Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed
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Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed is the second remix album
by American pop
recording artist Miley Cyrus
, in the role of her fictional alter ego
Hannah Montana. It was the fifth Hannah Montana
album released on August 19, 2008, exclusively at American Wal-Mart
stores. The album features singles from both of the previous television soundtracks, Hannah Montana and Hannah Montana 2. Several writers and producers worked on the songs, mainly Matthew Gerrard
and Robbie Nevil
. The album peaked at number one hundred-three in Billboard 200
and at four in Top Kid Audio
. All songs were remixed by music producers Marco Marinangeli
and Simone Sello
.
The album is available only in the US, exclusively.
. The American Idol
judge, Kara DioGuardi
co-wrote and co-produced "We Got the Party" along with Greg Wells
, Brian Green
, Matthew Wilder
and more. Other personnel include: Jamie Houston, Aris Archontis, Jeannie Lurie, Chen Neeman, Jay Landers and Holly Mathis. The songs are not heavily mixed, and contain influences of pop rock
and teen pop
.
Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed was sold exclusively on August 19, 2008 through the American retail
company Wal-Mart
in the United States. That later changed as the album was released internationally, more than a year later.
. In its second week, the remix album completely fell from the chart. However, it also charted on Kid Albums
, then Top Kid Audio, debuting in the top ten. For the week ending September 13, Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed reached number four on the chart. The album spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.
and Simone Sello.
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
by American pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
recording artist Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, in the role of her fictional alter ego
Alter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
Hannah Montana. It was the fifth Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
album released on August 19, 2008, exclusively at American Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
stores. The album features singles from both of the previous television soundtracks, Hannah Montana and Hannah Montana 2. Several writers and producers worked on the songs, mainly Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
and Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil
Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...
. The album peaked at number one hundred-three in Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and at four in Top Kid Audio
Kid Albums
Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart...
. All songs were remixed by music producers Marco Marinangeli
Marco Marinangeli
Marco Marinangeli is a Grammy-nominated Italian composer, songwriter and producer. He is the president of Magelic Productions, Inc., in Hollywood...
and Simone Sello
Simone Sello
Simone Sello is an Italian born guitarist, music producer, songwriter and music journalist. He is known for his work with the Sanremo Festival Orchestra, Chicanery, Billy Sheehan, Aaron Carter, Disney, Hannah Montana, Vasco Rossi, Amber Lily, and Warren Cuccurullo, both as a producer and...
.
The album is available only in the US, exclusively.
Background
The album features singles that were released on both of the previous television soundtracks, Hannah Montana and Hannah Montana 2. Most of Hits Remixed, who have formerly collaborated for other Disney acts like High School MusicalHigh School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
. The American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
judge, Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
co-wrote and co-produced "We Got the Party" along with Greg Wells
Greg Wells
Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced and written hits with Adele, Weezer, Pink, Theophilus London, Deftones, Katy Perry, Rufus Wainwright, The All American Rejects, OneRepublic, Mika, Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach,...
, Brian Green
Brian Green
Brian Green may refer to:*Brian Green , American game developer*Brian Green , Australian football coach*Brian Austin Green , American actor...
, Matthew Wilder
Matthew Wilder
Matthew Wilder is an American musician, composer and record producer, best known for his 1983 Top 5 hit, "Break My Stride"....
and more. Other personnel include: Jamie Houston, Aris Archontis, Jeannie Lurie, Chen Neeman, Jay Landers and Holly Mathis. The songs are not heavily mixed, and contain influences of pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
and teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
.
Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed was sold exclusively on August 19, 2008 through the American retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
company Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
in the United States. That later changed as the album was released internationally, more than a year later.
Chart performance
For the week ending September 6, 2008, Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed debuted and peaked at number one hundred-three in the United States, under the chart, Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. In its second week, the remix album completely fell from the chart. However, it also charted on Kid Albums
Kid Albums
Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart...
, then Top Kid Audio, debuting in the top ten. For the week ending September 13, Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed reached number four on the chart. The album spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.
Track listing
All tracks are produced by their original producers from both the Hannah Montana and Hannah Montana 2 soundtracks. All Tracks Remixed by: Marco MarinangeliMarco Marinangeli
Marco Marinangeli is a Grammy-nominated Italian composer, songwriter and producer. He is the president of Magelic Productions, Inc., in Hollywood...
and Simone Sello.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
103 |
| U.S. Top Kid Audio Kid Albums Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart... |
4 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | August 19, 2008 | Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| Australia | September 11, 2009 | ||
| Austria | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Switzerland | |||