You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home facts for kids

"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" is a country pop song. It was written for the 2009 movie Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song is sung by Hannah Montana, a character played by Miley Cyrus in the film.

Famous singers Taylor Swift and Martin Johnson wrote the song. You can find a karaoke version of it on the movie's soundtrack. The song mixes country pop and pop rock music styles. Its lyrics are about remembering where you come from and staying true to yourself.

People really liked how the song was used in the movie. However, it didn't become a huge hit on the music charts for Cyrus compared to her other songs. Its highest spot was number 76 in Canada. A music video was made for the song when the Hannah Montana: The Movie DVD came out.

The Song's Style and Meaning

"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" combines country and pop music. This fits the main idea of the movie's soundtrack. The song has a fast beat, like a rock song, with 160 beats per minute. It is written in the key of E-flat major.

Miley Cyrus's voice in the song covers one octave, which is a range of eight musical notes. The song uses a simple set of chords: E♭5, D5, and then back to E♭5.

Just like the movie, the song's words talk about how important your roots are. One music expert, Warren Truitt, said the song shows that "even pop stars find safe haven in their home town." This means even famous people feel safe and happy in their hometown.

The first few lines of the song's chorus sound very similar to the start of Hilary Duff's song "So Yesterday" from 2003.

How the Song Charted

"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 87. This was for the week ending April 11, 2009. The next week, it dropped one spot to number 88.

However, on May 2, 2009, the song reached its highest spot on the Hot 100 at number 81. This happened because many people downloaded the song digitally. It reached number 52 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

In Canada, the song also started at number 88 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart on April 11, 2009. It reached its peak position of number 76 on May 2, 2009.

Music Videos for the Song

Two music videos were made for "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home."

The Miley Sessions Video

A special music video was filmed to help promote the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack. This video was part of a series called The Miley Sessions. It came out in March 2009 on Disney.com. In this video, Miley Cyrus is shown singing in an empty recording studio.

Movie Clip Video

Later, in August 2009, a different music video was released on Disney Channel. This video used clips from Hannah Montana: The Movie to promote the film's home release.

The video starts with Miley Cyrus, dressed as Hannah Montana, on a stage with her backup dancers. They are performing at a big outdoor concert. As she sings, Miley and the dancers do a detailed dance routine.

Then, the video shows a clip from the movie where Miley's character gets off a private airplane. The video keeps switching between Miley performing on stage and more scenes from the movie. These scenes include Miley taking off her Hannah Montana wig and talking with Travis Body, her love interest in the film, played by actor Lucas Till.

Midway through the video, Miley and her dancers leave the stage. They quickly come back wearing western clothes. Miley wears a teal western shirt, a checkered red and white skirt, and cowboy boots. As the video ends, it shows Miley waking up, realizing the movie events were a dream. Jackson's car drives down the road, and the video finishes.

Chart Positions

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

See also

In Spanish: You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home para niños