Kidz Bop/Nightmare Fuel

Kidz Bop may be a "children's" brand, but this doesn't mean it can't scare anyone, even adults.

Pre-era

 * The cover of "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule on album 2
 * To sum it all up, Kidz Bop Halloween (2004) as a whole. Literally every track (with the exception of "This Is Halloween") starts off with spooky sounds that can legitimately scare children, although it was undeniably intentional.
 * Their version of "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz from album 9 starts with laughter that sounds even more menacing and aggressive! And that same laugh is heard later in the song!

First Era

 * The loud synth fanfare at the beginning of Justin Bieber's "Somebody To Love" from album 19 can catch listeners off guard due to how sudden and loud it is.

Second Era

 * Their version of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga manages to remove all of the terrifying LGBTQ+ lyrics, but the fact that it literally starts with loud synth static and wind is disturbing in its own rights. It's even track 1 on Kidz Bop 20.

Third Era

 * The start of their version of Ariana Grande's "Break Free" from album 27 is even worse than the original. It's louder, more overbearing, and sounds like a technology error or a computer crashing as a result of a virus.

Fourth Era

 * The terribly discordant synth sting at the beginning of "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars, from album 34. And keep in mind, this is what the album starts off with. It's very reminiscent to scary Indian Vanity Plates.
 * There's also that one lyric in "Closer" by The Chainsmokers: they changed "That we beat to death in Tucson" to "That we played to death in Tucson." Keep in mind, Kidz Bop has never used any word relating to "death" in a song, and hearing this is kind of unsettling. Steve Terreberry put it best: "You're making kid-friendly music and you included the word death?!"