High School Musical (album)
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| Soundtrack by Various Artists | ||
| Released | January 10, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 38:25 | |
| Label | Walt Disney Records | |
| Producer(s) | Kenny Ortega, Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush | |
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| High School Musical Soundtrack (2006) |
High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
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Recorded in five days, the soundtrack for the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, was released on January 10, 2006 and was the best selling album of 2006 [1] with over 3.8 million copies sold. 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 of 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.
A 2-disc special edition version of the soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 23, 2006. It features all of the track listings from the original release, plus karaoke versions of all the songs.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Start of Something New" (Gabriella & Troy) – 3:16
- "Get'cha Head in the Game" (Troy and the Wildcats) – 2:27
- "What I've Been Looking For" (Sharpay & Ryan) – 2:03
- "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" (Gabriella & Troy) – 1:19
- "Stick to the Status Quo" (High School Musical Cast) – 4:28
- "When There Was Me and You" (Gabriella) – 3:00
- "Bop to the Top" (Sharpay & Ryan) – 1:47
- "Breaking Free" (Gabriella & Troy) - 3:29
- "We're All in This Together" (High School Musical Cast) – 3:51
- "I Can't Take My eyes Off of You" (Gabriella, Troy, Sharpay, and Ryan) – 2:51
- "Get'cha Head in the Game (Pop Version)" (B5) – 2:43
- "Start of Something New Something New (Karaoke Instrumental) [*]" – 3:31
- "Breaking Free (Karaoke Instrumental) [*]" – 3:42
[*] Only featured on one-disc soundtrack
[edit] Mainstream success
In the soundtrack's first week, it debuted at #143 on the Billboard 200. In its second week, it jumped 85 spots to #58 on the Billboard 200 chart and was labeled Pacesetter by Billboard. In its third week, it jumped 48 spots to #10 and has since reached #1 for two nonconsecutive weeks. It is certified 4x Platinum[3]. According to Billboard.com, High School Musical is the second best selling album of 2006 with sales of over 3 million records. However, it is one of the lowest selling albums to be a top seller of its year since Nielsen SoundScan began recording data in 1991.
As of July 30, 2006, the soundtrack has peaked at #1 on the Australian ARIA top 50 albums chart. It stayed in that position for 2 consecutive weeks and has been certified platinum. It also peaked at #1 on the New Zealand RIANZ top 40 albums chart and has been certified platinum. Also, as of September 10, 2006, the soundtrack has peaked at #1 on the Argentinian CAPIF albums chart. The soundtrack debuted at 28 on the Brazilian Top 40 CD Sales chart and was #1 for the week ending October 7, 2006.
- US Chart Position: #1 (2 weeks)
- US Sales:
RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum (according to this week's issue of billboard charts, week of January 27-February 3, 2007)
- Amazon.com Online Sales: #1 (3 days)
[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 | 3,800,716 |
| Worldwide | Mediatraffic | 2 [4] | - | 5,800,000+ |
| UK Top 200 Albums | BPI | 1[citation needed] | Platinum[citation needed] | 300,000[citation needed] |
| Mexican Top 100 Albums | Universal | 1 [5] | 2 x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Argentine Top 100 Albums | Universal | 1 [6] | 2 x Platinum | 80,000 |
| Chilean Top 100 Albums | Universal | 1 [7] | 2 x Platinum | 40,000 |
| Colombian Top 100 Albums | Universal | 1 [8] | Gold | 10,000 |
| Spain Top 100 Albums | Pro MusicaE | 7 | 2 x Platinum | 160,000 |
| French Album top 100 | IFPI | 6 | Gold | 105,300 |
| Brazil Top 100 Albums | Universal | 1 [9] | Platinum | 125,000 |
| Australia Top 50 Albums | ARIA | 1 [10] | Platinum | 70,000 |
| Venezuelan Top 40 Albums | CAPROFONO | 1 (5 weeks)[11] | Platinum | 20,000 |
| New Zealand Top 50 Albums | RIANZ | 1 [1] | 3 X Platinum | 45,000 |
| Canada Top 100 Albums | CRIA | ? | 2 X Platinum [12] | 140,000 |
- Nine songs from the soundtrack made it to the Billboard Hot 100 (chart peak given):
| 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 & Ashley Tisdale | Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
| 2006 | Breaking Free | Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley* & Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 2006 | Breaking Free | Pop 100 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Breaking Free | UK Top 75 | 9 | |
| 2006 | Get'cha Head In The Game | Andrew Seeley* | Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| 2006 | Get'cha Head In The Game | Pop 100 | 23 | |
| 2006 | Start Of Something New | Zac Efron, Andrew Seeley* & 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 Top 75 | 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 Top 75 | 40 | |
| 2006 | What I've Been Looking For | Pop 100 | 34 | |
| 2006 | What I've Been Looking For | Lucas Grabeel & 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) | Andrew Seeley, & 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.
- Andrew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being blended with Zac Efron's. 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 & Fay 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] See also
[edit] External links
- High School Musical Soundtrack Online Resource
- High School Musical Soundtrack at WikiMusicGuide
- 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
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High School Musical Franchise
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| Films: | High School Musical • High School Musical 2 • Haunted High School Musical |
| Media: | Soundtrack • Concert tour • Ice show • Stage productions • Video game |
| Spinoffs: | Stories from East High |
| Preceded by Ghetto Classics by Jaheim |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album March 11, 2006 - March 17, 2006 |
Succeeded by In My Own Words by Ne-Yo |
| Preceded by Reality Check by Juvenile |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album April 1, 2006 - April 7, 2006 |
Succeeded by 3121 by Prince |
