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.
" Jon Caraminica iz revije "The New York Times" je "The Climb" opisal kot "privlačen novi singl je nekoliko skromen, a navdihujoč country-rock, ki bi ga zlahka zamenjali za kalkulacijo.