Let's Get Crazy (Hannah Montana song)

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"Let's Get Crazy"
Colleen Fitzpatrick
  • Michael Kotch
  • Dave Derby
  • Michael "Smidi" Smith
  • Stefanie Ridel
  • Mim Nervo
  • Liv Nervo
    • Producer(s)
    • The Collective
    • Smidi
    Miley Cyrus singles chronology
    "Make Some Noise"
    (2007)     		"Let's Get Crazy"
    (2009)     		"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)"
    (2009)

    "Let's Get Crazy" is a song by American singer–songwriter and actress

    Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart – a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. It was released to Hannah Montana: The Movie and its soundtrack. The song is also included on the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack. A karaoke version is available in Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana 3.[2] The song is musically dance-rock based. Lyrically, the track speaks about having fun and cutting loose.[3]

    The song received critical success and garnered average commercial outcomes for Cyrus in several countries, compared to those of her previous efforts as Montana. This includes Canada and the United States. The song reached its highest international peak in the

    Wonder World Tour
    .

    Background

    "Let's Get Crazy" (2009)
    A sample of Hannah Montana's "Let's Get Crazy." It is a dance-rock song that was written by a number of professional songwriters.
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    The song is associated with

    octaves, from A3 to C5.[8] The song has the following chord progression, A5—C5—D5.[8]

    The song was written by

    double life with, "You see me on the cover of your magazines, things are always different than the way they seem."[9]

    Critical reception

    Wonder World Tour
    (2009).

    The song received generally positive reviews from critics. Warren Truitt of

    The Oakland Tribune, described "Let's Get Crazy" as "fun".[9]

    Chart performance

    The song received mediocre

    airplay due to it not being released for mainstream radio and only Radio Disney. However, the song debuted at number 33 on Digital Songs which led to it making into the Billboard Hot 100, for the week ending April 11, 2009.[11] The song debuted and peaked at number 57 in the Hot 100 and spent a total of three non-consecutive weeks on the chart.[12] On the same week, the song debuted and peaked at number 26 in the Canadian Hot 100 due to its number 11 position on Canadian Digital Song Sales, becoming Cyrus' highest charting effort in Canada credited to Hannah Montana.[13][14]
    The song then ascended and descended several times until falling off the chart for the week ending May 9.

    Music video

    Lily Truscott's Sweet sixteen in the "Let's Get Crazy" promotional music video, an excerpt from Hannah Montana: The Movie
    .

    The song's first promotional music video, directed by Peter Chelsom, is an excerpt from Hannah Montana: The Movie that was premiered on Disney Channel on January 19, 2009.[15][16]

    The video begins with Montana entering

    Moises Arias, emerges from a massive birthday cake
    that explodes on the crowd.

    A second promotional music video for "Let's Get Crazy" was filmed as promotion for the soundtrack.[17] The video was released in March 2009 on Disney.com and features Cyrus singing in a recording studio.[17] It was a part of a series of promotional videos entitled The Miley Sessions.[17] The song was also featured in the theatrical trailer of the film.

    Live performances

    Wonder World Tour
    .

    Cyrus, dressed as Montana, premiered "Let's Get Crazy", along with eight other songs, at the concert taping for the

    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.[4] The performance began with Montana, in a T-shirt with a pink star, zebra-patterned skirt, tennis shoes and metallic jacket, coming out from behind a giant mirror ball.[4] She then roamed the stage singing the number.[4] The performance was later premiered on July 1, 2009 on Disney Channel to promote Hannah Montana 3.[18]

    Proceeded by "

    tutu-like dress and an Asian culture-themed video playing on a couple of overhead screens.[9]

    Charts

    Chart performance for "Let's Get Crazy"
    Chart (2009–2010) Peak
    position
    Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 26
    UK Singles (OCC)[19]
    		 115
    US Billboard Hot 100[12] 57
    US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 7

    Certification

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ "EarOne | Radio Date, le novità musicali della settimana". earone.it (in Italian).
    2. ^ "Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana 3". Walt Disney Records. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    3. ^ "Amazon.com: Let's Get Crazy: Hannah Montana: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    4. ^ a b c d Larsen, Peter (October 11, 2008). "Miley Cyrus plays brand-new 'Hannah' songs in Irvine". The Orange County Register. Freedom Communications. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
    5. ^
      About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link
      )
    6. ^
      Macrovision Corporation
      . Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    7. ^
      Time Warner, Inc. Archived from the original
      on December 13, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
    8. ^
      Alfred Publishing
      . 19 August 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
    9. ^
      MediaNews Group
      . Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    10. ^ a b Gleiberman, Owen (April 15, 2009). "Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)". Entertainment Weekly?. Time Warner, Inc. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
    11. ^ "Hannah Montana". Billboard.
    12. ^ a b "Hannah Montana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
    13. ^ a b "Hannah Montana Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
    14. ^ "Hannah Montana". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021.
    15. ^ "Disney Channel to Present the World Premiere of Music Videos from Grammy Nomintated Jonas Brothers and Superstar Miley Cyrus, January 19" (Press release). Disney Channel. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    16. ^ "Let's Get Crazy". Disney.com. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    17. ^ a b c "Let's Get Crazy The Miley Sessions". Disney.com. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    18. ^ "Brooke Shields and Cody Linely Guest Star in a One-Hour Special of Hannah Montana Premiering Sunday, July 5 on Disney Channel" (Press release). Disney Channel. June 18, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
    19. ^ "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2009 and Special Single-File Version". zobbel.de. 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010.
    20. ^ "Billboard". Billboard.
    21. ^ "American single certifications – Hannah Montana – Let's Get Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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