''Freaky Friday'' is the

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to the 2003 Disney film of the same name which features songs by various artists.

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called the album a "mixed bag", specifically praising

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's " The Art of Losing",

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' "Backstage",

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's "

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", and

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's "

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", while strongly criticizing the rest of the album. The album was certified

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by the

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in December 2003 for shipping over 500,000 copies. British girl-band

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recorded "You Freak Me Out" for the film, which was intended to be added to the soundtrack; however, it was decided that the song would not be added to the album, but would instead be included on the re-release of the band's debut album, '' Sound of the Underground'' (2003).

Track listing

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– "Ultimate" #

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– " Happy Together" #

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– " What I Like About You" #

– " The Art of Losing" # Forty Foot Echo – "Brand New Day" #

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– "Me vs. the World" #

Christina Vidal Christina Vidal is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in films such as '' Life with Mikey'', ''Brink!'', ''Freaky Friday'', '' See No Evil'' and for her role in Nickelodeon sitcom '' Taina'', in which she played the ...

– " Take Me Away" #

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– " ...Baby One More Time" (Intro) #

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– "...Baby One More Time" #

– "Backstage" #

– "

" #

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– "I Wonder" # Lash – "

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" #

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– "Just Let Me Cry" #

– "

" #

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– "Fortune Cookie?"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Ultimate

"Ultimate" is a song from the ''Freaky Friday'' soundtrack, with clips of scenes from the film used to help promote it on

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. It enjoyed some success due to airplay on

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and

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Background

Written and produced by

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and Jeff Coplan, and played during the end credits of the film, the song was so successful on Radio Disney and Disney Channel, that it was included on the soundtrack of the series ''

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''.

Music video

There are two different promotional

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for the song. In the first (which appears on film), Lohan sings the song as her character Anna Coleman and her bandmates (played by

and

Haley Hudson Haley Kaye Hudson (born June 14, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career at age 16 after being cast in Disney's remake of ''Freaky Friday'' opposite Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. Hudson played the role of Peg, a member of the roc ...

) perform it at her mother Tess's wedding. In the second version that appeared on Disney Channel, the video begins the same as the first one, at a wedding, before then transitioning to Lohan recording the song in a studio, with clips from the film interspersed throughout.

References

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