The Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack is the official music album for the movie of the same name. The film is based on the popular Disney Channel TV show Hannah Montana, which started in 2006. In both the show and the movie, Miley Cyrus plays Miley Stewart. Miley has a secret: she lives a double life as the famous pop star Hannah Montana.

Miley Cyrus sings twelve songs on the album. Seven of these songs are sung by her character, Hannah Montana. Other artists like Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, and Steve Rushton also have songs on the soundtrack.

Walt Disney Records released this album on March 24, 2009. The film's director, Peter Chelsom, approved all the songs. He wanted the music to fit perfectly with the movie's story and the characters. Many producers worked on the album, especially John Shanks and Matthew Gerrard. Shanks worked closely with Miley Cyrus on her songs. Gerrard produced Hannah Montana's songs, and he had also written her hit song "The Best of Both Worlds" (2006). A new version of "The Best of Both Worlds" is the last song on the album. The album mixes a lot of pop and country sounds. Miley Cyrus, Matthew Gerrard, and Taylor Swift are some of the songwriters. The songs mostly talk about being famous, family, and love, which are big themes in the movie.

Music critics liked the album. They praised Miley Cyrus for sounding natural and thoughtful when she sang as herself. They also liked Taylor Swift's song. The soundtrack was nominated for a 2009 American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack. However, it lost to the Twilight soundtrack. Hannah Montana: The Movie was a big hit around the world. It reached the top 10 in many countries and was number one in places like Austria, Canada, and New Zealand. In the United States, it hit number one on the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. By May 2009, the album sold over a million copies and was certified platinum. The album was promoted on Radio Disney and with live performances. Miley Cyrus even sang four songs from the album on her first world concert tour.

"The Climb" was the first song released from the album. It came out on March 5, 2009, on iTunes and later as a CD single. "Hoedown Throwdown" was the second song released, available digitally on iTunes on March 10, 2009.

Song Styles and Meanings
Popular Songs
- Bonus Songs
Album Promotion
Album Success
Awards and Nominations
Song List
Certifications
See also

Song Styles and Meanings

Cyrus performing "Spotlight" in the Wonder World Tour. This song is one of seven on the album credited to her character Hannah Montana.

The album features both pop and country music. Miley Cyrus's songs often have her unique "husky twang" sound. The faster, upbeat songs are mostly sung by Hannah Montana. There are not many slow songs (ballads) on the album. Songs like "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home", "Let's Get Crazy", and "Spotlight" are true pop songs. "Let's Get Crazy" has a cool beat made from the sound of camera flashes. Miley Cyrus's own songs are usually a bit slower. "Hoedown Throwdown" is a fun dance song that mixes country and hip-hop styles. "The Climb" is a powerful slow song with clear vocals. It features piano solos and electric guitars. "Crazier" is a gentle, waltzing slow song sung by Taylor Swift.

The songs on the album talk about different ideas. "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" is about staying true to yourself and relying on family. Most of Hannah Montana's songs describe the exciting life of a celebrity. "Let's Get Crazy" is about having fun at a party. "The Good Life" celebrates fancy things like designer handbags and shoes. "The Best of Both Worlds" clearly talks about Miley's double life as Hannah Montana. It describes her as a normal teenager from Nashville, Tennessee, who moved to Malibu, California, but also a pop star at night. The song mentions the good things about living two lives, like seeing Orlando Bloom, going to concerts, having friendships, and attending movie premieres.

The songs Miley Cyrus sings as herself are more personal and emotional. "Hoedown Throwdown" is a tribute to simple, country fun. "The Climb" describes life as a hard but rewarding journey. "Butterfly Fly Away" is a duet between Miley and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. It's about growing up. In "Back to Tennessee", Billy Ray Cyrus sings about missing his home state. The country group Rascal Flatts performs acoustic versions of "Backwards" and "Bless the Broken Road" with a youth orchestra.

Popular Songs

Two-time Album-of-the-year Grammy winner Taylor Swift helped write two songs on this soundtrack.

"The Climb" was the first song released from the album. It came out digitally on February 21, 2009. Critics really liked the song's lyrics and Miley Cyrus's strong singing. It became very popular, reaching the top 10 in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Norway. It also made it into the top 20 in many other countries. In the U.S., the song was number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart for fifteen weeks in a row.

"Hoedown Throwdown" was released on March 10, 2009. This song also did well, reaching the top 10 on the Irish Singles Chart and the top 20 in many other places. Even after the soundtrack came out, Disney kept releasing promotional songs.

Bonus Songs

"Crazier" was first played on Radio Disney and Disney Channel. Disney Channel used it to promote the movie's home video release. The song reached number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also charted in Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Other songs from the album also appeared on music charts:

"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" reached number seventy-six in Canada and number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Album Promotion

Cyrus performing "Hoedown Throwdown" in the Wonder World Tour. This instructional dance song became a top ten hit in Ireland.

To promote the album, Miley Cyrus performed some songs live. On October 10, 2008, she sang "Let's Get Crazy", "Let's Do This", and a new movie mix of "The Best of Both Worlds" as Hannah Montana. This was for the filming of the third season of Hannah Montana. On January 19, 2009, Miley premiered "The Climb" at the "Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future" event. This event celebrated Barack Obama becoming president. Miley and her father also performed in London at an Apple Store. This performance was recorded and sold only on the United Kingdom iTunes Store as an extended play called iTunes: Live from London.

Miley Cyrus performed songs from the album on many TV shows and events. These included the Academy of Country Music, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, American Idol, Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, and Today.

Promotional songs from Hannah Montana: The Movie were first played on Radio Disney and Disney Channel. "Let's Do This" was the first to premiere on December 13, 2008. Its music video showed clips from the Irvine performance. This song reached number twenty-three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart. "Let's Get Crazy" premiered on January 19, 2009. Its music video was a scene from the movie where Miley Stewart has to go to Lilly Truscott's Sweet Sixteen party as Hannah Montana. This song reached number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Hannah Montana's highest-charting song in Canada. "Back to Tennessee" was shown only on Disney Channel with a video that mixed scenes from the movie. This song reached number forty-seven on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Radio Disney played the entire soundtrack on March 21, 2009. "The Miley Sessions," which were videos of Miley singing in a recording studio, were released on Disney.com in March 2009. Disney Channel also aired short segments called Hannah Montana: The Movie Playback. In these, Miley described the music from the album. Miley also went on a short acoustic radio tour to promote the album. She performed four songs from the album on her first worldwide concert tour, the Wonder World Tour.

Album Success

Cyrus performing the album's lead single "The Climb" at the Wonder World Tour. The song talks about staying positive and became a big hit.

Hannah Montana: The Movie started at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 139,000 copies in its first week (April 11, 2009). After four weeks, the album reached number one, becoming the first movie soundtrack that year to top the Billboard 200. In its fourth week, it sold 133,000 copies. It also topped Billboard Top Country Albums for nine weeks and Top Soundtracks for nineteen weeks. After two months, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This means it shipped over one million copies. By April 2014, the album had sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. and 3 million worldwide. In Canada, the album started at number two and then reached number one for two weeks.

In New Zealand, Hannah Montana: The Movie debuted at number eleven and later reached number one for a week. It was certified platinum there, meaning it shipped 15,000 copies. In Australia, the soundtrack reached number six and was certified platinum, selling over 70,000 copies. In Spain, the album started at number eighteen and then reached number one for four weeks. It was later certified platinum there for shipping 80,000 copies. In Austria, the soundtrack was number one for one week and was certified gold for selling over 10,000 copies. The album also topped the charts in Portugal and reached the top 20 in Belgium, Denmark, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Awards and Nominations

Hannah Montana: The Movie was nominated for "Choice Music: Album Soundtrack" at the Teen Choice Awards and "Favorite Soundtrack" at the 2009 American Music Awards. However, it lost to the Twilight soundtrack in both cases. Five songs from the album—"Back to Tennessee", "Butterfly Fly Away", "Don't Walk Away", "Hoedown Throwdown", and "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"—were considered for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

Song List

Hannah Montana: The Movie – Standard version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" (performed by Hannah Montana)	3:44
2.	"Let's Get Crazy" (performed by Hannah Montana)	2:35
3.	"The Good Life" (performed by Hannah Montana)	2:59
4.	"Everything I Want" (performed by Steve Rushton)	3:53
5.	"Don't Walk Away" (performed by Miley Cyrus)	2:48
6.	"Hoedown Throwdown" (performed by Miley Cyrus)	3:02
7.	"Dream" (performed by Miley Cyrus)	3:23
8.	"The Climb" (performed by Miley Cyrus)	3:55
9.	"Butterfly Fly Away" (performed by Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus)	3:10
10.	"Backwards" (Acoustic) (performed by Rascal Flatts)	3:25
11.	"Back to Tennessee" (performed by Billy Ray Cyrus)	4:12
12.	"Crazier" (performed by Taylor Swift)	3:12
13.	"Bless the Broken Road" (Acoustic) (performed by Rascal Flatts)	3:55
14.	"Let's Do This" (performed by Hannah Montana)	3:32
15.	"Spotlight" (performed by Hannah Montana)	3:07
16.	"Game Over" (performed by Steve Rushton)	3:53
17.	"What's Not to Like" (performed by Hannah Montana)	3:14
18.	"The Best of Both Worlds: The 2009 Movie Mix" (performed by Hannah Montana)	3:07
Total length:		61:21

Hannah Montana: The Movie – iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Recording artist(s)	Length
19.	"The Climb" (Hyprid Pop Mix)	Miley Cyrus	3:52

Karaoke series Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana The Movie was also released in some countries. It has a slightly different cover with yellow stripes and the "Karaoke Series" title. This version includes eight instrumental (music only) versions of songs from the original soundtrack, so you can sing along!

Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana The Movie – Standard version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" (instrumental version)
2.	"The Good Life" (instrumental version)
3.	"Don't Walk Away" (instrumental version)
4.	"Hoedown Throwdown" (instrumental version)
5.	"Dream" (instrumental version)
6.	"The Climb" (instrumental version)
7.	"Spotlight" (instrumental version)
8.	"What's Not to Like" (instrumental version)

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Platinum	20,000^x
Brazil (ABPD)	Gold	30,000^*
GCC (IFPI Middle East)	Platinum	6,000^*
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	100,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)	Platinum	15,000^x
Mexico (AMPROFON)	Platinum	80,000^{^}
New Zealand (RIANZ)	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	Gold	30,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack) facts for kids

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