High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)
High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack to the 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It was 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. It was the first soundtrack of a television movie to debut at the Billboard summit. The album also shipped double platinum copies in the U.S. in its first week of release. 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. The album won Favorite Soundtrack Album at The American Music Awards of 2007.
The Wal-Mart Exclusive of the album was released on August 14, 2007, and contained the original soundtrack and an extra DVD, which seemingly contains most episodes of "Road to High School Musical" and behind the scenes of iconic scenes such as “I Don't Dance”. The 2-disc Collector's edition version of the album released in Singapore on December 3, 2007.
Commercial performance
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.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. The set also claimed the biggest first-week sales for a television soundtrack. 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. The soundtrack is the first album in over two years to spend four consecutive weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 200.
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 , respectively. 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, bringing it to number 6 and making it 2007's best-selling album, ahead of Daughtry. However, Daughtry held onto the spot, becoming 2007's biggest selling album. To date, it has sold 3.4 million copies in the US.
Track listing
;Notes:- Olesya Rulin is featured in the song "You Are the Music in Me", but her name isn't officially 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. The song is available to buy on iTunes and received heavy airplay on Radio Disney. However, it was never released physically. The song was first heard on Lucas Grabeel's MySpace page, but the song is a demo.
- On November 18, 2007, High School Musical 2 was awarded Best Soundtrack Album at the 35th Annual American Music Awards.
2-disc Collector's edition
Songs from the movie scenes
There are some untitled tracks.;Bonus:
- Featuring exclusive footage of the cast recording and rehearsal sessions.
- High School Musical 2 Cast autographed mini-cards
- Special foil package with special insert lyric booklet
Other releases
''High School Musical 2 Non-Stop Dance Party''
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.Box set
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''
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", "Ud Chale" and "Chhoti Si". These songs were also remixed by DJ Suketu and arranged by Aks. The soundtrack was released on October 26, 2007 and the movie 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". 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.Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| German Albums | 49 |
| Mexican Albums | 87 |
Certifications
International versions
These are international versions of the songs of High School Musical 2.| Song | Original title | Language | Singer |
| "¿Qué Viene Aquí?" | "What Time Is It?" | Spanish | High School Musical: La Selección finalists |
| "¿Qué Viene Aquí?" | "What Time Is It?" | Spanish | High School Musical: La Selección finalists |
| "1+1=11" | "What Time Is It?" | Mandarin Chinese | GoGoClub |
| "Que Tempo È Esse?" | "What Time Is It?" | Portuguese | High School Musical: A Seleção Finalists |
| "Szerelemnyár" | "What Time Is It?" | 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" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Hungarian | Zentai Mark & Rozman Alexandra |
| "Du Er Musikken I Meg" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Norwegian | Julia Geitvik & Lars Berteig Andersen |
| "Eres La Música En Mí" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Spanish | Valeria Gastaldi & Dani Martins |
| "Eres La Música En Mí" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Spanish | Roger González & Paulina Holguín García |
| "Eres La Música En Mí" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Latin American Spanish | Gaston Vietto & Valeria Baroni |
| "You Are the Music in Me" | "You Are the Music in Me" | English | Vince Chong & Jaclyn Victor |
| "Kau Muzik Di Hatiku" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Malay | Vince Chong & Jaclyn Victor |
| "You are the music in me" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Japanese | Nami Tamaki |
| "Você é a música em mim" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Portuguese | Itauana Ciribelli & Thiago Fragoso |
| "Du Bist Wie Musik" | "You Are the Music in Me" | German | Ben & Kate Hall |
| "De Stem Van Mijn Hart" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Dutch | Thomas Berge & Tess Gaerthé |
| "Tu Sei La Musica In Me" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Italian | Pquadro |
| "İçimdeki Müzik Sensin" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Turkish | Keremcem |
| "Moja Muzyka To Ty" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Polish | Hania Stach & Andrzej Lampert |
| "Du är Musiken I Mig" | "You Are the Music in Me" | Swedish | Molly Sandén & Ola Svensson |
| "Eu Não Danço" | "I Don't Dance" | Portuguese | Expensive Soul & Bianca |
| "Eres La Música En Mí " | "You Are the Music in Me " | Spanish | Sofia Aguero Petros & Walter Bruno |
| "Eres La Música En Mí" | "You Are the Music in Me " | Spanish | Mota |
| "Você é a música em mim " | "You Are the Music in Me " | Portuguese | Olavo Cavalheiro & Carol Calheiros |
| "Mujhe Jaana Hoga" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | Hindi | Sunidhi Chauhan & Naresh Kamath |
| "Por Mi Camino Iré" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | Spanish | Paulina Holguín García |
| "Gotta Go My Own Way" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | English | Nikki Gil & Tom Price |
| "Gotta Go My Own Way" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | English | Nikki Yanofsky |
| "Vou Ser Do Jeito Que Eu Sou" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | Portuguese | Lissah Martins feat. Zac Efron |
| "Ku Harus Pergi" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | Indonesia | Hime ft BrandonM |
| "Savoir Qui Je Suis" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | French | Lââm |
| "Je Dois Tout Faire À Ma Manière" | "Gotta Go My Own Way" | French | Nikki Yanofsky |
| "必殺技" | "Bet on It" | Mandarin Chinese | Show Lo |
| "Var Misin?" | "Bet on It" | Turkish | Keremcem |
| "Double Mise" | "Bet on It" | French | Willy Denzey |
| "飛就飛" | "Everyday" | Cantonese | Justin Lo & Kary Ng |
| "Io E Te" | "Everyday" | Italian | Mafy & Pquadro |
| "Cada Vez"" | "Everyday" | Spanish | Mariana Magaña & Cristóbal Orellana |
| "Cada Vez" | "Everyday" | Spanish | Fernando Dente & Agustina Vera |
| "Toda Vez" | "Everyday" | Portuguese | Moroni Cruz & Beatriz Machado |
| "Todo El Mundo A Bailar" | "All for One" | Spanish | Mota |
| "Todos Para Uno" | "All for One" | Spanish | High School Musical: La Selección |
| "Aaja Nach Le" | "All for One" | Hindi | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| "A Nossa Vez" | "All for One" | Portuguese | Cidade FM Cast |