 The music video for " Come Back to Me " was directed by Chris Applebaum . The video was first shown on Disney Channel on August 25 , 2006 , following the premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 . Hudgens walks onto the set of a music video , applies her makeup and changes her shoes . She then performs while dancing against a brightly lit backdrop . Next , she is shown performing and dancing in a black room with numerous chandeliers flickering on and off . She later appears on a red stage with circles flickering in various colors . Afterwards , more shots of the black room is shown , including one in which she is swinging on a chandelier . In the last scene , she sings and dances in front of a colorful background . Black @-@ and @-@ white shots of her and her friends are interspersed throughout the video , and Hudgens ' friend , actress Alexa Nikolas , makes an appearance . The Arizona Republic writer Bill Goodykoontz wrote that Hudgens shows a somewhat mature side in the video : " [ W ] hen your only context for ever having seen Hudgens is starring as Gabriella , the sweet little brainiac in High School Musical , it 's certainly different to see her flouncing around in spaghetti @-@ strap tops , rolling her shoulders and whatnot . " A director 's cut version of the video appears on the physical release of the single . 
