High School Musical is the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie Many television films have been produced for the U.S. cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, they were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films, and later Premears. From late 1997 onwards, such productions have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies banner of the same name High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Recorded in five days,[2] it was released on January 10, 2006, and became the best selling album of that year, having sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US and Canada as of January 2007.[3]
Track listing
| No. |
Title |
Performer(s) |
Length |
| 1. |
"Start of Something New" |
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3:17 |
| 2. |
"Get'cha Head in the Game" |
Efron, (Seeley**) |
2:26 |
| 3. |
"What I've Been Looking For" |
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2:04 |
| 4. |
"What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" |
Efron, (Seeley**), Hudgens |
1:20 |
| 5. |
"Stick to the Status Quo" |
High School Musical Cast |
4:28 |
| 6. |
"When There Was Me and You" |
Hudgens |
3:00 |
| 7. |
"Bop to the Top" |
Tisdale, Grabeel |
1:47 |
| 8. |
"Breaking Free" |
Efron, (Seeley**), Hudgens |
3:27 |
| 9. |
"We're All in This Together" |
High School Musical Cast |
3:51 |
| 10. |
"I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" |
Efron, (Seeley**), Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel |
2:51 |
| 11. |
"Get'cha Head in the Game" |
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2:43 |
| 12. |
"Start of Something New" |
(Instrumental*) |
3:16 |
| 13. |
"Breaking Free" |
(Instrumental*) |
3:27 |
* Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's.[4] He originally was not given credit for singing.
High School Musical 2-Disc Special Edition
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| Disc 2 |
| No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
"Start of Something New" |
3:31 |
| 2. |
"Get'cha Head in the Game" |
2:37 |
| 3. |
"What I've Been Looking For" |
2:13 |
| 4. |
"When There Was Me And You" |
3:15 |
| 5. |
"Bop to the Top" |
2:08 |
| 6. |
"Breaking Free" |
3:42 |
| 7. |
"We're All in This Together" |
4:13 |
| 8. |
"I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" |
3:07 |
Charts performances
| Chart (2006) |
Providers |
Peak
position |
Certification |
Sales |
| The Billboard 200 (U.S.) |
Billboard |
1[5] |
4x Platinum |
4,800,000+ |
| UK Compilation Albums Chart* |
OCC The Official Charts Company , previously called the Chart Information Network (CIN) and then The Official UK Charts Company, compiles various "official" UK record charts, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Official Download Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video charts |
1[6] |
3x Platinum[6] |
900,000+ |
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart |
ARIA The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, |
1[7] |
Platinum |
70,000+ |
| Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart |
Universal |
1[8] |
250,000 |
| Argentine Top 100 Albums Chart |
Universal |
1[9] |
3x Platinum |
300,000 |
| Venezuelan Top 40 Albums Chart |
CAPROFONO |
1[10] |
Platinum |
20,000 |
* In the UK multi-artist compilations are not eligible to the Top 200 Artist Albums chart.
Singles
- "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.[4] He originally was not given credit for singing.
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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", "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" 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 and You" by Jamie Houston
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