Party in the USA

Party in the USA
Miley Cyrus
publication	August 11, 2009
length	3:22
Genre (s)	Dance pop
text	Jessica Cornish , Lukasz Gottwald , Claude Kelly
music	Dr. hatch
album	The Time of Our Lives

Party in the USA is a song by the American singer Miley Cyrus . The song was written by Jessie J , Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly written and directed by Dr. Luke produces. On August 11, 2009, the song was released by Hollywood Records as the first single from Cyrus EP The Time of Our Lives . The single reached the top ten in the charts in eight countries. In the United States, the song debuted straight at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went seven times platinum.

background

Both computer sound and instruments such as electric guitars and drums were used for the piece. Cyrus said Party in the USA pays homage to the US and chose the track as the first single from their EP The Time of Our Lives . On July 29, 2009 the song was first played on US radio after the song had previously appeared on the Internet. Party in the USA was released digitally on August 11, 2009.

Party in the USA is a dance-pop song with elements of R&B , reggae and rock . The song has 96 beats per minute , was written in F major, and Cyrus' singing spans two octaves , from F ₃ to D ₅ . The lyrics to Party in the USA cover Cyrus' career from Nashville to Hollywood . In the stanzas she sings about high society life in Hollywood and listens to songs by Jay-Z and Britney Spears , in the chorus she sings about how the songs of the two artists make them stronger and more confident.

criticism

Party in the USA was recognized by most of the critics. Michael Hann of The Guardian , UK, says Party in the USA is a cute pop song. Mikael Wood of New York City's Time Out magazine describes the song as a "killer song [...] that shows that Miley can be a better rapper than you ever expected." About.com's Bill Lamb gave Party in the USA four out of five stars for Cyrus' vocals and lyrics. Allmusic's Heather Phares called the song one of the EP's best, describing it as a hymn for Cyrus as Hannah Montana . Erik Ernst of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the song is "tremendously catchy." Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly explains that Party in the USA is Cyrus' entry into the urban music scene, having previously enjoyed success in other music markets.

Music video

For the music video shoot, Cyrus contacted Chris Applebaum, who made the music video for Party in the USA , and Miley Cyrus herself acted as the director. Miley Cyrus mostly dances in the music video with her dancers in front of a gigantic flag of the United States. At the MuchMusic Video Awards 2010, the music video won an award in the MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video category and was nominated in the MuchMusic Video Award for People's Choice: Favorite International Video category.

Charts and awards

Party in the USA debuted at number 2 on the official American Billboard Hot 100 in the week of August 29, 2009, and this remained the song's highest ranking in the United States. In the first week, the song sold about 226,000 times through download sales. In the United States, the song was honored seven times with a platinum record for sales over seven million units. In the United Kingdom, Party in the USA entered the charts at number eleven, which also remained the highest ranking.

Charts (2009)	Top ranking
Austria	30th
Switzerland	41
United Kingdom	11
United States	2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Janice Brown: Studio Beast in the Hot Seat: Claude Kelly On How To Write Hit Songs . SonicScoop . February 10, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
2. ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Miley Cyrus' New Song 'Party In The USA' Leaks Online . In: MTV News . Viacom. July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
3. ↑ Party in the USA - single by Miley Cyrus . In: iTunes Store . Apple, Inc . Retrieved July 29, 2010.
4. ↑ The Time of Our Lives [Walmart Exclusive]> Overview . In: Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved August 28, 2010.
5. ↑ Sean Fennessey: Surveying the Dr. Luke Moment: A Critical Look At Lazers, Glitter, and the Un-Sexing of America's Pop Stars. In: The Village Voice . Village Voice Media on May 18, 2010, archived from the original on May 21, 2010 ; Retrieved August 29, 2010 . 
6. ^ ^{A b} Michael Michael Menachem: Miley Cyrus, "Party in the USA" . In: Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
7. ^ Digital sheet music - Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA . In: Musicnotes.com . Alfred Publishing . Retrieved May 29, 2012.
8. ^ ^{A b c} Bill Lamb: Miley Cyrus - "Party in the USA" . In: About.com . The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2010. 
9. ↑ Jessica Holland: Miley Cyrus: The Time of Our Lives . In: The Observer . Guardian Media Group. November 8, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
10. ↑ Michael Hann: Miley Cyrus: O2 Arena, London . In: The Guardian . Guardian Media Group. December 15, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
11. ^ Mikael Wood: Miley + Metro Station . In: Time Out New York . Time out. November 18, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
12. ↑ Heather Phares: The Time of Our Lives [Walmart Exclusive]> Review . In: Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
13. ↑ Erik Ensrst: Miley fans treated to visual spectacle . In: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Journal Communications . October 11, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
14. ^ Mikael Wood: The Time of Our Lives (2009) . In: Entertainment Weekly . Time Warner . September 2, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
15. ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Miley Cyrus 'Party In The USA' Clip Inspired By 'Grease' . In: MTV News . Viacom. September 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
16. ↑ 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards. In: MuchMusic . CTVglobemedia , archived from the original on April 8, 2011 ; Retrieved July 30, 2010 . 
17. ^ Ayala Ben-Yehuda, Silvio Pietroluongo and Keith Caulfield: Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z Make Noise On Hot 100 . In: Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 20, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
18. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum . In: RIAA.com . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 20, 2010.
19. ↑ ^{a b} Party in the USA in the Official UK Charts (English)
20. ^ Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA (song) . In: Austrianchart.at . Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved August 18, 2010.
21. ^ Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA (song) . In: Hitparade.ch . Swiss Music Charts . Retrieved August 18, 2010.