This is an accepted version of this page "The Climb" is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie.

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Rolston, and depicts scenes of Cyrus climbing a mountain or singing, intercut with clips of Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Simon Cowell, creator of the British television talent show The X Factor, chose "The Climb" to be the debut single of the winner of the competition's sixth series.

Once she arrived, Mabe and she developed a song about overcoming life's obstacles inspired by their personal struggles in the music industry.

It was eventually picked up by Peter Chelsom, director of Hannah Montana: The Movie, who gave it to Cyrus to record for the film.

"[6] Chelsom commented that the song "turned up" the film's music level by tapping into Cyrus's newfound vocal range.

[8] In the film, Cyrus plays Miley Stewart, a character with a secret double life as superstar Hannah Montana.

"[8] "The Climb" was chosen as the lead single from the soundtrack due to its country elements, which introduced Cyrus to listeners beyond her usual pop audience.

In October 2009, it was re-released to countries outside the United States in the international version of Cyrus' extended play, The Time of Our Lives.

[16] Todd Martens, co-editor of the Los Angeles Times music column, says Cyrus uses "a raspy voice [that] brings a bit of country grit" to the song.

[17] According to music reviewer Fraser McAlpine of the BBC, the song's lyrics assert that life should be viewed as "a journey which is difficult but rewarding".

Martens interpreted the line as an acknowledgment by the singer of her own mistakes in life,[16] while McAlpine wrote, "In this song which is about plugging away at things, the writers have slipped in [...] that the occasional setback isn't the end of the world.

[22] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said, "On tunes like [...] 'The Climb', the 16-year-old Tennessee native turns up her homegrown inflections, but a few elongated r's won't exactly shut out her huge pop audience.

"[9] Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times believed that "The Climb" was "buried in cheese" and described it as "pre-Valentine's Day gooeyness".

[13] While reviewing The Time of Our Lives, Michael Hann of The Guardian called "The Climb" a "one rather superior ballad", compared to "When I Look at You" and "Obsessed".

"[24] Jon Caraminica of The New York Times described "The Climb" as an "appealing new single [that] is just the sort of demure, inspirational country-rock that could easily be mistaken for self-reckoning.

"[30] NARAS replaced the nomination with the song with the next highest initial vote count, "All is Love", which was written by Karen O and Nick Zinner for the film Where the Wild Things Are.

[33][49][50] The song experienced similar commercial outcomes throughout the rest of Europe; it appeared within the top 30 of charts in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), and France.

[51] The video commences with a shot of Cyrus holding a guitar and a suitcase as she begins to walk down a long path extending through a valley.

In a separate setting, Cyrus, wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt and her hair loose, begins to sing "The Climb" beneath a blue spotlight in a purple room.

[16] A new setting enters the video in which Cyrus dances in a purple room with a countdown, or occasionally, film clips projected on the wall behind her.

As the last montage ends, Cyrus finally reaches the summit of a reddish, CGI mountain and triumphantly looks over the cliff's edge to watch the sun shining over a shimmering lake.

[52] An alternate version of the music video excluding the Hannah Montana: The Movie clips exists and was sent to several channels, including VH1.

[52] Parker also felt the scene in which Cyrus looks out over the cliff, shot using large sweeps with an aerial camera, had been "lifted straight out of an '80s Bon Jovi video".

The event was held on January 19, 2009, in Washington DC, at the Verizon Center to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.

[59] Following the song's official release in March 2009, Cyrus resumed promotion for "The Climb", performing live for shows including American Idol,[60] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[61] the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards,[62] Good Morning America,[63] and Live with Regis and Kelly throughout April.

At auditions for the ninth season of the television singing competition American Idol, "The Climb" was the most popular choice of song amongst contestants.

[126] The song was covered by students in GEMS Wellington International School as a charity single, which debuted at the top of UAE download and UK soundtrack charts on iTunes within hours of being released.

The choirs sang from: Elstree at Elstree Studios the studio on the outskirts of London where the main telethon was held, Gloucester at Gloucester Cathedral,[130] Belfast at BBC Blackstaff House,[131] Keswick at The Rawnsley Centre, Great Yarmouth at The Hippodrome,[132] Llandudno at Venue Cymru,[133] Jersey at Fort Regent,[134] Blackpool at Blackpool Tower Circus, Glasgow at BBC Pacific Quay[135] and Arundel at Arundel Castle[136] In the same year of "The Climb"'s original release, British executive Simon Cowell chose for Joe McElderry, Olly Murs, and Stacey Solomon, the three finalists of the sixth series of the British television talent contest The X Factor, to record the song in preparation for a single release as soon as the winner was announced.

Upon winning the competition, McElderry's version of "The Climb", produced by Quiz & Larossi, was released as a single on December 14, 2009, by Syco Music.