The Best of Both Worlds (song)

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“The Best of Both Worlds”
“The Best of Both Worlds” cover
Single by Hannah Montana
from the album Hannah Montana
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2005–2006
Genre Dance-pop, pop rock
Length 2:56
Label Walt Disney
Hannah Montana singles chronology
- "The Best of Both Worlds"
(2006)
"Who Said"
(2006)
Audio sample
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"The Best of Both Worlds" is a song performed by Miley Cyrus as fictional character Hannah Montana for Disney Channel's most popular show, Hannah Montana. The song is the theme song for the show and Miley has said, "When people think of Hannah Montana, they think of the song 'The Best of Both Worlds'."[citation needed]

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[edit] Song information

The song is about having a double life. It says, "Who would'a thought that a girl like me would double as a superstar". On the television show, Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) has a secret. She's the world famous pop star, Hannah Montana. Miley wants to be treated normally, which is why she has the secret in the first place.

[edit] Chart performance

"The Best of Both Worlds" was a big hit on Radio Disney, where it peaked at #1 on the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown, which is the radio station's weekly countdown.

In August 2006, shortly after the debut of the Hannah Montana television series, "The Best of Both Worlds" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at #92 and falling off the chart the following week[1]. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #43 in February 2007.

Chart (2006/2007) Peak
Ireland 17
Portugal 34
UK 43
US Billboard Hot 100 92
US Billboard Pop 100 71

[edit] Versions and other appearances

  • This song is also featured on the Girl Next CD.
  • This song's remix was officially done in May 2007.
  • In a Hannah Montana episode titled When You Wish You Were the Star, a Hannah doll sings a spoof of the song called "The Best of One World", a reference to the fact that Miley now lives only one life, and thus, she doesn't have the "best of both worlds", nor can she.
  • The song also appears in the Wii video game Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour .

[edit] Live version

“Best of Both Worlds”
Single by Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana
from the album Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Released April 18, 2008
Format Digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Dance-pop, pop rock
Length 3:27
Label Walt Disney
Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana singles chronology
"Start All Over"
(2007)
"Best of Both Worlds"
(2008)
"7 Things"
(2008)

Cyrus performed "Best of Both Worlds" while on the Best of Both Worlds Tour" as herself while a pretaped cyrus as Hannah Montana is shown on several Green Screens.

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