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"The Climb"
Song
B-side"The Climb" (Stripped Version)

"The Climb" is a country pop song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, who were inspired by their experiences in the music industry. "The Climb" was released as the lead single from the film's soundtrack on March 5, 2009 by Walt Disney Records. "The Climb" is Cyrus' first solo song to be released to country radio. The song's instrumentation includes piano, guitar, and violins. "The Climb" is a power ballad with lyrics that describe life as a difficult but rewarding journey.

"The Climb" was well received by critics, though some felt the song's message is too generic. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the 52nd Grammy Awards, but was withdrawn by Walt Disney Records soon after because it had not been written specifically for a movie as the eligibility rules required. "The Climb" achieved worldwide success and became a top ten hit on charts in Australia, Canada, Norway, and the United States. In the United States, "The Climb" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Cyrus' best charting single at the time. Five months after its release, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The song's accompanying, MuchMusic Video Award-nominated music video was directed by Matthew Rolston. It depicts scenes of Cyrus climbing a mountain or singing intercut with clips of Hannah Montana: The Movie. Cyrus promoted the song with several live performances; Her first, at the Kids Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event on January 19, 2009, was the first time the song had ever been heard. She also performed the song as the closing number of her Wonder World Tour, her first worldwide tour. "The Climb" has been covered by several artists and was the most popular choice of song among contestants in the ninth season of the American singing contest American Idol. It was also covered and released as a single by the winner of series six of the United Kingdom singing competition The X Factor, Joe McElderry.

Background and release

Unlike the soundtrack's second single, "Hoedown Throwdown", "The Climb" was not written intentionally for Hannah Montana: The Movie, a 2009 musical film. Co-writer Jessi Alexander conceived the song's melody while driving to the home of songwriting partner Jon Mabe; once she arrived, they developed a song about overcoming life's obstacles. Alexander referred to the process as a form of "therapy".[1] In an interview with MSNBC, Alexander said the song came from her heart and was inspired by her personal struggles in the music industry.[2] In regards to the song's development, Alexander stated,

"Actually, I was just driving to work one day. It's just a typical day, nothing really special about that day. And I just had this melody in my head. And I couldn't get to my co-writer Jon Mabe or my guitar fast enough because I just wanted to play what I was hearing. And, you know, we just kinda put it down pretty fast and didn't really think anything about it. The lyrics kinda started to come, I think for both of us, being kinda underdogs in the business. My co-writer was a songplugger, just turned songwriter, and I'd had record deals and ups and downs in the music business. I think for both of us, we just came from a place of, you know, 'it's not a race'."[2]

Before reaching Cyrus, the song had been offered to and rejected by several country artists. It was eventually picked up by Peter Chelsom, director of Hannah Montana: The Movie, who gave it to Cyrus to record for the film.[1] Chelsom found "The Climb" while visiting Nashville, Tennessee during a quest to find eleven new songs for Hannah Montana: The Movie.[3] He commented that the song "turned up" the film's music level by tapping into Cyrus' newfound vocal range.[4] As with the other songs featured in Hannah Montana: The Movie, the song is "tightly woven into the fabric of the story and the characters".[5] In the film, Cyrus plays Miley Stewart, a character with a secret double life as superstar Hannah Montana. Keeping this secret causes trouble between Miley and many of the other characters in the film and leaves Miley confused and contrite. She expresses her emotions by writing "The Climb".[5] According to film producer Alfred Gough, "The song is her journey, the lessons she's learned in the movie. It's an epic [...] power ballad that encapsulates Miley's journey and the message of the film."[5]

"The Climb" was chosen as the lead single from the soundtrack due to its country elements, which introduced Cyrus to listeners beyond her usual pop audience.[6] The song is Cyrus' first solo effort marketed directly to country radio, though she had previously recorded a country duet with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, which was titled "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and released to the country market in 2007. Bill Lamb, of About.com, said the song signified Cyrus' hope for a position in country music, noting her duet with country singer Taylor Swift at the 51st Grammy Awards.[7] Warren Truitt, also from About.com, referred to the song as "Miley's serious attempt to break into the contemporary country world."[8] "The Climb" was leaked to the Internet on February 4, 2009, two days prior to its official release for airplay.[9] In October 2009, it was re-released to countries outside the United States in the international version of Cyrus' extended play, The Time of Our Lives.[10]

Composition

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A sample of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb". The song is a power ballad with clear vocals. Its lyrics refer to staying optimistic and uses a metaphor to compare mountaineering and life.
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"The Climb" is a country pop power ballad that incorporates soft rock and pop rock styles[11][12] and lasts three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[13] The song begins slowly, building primarily from solo piano and accentuated with chiming electric guitars.[7] However, at two minutes and forty-five seconds, a "sudden, spiky burst of violins" enters the song, and the song switches to full power.[14] Bill Lamb of About.com considers Cyrus' vocals "solid and clear".[7] However, Todd Martens, co-editor of The Los Angeles Times, says Cyrus uses a "a raspy voice [that] brings a bit of country grit" to the song.[14] "The Climb" is set in common time at a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute.[15] The song is sung in the key of E major and Cyrus' vocals span two octaves, from E3 to G#5.[15] The song uses a standard issue ballad arrangement[7][14] with the chord progression, E5—Asus2—F#7sus.[15]

According to reviewer Fraser McAlpine of the BBC the song's lyrics assert that life should be viewed as "a journey which is difficult but rewarding".[16] Both Martens and McAlpine took special interest in the line "It's always gonna be an uphill battle/Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose". Martens interpreted the line as an acknowledgment by the singer of her own mistakes in life,[14] while McAlpine wrote, "In this song which is about plugging away at things, the writers have slipped in [...] that the occasional setback isn't the end of the world."[16]

Critical reception

Cyrus premiered "The Climb" at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event in January 2009.

Critical reception for the song was positive. Fraser McAlpine of the BBC felt the song was generic, sounding like most songs written for "Diane Warren and/or for an American Idol winner to sing".[16] However, McAlpine complimented Cyrus vocals and portrayal of variety: "Miley acquits herself well vocally - there are moments where her voice sounds a tad strained, but it's good to hear her on a track that's a little more subdued and with less frantic production than the uptempo, sassy pop songs we're used to."[16] Michael Menachem of Billboard magazine called the song "one of the year's strongest ballads".[17] Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe praised "The Climb" for being a "pretty liberation anthem".[18] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said, "On tunes like [...] 'The Climb', the 16-year-old Tennessee native turns up her homegrown inflections, but a few elongated r's won't exactly shut out her huge pop audience."[6] Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times believed that "The Climb" was "buried in cheese" and described it as "pre-Valentine's Day gooeyness".[14] However, Martens said, "'The Climb' is the rare Miley ballad that's on par with some of her more spunky teen pop."[14]

Heather Phares of Allmusic said, "the best songs that Cyrus sings on the soundtrack have her own name on them".[11] She also made musical comparisons to Shania Twain and described the song as "natural, [...] down to earth and grown-up".[11] While reviewing The Time of Our Lives, Michael Hann of The Guardian called "The Climb" a "one rather superior ballad", compared to "When I Look at You" and "Obsessed".[19] Hann said the song was added to the extended play in order to "add some ballast since this collection's US release."[19] Jon Caraminica of The New York Times described "The Climb" as an "appealing new single [that] is just the sort of demure, inspirational country-rock that could easily be mistaken for self-reckoning."[20] While reviewing a concert performance, James Reed of The Boston Globe called the song "bland but inspirational fare".[21]

Awards and nominations

"The Climb" won "Best Song from a Movie" at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards[22] and "Music Choice: Single" at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.[23][24][25] At the 52nd Grammy Awards, "The Climb" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, a songwriter's award. However, Walt Disney Records withdrew the song from consideration because the song was not "written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media", as the Grammy eligibility rules dictated.[26] According to Rolling Stone magazine, "The Climb" was submitted for consideration by mistake.[27] The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the presenters of the Grammy Awards, released a statement stating, "Walt Disney Records was proactive and forthcoming to our awards department and verified that the song was not written specifically for the film 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'. Based on this information, the Academy has complied with the label's request."[28] The Academy replaced the nomination with the song with the next highest initial vote count, "All is Love" written by Karen O and Nick Zinner for the film Where the Wild Things Are.[27]

Chart performance

On the week ending March 7, 2009, "The Climb" debuted at number forty-eight on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. It was, incidentally, the same week that "Back to Tennessee", by Cyrus' father, Billy Ray Cyrus, debuted at number fifty-nine, the first time a father and daughter had separate charting songs on the chart since Johnny and Rosanne Cash charted in 1990 with "Silver Stallion" and "One Step over the Line", respectively.[29] "The Climb" eventually peaked at number twenty-five on the country-genre chart.[30] For the week ending March 14, 2009, at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 due to sales of 166,000 digital downloads,[31] thus making "The Climb" Cyrus' highest-charting effort, surpassing her previous best-charting effort "7 Things", which peaked at number nine in July 2008.[31] For the week ending May 2, 2009, the song reached its peak at number four on the Hot 100.[32] "The Climb" also peaked at number seven on the Pop 100 chart, forty-two on Hot Christian Songs, and at number one for fifteen consecutive weeks on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.[30] Cyrus became the youngest artist to top Adult Contemporary since LeAnn Rimes entered the chart in 1997 with "How Do I Live".[33] On August 5, 2009, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the sales of over two million copies.[34] In Canada, "The Climb" entered at number seventeen and eventually peaked at number five.[35]

"The Climb" was also a success in Australia and New Zealand. The song made its debut on the Australian Singles Chart at number forty-six on April 19, 2009.[36] After ten weeks on the chart, "The Climb" reached number five on the chart, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks.[36] The song has been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales above 70,000.[37] "The Climb" debuted in the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-five on April 13, 2009 and reached its peak at number twelve on June 15, 2009.[38] On September 4, 2009, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for sales exceeding 7,500 copies.[39]

In the UK Singles Chart, "The Climb" made its entry at number eighty-two on March 28, 2009 and reached its peak at number eleven on June 16, 2009.[40] With its peak at number eleven, it tied for Cyrus' best-charting effort on the chart with "See You Again" from October 2008.[41] In Ireland, the song also peaked at number eleven.[35] In mainland Europe, the song peaked at number twenty-three on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, number eleven on Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders), and number five on Norwegian Singles Chart.[30][42][43] The song experienced similar commercial outcomes throughout the rest of Europe; it charted within the top thirty of charts in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), and France.[35]

Music video

Cyrus portrayed singing at the top of the mountain in the music video to "The Climb". This setting is similar to that of the music video for "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears.

Matthew Rolston directed the music video for "The Climb",[44] which premiered on Cyrus' Myspace page on February 11, 2009.[45] The video commences with a shot of Cyrus holding a guitar and a suitcase as she begins to walk down a long path extending through a valley. At the end of the valley, the sun breaks out over a distant mountain. The entire scene is enhanced with computer-generated imagery.[46] Cyrus has her hair tied in a bun and wears a traveling jacket, a gray tank top and cowboy boots. In a separate setting, Cyrus, wearing a gray short sleeve shirt and her hair loose, begins to sing "The Climb" beneath a blue spotlight in a purple room. The two settings alternate throughout the video. A vignetted scene from Hannah Montana: The Movie appears in front of Cyrus as she walks on the path. The video zooms into the scene and a montage of film clips plays, featuring Cyrus' character and her love interest, Travis Brody (played by Lucas Till) horseback riding. The video returns to Cyrus walking; she picks up a rose fallen on the path, then throws it behind her. As the video progresses, she also sees things such as a herd of horses and a shooting star cross her path.[14] A new setting enters the video in which Cyrus dances in a purple room with a countdown or, occasionally, film clips projected on the wall behind her. Rain begins to pour in the path setting. Cyrus puts down her jacket, guitar case, suitcase, and boots and continues onwards with only her guitar strapped to her shoulder. More film clip montages play in the same manner as the first. As the last montage ends, Cyrus finally reaches the summit of a reddish, CGI mountain and triumphantly looks over the cliff's edge to watch the sun shining over a shimmering lake.[46] An alternate version of the music video excluding the Hannah Montana: The Movie clips exists and was sent to several channels, including VH1.[47]

Bill Lamb of About.com said the video took an "inspirational approach".[44] Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times wrote that while he enjoyed the song, he was unsure about the video. He commented that while the video was an improvement on Cyrus' video for "7 Things" (2008), the settings in "The Climb" music video looked as though they had been painted by Thomas Kinkade and Cyrus' dancing appeared off-beat.[14] MTV reviewer Travis described the video as "beautifully shot (although heavily digitized)".[48] Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music remarked that the summit setting was similar to that of the music video for Britney Spears' "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman".[46] Parker also felt the scene in which Cyrus looks out over the cliff, shot using large sweeps with an aerial camera, had been "lifted straight out of an '80s Bon Jovi video".[46][49] In 2009, the video received a MuchMusic Video nomination for Best International Artist Video, but lost to Lady Gaga's music video for "Poker Face".[50]

Live performances

File:Miley Cyrus during American Idol rehearsals.jpg
Cyrus during rehearsals for the American Idol performance of "The Climb".

Cyrus opened the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event with the premiere of "The Climb"; the event was held on January 19, 2009 in Washington D.C. at the Verizon Center to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.[51][52] Cyrus, dressed in an embroidered silk satin formal red ball gown made by Reem Acra, dedicated the song to Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama.[53] Following the song's official release in March 2009, Cyrus resumed promotion for "The Climb", performing the song on Fox's American Idol on April 1 wearing a long, sparkling gown with her wavy hair styled in a bun.[54] Cyrus next performed "The Climb" on Tonight with Jay Leno on April 1 and[55] at the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5. For the latter performance, Cyrus was dressed in a animal print blouse and white pants and, near the end, on a free-standing escalator.[56] On April 8 and April 10, she also performed in Good Morning America[57] and Live with Regis and Kelly, respectively.[58] Along with other songs, Cyrus performed "The Climb" as part of the AOL Sessions on April 13.[59]

Cyrus performing "The Climb" as the closing number of the Wonder World Tour.

She performed the song in London in an Apple Store on April 24, dressed in a white blouse, distressed jeans, and beige cardigan sweater.[60] The set, along with some songs by Cyrus' father Billy Ray Cyrus, was sold exclusively by the United Kingdom iTunes Store as an extended play titled iTunes Live from London.[60] On June 7, 2009, Cyrus performed the song at twentieth annual A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival, an outdoor carnival supporting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[61] While promoting her extended play The Time of Our Lives, on which "The Climb" serves as a bonus track, Cyrus sang the song on The Today Show on August 28,[62][63] and performed "The Climb" at the first D23 Expo on September 11, 2009.[64]

On a five city acoustic radio promo tour that reached over two-hundred-fifty for six days to promote Hannah Montana: The Movie's soundtrack, Cyrus performed "The Climb". The song is also in the set list of her 2009 Wonder World Tour, her first world tour; Cyrus performed the song as the closing number at each venue while wearing white shorts, a white tank top, boots, and a metallic vest.[65] At the beginning of each performance, she removed her vest and belt and then slowly roamed the stage while singing. Near the end, giant overhead video screens display motivational images. Once she finished, Cyrus exited through a passageway in the stage while fireworks were fired above. Melinda M. Thompson of The Oregonian described the performance of the song at the September 14 concert in Portland, Oregon at the Rose Garden Arena as "really a moment to remember -- Miley's soulful and touching rendition of 'The Climb'".[66] According to Jim Harrington of The Oakland Tribune the performance was "tender closer" that drew a large response at the September 18 concert in Oakland, California at the Oracle Arena.[67]

Cover versions

"The Climb" has been covered by several amateurs and established acts. Mirror Image Records' indie rock group HelenaMaria covered the song and released it as a single in March 2009.[68] Pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson and two other singers covered the song in a YouTube video published in September 2009. The three singers harmonized together in an intimate performance while one strummed an acoustic guitar.[69]

At auditions for the ninth season of the reality singing competition American Idol, "The Climb" was the most common song performed by contestants.[70] Mandi Bierly, writing for Entertainment Weekly, commented, "it sounds like we could get an Idol whose voice actually suits the inspirational tune that he or she will be forced to record as a first single. (Though the odds of that song being anywhere as good as 'The Climb'...)".[70] While informing Cyrus of its' popularity on American Idol, the series' host Ryan Seacrest commented, "they believe [it is] a song that will make an impression and [it is] a song that will get them into that next level".[71] Cyrus replied,

"Honestly, not to get all deep or anything, but that does, like, excite me so much because [...] that's what that show is all about [...:] following your dreams and not giving up [...] even though, like, that's what you're getting into, just to be judged, and pretty much to, like, be torn down, so just to build character, and I think that's so cool. That song could not be more appropriate for a better show [...] It's so cool, because that's, like, their one chance to make an impression and they chose my song, that's amazing."[71]

Fourteen year old Thia Megia performed a cover while competing in the semi-final round of American talent contest America's Got Talent. Her performance was well received by the judges, and judge Sharon Osbourne praised her age-appropriate song choice.[72] As chosen by English music executive Simon Cowell, "The Climb" was recorded by each of the three finalists of the sixth season of the music competition The X Factor, in preparation for a single release as soon as the winner is announced. Joe McElderry was announced the winner on 13 December 2009.[73]

Track listings

  1. "The Climb" (Album Version) – 3:55
  2. "The Climb" (Stripped Version) – 3:56
  1. "The Climb" (Album Version) – 3:55
  2. "Fly on the Wall" (David Khane Remix) – 2:34
  • EU Maxi CD Single[75]
  1. "The Climb" (Album Version) – 3:55
  2. "The Climb" (Stripped Version) – 3:56
  3. "The Climb" (Full Pop Mix) – 3:51

Charts, sales, and procession


Chart procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks number-one single
July 18, 2009 - October 24, 2009 		Succeeded by
"You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift

Joe McElderry version

"The Climb"
Song

As chosen by English music executive Simon Cowell, "The Climb" was recorded by each of the three finalists of the sixth season of the music competition The X Factor[85] in preparation for a single release by the winner. [86] Joe McElderry won the show on the 13th December 2009 meaning his version of the song became available to download at midnight on the 14th December 2009.

Runner up Olly Murs also sang the song during The X Factor final, and the music video has also been recorded by Joe, Olly and the other two finalists; Stacey Soloman and Danyl Johnson.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 14 December 2009 Digital download Syco Music
16 December 2009 CD Single[87]

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