| High School Musical | ||||
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Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel | ||||
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | January 10, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | Kenny Ortega, Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush,Drew Lane, Eddie Galan, | |||
| High School Musical chronology | ||||
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| Singles fromHigh School Musical | ||||
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| AllMusic | |
High School Musical is the soundtrack of theDisney Channel Original Movie of thesame name. Recorded in five days,[3] 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 7 million copies worldwide.[4][5] As of January 2016, the album has sold 5 million copies in the US, making it the best-selling TV soundtrack since 1991 whenNielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Start of Something New" | Matthew Gerrard;Robbie Nevil | Zac Efron,[a]Drew Seeley,Vanessa Hudgens | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Ray Cham; Greg Cham;Drew Seeley | Drew Seeley | 2:26 |
| 3. | "What I've Been Looking For" | Andy Dodd;Adam Watts | Ashley Tisdale,Lucas Grabeel | 2:04 |
| 4. | "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" | Andy Dodd; Adam Watts | Drew Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens | 1:20 |
| 5. | "Stick to the Status Quo" | David Lawrence; Faye Greenberg | Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel,Chris Warren Jr.,Kaycee Stroh, Dutch Whitlock | 4:28 |
| 6. | "When There Was Me and You" | Jamie Houston | Vanessa Hudgens | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Bop to the Top" | Randy Petersen; Kevin Quinn | Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Breaking Free" | Jamie Houston | Zac Efron,[a] Drew Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens | 3:27 |
| 9. | "We're All in This Together" | Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil | Drew Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman | 3:51 |
| 10. | "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" | Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil | Drew Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel | 2:51 |
| 11. | "Get'cha Head In the Game" | Ray Cham; Greg Cham; Drew Seeley | B5 | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Start of Something New" | Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil | Instrumental[b] | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Breaking Free" | Jamie Houston | Instrumental[b] | 3:27 |
| 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 |
| High School Musical Hits Remixed | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 24:40 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| High School Musical chronology | ||||
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High School Musical Hits Remixed was released exclusively toWalmart on December 11, 2007, and features remixes of various songs from the soundtracks to bothHigh School Musical andHigh School Musical 2.[8]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[51] | 4× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[52] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[53] | Platinum | 30,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[55] | 2× Platinum | 156,000[54] |
| Canada (Music Canada)[56] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Chile | — | 34,000[57] |
| Colombia[58] | 2× Platinum | |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[59] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Ecuador[58] | Gold | 5,000[58] |
| France (SNEP)[60] | Gold | 75,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[61] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Hungary (MAHASZ)[62] | Gold | 5,000^ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[63] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[52] | Gold | 115,000[64] |
| Malaysia[65] | Platinum | |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[66] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 250,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[67] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
| Norway | — | 25,000[68] |
| Philippines (PARI)[65] | 3× Platinum | |
| Poland (ZPAV)[69] | Gold | 10,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[70] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
| Singapore (RIAS)[65] | Platinum | 12,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[71] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[72] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[74] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000[73] |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[75] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| Latin America | — | 800,000[76] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
The album has been rerecorded and released in international versions with foreign language lyrics in some countries.
| Song | Original name | Language | Singer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "High School Musical" | "High School Musical" | Spanish | Mota | Spain |
| "High School Musical" | "High School Musical" | Spanish | Reparto de "High School Musical: El Desafío" | Mexico |
| "Классный мюзикл" (Klassny Myuzikl) | "High School Musical" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev, Kseniya Larina, Mikhail Veselov, Evgeniya Otradnaya & Others | Russia |
| "High School Musical" | "High School Musical" | Hindi[77] | Naresh Kamath,Sunidhi Chauhan, Neuman Pinto,Shweta Pandit,Samantha Edwards,Suzanne D'Mello & Dean D'Souza | India |
International versions have also been released for individual singles.
| Song | Original name | Language | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Наверх в облака" (Naverkh v oblaka) | "Start of Something New" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina |
| "Algo Va A Empezar" | Spanish (Mexico) | Gerardo & Mariana (High School Musical: La Selección) | |
| "Ты владеешь мячом" (Ty vladeyesh' myachom) | "Get'cha Head in the Game" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev |
| "Pon la mente en el juego" | Spanish (Argentina) | Fernando Dente (High School Musical: La Selección) | |
| "Mente en el Juego" | Spanish (Mexico) | Cistobal & Cesar (High School Musical: La Selección) | |
| "Мы в темные дни грустили одни" (My v temnye dni grustiili odni) | "What I've Been Looking For" | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina |
| "Eres Tú" | Spanish (Mexico) | Belanova | |
| "O Que Eu Procurava" | Portuguese (Brazil) | Ludov | |
| Fellipe Guadanucci & Paula Barbosa (High School Musical: A Seleção) | |||
| "Estando tú y yo" | "When There Was Me and You" | Spanish (Mexico) | Fabiola (High School Musical: La Selección) |
| "Cuando éramos tú y yo" | Spanish (Argentina) | Victoria (High School Musical: La Selección) | |
| "あなたといた時" (Anata to Ita Toki) | Japanese | Hitomi Shimatani | |
| "Bop to the Top" | "Bop to the Top" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "Bop to the Top" | Spanish (Argentina) | Colo & Delfina (High School Musical: La Selección) | |
| "Breaking Free (Asian Version)" | "Breaking Free" | English | Vince Chong,Nikki Gil & Alicia Pan |
| "Breaking Free (European Version)" | English | Josh Hoge & Nikki Flores | |
| "Tem Que Tentar" | Portuguese (Brasil) | Fellipe Guadanucci & Lenora Hage (High School Musical: A Seleção) | |
| "Se Provi A Volare" | Italian | Luca Dirisio | |
| "另一個自己" (Ling yi ge zi ji) | Mandarin Chinese | Anson Hu &Stephy Tang | |
| "Briser Mes Chaînes" | French | Sofiane | |
| "Sólo Hay Que Intentar" | Spanish (Mexico) | Roger González & Carla Medina | |
| "Donde Hay Libertad" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" | |
| "No Dejes De Soñar" | Spanish (Spain) | Conchita | |
| "Masz w sobie wiarę" | Polish | Hania Stach i Andrzej Lampert | |
| "ממריאים" (Mamri'im) | Hebrew | Gilat Hillel & Shanie Chauhan | |
| "Наш звездный час" (Nash zvezdniy chas) | Russian | Sergey Lazarev & Kseniya Larina | |
| "Tem Que Tentar" | Portuguese (Portugal) | Fabiola Ribeiro & Beto Marden | |
| "Estamos Todos Juntos" | "We're All in This Together" | Spanish (Mexico) | High School Musical "La Selección" |
| "1+1=11" | Mandarin Chinese | Go Go Club | |
| "Minna Star!" | Japanese | AAA | |
| "Мы все вместе" (My vse vmeste) | Russian | Sergey Lazarev Kseniya Larina & Naveen Kanianthara |
| Hindi title | Original name | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "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 Nayi" | "What I've Been Looking For" | Neuman Pinto &Shweta Pandit |
| "Is Dil Ne Kahi Jo Baatein Nayi (Reprise)" | "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" | Naresh Kamath &Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Jo Karte Ho Wohi Karo" | "Stick to the Status Quo" | Shweta Pandit & Neuman Pinto, (Chorus)Samantha Edwards,Suzanne D'Mello & Dean D'Souza |
| "Na Jaane Main Aur Tu" | "When There Was Me and You" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Paaye Yeh' | "Bop to the Top" | Neuman Pinto &Shweta Pandit |
| "Choole Ambar Hi' | "Breaking Free" | Naresh Kamath &Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Yeh Maujh Hai Ek Ho Jaaye' | "We're All in This Together" | Naresh Kamath,Sunidhi Chauhan, Neuman Pinto &Shweta Pandit, (Chorus) Samantha Edwards,Suzanne D'Mello & Dean D'Souza |
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | January 10, 2006 | Walt Disney | CD |
| Canada | |||
| Australia | May 27, 2006 | EMI | |
| South Africa | November 13, 2006 | ||
| India | October 2006 | Times Music | |
| Japan | January 17, 2007[78] | Avex Marketing | |
| United States | August 17, 2018 | Walt Disney,Urban Outfitters Exclusive | LP |
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