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"See You Again"
Song

"See You Again" is an electropop song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus. The song was co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato, and Tim James and produced by Armato and James. It was released on September 15, 2007 as the lead single of Cyrus' debut album Meet Miley Cyrus by Hollywood Records.

Background

"See You Again", written by Miley Cyrus and produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James, Influences derive from electronic music and New Wave.[1]

The song gave Cyrus her first top ten hit peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her biggest hit from her debut album, Meet Miley Cyrus. "See You Again" also entered top 10 in Australia and was certified Platinum. There are various remixes of the song, including the "Rock Mafia Mix", which was released as a single in the UK and gave Cyrus her first top 20 in that region.

Composition

It is a moderately fast song in a tempo of 139 beats per minute, and in the key of A minor. The song contains an interpolation of Corey Hart's Sunglasses at Night.[2]

Critical reception

Bill Lamb of About.com gave "See You Again" 4.5 out of 5 stars complimenting its upbeat pounding dance-pop beat; Miley's polished, enticing, dramatic vocals; rock edge on the chorus; and Cyrus's personalizing of the lyrics.[3]

Chart performance

The song originally peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in November 2007 at number twenty-four. The song managed climb slowly to a new peak the following weeks and finally reached the top 20 and started approaching the top 10 in April 2008. After Miley performed the song for Idol Gives Back, the song reached a peak of number ten, earning Cyrus her first top 10 hit, selling over 2,000,000 downloads.[4] The song was remixed for her sophomore album Breakout in 2008 and reached a No. 11 peak in the United Kingdom (it ranked #100 on the 2008 year end chart in the UK).[5] Even though it was released in 2007, it did not chart high until 2008. It became her first top 10 hit in Australia.

Live performances

Cyrus performing "See You Again" in the Wonder World Tour.
Cyrus performing "See You Again" as the penultimate number in the Wonder World Tour.

It was first on the encore set of her first international concert tour, the Wonder World Tour in 2009. In these performances, Cyrus wore black boots, leather short black shorts and a black leather vest with a sparkly belly shirt under.[6]

Cyrus performed "See You Again" along with "G.N.O. (Girls' Night Out)" at the 2007 Disney Channel Games, filmed in Orlando, Florida, USA. She also performed "See You Again" as one of her two songs on American Idol's "Idol Gives Back", which aired on April 9, 2008. Cyrus also performed the song on the 2008 Disney Channel Games.[7]

Cyrus performed "See You Again" on December 31, 2008, during the Miley-Sized MTV New Years event. On January 19, 2009, the song was performed at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event in celebration of Barack Obama's inauguration. She also sang "The Climb," "Fly on the Wall", and "Ready, Set, Don't Go"[8][9] for the event, had an abundance of background dancers, and Cyrus wore a casual patterned gray T-shirt, black pants, and boots.[9] She also performed the song in London in an Apple Store, along with "Fly on the Wall," "The Climb," "7 Things," "Butterfly Fly Away" and a duet version of "Thrillbilly" with Billy Ray Cyrus.[10] The set, with some songs by Cyrus' father, was sold exclusively by the United Kingdom iTunes Store as an extended play titled iTunes Live from London.[10] On June 7, 2009 at the twentieth annual A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival, Cyrus performed "Fly on the Wall", "7 Things," "Breakout," "The Climb," "The Driveway," "These Four Walls," and "Start All Over."[11]

Rock Mafia remix

"See You Again" was remixed by Rock Mafia and was released on Cyrus's second studio album, Breakout. The remix was officially released only in the United Kingdom as the second single, digitally on August 11, 2008 and physically on August 25, 2008. The Rock Mafia Remix of "See You Again" is also referred to as the "2008 Mix". A concert video from the Disney Channel Games 2008 was used and edited, for the video of the UK release of "See You Again" (Rock Mafia Remix).The song was also performed by Cyrus at "BBC Switch Live".

Cover versions

Name Singer(s) Language of song Album
See You Again Breathe Carolina English Punk Goes Pop 2
Krystle Nicole Russin
Year One
The Mae Shi
Heroes For Hire
Brian McFadden On Tour of Australia
Little Boots

Track listings

Other Versions

  • Album Version - 3:10
  • Instrumental Version - 3:10
  • Rock Mafia Remix - 3:16
  • Johnny Coppola Dance You Again Remix - 4:01
  • Johnny Coppola Dance You Again Remix Edit - 3:17
  • Mark Roberts Ultimix - 4:27
  • Moto Blanco Radio Edit - 3:58
  • Moto Blanco Club Mix - 8:12
  • Wideboys Club Mix - 6:35
  • Wideboys Radio Edit - 3:42

Charts and sales

References

  1. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Miley Cyrus - See You Again". Digital Spy. Digital Spy Limited. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Miley Cyrus Digital Sheet Music: See You Again".Musicnotes.com
  3. ^ http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/mileycyrusagain.htm
  4. ^ "Week Ending July 19, 2009: Daughtry Makes "Idol" History". Chart Watch. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  5. ^ http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=phNtm3LmDZEP4i_r7RdVhUg
  6. ^ Thompsen, Melinda M. (September 15, 2009). "Review: Miley Cyrus Rocks the Rose Garden as She Kicks off Tour in Portland". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  7. ^ Doug DeBolt, "A Dose of Reality: American Idol 7: Idol Gives Back 2008", the-trades.com, April 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Presidential Inaugural Committee Announces Talent Lineup for Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Kids' Inaugural Concert" (Press release). Disney Channel. January 13, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Vena, Jocelyn (January 19, 2009). "Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus Entertain Vets (And Obamas) At 'Kids' Inaugural'". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "iTunes: Live from London". iTunes Store United Kingdom. Apple Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  11. ^ "Miley Cyrus - A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival". InStyle. IPC Media. June 8, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  12. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus/albums/see-you-again--61115678
  13. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus/albums/see-you-again-the-remixes--57625839
  14. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus/albums/see-you-again-rock-mafia-remix--189049789
  15. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Again-2-Track-Miley-Hannah-Montana/dp/B001MZ118W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1261806989&sr=1-1
  16. ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:acfuxz8aldfe
  17. ^ http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=kislemez&ev=2009&het=29&submit_=Keres%E9s
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles". ARIA.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  19. ^ "New Zealand Gold/Platinum Singles". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Radioscope. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
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