"Be Good to Me" is Ashley Tisdale's first single from her debut album, Headstrong. The single was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2006 and in South America on January, 2007. The song was included in the album Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 10 on January 22, 2008 and is included in the 2007 hit sales brazilian compilation album CD Luv! - Vol 3. It is also heard in the video game Thrillville: Off The Rails and in the multiplayer online casual rhythm game DANCE! Online.
"Be Good to Me" | |
---|---|
Song | |
B-side | "It's Life" "Who I Am" |
This song is also featured in the 2008 film Bring It On: In It to Win It
Song performance
Template:Sound sample box align left Template:Multi-listen start Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen end Template:Sample box end This track is about how when a relationship first started out everything was right, but as time went on they changed and it just is not the same anymore. At the same time though she doesn’t want to end the relationship, just fix it. The song was sent to Radio Disney in January 2007, and has moved from #18 to number #7 on Radio Disney's Top 30, where it had remained in the Top 10 songs. "Be Good to Me" debuted on AOL Music: First Listen on December 22 2006.[1] It debuted on Radio Disney on December 25 2006 and on January 9 was released to iTunes. On January 28 2007, the song appeared on the iTunes Top 100 Songs at #89, despite being only released for Radio Disney. On March 17, the single debuted on the Brazilian charts at #76.
Tisdale's song "He Said She Said" was originally set to be her official first single, however her record label has decided to use "Be Good to Me" featuring David Jassy as the official first single. As of March 27, the song has been added to (New York's #1 hit music station) Z100's playlist at #30.[2]
The song has been listed on the Billboard Hot 100. It entered the chart on position #96 on week 7/2007, it's last appearance was on week 8/2007. It peaked on number #80, where it stayed for 1 week. in October, 2007, this song peaked number #1 at the Top 40 singles chart in Chile.
Music video
The video was shot just before one of the High School Musical concerts. The same dancers from her concert for High School Musical were used in the performance for this video. Tisdale, wearing a blue sequined tank top and denim underwear shorts, danced around and ran down a rusted blue bridge, surrounded by four boys. There was a large screen in the background that switched vibrantly colored designs. Tisdale posted a bulletin on her official MySpace saying that the video would premiere on January 24, 2007 on KOL. She also wrote that Disney Channel will premiered it on January 25, 2007 after Sister, Sister. On 14 April, 2007 this music video was premiered how "First Look" by TRL in MTV. [3]
Commercial release
According to AllAccess.com, "Be Good To Me" was released as the album's first official single. It was released to mainstream radio on March 6 2007.
Official versions
- "Be Good To Me" (Album Version featuring David Jassy) – 3:34
- "Be Good To Me" (Edit/No Rap Version) – 3:14
- "Be Good To Me" (Eddie Baez Anthem Club) – 6:51
- "Be Good To Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Extended Mix) – 6:15
- "Be Good To Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Mixshow) – 5:31
- "Be Good To Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Extended Mix) – 7:32
- "Be Good To Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Mixshow) – 5:02
- "Be Good To Me" (SugarDip Club Mix) – 7:24
- "Be Good To Me" (Jack D. Elliot Club Mix)
Available tracklists and formats
Be Good To Me (CD releases)
CD Single
2-Track CD Single[4]
|
CD Remix Promo
|
Be Good To Me (Releases from iTunes)
iTunes Single
iTunes Remix Single
|
iTunes Remix EP
|
Credits and personnel
- Vocals – Ashley Tisdale featuring David Jassy
- Producer – Kara DioGuardi
- Vocal producer – David Jassy
- Writer (s) – Kara DioGuardi, David Jassy, Joacim Persson, Niclas Molinder
- Mixer and additional programming – Twin
- Background vocals – Kara DioGuardi
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
---|---|
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles & Tracks | 12 [5] |
Chile Top 40 Singles | 1 [6] |
Chile Top 100 Sales Singles Airplay | 1 [7] |
Chile Top 100 Dance Airplay | 12 [8] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 80 [9] |
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 68 [10] |
Venezuela Top 40 | 13 [11] |
Trivia
- The "Be Good to Me" Music video was said to be made only because Disney Channel didn't want to air "He Said, She Said" saying it is too 'racy' for the channel.
- Mainstream radio primarily played the album version featuring David Jassy's rap, but Radio Disney instead played an edited version without the rap.
- A rumor in some websites said that "Be Good To Me" would have a re-release with a new music video and a storyline (as He Said She Said, or Not Like That). The rumor did not prove to be true, although nothing was confirmed.
- This song was used for a promoting "Tooth Tunes" this electronic toothbrush that lets you hear "Be Good To Me" while you brush [12]
- "Who I Am" and "It's Life", b-sides on the single of "Be Good To Me" are on the Wal-Mart edition of Headstrong.
- The "Be Good To Me" single covers on iTunes are the same used on the "He Said She Said" single,[13] except the "Be Good To Me" EP cover is wider.
References
- ^ AOL Music confirm the single "Be Good To Me"
- ^ Ashley Tisdale debuts at #30 on Z100 Playlist
- ^ ATRL Archives
- ^ Ashley Tisdale - Be Good to Me: Discography - Music Square
- ^ Hot 100 Singles
- ^ Listados: Del 40 al 1 - Los 40
- ^ AmericaTop100.com - Las Listas Oficiales del Continente Americano
- ^ TW
- ^ All Official Charts - Onet.pl Blog
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0vftxqlsldte~T51 AllMusic.com
- ^ Pop Rock - Record Report
- ^ ToothTunes Commercial
- ^ Amazon.co.uk: He Said She Said: Music: Ashley Tisdale