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"I Don't Dance"
High School Musical 2 – I Don't Dance Remix.png
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Single by Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu
from the album High School Musical 2
Released August 14, 2007 (2007-08-14)
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre
Length 3:37
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
  • Matthew Gerrard
  • Robbie Nevil
  • Giancarlo Binando
Producer(s) Matthew Gerrard
High School Musical singles chronology
"What Time Is It?"
(2007)
"I Don't Dance"
(2007)
"You Are the Music in Me"
(2007)

"I Don't Dance" is a song performed by actor-singers Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu in the television movie High School Musical 2, released in 2007. It is one of seven songs from the soundtrack High School Musical 2 to reach the Billboard Hot 100. It was also named as the official theme song for the 2007 Little League World Series.

Scene in High School Musical 2

The song is performed whilst the Wildcats, led by Chad (Corbin Bleu) play baseball against the Lava Springs staff. Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) challenges Chad to perform in the annual Lava Springs talent show, but Chad declines, stating that he doesn't dance. Ryan thinks dancing takes as much game as baseball, and tries to prove it to Chad. The moral of "I Don't Dance" is that even though "you may not think you're good at something, you'll never know for sure until you try."

Promotional video

The promotional video for the song blends scenes from the movie's dance sequence with clips of notable Major League Baseball players including Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, Jake Peavy, Justin Verlander, Craig Biggio, David Eckstein, So Taguchi, Bronson Arroyo, CC Sabathia, Nick Swisher, Jeff Francoeur, Brian McCann, B.J. Upton, Bill Hall, J. J. Hardy, Luis Gonzalez, Takashi Saito, Torii Hunter, Shane Victorino, and Nomar Garciaparra. The video was shown in Major and Minor League ballparks throughout the country during the summer of 2007, and it was showcased on The Baseball Youth Road Trip, a summer tour presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association stopping at youth baseball tournaments and Minor League Baseball parks. The I Don't Dance music video shown at over sixty youth baseball events during the Road Trip, culminating at the Little League World Series, where it served as the theme song for the games.

Formats and track listings

A promotional CD single for the song was released in Portugal but without an English version of "I Don't Dance" and a music video was also made. The music video can be seen on High School Musical 2 2-Disc Deluxe Dance Edition DVD.

No. Title Length
1. "Eu Não Danço (Expensive Soul feat. Bianca)"   03:30
2. "Eu Não Danço (Music video, computer track)"   03:35

Chart performance

It made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 in the chart for September 1, 2007.

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 93
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 81
UK Singles Chart 57
US Billboard Hot 100 70

See also

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