The Best of Both Worlds (song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Best of Both Worlds


Artist = Hannah Montana
Album = Hannah Montana
B-side =
Release = 2006
February 19, 2007 (UK)
Format = Digital download, CD single
Recorded = 2005–2006
Genre = bubblegum pop, teen pop, pop rock
Length = 2:56
Label = Walt Disney
Last single = -
This single = "The Best of Both Worlds"
(2006)
Next single = "Who Said"
(2006)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Title = The Best of Both Worlds
Audio file = Bestofbothworlds.ogg

"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'."Fact|date=October 2007

ong information

The song is about having a double life. A part of the lyrics states, "Who woulda 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 by her peers, so she keeps her alter ego a secret from everyone but her close friends and family. The song makes a reference to Orlando Bloom in the second verse.

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 [Clover Hope, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950027 "Furtado Still No. 1 But Beyonce, Fergie Heat Up"] , August 3, 2006] . It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #43 in February 2007.

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 "".

Live version

Infobox Single
Name = Best of Both Worlds


Artist = Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana
Album =
Released = April 18, 2008
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = teen pop
Length = 3:27
Label = Walt Disney
Last single = "Good and Broken"
(2008)
This single = "Best of Both Worlds"
(2008)
Next single = "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.

References

External links

* [http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/hannahmontana/index.html "Hannah Montana" at Disney Channel's official site]