Wrecking Ball (song)
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| Miley Cyrus | |
| publication | August 25, 2013 |
| length | 3:43 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Sacha Skarbek , Stephan Moccio , Lukasz Gottwald , Maureen Anne McDonald , Henry Russell Walter |
| Label | RCA Records |
| album | Bangerz |
Wrecking Ball is a song by the American singer Miley Cyrus . The song was produced by Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke) and released on August 25, 2013 as part of the iTunes pre-order of their fourth album Bangerz through RCA Records . The song was received mixed to positive, with the accompanying music video receiving negative reviews from several critics.
Background and content
Wrecking Ball was written by Sacha Skarbek, Stephan Moccio , Lukasz Gottwald, Maureen Anne McDonald and Henry Russell Walter and produced by Gottwald and Russell Walter.
The recording of the song was confirmed in an interview with Idolator magazine in July 2013.
Wrecking Ball is believed to thematize Cyrus' relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth , to whom she was engaged from 2012 to 2013.
I came in like a wrecking ball / All I wanted was to break your walls / All you ever did was wreck me
"I crashed in like a wrecking ball / All I wanted was to destroy your walls / All you did was 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 win
"I never intended to start a war / I just wanted you to let me in / And instead of trying to force it / I should have let you win."
Music video
The video was published by VEVO on September 9, 2013 . It starts with a close up of Cyrus' face, crying against a white background. Subsequently, the singer is shown wearing only ox - blood - colored laced boots , sitting on a wrecking ball and briefly licking a sledgehammer. These scenes received negative reviews from several critics. 24 hours after its release, the video reached 19.3 million clicks, breaking One Direction's VEVO record (12.3 million). The music video is directed by photo artist Terry Richardson .
Charts
Wrecking Ball was number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 19 on the Irish charts before the song was released as a single. In the first two weeks, the song sold about 291,000 times through download sales in the United States.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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6th (35 weeks) | 35 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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2 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
5 (32 weeks) | 32 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (26 weeks) | 26th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (32 weeks) | 32 |
Web links
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- ↑ Ann Oldenburg: Miley Cyrus sings about heartbreak in new single . USA Today. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ↑ Miriam Coleman: Miley Cyrus Drops 'Wrecking Ball' . Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ↑ James Shotwell: Miley Cyrus Rides A "Wrecking Ball" Naked In New Music Video . In: Under The Gun Review . September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ↑ Sam Lansky, July 17, 2013: Miley Cyrus Teases Dr. Luke-Produced "Wrecking Ball", Talks Lesbian Rumors . Idolator . Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/miley-cyrus-overtly-sexual-wrecking-ball-video-debuts-vevo-article-1.1450116
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/miley-cyrus-baren-liam_b_3903156.html
- ^ Keith Caulfield: Miley Cyrus, N 'Sync, Bruno Mars and More See Early Sales Rise Post-VMAs . In: Billboard , Prometheus Global Media , August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
