High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the soundtrack to the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures film of the . It was released on October 21, 2008, in the United States.
The album sold 297,000 copies in the first week of sales on United States, debuting at number 2 on Billboard 200, losing the top to AC/DC's Black Ice. The album sold over 1.3 million copies in the U.S. and 3,500,000 copies worldwide. In Australia, the soundtrack was accredited Gold on November 6 (within the first week of its release), and was certified Platinum on December 2 - before the film even opened in cinemas across Australia. In Brazil, the album sold more than 60,000 in pre-orders alone and was certified Platinum before the official release. It also sold 97,972 in its first week in the UK, making it the Fastest-Selling Soundtrack Album in the UK.
A two-disc Premiere Edition version of the soundtrack was released on the same day as the standard version. The two-disc soundtrack features the original soundtrack and a DVD with video bonus features. The Premiere Edition was released in a digipak format in selected countries. On October 15, 2008, the 12-track digital version was officially sold on EOLAsia.com in Hong Kong. On October 18, 2008, Radio Disney hosted the Planet Premiere of the original soundtrack and played it on the air in its entirety.
On the same day the soundtrack was released, Walt Disney Records released High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2-Disc Premiere Edition Soundtrack, a special two-disc set of the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. It was only available for a limited time at participating stores (i.e. Target, Wal-Mart, Costco).
On the iTunes Store in the United Kingdom, a new version of the soundtrack featuring remixes was released to coincide with the films DVD release.
Multiple singles were released prior the release of the soundtrack album, with the song being released on digital stores and the music video being played on Disney Channel.
"Now or Never" was the first single released from the soundtrack and is performed by the Cast of High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
"I Want It All" was the second single released from the soundtrack and is performed by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel as Sharpay Evans and Ryan Evans.
"A Night to Remember" was the third single released from the soundtrack and is performed by the cast of High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
"Right Here Right Now" was the fourth single released from the soundtrack and is performed by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens as Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez.
"The Boys Are Back" is a song by Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu). The video shows that the member were wearing hoodies of the movies' basketball team. The video shows when the group sings and dances, there were scenes of the movie appearing in the video.
The album sold 297,000 copies in its first week in the United States, debuting at number 2 on Billboard 200. It has currently sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. In Australia, the soundtrack was accredited Gold on 6 November (within the first week of its release) but in Portugal, the soundtrack was accredited Platinum. The album had sold 3,500,000 copies worldwide as of March 2, 2010.
International versions with foreign language lyrics have been released in various countries for the original single Right Here, Right Now, as well as international versions of "Just Wanna Be With You", "Scream", and "Walk Away". International versions of the entire album were produced in India, Turkey and Russia.
The following people contributed to the album: