That's How I Beat Shaq

"That's How I Beat Shaq"
Single by Aaron Carter
from the album Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2001[1]
GenrePop rap
Length3:25
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Brian Kierulf; Joshua M. Schwartz; Thomas Slovinski
Aaron Carter singles chronology
"Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
(2000) 		"That's How I Beat Shaq"
(2001) 		"Bounce"
(2001)
Music video
"That's How I Beat Shaq" on YouTube

"That's How I Beat Shaq" is a single from Aaron Carter's second album, Aaron's Party (Come Get It). Released in 2001, the single was released with the permission of Shaquille O'Neal.[2] The song was used in the trailer for Hey Arnold!: The Movie.

Music video

The video begins with Aaron riding a scooter with a dog playing Frisbee, followed by various scenes of Aaron playing basketball. It then shifts to him telling the story of how he met Shaquille O'Neal, who challenges him to a one-on-one basketball game. In the second verse, Aaron plans to distract Shaq in order to score points. Aaron finally emerges victorious, but it turns out that everything was a dream when Aaron hears his mother's voice. He is shocked, however, when he sees the jersey of Shaquille O'Neal. Throughout the video, Aaron is seen rapping in the basketball court and in the hoop.

Track listing

Single – Aaron Carter – "That's How I Beat Shaq" (2001, CD)[3]

  1. "That's How I Beat Shaq" – 3:24
  2. "One for the Summer" – 3:44

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 96
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales[5] 12

The March 7, 2013, episode of Upload with Shaquille O'Neal features O'Neal challenging Carter to a rematch, which O'Neal dominates.[6]

"That's How I Beat Shaq" was used in the trailer for Hey Arnold!: The Movie.

The comic strip xkcd's "Future Archaeology"[7] imagines a time traveler visiting today from a future where only two texts from our era survive. One is the story of Noah building an ark and "The other is an account of how a man named Aaron Carter defeated a god named Shaq," a reference to this song.

In the Lemon Demon song "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", Shaquille O'Neal lunges toward Godzilla and "proceeded to open up a can of Shaq Fu, when Aaron Carter came out of the blue and he started beating up Shaquille O'Neal," until they both get run over by the Batmobile.

The Lonely Island song "Rocky", from the album Turtleneck & Chain is a parody of this song, imitating the style with a story about an underdog boxer who fights fictional boxer Rocky Balboa and loses. This song is referenced in the first line: "Here's a little story that I think you'll like / It's not about Shaq or Iron Mike."[8]

The Neil Cicierega song "Aaron" is a minor key remix of this song.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". 27 January 2001.
  2. ^ Zhu, Danielle (October 8, 2015). "How Aaron Carter convinced Shaq to appear in 'That's How I Beat Shaq'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Aaron Carter – That's How I Beat Shaq (2001, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Aaron Carter Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ (28 April 2001) Hot Singles Sales - Billboard Magazine Vol. 113,Nº 17 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p.86. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Matthew (March 8, 2013). "Shaquille O'Neal, Aaron Carter Rematch: Basketball Star Gets Revenge On 'Teenage Heartthrob'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Munroe, Randall. "Future Archaeology". Xkcd.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ^ "The Lonely Island – Rocky". Genius.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Neil Cicierega – Aaron". Genius.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.