"I Got Nerve" is a song by American recording artist and actress

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, a character she plays on the Disney Channel television series ''

''. "I Got Nerve" was written and produced by Jennie Lurie, Ken Hauptman and Aruna Abrams, and was produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James. The song was released to

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as promotion for the series and its first soundtrack, ''

''. In the United States, the song peaked at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and within the top 60 on the

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. Its appearance on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 made Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the chart in the same week. The song was also

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by the

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(RIAA) in March 2023. A

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for "I Got Nerve" was taken from footage of a Montana's Radio Disney concert performance.

Background and composition

Written by Jennie Lurie, Ken Hauptman, and Aruna Abrams, and produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James, "I Got Nerve" lasts three minutes and five seconds. A

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version appears on '' Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana'' (2007).

Reception

Critical reception

Heather Phares of Allmusic liked the song and called it a "spunky, new-wavey girl power anthem".

Chart performance

As not released as a single in the United States, "I Got Nerve" received exclusive

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on Radio Disney, thus its chart appearances consisted mainly of digital downloads. Following the release of the ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack, the song entered ''

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Chart at number thirty-one, which led to an appearance on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week ending November 11, 2006. "I Got Nerve" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at its peak of sixty-seven, thus becoming Cyrus as Montana's highest charting song from the album, and one of the songs to make Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the same week. It dropped from the chart in the succeeding week. The song also peaked at number fifty-one on the now-defunct

Chart.

Music videos and Live performances

Three different live performances have been prominently used for promotional music videos. Cyrus as Montana debuted the song at

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on June 23, 2006. The video was aired on Disney Channel, along with performances of "The Best of Both Worlds", "This is the Life" and "If We Were a Movie". Another live performance from Radio Disney's 10th Birthday Concert was also used as a music video on Disney Channel. The third live performance was on The Cheetah Girls'

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and also served as a music video. The song was also performed during Cyrus' first headline tour,

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Charts

Certification

References

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