Pumpin' Up the Party

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"Pumpin' Up the Party"
Song by Miley Cyrus
from the album Hannah Montana
Genre
Length3:09
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)Jamie Houston
Producer(s)Jamie Houston

"Pumpin' Up the Party" is a

Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart, a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. "Pumpin' Up the Party" was written and produced by Jaime Houston. The song was released to Radio Disney as promotion for the series and its first soundtrack, Hannah Montana. The song has teen pop and dance-pop
influences.

In the United States, the song peaked at number eighty-one on the

Best of Both Worlds Tour
.

Background and composition

Due to the success of several tracks he wrote for the

Hits Remixed (2008).[4] The song first premiered on Radio Disney
in order to promote the series and soundtrack.

"Pumpin' Up the Party" is

beats per minute. It is written in the key of E major and Cyrus's vocals span one octave
, from A3 to B4. The song follows the chord progression of E–G–A–C–D–C–D.

Reception

Cyrus as Montana performs in the concert taping for the first season of Hannah Montana; it is used as the music video for "Pumpin' Up the Party".

Critical reception

Heather Phares of Allmusic disliked "Pumpin' Up the Party", saying it was a "slight stumble [...] that ends up going nowhere." She added that aside from the song, the Hannah Montana soundtrack did "a great job of showcasing [Cyrus's] charismatic vocals with strong melodies".[6]

Chart performance

As it was not released as a single, "Pumpin' Up the Party" received exclusive

Hot Digital Songs Chart at number 41, which led to an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending November 11, 2006.[7][8] "Pumpin' Up the Party" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at its peak of 81, thus becoming one of the songs to make Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the Billboard Hot 100 in the same week.[9] It was also one of the seven songs to make Cyrus the female act with the most songs charting in the same week.[9] Both records were later duplicated by Taylor Swift.[10] It dropped from the chart in the succeeding week.[7] The song also peaked at number 62 on the now-defunct Pop 100 Chart.[11]

Live performances

Best of Both Worlds Tour
.

Cyrus, as Montana, first performed "Pumpin' Up the Party", accompanied by six other songs from the soundtrack, at the concert taping for the

Cheetah Girls' 2006 and 2007 concert tour The Party's Just Begun Tour.[13]
On March 28, 2007, Cyrus appeared as Hannah Montana and performed the song for
Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08). She performed the song at each venue during the tour, in character as Hannah Montana and wearing a pink sequined mini-dress and fuchsia tights to perform alongside numerous backup dancers.[15]

At Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, beginning in February 2009, a version of the song has been used as the opening number and theme of the parade & dance party Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!.[16]

Credits and Personnel

  • Songwriting: Jamie Houston
  • Production: Jamie Houston

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 81
U.S. Pop 100[11] 62

References

  1. MediaNews Group. Archived from the original
    on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Hannah Montana liner notes [CD] Walt Disney Records (2006).
  3. ^ "Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana". Walt Disney Records. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  4. Wal-Mart. Archived
    from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  5. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Hannah Montana > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  7. ^
    Nielsen Business Media, Inc
    . Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Hannah Montana – Pumpin' Up the Party – Music Charts". aCharts.us. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Chart Beat". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  10. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (November 20, 2008). "Taylor Swift Notches Six Hot 100 Debuts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Hannah Montana > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Pumpin' Up the Party". Disney.com. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "Multi-Platinum Recording Artists The Cheetah Girls Launch 40-City Nationwide Concert Tour; ;;Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus and High School Musical's Vanessa Anne Hudgens Slotted as Special Guests in Selected Cities" (Press release). Walt Disney Records. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  14. ^ Koranteng, Juliana (April 11, 2007). "Hannah Montana Concert Set For Int'l Roll Out". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  15. Sun Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  16. ^ "Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party | Walt Disney World Resort". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

External links

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