High School Musical (soundtrack)
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| Soundtrack by Cast of High School Musical | |||||
| Released | January 10, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, dance-pop, pop ballad, R&B | ||||
| Length | 38:25 | ||||
| Label | Walt Disney Records | ||||
| Producer | Kenny Ortega, Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush | ||||
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| Cast of High School Musical chronology | |||||
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High School Musical is the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie, of the same name, it was released on January 10, 2006 and was the best selling album of 2006,[1] climbing to number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart in early March and again in late March 2006. It has been certified 4x Platinum.
Recorded in five days, it debuted at #143 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,469 copies in its first week and climbed to #1 on the Billboard album chart in early March and again in late March 2006. It has been certified 4x Platinum.[2]
The album has also reached #1 on both the iTunes Best Selling Albums and on Amazon.com's Top Sellers for Music, as well as producing five songs on the iTunes Top 10 Best Selling Songs, and also producing five Top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The High School Musical soundtrack is also the first TV soundtrack to be No.1 in the Billboard since Miami Vice.
On May 23, 2006, the same day the DVD came out, Walt Disney Records released a Special Edition of the album featuring a bonus disc with eight karaoke tracks of "Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head In The Game", "What I've Been Looking For", "When There Was Me And You", "Bop to the Top", "Breaking Free", "We're All In This Together" and "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" (which was edited out from the movie). The Special Edition also comes with a fold out locker poster of Troy and Gabriella on one side and a movie poster on the other.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Start of Something New" (Gabriella & Troy/Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron & Drew Seeley) – 3:16
- "Get'cha Head in the Game" (Troy and the Wildcats/Drew & the Cast) – 2:27
- "What I've Been Looking For" (Sharpay & Ryan/Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel) – 2:03
- "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" (Gabriella & Troy/Vanessa, & Drew) – 1:19
- "Stick to the Status Quo" (Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor, Gabriella & the Cast/Ashley, Lucas, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Vanessa, & the Cast) – 4:28
- "When There Was Me and You" (Gabriella/Vanessa) – 3:00
- "Bop to the Top" (Sharpay & Ryan/Ashley & Lucas) – 1:47
- "Breaking Free" (Gabriella & Troy/Vanessa & Drew) – 3:27
- "We're All in This Together" (Troy, Sharpay, Gabriella, Ryan ft Chad, Taylor & the Cast/Zac, Ashley, Vanessa, Corbin, Lucas, Monique, Drew, & Cast) – 3:51
- "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" (Gabriella, Troy, Sharpay, and Ryan/Zac, Ashley, Drew, Vanessa, & Lucas) – 2:51
- "Get'cha Head in the Game" (B5)
[edit] Peak position and certification
| Chart (2006) | Providers | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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| The Billboard 200 (U.S.) | Billboard | 1 | 4x Platinum | 4,500,000+[3] |
| United World Chart | Media Traffic | 2[4] | 3x Platinum | 8,000,000 (+7.5%) |
| UK Compilations (not eligible to enter UK top 200) Albums Chart | BPI | 1[citation needed] | 2x Platinum | 800,000+ |
| Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart | Universal | 1[5] | 2x Platinum | 250,000 |
| Argentinean Top 100 Albums Chart | Universal | 1[6] | 3x Platinum | 120,000 |
| Chilean Top 100 Albums Chart | Universal | 1[7] | 2x Platinum | 40,000 |
| Colombian Top 100 Albums Chart | Universal | 1[8] | 2x platinum | 40,000 |
| Spanish Top 100 Albums Chart | Pro MusicaE | 7 | 2x Platinum | 160,000 |
| Brazilian Top 100 Albums Chart | ABPD | 1[9] | 2X Platinum | 125,000 |
| Australian Top 50 Albums Chart | ARIA | 1[10] | Platinum | 70,000 |
| Venezuelan Top 40 Albums Chart | CAPROFONO | 1 (5 weeks)[11] | Platinum | 20,000 |
| New Zealand Top 50 Albums Chart | RIANZ | 1[12] | 3x Platinum | 45,000 |
| Canadian Top 100 Albums Chart | CRIA | ? | 2x Platinum[13] | 200,000 |
- Nine songs from the soundtrack made it to the Billboard Hot 100. They also charted on other charts, such as the Billboard Pop 100, and on the UK Singles Chart. The songs' peak positions are given below.
| Year | Single | Singer(s) | Chart | Peak |
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| 2006 | "Bop to the Top" | Pop 100 | 45 | |
| 2006 | "Bop to the Top" | Lucas Grabeel and Ashley Tisdale | Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
| 2006 | "Breaking Free" | Zac Efron, Drew Seeley* and Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 2006 | "Breaking Free" | Pop 100 | 6 | |
| 2006 | "Breaking Free" | UK Singles Chart | 9 | |
| 2006 | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Zac Efron and Drew Seeley* | Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| 2006 | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Pop 100 | 23 | |
| 2006 | "Start of Something New" | Zac Efron, Drew Seeley* and Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| 2006 | "Start of Something New" | Pop 100 | 30 | |
| 2006 | "Stick to the Status Quo" | Pop 100 | 37 | |
| 2006 | "Stick to the Status Quo" | High School Musical Cast | Billboard Hot 100 | 43 |
| 2007 | "Stick to the Status Quo" | UK Singles Chart | 74 | |
| 2006 | "We're All in This Together" | Pop 100 | 32 | |
| 2006 | "We're All in This Together" | High School Musical Cast | Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |
| 2007 | "We're All in This Together" | UK Singles Chart | 40 | |
| 2006 | "What I've Been Looking For" | Pop 100 | 34 | |
| 2006 | "What I've Been Looking For" | Lucas Grabeel and Ashley Tisdale | Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
| 2006 | "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" | Pop 100 | 54 | |
| 2006 | "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" | Zac Efron, Drew Seeley* and Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
| 2006 | "When There Was Me and You" | Pop 100 | 55 | |
| 2006 | "When There Was Me and You" | Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
- "Breaking Free" went from number #86 to #4 in its second week, an 82 point jump on the Hot 100.
- "Get'cha Head in the Game" went from number #100 to #23 in its second week, a 77 point jump.
- * Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's[14]. He originally wasn't given credit for singing.
[edit] Composers
Six composing teams were hired to write the music. The score was written by David Lawrence, and the songs' respective composers are as follows:
- "Start of Something New" and "We’re All in This Together" by Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil
- "Stick to the Status Quo" by David Lawrence & Faye Greenberg
- "Get'cha Head in the Game" by Ray Cham, Greg Cham, and Andrew Seeley
- "Bop to the Top" by Randy Petersen & Kevin Quinn
- "What I’ve Been Looking For" by Andy Dodd & Adam Watts
- "Breaking Free" and "When There Was Me & You" by Jamie Houston
[edit] International versions
The soundtrack was released in Australia on May 27, 2006 by EMI. In the album's seventh week, it reached the number one position on Australia's ARIA Album Charts for the week dated July 31, 2006 and has been certified platinum, selling 70,000 units in total. The single, "Breaking Free", debuted in the UK Official Top 75, at Number 45 on September 24, 2006 on downloads alone. Upon its physical release, its peak position was #9.[15]
In South Africa, the soundtrack was released on the November 13, 2006, at a few major CD stores, selling every copy in its first week. In India, unlike other countries that aired the movie, the songs were dubbed in Hindi.[16]
| Hindi Title Of The Song | Original English Song | Singer (s) |
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| "Yeh Man Gaaye Kyon" | "Start of Something New" | Naresh Kamath & Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Ho Ek Hi Aim" | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Naresh Kamath |
| "Is Dil Ne Kahi Jo Baatein Nayee" | "What I've Been Looking For" | Neuman Pinto & Shweta Pandit |
| "Is Dil Ne Kahi Jo Baatein Nayee (Reprise)" | "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" | Naresh Kamath & Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Jo Karte Ho Wohi Karo" | "Stick to the Status Quo" | Hrishikesh Kamerkar, Shweta Pandit, Neuman Pinto |
| "Na Jaane Main Aur Tu" | "When There was Me and You" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Paaye Yeh" | "Bop to the Top" | Neuman Pinto & Shweta Pandit |
| "Chhoole Ambar Hi" | "Breaking Free" | Naresh Kamath & Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Yeh Mauj Hai Ek Ho Jaaye" | "We're All in this Together" | Naresh Kamath, Sunidhi Chauhan, Neuman Pinto, Shweta Pandit |
[edit] International versions
| Song | Original Name | Language | Singer(s) |
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| "Breaking Free (Asian Version)" | "Breaking Free" | English | Vince Chong, Nikki Gil & Alicia Pan |
| "Breaking Free (European Version)" | "Breaking Free" | English | Josh Hoge & Nikki Flores |
| "Se Provi A Volare" | "Breaking Free" | Italian | Luca Dirisio |
| "另一個自己" | "Breaking Free" | Mandarin | Anson Hu & Stephy Tang |
| "Briser Mes Chaînes" | "Breaking Free | French | Sofiane |
| "Sólo Hay Que Intentar" | "Breaking Free" | Spanish (Mexico) | Roger González & Carla Medina |
| "No Dejes De Soñar" | "Breaking Free" | Spanish (Spain) | Conchita |
| "Masz W Sobie Wiarę" | "Breaking Free" | Polish | Hania Stach & Andrzej Lampert |
| "ממראים" | "Breaking Free" | Hebrew | Gilat Hillel |
| "Bop to the Top" | "Bop to the Top" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "Estamos Todos Juntos" | "We're All in This Together" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "Minna Star!" | "We're All in This Together" | Japanese | AAA |
| "Eres Tú" | "What I've Been Looking For" | Spanish (Mexico) | Belanova |
| "O Que Eu Procurava" | "What I've Been Looking For" | Portuguese (Brazil) | Ludov |
| "Estando tú y yo" | "When There Was Me and You" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "Anata No Ita Toki" | "When There Was Me and You" | Japanese | Hitomi Shimatani |
| "Tem Que Tentar" | "Breaking Free | Portuguese (Brazil) | Fabiola Ribeiro & Beto Marden |
| "Mente en el Juego" | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "Наверх в облака" | "Start of Something New" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina |
| "Ты владеешь мячом" | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev |
| "Мы в темные дни грустили одни" | "What I've Been Looking For" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina |
| "Наш звездный час" | "Breaking free" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina |
| "Мы все вместе" | "We're All in This Together" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev Kseniya Larina & Other |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1216 Retrieved at 04-11-07
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Albums Billboard.com
- ^ Pulse Music Board - Billboard Top 200 - 9/22/07 (Fergie hits #2)
- ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/year-end-albums.htm Mediatraffic.de
- ^ http://www.universal.com.mx/noticias/octubre/02_hsm.html Universal.com
- ^ http://www.universal.com.mx/noticias/septiembre/08_hsm.html
- ^ http://www.universal.com.mx/noticias/septiembre/08_hsm.html Universal.com
- ^ http://www.universal.com.mx/noticias/septiembre/08_hsm.html Universal.com
- ^ [1] Universal.com
- ^ [2] Ariacharts.com
- ^ http://www.cadenaglobal.com/Default.asp?pgm=Detail&Not=124347&Sec=%201 Cadenaglobal.com
- ^ RIANZ
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php Cria.ca
- ^ High School Musical (2006) (TV) - Soundtracks
- ^ High School Musical chart info. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ DNA - Mumbai - Disney presents High School Musical, Bollywood style - Daily News & Analysis
[edit] External links
- High School Musical Soundtrack Online Resource
- Official album site
- Tweens use iPods, iTunes to storm the charts
- "High School Musical" Soundtrack Shatters Multiple Records On Billboard Charts
- Jaheim's 'Classics' Crash In At No. 1
| Preceded by Ghetto Classics by Jaheim |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 11 - March 17, 2006 April 1 - April 7, 2006 |
Succeeded by In My Own Words by Ne-Yo |
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