What Time Is It? (song)

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"What Time Is It?"
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Single by High School Musical 2 cast
from the album High School Musical 2
ReleasedJuly 16, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:48
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
High School Musical singles chronology
"We're All in This Together"
(2006)
"What Time Is It?"
(2007)
"I Don't Dance"
(2007)

"What Time Is It?" is the opening musical number and first single from the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2 . It is featured on the High School Musical 2 soundtrack, and is the first song off the High School Musical 2 soundtrack.

Contents

The song had its world premiere on Radio Disney on May 25, 2007, [1] as part of its Planet Premiere featurette. On June 8, Disney premiered the video as a sneak peek in multiple nations at close to the same time. The single was released on July 16, 2007, worldwide, and on July 17, 2007, in the United States.

Music video

Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay (center) in the music video. What Time Is Is Music Video.jpg
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay (center) in the music video.

The song's video clip and the sequence in the movie commence with the whole of the East High Wildcats in a classroom. On the blackboard in that classroom, a photo is visible with Sharpay and Ryan Evans performing "Bop to the Top", next to where it says "School's Out!" A poster for the East High Winter Musical, "Twinkle Town", featuring Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) is also visible. When the clock had ten seconds to go before the bell, the class commenced chanting "summer!" getting louder until the bell rang, after which the song was performed. The music video contains clips directly from the movie, and was released on July 31, 2007, on the iTunes Store. The music video was also released on the Disney Channel.

Other versions

Formats

Enhanced CD single
No.TitleLength
1."What Time Is It?"3:48
2."High School Musical 2" (movie trailer; enhanced video)2:09
iTunes store single
No.TitleLength
1."Radio Disney Interview: High School Musical 2"2:14
2."What Time Is It?"3:18

Charts

The song debuted and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 4, 2007, becoming second top 10 on chart. The song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart for 28 weeks, [2] which became the highest selling physical single of the year-end chart in 2007. [3]

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 66
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 10
Italy Digital Singles (FIMI) [7] 45
Scotland (OCC) [8] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 20
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 6
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [11] 6

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Radio Disney "What Time is It?" World Premiere" . Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. "Hot Singles Sales : Aug 04, 2007 - Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. "Hot Singles Sales : Oct 26, 2017 - Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. "Cast of High School Musical 2 – What Time Is It?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  5. "Vanessa Hudgens Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  6. "Chart Track: Week 31, 2007". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  7. "History - FIMI". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved October 28, 2023. Set "Artista/Band" on "Ricerca per". Then, in the "Artista/Band" field, search "The Cast of High School Music".
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  10. "Vanessa Hudgens Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  11. "High School Musical 2 [Original Soundtrack] – High School Musical Cast – Awards (Billboard Singles)". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  12. "American single certifications – Ashley Tisdale – What Time Is It?". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 10, 2023.