"The Party's Just Begun" is the lead single from the soundtrack of The Cheetah Girls 2.
Background and composition The single officially premiered on Radio Disney on June 5, 2006 and was released officially for digital download on July 11. The song was written and produced by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil. The single debuted at #94 and peaked #85 on The Billboard Hot 100, making it their first song to chart.
Vocals The recorded version of the song featured Raven-Symoné on lead vocals, with adlibs by Adrienne Bailon and background vocals by Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams. All the girls have 4 solo verses on the song. Due to Symoné's absences, Bryan and Williams took her verses. Both Bailon and Williams sing the chorus with background vocals by Bryan. Symoné joined the girls to perform the song live on Good Morning America, being the first and only time all four girls sing live together.
Ming Remix The official remix of the song, known as the "Ming Remix" was released on February 10, 2009Ming Remix as a promo single. It was previously released on the EP format of the original version of "The Party's Just Begun". This version of "The Party's Just Begun" not featured on any album(s) of The Cheetah Girls.
Music video The video for the song features the performance of "The Party's Just Begun" in the movie with clips from the movie intercut throughout the video.The Cheetah Girls - The Party's Just Begun YouTube It premiered on June 22, 2006 on Disney Channel.
Track listing U.S. CD single/U.K CD single "The Party's Just Begun - 3:10 "Strut (Remix)" - 2:55
U.K. Digital download "The Party's Just Begun" - 3:10
Italy EP "The Party's Just Begun - 3:10 "Strut (remix)" - 3:12 "The Party's Just Begun (Ming Remix)" - 3:04
Charts Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)72U.S. Billboard Hot 10085[ The Party's Just Begun - Cheetah Girls] BillboardU.S. Billboard Pop 10062The Cheetah Girls - Charts & Awards Allmusic
Release details RegionDateLabelFormatUnited StatesJune 5, 2006Walt Disney RecordsRadio DisneyJuly 11, 2006Digital downloadThe Party's Just Begun Amazon.comJanuary 8, 2007CD singleUS CD singleUnited KingdomDigital downloadUK digital singleFebruary 12, 2007CD singleUK CD singleItalyJanuary 8, 2007Digital EPUnited StatesFebruary 10, 2009Digital download (Ming Remix)Amazon.com: The Party's Just Begun (Ming Remix): The Cheetah Girls: MP3 Downloads
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