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===2-Disc Premiere Edition Soundtrack===
===2-Disc Premiere Edition Soundtrack===
On the same day the soundtrack was released, Walt Disney Records released "High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2-Disc Perimere Edition", a special two-disc set of the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. It is only availible for a limited time at participating stores (i.e. [[Target]], [[Wal-Mart]], [[Costco]]). It includes:
On the same day the soundtrack was released, Walt Disney Records released "High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2-Disc Preimere Edition", a special two-disc set of the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. It is only availible for a limited time at participating stores (i.e. [[Target]], [[Wal-Mart]], [[Costco]]). It includes:


*Disc 1 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack
*Disc 1 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack

Revision as of 03:17, 15 November 2008

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the soundtrack album for the Walt Disney Pictures film of the same name. It was released on October 21, 2008[1] in the United States.

Album information

The album sold 297,000 copies in the first week of sales on United States, debuting in #2 on Billboard 200, losing the top to AC/DC's Black Ice. As of the second week, the album sold over 450,000 copies in the U.S. and over 754,000 copies worldwide.[2] In Australia, the soundtrack was accredited Gold on 6 November (within the first week of its release). In Brazil, the album sold more than 60,000 in pre-orders alone and was certified Platinum before the official release.[3]

A two-disc Premiere Edition version of the soundtrack was released on the same day as the standard version. The two-disc soundtrack features the original soundtrack and a DVD with video bonus features. The Premiere Edition was released in a digipack format in selected countries. [4]On October 15th, 2008, the 12-track digital version was officially sold on EOLAsia.com in Hong Kong. On October 18, 2008, Radio Disney hosted the Planet Premiere of the original soundtrack and played it on the air in its entirety. [5]

Critical reception

The genius of the "High School Musical" machine becomes more apparent in its third installment—the first for the big screen. As seniors Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) graduate from fictitious East High, they also leave the franchise and attempt to repackage themselves as mainstream pop stars with wider demographic appeal. Meanwhile, new faces like British exchange student Tiara (Jemma McKenzie-Brown) start to sing and dance their way into the hearts of the faithful. The infinitely refreshable series has its musical formula down: Take "Rent"-style modern Broadway, add a kid-friendly dance beat with allusions to current pop, remove all hints of angst or lust. The result is another utopian vision of American teens, made for preteens. But the cast attacks the material with such sell-it-to-the-back-row spunk that anyone who likes a good show can't help but get a kick out of it.

— Billboard Magazine, [6]

Lost in the shuffle of the ever-growing High School Musical phenomenon -- growing so big, it can no longer be contained on the Disney Channel, it's now reaching theaters for its third and final installment -- is that the tween-sensation is actually a musical. Which means that despite its pop trappings, the soundtracks consist of full-blown show tunes, songs that serve the story and are sung by the rotating cast. This helps make the movies work, but it sentences the soundtracks to be mere souvenirs of the event, a record for fans to play endlessly, not a means to crossover to a wider pop audience. On HSM3, there are only two songs that stand out as potential pop singles, both not so coincidentally solo showcases for the franchise's two biggest stars, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron. Hudgens has the album's best song in the slickly soulful "Walk Away" -- a tune that would have shown up Wilson Phillips circa 1990 -- that she sings better than Efron, whose "Scream" struts like *NSYNC circa 2000. But both are upstaged by stage brat Ashley Tisdale, who shows far more on-record charisma on her fame-hungry showcase "I Want It All," a song that has absolutely no chance of making sense outside of the senior skip-day plot line of High School Musical 3, but Tisdale performs with ingratiating vigor, using every chop she's learned as a stage kid. Of course, those very strengths are well-suited for a musical like High School Musical 3, where the songs are vehicles for showboating performances either on the screen or in a fan's bedroom -- and for those fans, this set, which is similar in every way to its two predecessors, will not disappoint.

— Allmusic, [7]


Track listing

  1. Now or Never (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) — 4:33
  2. Right Here, Right Now (Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens) — 3:58
  3. I Want It All (Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel) — 4:39
  4. Can I Have This Dance (Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron) — 4:04
  5. A Night to Remember (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) — 3:58
  6. Just Wanna Be with You (Lucas Grabeel, Olesya Rulin, Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron) — 2:38
  7. The Boys Are Back (Corbin Bleu & Zac Efron) — 3:47
  8. Walk Away (Vanessa Hudgens) — 3:50
  9. Scream (Zac Efron) — 3:56
  10. Senior Year Spring Musical (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) — 7:45
  11. We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix) (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) — 4:17
  12. High School Musical (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) — 3:53

As part of the "Senior Year Spring Musical" track (Total time — 7:45):

  • Last Chance (Ballad Version) (Lucas Grabeel & Olesya Rulin) 0:50
  • Now or Never (Reprise) (High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast) 0:56
  • I Want It All (Reprise) (Lucas Grabeel) 0:05
  • Just Wanna Be with You (Reprise) (Ashley Tisdale, Matt Prokop, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Company) 4:05
  • A Night to Remember (Reprise) (Ashley Tisdale and Jemma McKenzie-Brown) 1:03

2-Disc Premiere Edition Soundtrack

On the same day the soundtrack was released, Walt Disney Records released "High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2-Disc Preimere Edition", a special two-disc set of the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. It is only availible for a limited time at participating stores (i.e. Target, Wal-Mart, Costco). It includes:

  • Disc 1 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack
  • Disc 2 - Bonus DVD with the following:
    • "Making of a Musical: From the Recording Studio to the Big Screen"
    • "Now or Never" Music Video
    • Official Movie Trailer

(Running Time: 40 minutes)

  • Special white package with special insert lyric booklet

Bonus tracks

  2. Just Getting Started (Digital download bonus) (Stan Carrizosa, winner of Get in the Picture) — 3:37
  4. The Boys Are Back (US5 Version) (US5) (UK, Germany, Italy and Portugal[8] bonus track) — 3:30

Unreleased songs

  • "Last Chance" is a song performed by the cast of High School Musical 3: Senior Year and was set to be included on the official tracklist of the album. A preview of the song leaked and a ballad version was performed by Lucas Grabeel and Olesya Rulin in the track "Senior Year Spring Musical Medley". The song was removed from all of the versions of the soundtracks because the Wonderland Music Company (BMI) owns the song and not Walt Disney Records.

Singles

Multiple singles were released prior the release of the soundtrack album, with the song being released on digital stores and the music video being played on Disney Channel.

Charts performance

The album sold 297,000 copies in its the first week United States, debuting landing it in #2 on Billboard 200. It has currently sold over 450,000 copies in the U.S.. Sales are expected to rebound during the upcoming holiday season. In Australia, the soundtrack was accredited Gold on 6 November (within the first week of its release) but in Portugal, the soundtrack was accredited Platinum.[9]

Chart Peak Link
Australia ARIA Albums Chart 5 [10]
Austria Albums Chart 1 [11]
Belgium Albums Chart 15 [12]
Colombia Tower Recods Top 25 9 [13]
Denmark Albums Chart 7 [14]
French Albums Chart 10 [15]
German Albums Top 100 3 [16]
Irish Multi-Artist Albums Chart 1 [17]
Italy Albums Chart 8 [18]
Norway Albums Chart 6 [19]
Portugal Albums Chart 3 [20]
Spain Albums Chart 1 [21]
UK Compilation Album Chart 1 [22]
U.S. Billboard 200 2 [23]
Top Digital Albums 1 [24]
Top Internet Albums 2 [25]
Song Singer Chart Peak
"The Boys Are Back" Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 1
"Now or Never" High School Musical 3: Senior Year cast Billboard Hot 100 68
Hot Digital Songs 36
"I Want It All" Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 13
Hot 100 Singles Sales 3
"A Night to Remember" High School Musical 3: Senior Year cast Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 8
Hot Digital Songs 69
"Right Here, Right Now" Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 19
Hot Digital Songs 82
"Can I Have This Dance" Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Billboard Hot 100 100
Hot Digital Songs 55

International versions

Song Original Name Language Singer(s) Country
"Voglio Te, Accanto a Me" "Right Here, Right Now" Italian Ambra LoFaro & Jacopo Sarno Italy
"Ty i Ja" "Right Here, Right Now" Polish Hania Stach & Lukasz Zagrobelny Poland
"Just Här, Just Nu" "Right Here, Right Now" Swedish Brandur & Molly Sandén
"Lige Her Og Nu" "Right Here, Right Now" Danish Simon Matthew & Rebekka Matthew Denmark
"Itt És Most" "Right Here, Right Now" Hungarian Dósa Mátyás & Széles Izabella
"Chiar Aici, Chiar Acum" "Right Here, Right Now" Romanian Cătălin Josan & Giulia
"Eu Quero Estar Com Você" "Just Wanna Be With You" Portuguese Renata & Olavo (High School Musical: A Seleção) Brazil
"Yo Contigo Quiero Estar" "Just Wanna Be With You" Spanish Mariana & Cristobal (High School Musical: El Desafío) Mexico
"Yo Contigo Quiero Estar" "Just Wanna Be With You" Spanish Fernando & Agustina (High School Musical: El Desafío) Argentina
"Grido" "Scream" Italian Jacopo Sarno Italy
"Vivre Ma Vie" "Walk Away" French Amel Bent France
"High School Musical" "High School Musical" Spanish Mota Spain

Release history

Region Date
Hong Kong[26] (Digital Version) October 15, 2008
Ireland October 18, 2008
Italy October 20, 2008
United Kingdom
Hong Kong[27][28]
Brazil[29] October 21, 2008
Malaysia
Canada
Taiwan
Philippines
(Premiere Edition & Special Philippine Edition)
Sweden October 22, 2008
Finland
Singapore
Norway
Denmark
France
Germany
(Normal & Premiere Edition)		 October 24, 2008
Philippines
Mexico
Portugal
Turkey
Malta
Malaysia
(Sarawak)		 October 27, 2008
Indonesia October 29, 2008
South Africa
Australia November 1, 2008
New Zealand November 4, 2008
The Netherlands[30] November 7, 2008
Lebanon October 23, 2008
Brazil (Premiere Edition) November 11, 2008

Personnel

The following people contributed to the album:[31]

References

  1. ^ "High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  2. ^ [www.worldwidealbums.net/]
  3. ^ http://tv.globo.com/Entretenimento/Tv/Noticia/0,,AA1690579-7175,00.html
  4. ^ http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/hsm3.html
  5. ^ Radio Disney "Now or Never" World Premiere
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  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfyxztkldte
  8. ^ http://www.hsm3cd.com
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  31. ^ "Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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