The Party's Just Begun

"The Party's Just Begun"
Single by The Cheetah Girls
from the album The Cheetah Girls 2 (soundtrack)
B-side"Strut (Remix)"
ReleasedJune 5, 2006
Genre
Length3:10
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil[1]
Producer(s)Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil[2]
The Cheetah Girls singles chronology
"If I Never Knew You"
(2006) 		"The Party's Just Begun"
(2006) 		"Strut"
(2006)
The Cheetah Girls singles chronology
"Cheetah Love"
(2008) 		"The Party's Just Begun (Ming Remix)"
(2009)

"The Party's Just Begun" is the lead single from the soundtrack of The Cheetah Girls 2.

Background and composition

The single officially premiered on Radio Disney on June 5, 2006 and was released officially for digital download on July 11. The song was written and produced by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil. The single debuted at #94 and peaked #85 on The Billboard Hot 100, making it their first song to chart.

Vocals

The recorded version of the song featured Raven-Symoné on lead vocals, with adlibs by Adrienne Bailon and background vocals by Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams. All the girls have 4 solo verses on the song.[3] Due to Symoné's absences, Bryan and Williams took her verses. Both Bailon and Williams sing the chorus with background vocals by Bryan. Symoné joined the girls to perform the song live on Good Morning America, being the first and only time all four girls sing live together.[4]

Ming Remix

The official remix of the song, known as the "Ming Remix" was released on February 10, 2009[5] as a promo single. It was previously released on the EP format of the original version of "The Party's Just Begun". This version of "The Party's Just Begun" not featured on any album(s) of The Cheetah Girls.

Music video

The video for the song features the performance of "The Party's Just Begun" in the movie with clips from the movie intercut throughout the video.[3] It premiered on June 22, 2006 on Disney Channel.

Track listing

  • U.S. CD single[6]/U.K CD single[7]
  1. "The Party's Just Begun - 3:10
  2. "Strut (Remix)" - 2:55
  • U.K. Digital download[8]
  1. "The Party's Just Begun" - 3:10
  1. "The Party's Just Begun - 3:10
  2. "Strut (remix)" - 3:12
  3. "The Party's Just Begun (Ming Remix)" - 3:04

Charts

Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 72
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 53
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 85[13]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 62[14]

Release details

Region Date Label Format
United States June 5, 2006 Walt Disney Records Radio Disney
July 11, 2006 Digital download[15]
January 8, 2007 CD single[6]
United Kingdom Digital download[8]
February 12, 2007 CD single[7]
Italy[9] January 8, 2007 Digital EP[9]
United States February 10, 2009 Digital download (Ming Remix)[16]

References

  1. ^ The Party's Just Begun Allmusic
  2. ^ Credits Allmusic
  3. ^ a b The Cheetah Girls - The Party's Just Begun YouTube
  4. ^ The Cheetah Girls - The Party's Just Begun (Live on Good Morning America). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ Ming Remix
  6. ^ a b US CD single
  7. ^ a b UK CD single
  8. ^ a b UK digital single
  9. ^ a b c "The Party's Just Begun - EP di the Cheetah Girls". iTunes. January 2007.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 889 (Week Commencing 19 March 2007)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-19. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "The Cheetah Girls – The Party's Just Begun". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Cheetah Girls: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  13. ^ The Party's Just Begun - Cheetah Girls Billboard
  14. ^ The Cheetah Girls - Charts & Awards Allmusic
  15. ^ The Party's Just Begun Amazon.com
  16. ^ Amazon.com: The Party's Just Begun (Ming Remix): The Cheetah Girls: MP3 Downloads