This article is about the song by Hannah Montana. For the song from The Little Mermaid, see This is the Life.
"This is the Life" is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus. She is performing as Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart, a character she plays on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. The song was written by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, and Jay Landers and produced by Gerrard. It was released on 2006 by Walt Disney Records as a promotional single from the series' first soundtrack, Hannah Montana. In the United States, the song peaked at number eighty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top seventy on the Pop 100. Its appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 made Cyrus the first act to have seven songs appear on the chart in the same week. A music video for "This is the Life" was released, taken from footage of a concert performance.
The song was featured in the season 1 episodes Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?, O Say, Can You Remember the Words? and You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit is About You. The song was also featured in the season 4 recap episode Can You See the Real Me?.
Background and composition[]
"This is the Life" was composed by Matthew Gerrard with the aid of Robbie Nevil and Jay Landers. Gerrard co-wrote a total of six songs on Hannah Montana while Nevil co-wrote four and Landers two. The song first premiered on Radio Disney in 2006 in order to promote the series and was afterward released as a promotional single from Hannah Montana on July 11, 2006, to digital retailers.
Live performances[]
Cyrus, costumed as Montana, first performed "This is the Life", along with four other songs, at the concert taping for the first season of Hannah Montana. The performance was later released as the song's music video on April 10, 2006, on Disney Channel. Cyrus also performed the song on twenty dates in the fall of 2006, when she opened for the Cheetah Girls' 2006 and 2007 concert tour The Party's Just Begun Tour.
Charts[]
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hot Canadian Digital Singles | 65 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 83 |
| U.S. Pop 100 | 63 |
Lyrics[]
Take the world
Shakin', stirrin'
That's what I've goin' on
I throw my cares up in the air
And I don't think they're comin' down
Yeah, I love how it feels right now
This is the life!
Hold on tight!
And this is the dream!
It's all I need!
You never know where you'll find it
And I'm gonna take my time, yeah
I'm still getting it right
This is the life
Takin' in a whole new scene
And I'm swimmin' with a new crowd
Breakin' down the old four walls
And I'm building them up from the ground
Yeah, I love how it feels right now
This is the life!
Hold on tight!
And this is the dream!
It's all I need!
You never know where you'll find it
And I'm gonna take my time, yeah
I'm still getting it right
This is the life
I'm gonna follow my own lead, yeah
Kick back and feel the breeze
Nothing but the blue sky
As far as I can see
This is the life
Hold on tight
And this is the dream
It's all I need
You never know where you'll find it
And I'm gonna take my time, yeah
I'm still getting it right
This is the life!
Hold on tight!
And this is the dream!
It's all I need!
You never know where you'll find it
And I'm gonna take my time, yeah
I'm still getting it right
This is the life
