"Nobody's Perfect" is a song by American recording artist

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, credited as her character

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from the eponymous television series. It was released on May 15, 2007 by

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as the

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from '' Hannah Montana 2'' (2007), the accompanying

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for its second season. Written by

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and

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and produced by Gerrard, "Nobody's Perfect" discusses the importance of overcoming mistakes; it is heavily based on

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musical styles. Contemporary music critics spoke favorably of "Nobody's Perfect" in their reviews, and were appreciative of its overall production. The track peaked at number 27 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100; by exceeding sales of 906,000 copies as of October 2010, it has additionally become the most successful track from the ''Hannah Montana'' franchise. A live performance of Cyrus performing the track as Montana serves as the accompanying music video for the track; it was broadcast first on Disney Channel, although it was later included in the

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catalog. The song was also performed during Cyrus' headlining

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(2007–08).

Background and composition

In ''

'',

portrays the character

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, a teenager who lives the secret double life as the pop star

. She stated that "most songs for the first season reflect the show, with Miley or Hannah making sure the other doesn't get caught or whatever," opining that the tracks provided series producers with the opportunity to "make sure that everyone understood the characters". By comparison, Cyrus described material used during the second season as "more speaking out to the fans." "Nobody's Perfect" was written and produced by

; he additionally oversaw its mixing and programming, and performed the guitar, bass, and keyboards. Greg Critchley plated the drums, while Marco Luciana was responsible for the keyboards and Ashley Sauning contributed the background vocals. "Nobody's Perfect" appears as the second track on ''Hannah Montana 2'' with a duration of three minutes and twenty seconds. It is written in the key of

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with Cyrus' vocals spanning two

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s from C₄ to D₅. The song was described by

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as "synth-driven pop", and discusses the importance of overcoming mistakes.

Release

Before being released as the

from '' Hannah Montana 2'' on May 15, 2007, "Nobody's Perfect" was included on the

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d two-disc special edition of the original soundtrack ''

'' (2006). Within the ''Hannah Montana'' storyline, "Nobody's Perfect" was written by Miley's father

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; it is first heard in the episode "Get Down, Study-udy-udy" during the second season, where Miley reworks the song into the "Bone Dance" as a way of helping her study for a biology mid-term exam. A live performance of Cyrus performing the track as Montana acts as an accompanying music video for the track; it was initially released on July 3, 2007, although it was

d through

on December 10, 2010. It was also performed during Cyrus' headlining

(2007–08).

Reception

"Nobody's Perfect" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Writing for

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, Heather Phares appreciated the incorporation of "shiny, synth-driven pop", which she credited with " akingthe first soundtrack a hit." Shirley Halperin from ''

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'' shared a similar sentiment, describing it as "pure pop candy". Bob Waliszewski and Bob Smithouser from

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classified "Nobody's Perfect" as "pro-social content", where "rather than

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herself up over mistakes, the singer acknowledges that 'Nobody's Perfect'" through the lyrics "Everybody has those days" and "You live and you learn it". "Nobody's Perfect" charted at number 27 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached numbers 14 and 25 on the ''

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and

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charts, respectively. As of October 2010, the track has sold 906,000 copies in the United States, becoming the most successful song from the ''Hannah Montana'' franchise. "Nobody's Perfect" also charted at numbers 73 and 87 on the

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and Australian

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, respectively.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Hannah Montana 2''. ;Recording *Mastered at Capitol Mastering (

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) ;Personnel *Greg Critchley – drums *

– songwriter, producer, mixing, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming *Marco Luciana – keyboards *

– lead vocals *

– songwriter *Ashley Sauning – background vocals

Charts

Certification

Release history

References

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