on track 7 (as "David Seville")
• Justin Long - spoken voiceover on tracks 1 & 2 (as "Alvin")
• Matthew Gray Gubler — spoken voiceover on tracks 1 & 2 (as "Simon")
• Jesse McCartney — spoken voiceover on tracks 1 & 2 (as "Theodore")
• Jason Gleed — primary guest lead vocals and rhythm guitars
• Chris Classic — secondary guest lead vocals
• Rebecca Jones — tertiary guest lead vocals
• Ali Dee Theodore — keyboards, bass (except track 8) and drum programming
• Alana Da Fonseca — uncharacterized backing vocals
• Joey Katsaros — manipulation of original concept album samples and uncharacterized backing vocals
• Zach Danzinger — live drums and uncharacterized backing vocals
• Vinny Alfieri — uncharacterized backing vocals
• Andy Richards — string synthesizer on track 4, piano on track 8
• Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. — piano on track 15, the voice of Dave, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore on tracks 15 and 16