"Not Too Young, Not Too Old" is a pop song recorded by singer

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. Produced by Scorpio and Mystery, the track was released in September 2001 as the second single off Carter's third album ''

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''. "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" is Carter's second song to feature vocals from his older brother

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, who sings the chorus and the bridge. The song failed to appear on any ''Billboard'' charts but managed to reach number 80 in Australia.

Sample used

The song samples "Strictly Rollin'" by First Class and uses the

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effect.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single and was directed by Andrew MacNaughtan (who previously directed three other Aaron Carter videos). The video features Aaron and his brother fooling around with each other and with girls while dancing in front of a big neon sign of Aaron's name.

Live performances

Aaron performed the song by himself on the

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'' during the first episode of Season 7. He performed the song with his brother at the 2001 Teen Choice Awards where Aaron, dressed in a combat outfit, performed on a life-size record player and Nick coming out as a bohemian pirate.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Oh Aaron''. ;Recording *Recorded at Westlake Audio,

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*Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios,

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;Personnel *Scorpio – producer *Mystery – producer *Bill Malina – recording engineer *Chris Trevett – recording engineer, mix engineer *Rowie Nameri – assistant recording engineer *Jason Rankins – assistant recording engineer *Larry "Rock" Campbell – all instruments *Taylur Davis – background vocals *Dana Williams – background vocals *Davida Williams – background vocals

Chart performance

References

External links

* 2001 singles 2001 songs Aaron Carter songs Nick Carter (musician) songs Jive Records singles Music videos directed by Andrew MacNaughtan Songs written by Lucas Secon {{2000s-pop-song-stub