If We Were a Movie facts for kids

"If We Were a Movie" is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus. She performed the song as Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart, a character she plays on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. "If We Were a Movie" was written by Jeannie Lurie and Holly Mathis, and was produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James. The song was released as the third single for the album, Hannah Montana. The song has teen pop influences. It was released as the third single from the album.

In the United States, the song peaked at number forty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top forty on the Pop 100. Its appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 made Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the chart in the same week. A music video for "If We Were a Movie" was taken from footage of a Hannah Montana Radio Disney concert performance.

The song was later re-recorded as a duet with fellow Disney Channel actor Corbin Bleu for the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack album.

Background and composition

Written by Jennie Lurie and Holly Mathis, and produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James, "If We Were a Movie" is a teen pop song that lasts three minutes and three seconds. Heather Phares of Allmusic considered "If We Were a Movie" a "clever" and "catchy" song, with a "sharper-than-average songwriting". It was released as a b-side to "The Best of Both Worlds" in foreign countries on February 20, 2007.

A karaoke version appears on Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana (2007), while a remixed version appears on Hits Remixed (2008). The song first premiered on Radio Disney in order to promote the series and soundtrack. The song was later released as duet with Corbin Bleu on the third Hannah Montana soundtrack.

Promotion

Three different live performances have been prominently used for promotional music videos. Cyrus as Montana debuted the song at Walt Disney World Resort's Typhoon Lagoon on June 23, 2006. The video was aired on Disney Channel, along with performances of "The Best of Both Worlds", "I Got Nerve" and "This is the Life". Another live performance from Radio Disney's 10th Birthday Concert was also used as a music video on Disney Channel. The third live performance was on The Cheetah Girls' The Party's Just Begun Tour and also served as a music video.

Credits and Personnel

• Vocals: Hannah Montana
• Songwriting: Jeannie Lurie, Holly Mathis
• Production: Antonina Armato, Tim James

Charts

See also

In Spanish: If We Were a Movie para niños