It begins with Kelsi, Gabriella, and Troy singing at the piano that ends with some of the other cast coming in and singing along and clips from the first movie (High School Musical) featuring Gabriella and Troy are inserted in.

A version sung by the character Sharpay appears as an additional track and is called as "You Are the Music In Me (Sharpay Version) or (Reprise)" is the sixth song for the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name.

Giving to a "promise" from Troy, he and Sharpay practice their song for the Midsummer Night's Talent Show.

Amazon's editors stated that "The song "You Are the Music in Me" is a fine one and doesn't get bogged down in syrup.

Molly Sandén and Ola Svensson released a Swedish language version of the song entitled "Du är musiken i mig" that reached number 21 in the Swedish Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for a total of 16 weeks.