Hoedown Throwdown

"Hoedown Throwdown"
Song

"Hoedown Throwdown" is a song performed by American singer, actress and author, Miley Cyrus (sometimes incorrectly credited to her character, Hannah Montana), and is the fifth single from the Hannah Montana: The Movie motion picture soundtrack. The single was premiered on Radio Disney on February 13, 2009 and released to iTunes as a Radio Disney Exclusive single on March 10, 2009. The dance-track includes a dance that was described by director of Hannah Montana: The Movie, Peter Cholsom, as a "Macarena for 2009".

The song peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Cyrus's fourth top 20 hit.

Promotion

Miley Cyrus danced to the track on The Tyra Banks Show and Larry King Live. Plus, numerous commercials in regards to this song aired on Disney Channel, including the Hannah Montana: The Movie Playback and more.

Music video

The video for "Hoedown Throwdown" was released February 16, 2009 on Disney Channel. The video is a shortened version of the song using clips from how the song is featured in the movie. On February 20, 2009 Disney Channel aired a "How to do the Hoedown Throwdown" video showing viewers the step-by-step moves of the song. The video starred the movie's choreographer Jamal Sims, Miley Cyrus, and backup dancers.

Critical reception

One album review of the soundtrack described the track as "goofy" and "feels more like a parody of down-home fun, than a tribute to it".

Tracklist

Digital download

1. "Hoedown Throwdown"

iTunes digital download

1. "Hoedown Throwdown"
2. Radio Disney interview

Remixes

1. "Hoedown Throwdown" (Joe Burmundez & Chico Mix)

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 56 due to minimum digital download sales. The following week it dropped to 68, but in its third week, the song went to its previous high of 46. After the film's release, it peaked at number 18 on the Hot 100, marking Cyrus' fifth Top 40 hit, joining "The Climb", "7 Things", "See You Again", and "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (with Billy Ray Cyrus). The song debuted at number 62 on the UK Singles Chart and has since peaked at number 18, thus marking her fifth consecutive UK top 30 hit.

It debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number 40 then the next week moved up to number 23 then to number 20. making it her 4th single to hit the top 20 there.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	20
Canadian Hot 100	15
Irish Singles Chart	10
German Singles Chart	66
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	40
Norwegian Singles Chart	17
UK Singles Chart	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	18
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	29

Credits and personnel

• Lead Vocals – Miley Cyrus
• Producer – Adam Anders, Raz
• Vocal producer – Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman
• Engineer – Adam Anders, Raz, Russ Long
• Writer (s) – Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman
• Mixer and additional programming – Jeremy Luzier
• Choreographer – Jamal Sims

References

7. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=684704&aid=1210489#review