Be Good to Me

The song debuted on AOL Music: First Listen on December 22, 2006.{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104032219/http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstlisten/ashley-tisdale-new-songs?icid=fri%3Adl3 |archivedate=2007-01-04 |url=http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstlisten/ashley-tisdale-new-songs?icid=fri:dl3 |title=AOL Music confirm the single "Be Good to Me" |publisher=music.aol.com |accessdate=2008-07-20 |url-status=dead }} The song was featured on the album, Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 10 (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.[http://www.tommy2.net/content/reviewashleytisdale.php Ashley Tisdale - Headstrong]. Tommy2.net. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

Music critics had varied opinions on the single. Some praised its catchy melody and urban beat, while others were unimpressed with Tisdale's vocal skills.

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 double A-Side with "He Said She Said". The song was later released as a CD single. The song is featured in the children's toothbrush, Tooth Tunes.{{cite web |url=https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/tooth-tunes-be-good-to-me-ashley-tisdale-brush/h77451 |title=Tooth Tunes Be Good to Me (Ashley Tisdale) Brush |publisher=Entertainment Earth |accessdate=April 23, 2019 }}

The music video, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero,"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090713105144/http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/a/ashley-tisdale/clip76763#clip76763 Be Good to Me - Music Video]". MuchMusic. CTVglobemedia. Retrieved October 23, 2009. 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 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 MTV's Total Request Live on April 19, 2007.{{ cite web | url=http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2007&m=04 | title="Be Good to Me" premiered as First Look on Total Request Live | author=ATRL.net| publisher=ATRL.net | accessdate=2008-07-20 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003249/http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2007&m=04| archivedate= 5 June 2008 | url-status= live}}

A new version of the video premiered on Germany's Viva 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.

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of February 17, 2007, at number 96.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2007-02-17 Billboard Hot 100 Week of February 17, 2007] It rose to number 80 the following week before exiting, spending a total of two weeks on the chart and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for equivalent sales of 500,000 units in the United States.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2007-02-24 Billboard Hot 100 Week of February 24, 2007]{{ cite web | url=http://acharts.us/song/11973 | title=Be Good to Me performance on multiple charts | author=ACharts.us | publisher=ACharts.us | accessdate=2008-07-20 }} The song was released in Europe in the fall of 2008, and peaked at 67 in Austria and at number 57 in Germany.

;2-track edition{{ cite web|url=http://www.musicsquare.net/albums/ashley_tisdale/906 |title=Ashley Tisdale - Be Good to Me: Discography |author=MusicSquare |publisher=MusicSquare |accessdate=2008-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926221412/http://www.musicsquare.net/albums/ashley_tisdale/906 |archivedate=2007-09-26 }}

1. "Be Good to Me" (radio edit) – 3:14
2. "Be Good to Me" – 3:33

;Limited maxi edition{{ cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OPO9EE | title=Be Good to Me (Limited Maxi Edition):Ashley Tisdale | author=Amazon| publisher=Amazon | accessdate=2008-07-20 }}

1. "Be Good to Me" – 3:33
2. "Who I Am" (non-album track) – 3:17
3. "It's Life" (non-album track) – 3:47

;Brazilian digital single{{ cite web|url=http://megastore.uol.com.br/acervo/pop/a/ashley_tisdale/be_good_to_me |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721044809/http://megastore.uol.com.br/acervo/pop/a/ashley_tisdale/be_good_to_me |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-21 |title="Be Good to Me" (Digital Single) |author=UOL Megastore |publisher=UOL |accessdate=2008-07-20 }}

1. "Be Good to Me" (radio edit) – 3:14

;German maxi CD single{{ cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GM40D4 | title="Be Good to Me" (Maxi Single) | author=UOL Amazon| publisher=Amazon | accessdate=2008-10-07 }}

1. "Be Good to Me" (radio edit) – 3:14
2. "Last Christmas" – 3:56
3. "Be Good to Me" (Jack D. Elliot Mix) – 6:17
4. "Be Good to Me" (music video)

;German limited CD single{{ cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GCY1LK | title="Be Good to Me" (Limited Single) | author=UOL Amazon| publisher=Amazon | accessdate=2008-10-07 }}

1. "Be Good to Me" (radio edit) – 3:14
2. "Last Christmas" – 3:56

; Digital remix EP{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=322985970&s=143441|title=Be Good to Me Remix EP| publisher=iTunes Store| accessdate=2009-07-08}}

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

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• Vocals – Ashley Tisdale, David Jassy
• 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

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