"When There Was Me and You" is a song featured in the movie High School Musical and on the movie soundtrack, performed by Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens).
The song is also featured on the first season of the Disney+ spin-off series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, performed by Ricky Bowen (Joshua Bassett).
Background[]
High School Musical
After witnessing Troy telling his friends that she and music don't mean anything to him, Gabriella expresses her sadness and heartbreak, believing their relationship was a lie.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
The song is featured in the sixth episode of the first season of the show, "What Team?". Ricky plays the guitar and sings an acoustic version of the song while practicing with Gina (Sofia Wylie). Meanwhile, in the school hallway, E.J. (Matt Cornett) and Nini (Olivia Rodrigo) have a talk where he confesses to things that are weighing on his conscience. After E.J. leaves, Nini hears Ricky singing and goes to the room he is in, but upon realizing Gina is there with him, she leaves.
Lyrics[]
Gabriella:
It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care
I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star that's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you
I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled you made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song
Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you
I can't believe that I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind
Because I liked the view
I thought you felt it too
When there was me and you
Ricky:
I thought you were my fairytale
My dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star that's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you, oh
I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled you made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song
Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you
Appearances[]
- High School Musical (2006)
- High School Musical: The Concert (2007)
- High School Musical: The Ice Tour (2007)
- High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! (2007)
- High School Musical: Sing It! (2007)
- Disney Sing It (2008)
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! (2008)
- Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
Peak Chart Positions[]
| Title | Year | US | US Pop |
UK | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "When There Was Me and You" (Performed by Hudgens) |
2006 | 72 | 56 | 184 | - | High School Musical |
International Versions[]
| Title | Language | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| "あなたといた時" (Anata to Ita Toki) |
Japanese | Hitomi Shimatani |
| "Cuando éramos tú y yo" | Spanish (Argentina) | Victoria (High School Musical: La Selección) |
| "Estando tú y yo" | Spanish (Mexico) | Fabiola (High School Musical: La Selección) |
| "Na Jaane Main Aur Tu" | Hindi | Sunidhi Chauhan |
Trivia[]
The Gabriella talking doll featuring the song "When There Was Me And You."
- In 2007, Mattel released a talking Gabriella High School Musical doll that said some movie quotes and sang this song. The lines included were:
- "Did you ever feel like there's this whole other person inside of you just looking for a way to come out?"
- "I don't want to be the school's freaky genius girl again."
- "It's cool coming here and being who I wanna be."
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