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Now Or Never is one of the singles from High School Musical 3: Senior Year. It is the first song heard in the movie and the soundtrack. The song is sung in the movie by the High School Musical 3 cast, with Troy, Chad, and Gabriella, all singing their own solos.

Background[]

This song takes place during a basketball game against the West High Knights for the State Championship. In the movie, the song transitions itself from the boy's locker room to the gym and of course, the East High Wildcats win the State Championship.

The second time the song is sung is in the auditorium during the Spring Musical (Now Or Never (Reprise)). In this version, Chad is joined by fellow Wildcats Zeke Baylor, Jason Cross, the rest of the team and the cheerleaders. However, only the first forty-five seconds of the song are sung. Afterwards, the team gets a huge round of applause from the audience.

Lyrics[]

Movie Version[]

Team
Sixteen sixteen
Sixteen minutes left
Better get it done!
Sixteen sixteen
Sixteen more minutes
Get ready, GAME ON!

Sixteen sixteen
Sixteen minutes left
Runnin out of time! (WILDCATS!) (West HIgh)
Sixteen sixteen
Sixteen more minutes
It's on the line! (WILDCATS!)
Sixteen sixteen
Sixteen minutes left
Better get it done! (WILDCATS!)

Sixteen sixteen
sixteen more minutes
Till we're number one!

W-I-L-D (Out of Bounds)
Wildcats!
You know! Come on!
W-I-L-D
Wildcats!
Come on! Come on!
West High Knights, hey
Yeah, were doing it right? (OH YEAH)
W-I-L-D
Wildcats!
Its now the time!

Gotta get it inside, down low
In the pain now shoot! SCORE! (Defence!)
We gotta work it together
Gimme the ball
Gimme the ball
Gimme the ball

Fastbreak! (Keep the ball in control)
Let it fly from downtown (Three! Four!)
Show'em we can do it better
(No way! Go go go!)
(Come on boys! Wildcats!)

The way we play tonight (yeah)
Is what we leave behind! (that's right)
It all comes down to right now
It's up to us! (Let's go!)

So what are we gonna be? (Gonna be)
T-E-A-M TEAM!
Gotta work it out
Turn it all
Come on!

This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark (hoops!)
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never!

Gabriella
Troy...

Troy
Right now I can hardly breath

Gabriella
Oooh, you can do it just know that I believe

Troy
And thats all I really need

Gabriella
Then come on!

Troy
Make me strong!
It's time to turn it up, game on!

Team
WILDCATS!
Gonna tear it up!
GO WILDCATS!
Yeah we're number one!
HEY WILDCATS!
We're the champions!
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
Oh TEAM! Oh!
West High Knights, hey
Yeah, we're putting up a fight! (Wildcats!)
We'll never quit it, gonna win it!
Let me hear you say
HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY


Wildcats
Go West High, Yeah!
Hey! You're the best!
Gonna win!
Gotta show how we do it
game on!

This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never...yeah!

Album Version[]

Team
Sixteen sixteen
sixteen minutes left
Better get it done!
Sixteen sixteen
sixteen more minutes
Get ready, GAME ON!

Sixteen sixteen
sixteen minutes left
Runnin out of time! (WILDCATS!) (West HIgh)
Sixteen sixteen
sixteen more minutes
It's on the line! (WILDCATS!)
Sixteen sixteen
sixteen minutes left
Better get it done! (WILDCATS!)

Sixteen sixteen
sixteen more minutes
Till we're number one!

Coach Bolton
(Lets go team!)

Troy
Gotta get it together
Yeah, pull up and shoot! (SCORE!)
Are you ready?
Are you with me?

Wildcats
(Team! team! team! yeah!)

Troy
Shake'em with the crossover?

(Wildcats!)

Troy
Tell me what are we here for? (To Win)

Troy & Chad
Cause we know that we're the best team

Coach Bolton
(Come on boys! come on boys! come on!)

Troy & Chad
The way we play tonight
is what we leave behind! (That's right)
It all comes down to right now
it's up to us! (Lets go!)

So what are we gonna be? (Gonna be)

Wildcats
T-E-A-M TEAM!

Troy
Gotta work it out
Turn it on

Wildcats
(Come on)

This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never!

Crowd
W-I-L-D

Coach Bolton
'Atta boy

Crowd
Wildcats!
You know! Come on!
W-I-L-D
Wildcats!
Come on! Come on!
West High Knights, hey
Yeah, were doing it right? (OH YEAH)
W-I-L-D
Wildcats!
Its now the time!

Troy
Gotta get it inside, down low
In the pain now shoot! SCORE! (Defence!)
We gotta work it together
Gimme the ball
Gimme the ball
Gimme the ball

Fastbreak! (Keep the ball in control)
Let it fly from downtown (Three! Four!)

Chad
Show'em we can do it better
(No way! Go go go!)

'Coach Bolton
(Come on boys!)

Crowd
(Wildcats!)

Troy & Chad'
The way we play tonight (yeah)
Is what we leave behind! (that's right)
It all comes down to right now
It's up to us! (Let's go!)

So what are we gonna be? (Gonna be)

Wildcats
T-E-A-M TEAM!

Troy
Gotta work it out
Turn it all

Wildcats
Come on!

This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark (hoops!)
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never!

Gabriella
Troy...

Troy
Right now I can hardly breath

Gabriella
Oooh, you can do it just know that I believe

Troy
And thats all I really need

Gabriella
Then come on!

Troy
Make me strong!

Team
It's time to turn it up, game on!

WILDCATS!
Gonna tear it up!
GO WILDCATS!
Yeah we're number one!
HEY WILDCATS!
We're the champions!
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
Oh TEAM! Oh!
West High Knights, hey
Yeah, we're putting up a fight! (Wildcats!)
We'll never quit it, gonna win it!
Let me hear you say
HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY

Wildcats
Go West High, Yeah!
Hey! You're the best!
Gonna win!
Gotta show how we do it
game on!

Troy
This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never!

This is the last time to get it right!
This is the last chance to make it or not!
We gotta show what we are all about
Work together!

This is the last chance to make our mark
History will know who we are
This is the last game so make it count
It's now or never...yeah!

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

TBA

Songs:
Now Or Never - Right Here, Right Now - I Want It All - Can I Have This Dance? -
A Night To Remember - Just Want To Be With You - The Boys Are Back - Walk Away - Scream -
- Can I Have This Dance? (Reprise) - Senior Year Spring Medley - We're All In This Together -
- High School Musical - Just Getting Started - Last Chance
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