MILEY CYRUS - WRECKING BALL
We Clawed, We Chained, Our Hearts In Vain
We Jumped, Never Asking Why
We Kissed, I Fell Under Your Spell
A Love No One Could Deny
Don't You Ever Say I Just Walked Away
I Will Always Want You
I Can't Live A Lie, Running For My Life
I Will Always Want You
I Came In Like A Wrecking Ball
I Never Hit So Hard In Love
All I Wanted Was To Break Your Walls
All You Ever Did Was Wreck Me
Yeah, Yeah, You Wreck Me
I Put You High Up In The Sky
And Now, You're Not Coming Down
It Slowly Turns, You Let Me Burn
And Now, We're Ashes On The Ground
Don't You Ever Say I Just Walked Away
I Will Always Want You
I Can't Live A Lie, Running For My Life
I Will Always Want You
I Came In Like A Wrecking Ball
I Never Hit So Hard In Love
All I Wanted Was To Break Your Walls
All You Ever Did Was Wreck Me
Yeah, Yeah, You Wreck Me
I Came In Like A Wrecking Ball
Yeah, I Just Closed My Eyes And Swung
Left Me Crashing In A Blazing Fall
All You Ever Did Was Wreck Me
Yeah, You, You Wreck 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 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
Don't You Ever Say I Just Walked Away
I Will Always Want You
I Came In Like A Wrecking Ball
I Never Hit So Hard In Love
All I Wanted Was To Break Your Walls
All You Ever Did Was Wreck Me
Yeah, Yeah, You Wreck Me
I Came In Like A Wrecking Ball
Yeah, I Just Closed My Eyes And Swung
Left Me Crashing In A Blazing Fall
All You Ever Did Was Wreck Me
Yeah, You, You Wreck Me
Yeah, You, You Wreck Me
SONG FACTS
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Cyrus Had No Part In Writing This Song, But There Was Very Real Emotion Behind It: She Was Going Through Problems In Her Relationship With The Actor Liam Hemsworth, And The Couple Would Split Up Not Long After.
This Song Was Written For BeyoncÉ, But When It Was Finished, Mozella Suggested She Send The Demo To Cyrus, Deeming Her A Better Fit. Mozella Had Been Working On Some Other Songs For Cyrus, So She Was Albe To Get Her Ear. When Cyrus Heard It, She Loved The Song.
This Big Emotional Breakup Ballad Was Released As A Promotional Single From Miley Cyrus' "Bangerz" Album On August 25, 2013. It Immediately Rolled Up To #2 On The Itunes Sales Chart In The Aftermath Of Cyrus' Controversial Mtv Vma Performance Joining "We Can't Stop" In The Top Five.
Cyrus Told Billboard Magazine That She Was Excited About Being Able To Show Off Her Vocal Chops On This Power Ballad. "A Lot Of People Wanted To Try To Make Me The White Nicki Minaj," She Said. "That's Not What I'm Trying To Do. I Love 'Hood' Music, But My Talent Is As A Singer."
Cyrus Swung Her Way To A One Day Record For Views Across Vevo, As Her Video For This Song Accumulated 19.3 Million Views In Its First 24 Hours. The Previous Milestone Was Held By One Direction Whose "Best Song Ever" Attracted 12.3 Views In One Day In July 2013.
After Peaking At #2 Twice On The Billboard Hot 100 With "Party In The U.S.A." And "We Can't Stop," Cyrus Finally Hit #1 With This Song.
The Song's Elevation To Peak Position Meant That Cyrus Became The First Member Of Her Family To Reach #1 On The Hot 100. Her Father Billy Ray Peaked At #4 With "Achy Breaky Heart" In 1992 And Brother Trace Climbed To #10 As Part Of Metro Station With "Shake It" In 2008.
Cyrus Performed The Track Live For The First Time During A Four-Song Performance At The Iheartradio Music Festival Village In Las Vegas On September 21, 2013.
The Close-Up Shot Of Cyrus Shedding A Tear In The Video Was Evocative Of The 1990 Sinead O'connor Hit "Nothing Compares 2 U," Where The Irish Singer Also Cries What She Claimed Was A Real Tear. Speaking With Rolling Stone, Cyrus Said Of The "Wrecking Ball" Video: "It's Like The Sinead O'connor Video, But, Like, The Most Modern Version."
This Won Best Video At The 2013 Mtv Europe Music Awards. Cyrus Celebrated Her Award By Lighting Up A Joint And Taking A Puff Onstage. The Event Was Held In Amsterdam, Where Marijuana Smokers Can't Be Prosecuted For Possessing Small Amounts.
The Music Clip Led Vevo's Tally Of The Most-Watched Music Videos Of 2013, Racking Up 371 Million Views In Total After Reaching 100 Million In Only Six Days. "We Can't Stop" Was Second Place In The List.
The Visual Won Video Of The Year At The 2014 Mtv Video Awards. Miley Put A Spotlight On Homelessness When Her Award Was Accepted On Behalf Of The 1.6 Million Runaways And Homeless American Youths By Former Homeless Los Angeles Youngster, Jesse Helt. He Then Directed Fans To An Appeal For Donations To Fund A New La Homeless Center On Miley's Facebook Page.
In The Final Round Of Her 2015 Lip Sync Battle Against Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway Came Out Swinging - On A Wrecking Ball - With A Winning Performance Of This Tune.