It's no secret that we absolutely love Disney Channel Original Movies. We're counting down the days until the Memorial Day weekend marathon and saving up our dollars and gift cards so that we can buy as many as possible when they hit iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. Besides the amazing plots (Surfers turned snowboarders! Girls who live on space stations! Musicals that take place inside high schools!), and the characters so cool you wished they were your real life BFFs or significant others (can a girl get a call from Troy Bolton?), the movies also featured some pretty great music. Pretty much everyone has, at some point, belted out a DCOM song — whether alone in front of your cable or with friends at a sleepover.
So, we rounded up 16 of our favorite DCOM songs. From the originals performed by the best fictional bands and singers (we're looking at you Proto Zoa), to the real hits that inspired some serious dance moves from characters, and even a few that debuted on the big screen (hey, a Disney original series-turned-movie still sorta counts), we guarantee at least one of these will get stuck in your head. But don't worry...we're all in this together.
"Bet On It" — High School Musical 2:
What more could you want in life than Zac Efron dancing angrily around a golf course? Forget Baywatch, we want Zac back in musicals ASAP.
"Get a Clue" — Get a Clue:
Not only is this one of the very best DCOM out there — the title song is totally a jam.
"Super Nova Girl" — Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century:
While we may be mad that so far the 21st century has not yielded super cool space station homes, we're definitely not mad at this song. It makes our hearts go boom boom every time.
"We Rock" — Camp Rock:
Demi Lovato + the Jonas Brothers = always iconic. We can only hope for a reprise when Demi and Nick are on tour together this summer.
"We’re All In This Together" — High School Musical:
If you didn't sing this at least once with your high school friends...were you really all in it together?
"One Girl Revolution" — Cadet Kelly
Okay, who didn't want to take up rhythmic gymnastics and join the drill team after seeing Cadet Kelly? This routine and song were serious girl power #goals.
"More Than Me" — Stuck In the Suburbs
Taran Killam may now be known best for starring on Saturday Night Live, but to us he'll always be heartthrob Jordan Cahill.
"Cinderella" — The Cheetah Girls
This Cheetah Girls song is the best case for not trying to be a Disney princess. We'd rather rescue ourselves, too.
"Slam Dunk Da Funk" — Smart House
As much as Smart House wanted to convince us that the guys get ready for a party in the exact same way we and our girlfriends do, we're still not sure we buy it. But these dance moves really make us want to believe.
"The Galaxy Is Ours" — Zenon the Zequel:
Proto Zoa is always space pop — that's a thing, right? — at its very finest.
"On the Ride" — Cow Belles
Aly & AJ weren't the only set of real-life sisters to star in a DCOM (see: Tia and Tamera Mowry in Twitches and Kay and Danielle Panabaker in Read It and Weep, for example) but they were the most musical.
"Determinate" — Lemonade Mouth
This song actually broke out and hit #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 — so you know it's good.
"A Night to Remember" — High School Musical 3:
Add this one to your prom getting-ready playlist. Trust us.
"Bringin’ Da Noise" — The Other Me
If you've never wanted to start a dance party in your school cafeteria...you're lying.
"What Dreams Are Made Of" — The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Yes, it is really hard to ignore the honestly pretty terrible Italian accents from both Hilary Duff and Yani Gellman (AKA Pretty Little Liars' Officer Garrett). But we can overlook that, simply because this song actually is what our dreams are made of.
"The Climb" — The Hannah Montana Movie
Let's be real, we couldn't finish this list without some Miley. She's so right. It is the climb.
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