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==Background and release==
''Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons'' is a soundtrack album that features songs that have appeared on the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as well as some songs that never made the final cut.<ref name=Koran>{{cite web|last=Koran|first=David|title=Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=2165|publisher=[[Soundtrack.net]]|accessdate=June 6, 2011|date=October 21, 1999}}</ref> It is a sequel to the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]'',<ref name=Koran/> and the second album to feature songs from the show.<ref name=alfsoundtrack.net>{{cite web|last=Goldwasser|first=Dan|title=Interview - Alf Clausen|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=46|publisher=[[Soundtrack.net]]|accessdate=June 6, 2011|date=October 31, 1999}}</ref> The third and latest soundtrack album, ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]'', was released eight years after ''Go Simpsonic'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Donkin|first=Annemarie|title='The Simpsons' Songsmith Hits 400|newspaper=[[Santa Clarita Signal]]|date=August 27, 2007}}</ref>

Most songs on the album were written by [[Alf Clausen]],<ref name=Koran/> who is the composer on ''The Simpsons'' and co-writes, arranges, produces, and conducts almost all music that is featured in the show.<ref name=Erlewine>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/go-simpsonic-with-the-simpsons-r431501/review|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Although the album also features covers of songs written by others.<ref name=Koran/> For example, a cover of "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" sung by the character [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]], and a cover of [[Terry Cashman]]'s "[[Talkin' Baseball]]" called "Talkin' Softball", that Cashman himself sung on the show, are included.<ref name=Koran/> The [[The Simpsons Theme|main theme song]] of ''The Simpsons'', written by [[Danny Elfman]], is also featured.<ref name=Koran/>

The album was released on the [[Rhino Records]] label on November 2, 1999, during the [[The Simpsons (season 11)|eleventh season]] of the show.<ref name=alfsoundtrack.net/> It peaked at number 197 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number two on [[Top Kid Audio]] and number 14 on [[Billboard charts|Top Internet Albums]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title=Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/go-simpsonic-with-the-simpsons-r431501/charts-awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> The album remained on the Top Kid Audio chart for 17 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the simpsons|chart=all}}|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref>