" The Climb " won " Best Song from a Movie " at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and " Music Choice : Single " at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards . At the 52nd Grammy Awards , " The Climb " received a nomination for the Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media , a songwriter 's award . However , Walt Disney Records withdrew the song from consideration because the song was not " written specifically for a motion picture , television or other visual media " , as the Grammy eligibility rules dictated . According to '' Rolling Stone '' , " The Climb " was submitted for consideration by mistake . The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ( NARAS ) , the presenters of the Grammy Awards , released a statement stating , " Walt Disney Records was proactive and forthcoming to our awards department and verified that the song was not written specifically for the film '' Hannah Montana : The Movie '' . Based on this information , the Academy has complied with the label 's request . " NARAS replaced the nomination with the song with the next highest initial vote count , " All is Love " , which was written by Karen O and Nick Zinner for the film '' Where the Wild Things Are '' . Dan Milliken of '' Country Universe '' gave the song a D . His review consisted solely of two motivational posters : one reading " Life : Its not about the destination , but the journey " to describe the song 's content , and a mock poster reading " Success : Everything is easy when you 're cute " for his actual review . He later expanded his review , calling it " a soulless rephrasing of an extremely famous philosophical message ( so famous it borders on cliche ) that does n’t provide an emotionally coherent context or justification " . Milliken gave the song a higher grade because " she ’s a pretty good singer for someone her age "
2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
The Climb (song)