"Be Good to Me" is a song recorded by American singer

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, released in the United States on December 26, 2006 by

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as the lead single from her debut studio album, '' Headstrong'' (2007). It was written by Kara DioGuardi,

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and

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, and produced by

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. Made available to the

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in January 2007, the album's version features uncredited rap vocals by Swedish musician

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Composition and reception

The song debuted on AOL Music: First Listen on December 22, 2006. The song was featured on the album, ''

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'' (2008). The song describes relationship problems between the singer and a man; however, she wants to fix the relationship rather than end it. The song is a mid-tempo dance track that features an additional rap segment leading up to the bridge. It is featured in the film '' Bring It On: In It to Win It'', and in the video game '' Thrillville: Off the Rails'', both released in 2007. On the iTunes Store, the song was released as a

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with " He Said She Said". The song was later released as a CD single. The song is featured in the children's toothbrush,

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Music videos

The music video, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, was shot on the set of the tour, '' High School Musical: The Concert'' (2006-2007). Tisdale's same backup dancers from the tour were used in the performance for the video. Tisdale wearing a blue sequined tank top with denim underwear shorts, runs down and dances around a blue rusted bridge, surrounded by her four backup dancers. A large screen in the background also switches between vibrant color designs. The video uses the radio edit of the song, which does not feature rap vocals by David Jassy. The video premiered as a "first look" on

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'' on April 19, 2007. A new version of the video premiered on Germany's

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on November 18, 2008. The video shows the same performance footage and home videos of Tisdale. The rap version of the song is used in the video.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''Billboard''

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chart of February 17, 2007, at number 96. It rose to number 80 the following week before exiting, spending a total of two weeks on the chart. The song was released in Europe in the fall of 2008, and peaked at 67 in

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and at number 57 in

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Track listings and formats

;2-track edition # "Be Good to Me" (

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edit) – 3:14 # "Be Good to Me" – 3:33 ;Limited maxi edition # "Be Good to Me" – 3:33 # "Who I Am" (non-album track) – 3:17 # "It's Life" (non-album track) – 3:47 ;Brazilian digital CD single # "Be Good to Me" (

edit) – 3:14 ;German maxi CD single # "Be Good to Me" (

edit) – 3:14 # " Last Christmas" (single version) – 3:56 # "Be Good to Me" (

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Mix) – 6:17 # "Be Good to Me" (music video) ;German limited CD single # "Be Good to Me" (

edit) – 3:14 # "Last Christmas" (single version) – 3:56 ;Promotional Remixes EP # "Be Good to Me" (Eddie Baez Anthem Club) – 6:51 # "Be Good to Me" (SugarDip Club Mix) – 7:24 # "Be Good to Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Extended Mix) – 7:31 # "Be Good to Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Mixshow) – 5:02 # "Be Good to Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Extended Mix) – 6:15 # "Be Good to Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Mixshow) – 5:32

The Remixes EP

A nine-track EP was released via Warner Bros. Records on July 21, 2009, prior to the release of her second album, '' Guilty Pleasure''. The EP, ''Be Good to Me: The Remixes'', includes the original version of the song, seven remixes and a karaoke version. The EP is available from digital retailers. ;Track listing # "Be Good to Me" (

edit) – 3:14 # "Be Good to Me" (

Mix) – 6:17 # "Be Good to Me" (Eddie Baez Anthem Club) – 6:51 # "Be Good to Me" (SugarDip Edit) – 5:03 # "Be Good to Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Extended Mix) – 7:23 # "Be Good to Me" (Scalfati from T.H.C. - Scalfonzo Pop Mixshow) – 5:00 # "Be Good to Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Extended Mix) – 6:13 # "Be Good to Me" (LSDJ from T.H.C. - Good 4 U Mixshow) – 5:26 # "Be Good to Me" (karaoke version) - 3:14

Credits and personnel

*Vocals –

*Producer – Kara DioGuardi *Vocal producer – David Jassy *Writer(s) – Kara DioGuardi, David Jassy, Joacim Persson, Niclas Molinder, Ashley Tisdale *Mixer and additional programming – Twin *Background vocals – Kara DioGuardi

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Be Good to Me 2006 debut singles Ashley Tisdale songs Dance-pop songs Music videos directed by Chris Marrs Piliero Songs written by Kara DioGuardi Song recordings produced by Twin (production team) 2006 songs Songs written by Niclas Molinder Songs written by Joacim Persson Warner Records singles