"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 a promotional single for the special of the soundtrack, Hannah Montana. The song has teen pop influences.
| "If We Were a Movie" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Miley Cyrus | |
| from the album Hannah Montana | |
| A-side | "The Best of Both Worlds" |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:04 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | |
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
editWritten 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.[1] Heather Phares of Allmusic considered "If We Were a Movie" a "clever" and "catchy" song, with a "sharper-than-average songwriting".[2] It was released as a b-side to "The Best of Both Worlds" in foreign countries on February 20, 2007.[3]
A karaoke version appears on Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana (2007),[4] while a remixed version appears on Hits Remixed (2008).[5] The song first premiered on Radio Disney in order to promote the series and soundtrack. The song was later released as a duet with Corbin Bleu on the third Hannah Montana soundtrack.
Reception
editAs it was not released as a single in the United States, "If We Were a Movie" received exclusive airplay on Radio Disney, thus its chart appearances consisted mainly of digital downloads. Following the release of the Hannah Montana soundtrack, the song entered Billboard's Hot Digital Songs Chart at number twenty, which led to an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending November 11, 2006.[2] "If We Were a Movie" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at its peak of forty-seven, thus becoming Cyrus as Montana's highest charting song from the album, and one of the songs to make Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the Billboard Hot 100 in the same week.[6] It dropped from the chart in the succeeding week.[7] The song also peaked at number thirty-eight on the now-defunct Pop 100 Chart.[8]
Promotion
editThree 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".[9] Another live performance from Radio Disney's 10th Birthday Concert was also used as a music video on Disney Channel.[10] 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
edit- Vocals: Hannah Montana
- Songwriting: Jeannie Lurie, Holly Mathis
- Production: Antonina Armato, Tim James
Charts
edit| Chart (2006)[11] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 47 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[2] | 38 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/song/t9798180
- ^ a b c d https://www.allmusic.com/album/r856941
- ^ Hannah Montana. "Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana". Walt Disney Records. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Walmart CD: Hannah Montana Hits Remixed (Wal-Mart Exclusive)". Walmart.com. Wal-Mart. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Chart Beat". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 2, 2006. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Music Charts, Music News, Artist Photo Gallery & Free Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Hannah Montana > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Disney Channel". Disney Channel. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Disney Music". Radio Disney. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/hannah-montana/chart-history/
- ^ "American single certifications – Hannah Montana – If We Were A Movie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2024.