2007 soundtrack album
High School Musical 2 Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman
Released August 14, 2007 (2007-08-14 ) Recorded 2007 Genre Length 37 :48 Label Walt Disney
High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name . It was released on August 14, 2007, by Walt Disney Records .
Debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, the album sold 625,000 copies in its initial week of release. As of September 2007, this figure amounted to the fourth-biggest first week sales of the year.[ 7] It was the first soundtrack of a television movie to debut at the Billboard summit.[ 8] The album also shipped double platinum (2,000,000) copies in the U.S. in its first week of release.[ 9] It was the best-selling album of 2007, with sales of over 2.96 million copies in the United States and 6 million copies worldwide.[ 10] [ 11] The album won Favorite Soundtrack Album at The American Music Awards of 2007 .
The album was the number-one most downloaded album on iTunes and Amazon.com on its first day of release, and remained so a week later.[ 12] [ 13]
The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with sales of 615,000 copies, the fourth best first-week sales of 2007 (trailing behind Linkin Park 's Minutes to Midnight , 50 Cent 's Curtis , and Kanye West 's Graduation ).[ 7] The set also claimed the biggest first-week sales for a television soundtrack.[ 14] It remained at number-one in its second, third, and fourth weeks, selling 367,000 copies in its second, 210,000 copies in its third, and 165,000 copies in its fourth.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] The soundtrack is the first album in over two years to spend four consecutive weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 200.[ 17]
After spending four consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, the album dropped to number four, following the releases of Kanye West 's Graduation , 50 Cent 's Curtis , and Kenny Chesney 's Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates , respectively.[ 18] In its fifteenth week on the Billboard 200, during November 2007, High School Musical 2 returned to the top 10 with a 130% sales increase (183,000 copies), bringing it to number 6 and making it 2007's best-selling album, ahead of Daughtry .[ 19] However, Daughtry held onto the spot, becoming 2007's biggest selling album.[ 20] To date, it has sold 3.4 million copies in the US.[ 10]
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 1. "What Time Is It? " Matthew Gerrard ; Robbie NevilZac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Corbin Bleu , Monique Coleman 3:19 2. "Fabulous " David Lawrence; Faye Greenberg Tisdale, Grabeel 3:02 3. "Work This Out" Randy Petersen; Kevin Quinn Efron, Hudgens, Bleu, Coleman, Chris Warren Jr. , Olesya Rulin , Ryne Sanborn , Kaycee Stroh 3:03 4. "You Are the Music in Me " Jamie Houston Efron, Hudgens, Rulin 3:28 5. "I Don't Dance " Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil Grabeel, Bleu 3:37 6. "You Are the Music in Me" (Sharpay Version) Jamie Houston Tisdale, Efron 2:29 7. "Gotta Go My Own Way " Andy Dodd; Adam Watts Hudgens, Efron 3:42 8. "Bet on It " Antonina Armato ; Tim JamesEfron 3:18 9. "Everyday " Jamie Houston Efron, Hudgens 4:37 10. "All for One" Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Bleu, Coleman 4:13 11. "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a[a] " (bonus track) David Lawrence; Faye Greenberg Tisdale, Grabeel 3:09 Total length: 37:48
International digital edition bonus track[ 21] Title Performer(s) 12. "Breaking Free " (remix) Efron, Hudgens 3:27 Total length: 41:15
US Target edition bonus tracks[ 22] Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 12. "What Time Is It?" (karaoke instrumental) Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Bleu, Coleman 3:19 13. "You Are the Music in Me" (Sharpay version – karaoke instrumental) Jamie Houston Tisdale, Efron 2:29 Total length: 43:26
Extended Music Edition bonus tracks[ 23] Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 12. "I Don't Dance" (remix) Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil Grabeel, Bleu 3:34 13. "Bet on It" (remix) Antonina Armato; Tim James Efron 3:24 14. "Breaking Free" (remix) Jamie Houston Efron, Hudgens 3:27 15. "We're All in This Together " (remix) Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Bleu, Coleman 3:51 Total length: 52:12
Notes
^a "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" appears as track 5 on the extended music edition of the album.
Olesya Rulin is featured in the song "You Are the Music in Me", but isn't credited.
Lucas Grabeel recorded a song "You Got It " that is played in the movie. The song plays when Sharpay and Ryan pull up to the country club and has since been released as a digital single.[ 24]
High School Musical 2 Non-Stop Dance Party [ edit ]
Walt Disney Records released a remix album of all the High School Musical 2 tracks. It was released on December 26, 2007, in the U.S. and on December 24, 2007, in the UK and Southeast Asia. All songs are remixed by Jason Nevins . High School Musical 2: Non-Stop Dance Party reached number-one in the U.S. Top Electronic Albums chart in January 2008.
A box set called High School Musical: The Complete Collection , was released on November 20, 2007. It includes six discs. They include the High School Musical original soundtrack, High School Musical 2 original soundtrack, High School Musical Karaoke Vol. 1 , High School Musical 2 Karaoke Vol. 2 and the High School Musical: The Concert CD/DVD.
High School Musical 2: Hindi Version [ edit ]
Times Music from India , launched a special Hindi 2-disc Special Edition Soundtrack of the original High School Musical 2 soundtrack. It contains an extra special disc with three special inspired songs from the famous music director trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy . These include "All for One" ("Aaaja Nachle"), "Ud Chale" and "Chhoti Si". These songs were also remixed by DJ Suketu and arranged by Aks. The soundtrack was released (as two disk collection) on October 26, 2007, and the movie (dubbed in Hindi) was aired on Disney Channel India on December 7, 2007. Two music videos from the special disc aired on Disney Channel India. The two are Ud Chale and "All for One" ("Aaja Nachle"). The music video for Ud Chale has three friends and together they explore the night sky. In All for One, many people bring their emotions to dance.
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
International versions [ edit ]
These are international versions of the songs of High School Musical 2 .
Song
Original title
Language
Singer(s)
"¿Qué Viene Aquí?"
"What Time Is It?"
Spanish
High School Musical: La Selección (Argentina) finalists
"¿Qué Viene Aquí?"
Spanish
High School Musical: La Selección (Mexico) finalists
"1+1=11"
Mandarin Chinese
GoGoClub (兄弟联)
"Que Tempo È Esse?"
Portuguese (Brazil)
High School Musical: A Seleção Finalists
"Szerelemnyár"
Hungarian
Zentai Mark & Rozman Alexandra
"Du Er Mit Livs Melodi"
"You Are the Music in Me"
Danish
Rebekka & Simon Matthew
"Ez A Mi Dalunk Már"
Hungarian
Zentai Mark & Rozman Alexandra
"Du Er Musikken I Meg"
Norwegian
Julia Geitvik & Lars Berteig Andersen
"Eres La Música En Mí"
Spanish
Valeria Gastaldi & Dani Martins (Argentina)
"Eres La Música En Mí"
Spanish
Roger González & Paulina Holguín García (México)
"Eres La Música En Mí"
Latin American Spanish
Gaston Vietto & Valeria Baroni (High School Musical: La Selección Argentina)
"You Are the Music in Me"
English (Malaysia)
Vince Chong & Jaclyn Victor
"Kau Muzik Di Hatiku"
Malay
"You are the music in me"
Japanese
Nami Tamaki
"Você é a música em mim"
Portuguese (Brazil)
Itauana Ciribelli & Thiago Fragoso
"Du Bist Wie Musik"
German
Ben & Kate Hall
"De Stem Van Mijn Hart"
Dutch
Thomas Berge & Tess Gaerthé
"Tu Sei La Musica In Me"
Italian
Pquadro
"İçimdeki Müzik Sensin"
Turkish
Keremcem
"Moja Muzyka To Ty"
Polish
Hania Stach & Andrzej Lampert
"Du är Musiken I Mig "
Swedish
Molly Sandén & Ola Svensson
"Eu Não Danço"
"I Don't Dance "
Portuguese (Portugal)
Expensive Soul & Bianca
"Eres La Música En Mí (Sharpay Version)"
"You Are the Music in Me (Sharpay Version)"
Spanish
Sofia Aguero Petros & Walter Bruno
"Eres La Música En Mí"
Spanish
Mota (Spanish band)
"Você é a música em mim (Sharpay Version)"
Portuguese (Brazil)
Olavo Cavalheiro & Carol Calheiros (High School Musical: A Seleção)
"Mujhe Jaana Hoga"
"Gotta Go My Own Way"
Hindi
Sunidhi Chauhan & Naresh Kamath
"Por Mi Camino Iré"
Spanish
Paulina Holguín García
"Gotta Go My Own Way"
English (Philippines)
Nikki Gil & Tom Price
"Gotta Go My Own Way"
English (Canada)
Nikki Yanofsky
"Vou Ser Do Jeito Que Eu Sou"
Portuguese (Brazil)
Lissah Martins feat. Zac Efron
"Ku Harus Pergi"
Indonesia
Hime ft BrandonM
"Savoir Qui Je Suis"
French
Lââm
"Je Dois Tout Faire À Ma Manière"
French (Canada)
Nikki Yanofsky
"必殺技" (Bi Sha Ji)
"Bet on It"
Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan)
Show Lo [ 87]
"Var Misin?"
Turkish
Keremcem
"Double Mise"
French
Willy Denzey
"飛就飛" (Fei Jiu Fei)
"Everyday"
Cantonese
Justin Lo & Kary Ng
"Io E Te"
Italian
Mafy & Pquadro
"Cada Vez""
Spanish
Mariana Magaña & Cristóbal Orellana (High School Musical: La Selección México)
"Cada Vez"
Spanish
Fernando Dente & Agustina Vera (High School Musical: La Selección Argentina)
"Toda Vez"
Portuguese (Brazil)
Moroni Cruz & Beatriz Machado (High School Musical: A Seleção)
"Todo El Mundo A Bailar"
"All for One"
Spanish
Mota (Spanish band)
"Todos Para Uno"
Spanish
High School Musical: La Selección (Argentina)
"Aaja Nach Le"
Hindi
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
"A Nossa Vez"
Portuguese (Portugal)
Cidade FM Cast
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