The Best of Both Worlds (song) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids "The Best of Both Worlds"
Single by Hannah Montana
from the album Hannah Montana
B-side	"If We Were a Movie"
Released	March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop rock teen pop
Length	2:54
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Gerrard Robbie Nevil
Producer(s)	Matthew Gerrard
Hannah Montana singles chronology
"The Best of Both Worlds" (2006) "Nobody's Perfect" (2006)

"The Best of Both Worlds" is a fun pop-rock song sung by Miley Cyrus. She sings it for the Disney Channel TV show Hannah Montana. In the show, Miley Cyrus plays Miley Stewart. Miley Stewart has a secret identity: she is the famous pop star Hannah Montana. This song is all about living that exciting double life.

The song was released on March 28, 2006. It was the very first song from the Hannah Montana soundtrack album. "The Best of Both Worlds" is also the main theme song for the TV series. Later, a different version was used for the show's third season. You can find live versions and karaoke versions of the song on other albums too.

Many people see "The Best of Both Worlds" as one of Miley Cyrus's most famous songs. It helped introduce her to the music world. Critics generally liked the song. They thought it was well-written, even with its "weird" idea of a double life. The song did well on music charts around the world.

About the Song

"The Best of Both Worlds" mixes different music styles. It has parts of dance, rock, and country music. You can hear electric guitars, upbeat synthesizers, and background singers. The song is in the key of C major. It has a fast tempo of 130 beats per minute.

Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil wrote the song. They also wrote three other songs for the Hannah Montana soundtrack. They continued to write more songs for the Hannah Montana series.

The lyrics of the song talk about Miley Stewart's double life. By day, she's a normal teenager who moved from Nashville, Tennessee to Malibu, California. By night, she's a huge pop star. The song describes the cool things about having two lives. It mentions things like concerts, friendships, and movie premieres.

How the Song Charted

"The Best of Both Worlds" was mostly played on Radio Disney. It wasn't played much on other big radio stations. Even so, it appeared on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs Chart. This helped it get on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 12, 2006.

The song reached number 92 on the Hot 100 chart. It stayed on the chart for two weeks. This was special because it was one of only two TV theme songs from that time to make it onto the Hot 100. The other was "Leave It All to Me" by Miranda Cosgrove.

The song did even better in Europe. In Ireland, it reached number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart in February 2007. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart. This was Miley Cyrus's highest-charting song in the UK when she was credited as Hannah Montana. In 2008, it charted in Germany. It reached number 66 on the German Singles Chart.

Live Performances

Cyrus performing "The Best of Both Worlds" during the tour of the same name.

Miley Cyrus often dressed as Hannah Montana when she sang "The Best of Both Worlds" live. This happened at concerts and on TV shows. For a concert that promoted the first season of Hannah Montana, Miley wore a blonde wig, boots, jeans, and a pink sparkly top. She performed the song with cool dance moves. This performance was also used as the song's music video on Disney Channel in March 2006.

Miley performed the song at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon in June 2006. She also sang it when she opened for The Cheetah Girls on their 2006 tour. She performed it on TV shows like Good Morning America and Live with Regis and Kelly in October 2006. The next month, she sang it at the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

In March 2007, Miley performed the song as Hannah Montana for "Hannah Montana: Live in London." This event was shown on Disney Channels around the world. Later, in December 2007, she sang the song as herself on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"The Best of Both Worlds" was the last song she performed on her first big concert tour, the Best of Both Worlds Tour. On this tour, she sang it as herself. She wore a pink outfit with a tank top and a plaid mini-skirt. More recently, she performed a special "2009 Movie Mix" of the song. This was for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack. She sang it at a concert taping for the third season of Hannah Montana in October 2009.

Song Versions

Charts

See also

In Spanish: The Best of Both Worlds para niños