The Climb (song)

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The Climb
Cover
Miley Cyrus
publication March 5, 2009
length 3:56
Genre (s) Pop - Ballad
Author (s) Jessi Alexander, Jon Mabe
Producer (s) John Shanks

The Climb is a song by the American pop singer Miley Cyrus . The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe as part of the film Hannah Montana - The Film 2009 and produced by John Shanks .

Music and lyrics

The Climb is known as a country pop ballad . Musically it is accompanied by the instruments guitar , violin and piano . The lyrics to The Climb are written entirely in English . Music and lyrics are by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, the song was produced by John Shanks. In the song, life is described as a journey in which you have to overcome some hurdles in order to be happy in life. The text was written in the 1st person singular from the perspective of a young woman. The young woman is experiencing a difficult time in her life, but she sees positive changes in her future and draws hope from it. Among other things, it says:

Interpreter Miley Cyrus (2012)

"Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels lost
with no direction
My faith is shaking

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move "

- Original extract

“Every step I take
Every move I make feels like
I've lost my direction.
My confidence is wavering

There will always be another mountain.
I will always want to move it "

- German translation

The film is about Miley Stewart, who ponders her double life as Hannah Montana after she returns to her hometown of Crowley Corners and meets young former classmate Travis Brody there. She can no longer hide her double life since she fell in love with him. She unintentionally comes out to Travis and the friendship breaks up. During a concert at the village festival, she sees Travis in the audience and decides to reveal the truth about her double life in order to win Travis back. To sum up this difficult phase, Miley sings The Climb , which she wrote in her hometown.

Live performances

Cyrus performing live (2009)

Cyrus often presented the song, especially after the film was released. In 2009 she was a guest at the presidential celebration for the then new President Barack Obama . She has also appeared in several late-night shows such as James Corden and the Good Morning America Show.

Music video

The music video for the song was produced by Matthew Rolston and released on February 11, 2011. The video is mainly set on a large meadow with a long path, which is supposed to represent the path of life that Cyrus is walking up. Mountains can be seen next to the path, symbolizing the difficult time. In terms of color, the video begins very dark and ends very brightly with light colors. Especially the lines with the positive developments are shown in light colors. Frequently scenes from the film appear in the video. Towards the end of the song, Cyrus stands on the mountain and looks into the brightly colored sun. To date, the video has been viewed 386 million times on YouTube (as of June 2020).

reception

Charts and chart placement

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 41 (18 weeks) 18th
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 30th (7 weeks) 7th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 38 (18 weeks) 18th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 11 (24 weeks) 24
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 4th (28 weeks) 28
Annual charts
Charts (2009) placement
Annual charts (2009)
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 84
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 21st

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 140,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 30,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 120,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 600,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg10 × platinum
4,890,000

Main article: Miley Cyrus / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

  1. Understanding current hits: "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed June 16, 2020]).
  2. Miley Cyrus: The Climb. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
  3. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  4. End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2009. officialcharts.com, accessed on June 16, 2020 (English).
  5. Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2009. billboard.com, accessed June 16, 2020 .