"High School Musical" came out 12 years ago in 2006. Yeah, 12 years ago. Since then, it has been a constant staple in my throwback playlists.
But we all know some of the songs are better than others, and one of the movies is the best out of all three. I tend to butt heads with friends over which songs are the best, and now I am settling it once and for all.
1. "Breaking Free"
The end all, be all. I will scream this at the top of my lungs whenever it comes on.
2. "Start of Something New"
The song that started it all, also a bop if there ever was one.
3. "When There Was Me and You"
If you didn't dramatically sing this to yourself when you were younger, you're lying.
4. "Get'cha Head in the Game"
The irony of the song makes it that much better. You don't want your basketball team to know you love singing, so you sing an entire song about it at basketball practice with your team singing backup. Makes perfect sense.
5. "What I've Been Looking For" (Sharpay/Ryan or Troy/Gabriella)
The Sharpay and Ryan version was a little incesty, so that's why it's #5.
6. "We're All in this Together"
It's a great song but after the first chorus, I'm over it. It's the best cumulative song for the movie, but it ends the movie on a high note and that's about it.
7. "Stick to the Status Quo"
This is only because the song should have been an anthem for empowerment. But Sharpay comes in and ruins it all with her tyranny.
8. "Bop to the Top"
I will be 110% honest, this is the last one because I absolutely hated the song as a child solely. Ryan and Sharpay were trying to ruin Troy and Gabriella's lives; no reason other than that.