Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)

August 25, 2013

Wrecking Ball is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. The song was produced by Lukasz Gottwald ( Dr. Luke ) and published on August 25, 2013 as part of the iTunes pre-order of their fourth album Bangerz by RCA Records. The song was mixed to positive reception, with the accompanying music video was assessed by several critics negative.

Background & Content

Wrecking Ball was written by Sacha Skarbek, Stephan Moccio, Lukasz Gottwald, Maureen Anne McDonald and Henry Walter Russell. The production of the song was taken over by Gottwald and Walter Russell.

The recording of the song has already been confirmed in July 2013 in an interview with the magazine Idolator.

It is believed that Wrecking Ball Cyrus relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth discussed, with whom she is engaged since 2012.

" I came in like a wrecking ball / All I wanted something to break your walls / All you ever did what wreck me"

"I 'm in cracked like a wrecking ball / All I wanted was your walls to destroy / Everything that you did was to destroy me. "

" I never meant to start a war / I just wanted you to let me in / And instead of using force / I guess I should've let you in "

"I never meant to start a war / I just wanted you let them in me / And rather than to try to force / If I had you probably should let in. "

Music Video

The video was released on 9 September 2013 VEVO. It begins with a close up of Cyrus, crying in front of a white background. The singer is also shown only oxblood - colored ankle boot wearing sitting on a wrecking ball and a sledgehammer licking. These scenes were assessed by several critics negative. 24 hours of its release, the video reached 19.3 million clicks, and thus broke the VEVO record of One Direction ( 12.3 million ). Director of the music video is the photographers Terry Richardson.

Charts

Wrecking Ball was also placed at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 44 of the Canadian Hot 100 and # 19 of the Irish charts, before the song was released as a single. In the first two weeks, the song sold in the U.S. about 291,000 times by download sales.

Swell

Meet Miley Cyrus • Breakout • Can not Be Tamed • Bangerz

Best of Both Worlds Concert Hannah Montana •: The Movie

" Ready, Set, Do not Go " • " Just Stand Up! " • " Send It On " • " Everybody Hurts " • " We Are the World 25 for Haiti" • " Nothing to Lose " • " Decisions" • " Ashtrays & Heartbreaks "•" fall Down " •" 23 " •" Twerk "•" Feelin ' Myself "

Best of Both Worlds Tour • Wonder World Tour • Gypsy Heart Tour

Discography • Awards • Songs • record sales

  • Pop song
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Dr. Hatch composition
  • Song 2013
  • Number -one hit
Genre Record label Singing Media-Control-Charts List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 Best of Both Worlds Concert (soundtrack) Party in the U.S.A. I Miss You (Miley Cyrus song) Wonder World Tour (Miley Cyrus) Miley Cyrus discography List of awards and nominations received by Miley Cyrus List of songs recorded by Miley Cyrus
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