It was first released for digital download on December 19, 2006 as a promotional extended play along with remixes and her debut single "Be Good to Me".

Heather Phares of allmusic said that the song "features a hard-hitting beat and backing vocals".

[5] Tammy La Gorce, in an editorial review of Headstrong on Amazon.com, stated the song is "a steamy dancefloor seduction that ought to come with a PG-15 rating.

Nick Levine of Digital Spy said "Sadly, 'He Said, She Said' fails to capitalize on Tisdale's onscreen charisma.

With its Phantom of the Opera-style organ intro, fractured beat and smoothly cooing chorus, it sounds like a Destiny's Child album track from the early noughties.

As the song begins to make inroads at radio, remixes have been commissioned by a slew of top mixers like Friscia & Lamboy and Morgan Page amongst others.

"[8] Later in the year, however, the website said of the song "Her first major pop chart hit is an uptempo pop/dance gem.

"[9] In reference to the song's lyrics, "Common Sense Media" stated "Parents need to know that Ashley Tisdale's tween-friendly pop is appealing and bright.

The lyrics are family-safe, but unsubstantial, flirting around the edges of sexual innuendo on a couple of tracks like "He Said She Said" is an adorable tune about flirtation, the sexiest on the album ("Baby I can see us movin' like that/Baby I can see us touchin' like that").

Unfortunately, pedestrian rhymes and constant repetition of musical and lyrical hooks keep the poetry from taking flight.

It was also Tisdale's first song to chart on the Hot Dance Club Play, where it peaked at number 21.

In Australia, the song became Tisdale's first to enter the Top 40 in the country, peaking at number 21 on the chart.

[16] She has also stated that there was originally supposed be a kissing scene in the video, but it has been removed for the purpose of her younger fans.

In June 2007, Tisdale filmed the song's second music video which was directed by Scott Speer.

In the video, Tisdale and her friends go to a club, where a man played by the actor Josh Henderson, notices her.