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Waxman Staff Writer Aug 26, 2015 4:15 PM UTC During _Cosmopolitan UK_‘s interview with Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Max Joseph, who are promoting their upcoming film _We Are Your Friends,_ Efron fails to recognize “Breaking Free,” a song he sings with Vanessa Hudgens in the 2006 movie _High School Musical_. You know, that movie that made him famous? The interviewer tests their music trivia abilities by playing different hits and asking them to guess the name. And around the 1:07 mark, when the _High School Musical_ single comes on, Efron goes blank. 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