This Is the Life (Hannah Montana song) facts for kids

"This Is the Life" is a fun pop song sung by Miley Cyrus. She sings it as her character, Hannah Montana. Hannah Montana is a secret identity, or alter ego, for Miley Stewart. Miley plays this character on the popular Disney Channel TV show Hannah Montana.

The song was written by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, and Jay Landers. Matthew Gerrard also produced the song. "This Is the Life" became quite popular. It reached number eighty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It also made it into the top seventy on the Pop 100 chart. When this song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, Miley Cyrus became the first artist to have seven songs on that chart in the same week! There's also a music video for "This Is the Life." It shows footage from a live concert performance.

About the Song

"This Is the Life" was created by Matthew Gerrard, with help from Robbie Nevil and Jay Landers. These writers worked on many songs for the Hannah Montana album. Matthew Gerrard helped write six songs for the album. Robbie Nevil wrote four, and Jay Landers wrote two.

You can find different versions of the song. A karaoke version is on Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana (2007). There's also a remixed version on Hits Remixed (2008). The song first played on Radio Disney in 2006. This helped promote the Hannah Montana TV series.

"This Is the Life" is a pop song that lasts about three minutes and fifteen seconds. It has a teen pop style, which is a type of pop music popular with teenagers. The song is about being yourself and unique. One line from the song says, "I'm individual / I'm not like anyone."

How the Song Charted

"This Is the Life" was not released as a single. This means it wasn't sold on its own like a special song. Instead, it was played on Radio Disney. Because of this, its popularity on music charts came mostly from people downloading it online.

On August 5, 2006, the song first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number ninety-two. It then left the chart. Later, after the Hannah Montana soundtrack album came out, the song re-entered the chart. It reached number forty-four on the Hot Digital Songs Chart. This led to it appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 again on November 11, 2006. The song also reached number sixty-three on the Pop 100 Chart, which no longer exists. In Canada, "This Is the Life" peaked at number sixty-five on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart. However, it did not make it onto the main Canadian Hot 100 chart.

Live Performances

Miley Cyrus, dressed as Hannah Montana, performed "This Is the Life" live. She sang it along with four other songs for the filming of the first season of Hannah Montana. This performance was later used as the song's music video. It was released on April 10, 2006, on Disney Channel.

Miley also performed the song during twenty concerts in late 2006. She was the opening act for The Cheetah Girls' concert tour, called The Party's Just Begun Tour.

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