High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It was released 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.Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Blasts In At No.1", Billboard.com. August 22, 2007. It was the first soundtrack of a television movie to debut at the Billboard summit. The album also shipped double platinum (2,000,000) copies in the U.S. in its first week of release."Disney's High School Musical 2 Soundtrack Debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, a First for a TV Movie Soundtrack", Walt Disney Records press release. August 22, 2007. 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.
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 (trailing behind Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight, 50 Cent's Curtis, and Kanye West's Graduation). The set also claimed the biggest first-week sales for a television soundtrack.David Jenison, "Charts: High School Rules!" . August 22, 2007. 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.Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Hangs On Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com. August 29, 2007.Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com. September 5, 2007.Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Still Tops On Billboard 200", Billboard.com. September 12, 2007. 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 Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, respectively.Katie Hasty, "Album Sales Down 9% Despite Huge Kanye, 50 Tallies", Billboard.com. September 19, 2007. 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 (183,000 copies), bringing it to number 6 and making it 2007's best-selling album, ahead of Daughtry.Katie Hasty, "'Oprah' Visit Helps Groban Soar To No. 1", Billboard.com. November 28, 2007. 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 "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" appears as track 5 on the extended music edition of the album. Olesya Rulin has uncredited vocals in the intro of "You Are the Music in Me". Lucas Grabeel's song "You Got It" is played in the movie, but not featured in the soundtrack.
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: Hits 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" ("Aaaja Nachle"), "Ud Chale" and "Chhoti Si". These songs were also remixed by DJ Suketu and arranged by Aks. The soundtrack was released (as two disk collection) on October 26, 2007, and the movie (dubbed in Hindi) 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" ("Aaja Nachle"). 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 Chart (2007-2008) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard)John Williams, "'High School 2' rocks charts", August 22, 2007. 1 European Top 100 Albums (Billboard) 6 Greek Albums (IFPI) 10 Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI) 1Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)Polish Albums Top 40. Retrieved on August 29, 2007. 2South African Albums (RISA) 2 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)Top 40 Compilation Albums, Retrieved on August 24, 2007. 1 US Billboard 200Katie Hasty, "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week", October 3, 2007. 1
Monthly charts Chart (2007) Peakposition Uruguayan Albums (CUD)1
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 35 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 18 Brazilian Albums (ABPD) 8 French Albums (SNEP) 87 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 69 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 18 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 75 US Billboard 200 8 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 2 Chart (2008) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 89 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 49 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 87 US Billboard 200 20 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 2
Certifications and sales
International versions These are international versions of the songs of High School Musical 2.
SongOriginal titleLanguageSinger(s)"¿Qué viene aquí?""What Time Is It?"SpanishHigh School Musical: La Selección (Argentina) finalists"¿Qué viene aquí?"SpanishHigh School Musical: La Selección (Mexico) finalists"1+1=11"Mandarin ChineseGoGoClub (兄弟联)"Que tempo è esse?"Portuguese (Brazil)High School Musical: A Seleção Finalists"Szerelemnyár"Hungarian Zentai Mark & Rozman Alexandra"Du er mit livs melodi""You Are the Music in Me"DanishRebekka & Simon Matthew"Ez a mi dalunk már"HungarianZentai Mark & Rozman Alexandra"Du er musikken i meg"NorwegianJulia Geitvik & Lars Berteig Andersen"Eres la música en mí"SpanishValeria Gastaldi & Dani Martins (Argentina)"Eres la música en mí"SpanishRoger González & Paulina Holguín García (México)"Eres la música en mí"Latin American SpanishGaston Vietto & Valeria Baroni (High School Musical: La Selección Argentina)"You Are the Music in Me"English (Malaysia)Vince Chong & Jaclyn Victor"Kau muzik di hatiku"Malay"You Are the Music in Me"JapaneseNami Tamaki"Você é a música em mim"Portuguese (Brazil)Itauana Ciribelli & Thiago Fragoso"Du bist wie Musik"GermanBen & Kate Hall"De stem van mijn hart"DutchThomas Berge & Tess Gaerthé"Tu sei la musica in me"ItalianPquadro"İçimdeki Müzik Sensin"TurkishKeremcem"Moja muzyka to ty"PolishHania Stach & Andrzej Lampert"Du är musiken i mig"SwedishMolly Sandén & Ola Svensson"Eu não danço""I Don't Dance"Portuguese (Portugal)Expensive Soul & Bianca"Eres la música en mí (Sharpay Version)""You Are the Music in Me (Sharpay Version)"SpanishSofia Aguero Petros & Walter Bruno"Eres la música en mí"SpanishMota (Spanish band)"Você é a música em mim (Sharpay Version)"Portuguese (Brazil)Olavo Cavalheiro & Carol Calheiros (High School Musical: A Seleção)"Mujhe Jaana Hoga""Gotta Go My Own Way"HindiSunidhi Chauhan & Naresh Kamath"Por mi camino iré"SpanishPaulina Holguín García"Gotta Go My Own Way"English (Philippines)Nikki Gil & Tom Price"Gotta Go My Own Way"English (Canada)Nikki Yanofsky"Vou ser do jeito que eu sou"Portuguese (Brazil)Lissah Martins feat. Zac Efron"Ku harus pergi"IndonesiaHime ft BrandonM"Savoir qui je suis"FrenchLââm"Je dois tout faire à ma manière" French (Canada)Nikki Yanofsky"必殺技" (Bi Sha Ji)"Bet on It"Mandarin Chinese(Taiwan)Show Lo Gold Typhoon High School Musical 2 Special Edition album info 31 August 2007. Retrieved on 2010-09-17"Var Misin?"TurkishKeremcem"Double mise"FrenchWilly Denzey"飛就飛" (Fei Jiu Fei)"Everyday"CantoneseJustin Lo & Kary Ng"Io e te"ItalianMafy & Pquadro"Cada vez""SpanishMariana Magaña & Cristóbal Orellana (High School Musical: La Selección México)"Cada vez"SpanishFernando Dente & Agustina Vera (High School Musical: La Selección Argentina)"Toda vez"Portuguese (Brazil)Moroni Cruz & Beatriz Machado (High School Musical: A Seleção)"Todo el mundo a bailar""All for One"SpanishMota (Spanish band)"Todos para uno"SpanishHigh School Musical: La Selección (Argentina)"Aaja Nach Le"HindiShankar–Ehsaan–Loy"A nossa vez"Portuguese (Portugal)Cidade FM Cast
See also High School Musical 2 High School Musical High School Musical: El Desafio
References
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