If We Were a Movie facts for kids

"If We Were a Movie" is a fun pop song sung by American singer and actress Miley Cyrus. She performed the song as Hannah Montana, a famous pop star character she played on the Disney Channel TV show Hannah Montana.

The song was written by Jeannie Lurie and Holly Mathis. It was produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James. "If We Were a Movie" was released in 2007. It was the third single from the Hannah Montana TV show soundtrack album. The song has a teen pop sound, which means it's catchy and popular with young people.

In the United States, "If We Were a Movie" was quite popular. It reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also made it into the top 40 on the Pop 100 chart. When this song charted, Miley Cyrus made history! She was the first artist to have six songs appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the same week. A music video for the song was made using clips from a Hannah Montana concert for Radio Disney.

Later, the song was recorded again as a duet. Miley Cyrus sang it with fellow Disney Channel actor Corbin Bleu. This new version was included on the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack album.

About the song

"If We Were a Movie" is a teen pop song. It is three minutes and three seconds long. Music critics like Heather Phares from Allmusic thought the song was "clever" and "catchy." She also said it had "sharper-than-average songwriting." This means the song was well-written and fun to listen to.

The song was first played on Radio Disney. This helped to promote the Hannah Montana TV show and its soundtrack. In some countries, "If We Were a Movie" was released as a "b-side" song. This means it was included with another song, "The Best of Both Worlds," on the same release.

You can find different versions of the song too! A karaoke version is on Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana. There's also a remixed version on the album Hits Remixed.

Promoting the song

To help people discover "If We Were a Movie," several live performances were used as music videos. Miley Cyrus, as Hannah Montana, first sang the song live at Walt Disney World Resort's Typhoon Lagoon. This was on June 23, 2006. The video of this performance was shown on Disney Channel. Other songs like "The Best of Both Worlds" and "I Got Nerve" were also shown.

Another live performance from Radio Disney's 10th Birthday Concert was also used as a music video. A third live performance was from The Cheetah Girls' The Party's Just Begun Tour. This performance also became a music video. These videos helped fans see Hannah Montana perform the song live.

Chart performance

"If We Were a Movie" appeared on music charts in the United States.

See also

In Spanish: If We Were a Movie para niños