We all know it to be true that from 1998-2013, Disney Channel aired some of the greatest movies from our childhood.
From living in space to fighting evil as teen witches to creating singing holograms, Disney came up with about everything we didn’t know we loved until we loved them. Hands down, the music was one of the best parts of DCOMs. Disney knew how to hit everyone in the feels and keep these songs stuck in our heads for hours, with themes of heartbreak, girl power, and friendship.
Let’s take a look back at 21 of the most classic DCOM songs from our childhood that we all still know the lyrics to (no shame).
1. "Supernova Girl"-Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
This song still makes our hearts go boom, boom, boom. We all wished it were us at that concert, with the frosted tipped blonde heartthrob Proto Zoa singing to us.
2. "Notice Me"- Pixel Perfect
We all knew Sam wrote this song about Roscoe, since he was too busy crushing on his holographic rockstar creation, Loretta, to see that they were perfect for each other! I still ship them.
3. "More Than Me"-Stuck in the Suburbs
Continuing with the frosted tipped blonde heartthrob theme, Jordan Cahill was no doubt everyone’s crush. A bad boy popstar-turned-good boy who saves a local landmark, he was a total hunk to our 8 year old selves (and still now too, of course).
4. "Push It to the Limit"-Jump In
From a basketball star in HSM to a jumprope pro in Jump In, plus a singer and dancer, is there anything Corbin Bleu can’t do?! This song will always be a pump up jam.
5. "The Galaxy is Ours"-Zenon the Zequel
Another hit from the out-of-this-world cutie Proto Zoa in yet another Zenon movie. Peep the “fabulo” space lingo we thought was so cool.
6. "Determinate"-Lemonade Mouth
Even though this DCOM came out when we were a bit older, we still loved it, wishing we were in the band. Bridget Mendler killed it in this slow ballad-turned-pop jam.
7. "Go Figure"-Go Figure
The super catchy title song for the movie that made us all want to be figure skaters and hockey players.
8. "On the Ride"-Cowbelles
We all cringed when Aly and AJ threw the towel on the boiling pot and burned the whole house down. This song makes us want to hug our family and best friends and never let them go.
9. "What Dreams Are Made Of"-The Lizzie McGuire Movie
I know we were all ~shook~ when Lizzie and Isabella exposed Paolo for the fake singer he truly was, and so proud of Lizzie for singing in front of the whole world and KILLING it. “Sing to me Paolo” will always be one of the best movie lines of all time.
10. "Introducing Me"-Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Nick Jonas was, and always will be, SUCH a cutie, and we were so proud that he finally had his own song! We thought we were so cool singing as fast as Nick in that final verse, and not gonna lie, still feel pretty darn cool even though we now can rap Nicki Minaj and Eminem.
11. "Get a Clue"-Get a Clue
This song made us want to jump around and rock out. This was the ultimate sleuthing movie, starring the fabulous Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song.
12. "Rush"-Twitches
Another classic Aly and AJ jam, hearing the song instantly makes us think of finding our long lost twin sister and fighting evil together in the magical land of Coventry.
13. "Bet on It"-High School Musical 2
No one knew Zac had it in him, but he managed to dance his way through a golf course in one of the most iconic musical numbers in Disney history. We loved Zac’s passion and anger and sass, and still retweet memes made from his sassy walk and odd hand gestures.
14. "One Girl Revolution"-Cadet Kelly
Who didn’t want to join a drill team after watching Cadet Kelly? This song and drill routine were full of girl power and teamwork, and we were highkey happy the two girls finally got along.
15. "Cinderella"-The Cheetah Girls
This cheetahlicious song is probably the most uplifting girl power song Disney has ever released. I still wish I had their iconic early 2000’s costumes with that cheetah flare.
16. "Dream Vacation"-The Even Stevens Movie
This movie made being stranded on an island while filming a television show look a lot more fun than it probably is. This song gave us major summer feels.
17. "One in the Same"-Princess Protection Program
This was the ultimate bestie anthem for tweens everywhere.
18. "Outside Looking In"-Read it and Weep
We all found a way to relate to this fairly depressing song about not fitting in with everyone else and being left out. While we loved this movie, we couldn’t even imagine if our own journals were leaked out into the world and became bestsellers.
19. "Strut"-The Cheetah Girls 2
Hopping on a plane to Barcelona and strutting down the streets singing this song is definitely still on our bucket lists (with Angel playing the guitar, of course).
20. "Be a Star"-Life Size
This was the theme song to the beautiful and perfect Eve doll, played by Tyra Banks. We all wished our Barbie dolls could come to life, even though Eve caused quite a bit of damage when she was a human.
21. "It's My Turn Now"-Jump In
Yes, another song from Jump In that definitely pumped us up and made us believe in ourselves. Throwback to the velour tracksuit and big hoop earrings we all sported back in the day.
In the end, I think we can all agree that old school Disney was by far the best. I’m so thankful to have grown up with such classic movies, especially since their recent movies don’t even compare in the slightest.
