"Flowers" | ||||
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Single by Miley Cyrus | ||||
from the album Endless Summer Vacation | ||||
Released | January 12, 2023 | |||
Recorded | January 2022 | |||
Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders (composed), [1] Ridgemont High, Los Angeles (recorded) | |||
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Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Flowers" on YouTube |
"Flowers" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus from her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023). Columbia Records released it as the album's lead single on January 12, 2023, in some countries and on January 13 worldwide. Cyrus wrote "Flowers" with Gregory "Aldae" Hein and Michael Pollack, while Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson handled the production. A pop song with disco, rock, and funk influences, its lyrics express an ex-lover's acceptance of being independent after no longer feeling the need to rely on someone else to be complete.
"Flowers" received positive reviews from music critics and was a massive commercial success, breaking many records. It was the best-selling global single of 2023, earning 2.7 billion subscription streams equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), making it Cyrus's most successful single worldwide to date. In the United States, the single debuted at number one and spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in addition to becoming Cyrus's second number-one song on the chart, after "Wrecking Ball" (2013). "Flowers" spent 57 weeks at the top of Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, becoming the longest-running number one-song on any Billboard airplay chart, and earned the most cumulative weeks atop all Billboard airplay charts of all time. The song was also a commercial success worldwide, debuting atop the Billboard Global 200 chart and staying at the summit for thirteen non-consecutive weeks. It topped 60 different charts across 41 different countries, including in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It also broke a string of records on streaming services, including the Spotify record for the most-streamed song in a week (during both its first and second week), the fastest song in Spotify history to surpass one billion streams (doing so in 112 days), and the fastest female song to surpass two billion streams on Spotify (doing so in 502 days).
Jacob Bixenman directed the music video for "Flowers", which features Cyrus performing dances in several locations, including an outdoor pool, a backyard, and on the roof of her house. Photography took place in Los Angeles with scenes shot at Elysian Park. Cyrus performed the song live on the album's accompanying documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), and My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman , and at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. At the latter ceremony, "Flowers" won Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, and also received a nomination for Song of the Year, marking Cyrus' career-first set of Grammy wins. Following the songs performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, it saw a surge in streaming numbers and sales and returned to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2024. The song also won Best International Song at the Brit Awards 2024.
"Flowers" was written by Miley Cyrus, Gregory "Aldae" Hein, and Michael Pollack in January 2022 in Sunset Sound Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. During a week of sessions, with the composers gathered around a piano, the song came together as a ballad, originally with a "slower and sadder" feel, according to Pollack. [1] He said: "We started with the chorus and, if I remember correctly, the lyric, melody, and progression started to form simultaneously. It's one of those 'circle of fifths's songs where the melody informs the progression and vice versa. It practically wrote itself." The initial demo version of the song was a stripped-back ballad, only consisting of Cyrus singing and Pollack playing the Rhodes piano. Then it evolved into the uptempo song. [5] Its final version was produced by Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. [6]
On December 31, 2022, while hosting her NBC live special Miley's New Year's Eve Party , Cyrus announced "Flowers" would be released simultaneously in all markets on January 13, 2023. [7] The song was released on January 13 at UTC+00:00, which was still January 12 in some parts of the world. [8] [9] [10] The demo version of the song was released digitally on March 3, 2023. [11] It was also included on the digital version of Endless Summer Vacation album. [12]
"Flowers" is a pop song with disco and funk influences. [2] [4] Anna Gaca of Pitchfork described it as a "twangy" disco funk song with a string section reminiscent of flamenco. [4] Gabrielle Sanchez of Yahoo! said, "A funky bassline guides the song, paired with a swooning string line and fizzy cymbals". [13] Mary Siroky of Consequence thought that Cyrus's "raspy vocals offer an edge to the disco-toned anthem" and that the song interpolates Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (1978). She further opined that "Flowers" sounds like "if the hazy, peaceful California tone of 'Malibu' were to be applied to a dance pop track". [14] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted its "shimmering electric guitar and understated yacht-rock mood," comparing it to Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours . [15]
Gabrielle Sanchez of Yahoo! called "Flowers" "a spunky track about flaunting one's self-reliance and independence, no longer depending on someone else to feel complete". [13] Anna Gaca from Pitchfork described it as a "revenge anthem". [4] Mary Siroky of Consequence felt that Cyrus is "embracing her story as her own, stepping into her autonomy in a fully realized way". [14] Dale Maplethorpe of Gigwise felt that "the theme of the song is self-love and acceptance". [16] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard compared the song to Cyrus's 2019 single "Slide Away", adding that "Flowers" "focuses far more on self-sustainability than revenge, trading the melancholy of a song like ... 'Slide Away' for a more assertive outlook". [2]
The song's chorus is allegedly a paraphrase of Bruno Mars's "When I Was Your Man" (2012). [17] [18] Editors of Billboard noted that the songs only feature similar lyrical elements and ideas, meaning that the writers of "When I Was Your Man" are not required to be credited as co-writers of "Flowers". [19] Following its release, several publications suggested that "Flowers" was supposed to be a response song directed at Cyrus's ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, as it was released on Hemsworth's birthday and the lyrics refer to their Malibu, California home which burned down in the November 2018 Woolsey Fire. Additionally, Hemsworth had reportedly dedicated "When I Was Your Man" to Cyrus in the past. [20] [17] [21] [22]
"Flowers" received favorable reviews from music critics, with many complimenting Cyrus' vocal delivery. According to Billboard's Jason Lipshutz, the single is not a "full-blown reinvention" for Cyrus, but "sturdy, hummable pop, and it captivates without bells or whistles." [2] The New York Times' Lindsay Zoladz described the song as "breezy" and opined that "the relatively subdued chorus melody may not demand much of Cyrus, but her vocals are imbued with a laid-back maturity and convincing self-assurance". [23] Consequence's Mary Siroky was appreciative of the song and Cyrus, writing that the singer "has played with genre extensively throughout her career, and it's probably because her voice just sounds good in every single one of them." She went on to add to the praise, stating that "once the chorus [in 'Flowers'] hits, she arrives at the conclusion that everything is going to be okay, and there's even a strong chance she'll be better off going forward: 'I can take myself dancing/ And I can hold my own hand/ Yeah, I can love me better than you can'." She also gave the song their "Song of the Week" status. [14] The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick called it "sophisticated perfection." [24]
Dale Maplethorpe of Gigwise felt that Cyrus's "incredibly recognizable voice chiming in and sounding fantastic" and noted that in the chorus "we hear a funky bassline and killer drums that don't leave the listener with much else to do other than bust a move". However, he felt that the song "does feel like it doesn't build as much as it could do" and "is lacking in the big finish that it seems to tease". [16] Writing for Pitchfork, Anna Gaca described the single as "generic", and Cyrus's vocal delivery as "sincerely unbothered". Gaca further negatively compared the song to "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", stating that "calling it revenge is a reach, not when Shakira is ready to call you a Twingo: What we're really dealing with here is self-help", implying that the latter addressed the revenge topic in a better way. [4]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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BBC | Best Songs of 2023 | 8 | [25] |
Billboard | Best Songs of 2023 | 4 | [26] |
Entertainment Weekly | The Best Songs of 2023 | 5 | [27] |
The Guardian | 20 Best Songs of 2023 | 17 | [28] |
New York Post | The 10 Best Songs of 2023 | 2 | [29] |
PopBuzz | The 20 Best Songs of 2023 | 6 | [30] |
Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 12 | [31] |
South China Morning Post | The Best Songs of 2023 | 5 | [32] |
Upon its release, "Flowers" broke several records on Spotify. The song earned over 7.7 million plays in its first 24 hours on Spotify globally. [33] On January 20, 2023, it achieved the second-highest single-day streams for a non-seasonal song, and fourth-highest overall, at the time, [a] garnering over 18.4 million global plays on the streaming service. [34]
During its first full seven days (January 13–20, 2023) the song earned 96,032,624 plays on Spotify globally, becoming the biggest week for a song in the platform's history (previously the record was held by Adele's "Easy on Me" with over 85 million streams). [35] [36] In the next seven days (January 21–27, 2023) it earned 115,156,896 plays, breaking the record again. [37] [38] It also became the fastest song to cross 100 million plays on Spotify globally (seven days), breaking the record previously held by BTS's "Butter" in eight days. [39] Jana Coffey, Spotify's artist and label partnerships leader, noted that the popularity of "Flowers" had been growing day-after-day while streaming numbers for other record-breaking songs were the largest on their first days and then declined throughout the week. [39] On May 4, 2023, it became the fastest song to earn 1 billion plays on Spotify globally (112 days), surpassing the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay" (2021) and Harry Styles's "As It Was" (2022) (both 118 days). [40] [41] [b]
"Flowers" debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts, becoming Cyrus's first number-one single on both charts since their launch in September 2020. [43] It topped both global charts for thirteen non-consecutive weeks, tying with Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as the second longest-running number-one on the Global 200, and with Harry Styles's "As It Was" (2022) as the longest-running number one on the Global Excl. US, respectively. [c] [46] [47] During its first three weeks it gained 179.1, 217.1 and 185.6 million streams worldwide consecutively, which became the fifth, second and fourth biggest weeks ever for a song in the Billboard Global 200's history. [48] It also became the second song in the chart's history to gain over 100 million global streams for at least eight weeks, after the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay" in 2021. [49] On the issue dated July 8, 2023, it returned to the number one on the Global 200 after a 10-week break, which was the longest gap in the chart's history, excluding "All I Want for Christmas Is You". [47] It topped the 2023 year-end Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts. [50]
According to Luminate, "Flowers" earned 1.16 billion streams worldwide until March 31, 2023, making it the most streamed song of the first quarter of 2023. [51] It was the most-streamed song on Spotify and Deezer and second most-streamed on Apple Music globally in 2023. [52] [53] [54] [55]
"Flowers" was the best-selling global single of 2023, earning 2.70 billion subscription streams equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). It won the IFPI Global Single Award of 2023, becoming Cyrus' first appearance on an IFPI annual global Top 10 chart. [56]
It ranked 16th in the 2024 year-end Global 200 chart. [57]
During the first five hours of availability on January 12, 2023, "Flowers" gained 685,000 streams, 2.4 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 2,000 digital downloads sold and debuted at number 21 on the Digital Songs chart. After its first full week (January 13–19) "Flowers" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 65th song to do so, Cyrus's second number-one single after "Wrecking Ball" in 2013 and her 11th top ten entry. Due to garnering 52.6 million streams, 33.5 million radio airplay audience impressions and 70,000 digital downloads sold, it debuted atop the Streaming Songs, rose to number one of the Digital Song Sales and debuted at number 18 of the Radio Songs. [58] The same week, Cyrus reached her career top of number three on Billboard Artist 100 chart and her back catalog had an increase of 65% in streaming in the United States. [59] [60] "Flowers" spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. [61] It also became the second song ever after Harry Styles' "As It Was" (2022) to spend its debut 20 weeks in the chart's top-three region. [62] It became the highest streamed song in a week since Drake's "Way 2 Sexy" in September 2021 due to 59.8 million streams in its second week, as well as the first song with two consecutive weeks of at least 50 million streams since Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" in January 2021, the first non-holiday song with three consecutive weeks of at least 40 million streams since Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" in June 2021, and the first song to sell over 30,000 in three consecutive weeks since Coldplay and BTS's "My Universe" in October 2021. [63] [64] It topped the Streaming Songs and Digital Songs charts for four and five consecutive weeks, respectively. [61]
After one month of release in the United States, "Flowers" became Cyrus's 11th biggest hit in total radio airplay audience due to 233 million impressions and her 13th biggest in on-demand streaming due to 182 million streams. [65] In its fifth week it topped the Radio Songs and Pop Airplay charts. It became Cyrus's first number-one single on Radio Songs and the fourth song to top it in five weeks at most since it became an all-format chart in December 1998. [66] It also became the 13th song in history to top Pop Airplay in five weeks at most. [67] In its sixth week, "Flowers" became Cyrus's first number-one on the Adult Pop Airplay and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. [68] [69] [70] It spent 18 consecutive weeks atop Radio Songs, tying with the Goo Goo Dolls's "Iris" (1998) as the second longest-running number-one on the chart. [71] On the issue dated April 15, 2023, it became Cyrus's second number-one song on the Adult Contemporary chart. [72] Also that week, "Flowers" became the seventh song ever to top the Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Adult Contemporary charts concurrently. [73] The single topped the three charts for 10, 17, and 57 weeks, respectively. [74] [75] [72] It became the third song ever to top all three charts simultaneously for at least four weeks, after Adele's "Hello" (2015) and Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" (1996). [76] The song became the longest-running chart-topper in the over 60-year history of Adult Contemporary; it broke the record previously held by Maroon 5 's "Girls Like You", which spent 36 weeks at number one. [77] It eventually became the first song to top the Adult Contemporary chart for a full year. [78] In July 2024, due to charting 56 weeks atop Adult Contemporary, "Flowers" earned the most weeks at the summit of a Billboard airplay chart. [79] With 17 weeks atop the Adult Pop Airplay chart, it tied with "Iris" (1998) by Goo Goo Dolls as the sixth longest-running leader, and became the longest-running among women, at the time, in the chart's history. [d] [72] [81] In January 2024, "Flowers" became the song with the most cumulative weeks atop the three charts (64 by then). [82] In 2024, "Flowers" achieved the most cumulative weeks at number one on all Billboard airplay charts (106), [e] surpassing The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights (87); and became the first song to spend 100 cumulative weeks at the top spot across said charts. [83] "Flowers" became the 21st song in chart history to spend at least a full year (52 weeks), cumulatively, on the Billboard airplay charts. [83]
According to Luminate, "Flowers" earned 750.7 million on-demand audio and video streams (including user-generated content streams), 380,000 downloads, and 2.4 billion radio audience impressions in the US until June 29, 2023—making it the most-streamed, most-downloaded, and most-heard song on the radio of the first half of 2023. [84] Ultimately, "Flowers" ended 2023 as the fourth most-streamed, second best-selling digital track, and most-consumed song on the radio in the US (with 634.4 million on-demand audio streams, 428,000 downloads, and 3.9 billion radio audience impressions until December 28, 2023). [85] It ranked second on the 2023 year-end Hot 100 chart, only behind Morgan Wallen 's "Last Night", and topped the year-end Radio Songs and Adult Pop Airplay charts. [86] It was the third most-streamed song in the United States on Spotify in 2023. [52] "Flowers" was the most-heard song across iHeartRadio's stations in the US in 2023, with over 1.4 billion audience impressions. [87]
Following Cyrus's performance of "Flowers" at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the song surged 22 spots from number 32 to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, re-entering the top-ten of the chart and spending its 29th week in the region, on the issue dated February 17, 2024—over a year after its release. [88] The following week, it slipped to number 17, and marked 52 weeks of charting on the Hot 100, becoming Cyrus's first song to chart for a year in the US. [89] On the issue dated March 30, 2024, "Flowers" departed the Hot 100, due to the chart's recurrent rule. With 55 weeks, it became Cyrus's longest-charting song in the US. [90] [91] It topped the 2024 year-end Adult Contemporary chart. [92]
In Canada, "Flowers" spent its debut fifteen weeks atop the Canadian Hot 100. [93] It tied Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (featuring Bruno Mars) (2014) as the fourth longest-running number-one in Canada; and became Cyrus's second number-one single after "Wrecking Ball" in 2013. [94] It also became her first number-one on All-format Airplay and Hot AC Airplay charts, [95] [96] and her second on Digital Song Sales, [97] CHR/Top 40 Airplay [98] and AC Airplay charts. [99] It topped the 2023 year-end Canadian Hot 100 chart. [100] It was the second most-streamed song in Canada on Spotify in 2023. [101] On April 23, 2024, the song was certified Diamond by Music Canada for shipment of 800 thousand units. [102]
In the United Kingdom "Flowers" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart with 92,000 chart units, partially due to 9.9 million streams, which was the biggest first week overall since Harry Styles's "As It Was" in April 2022. [103] The song topped the chart for ten consecutive weeks, becoming Cyrus's third number-one song in Britain after "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball" (both from 2013) and her first to remain at the top for longer than one week. [104] It became the third song of the 2020s after Styles's "As It Was" and Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits" to top it for at least ten weeks. [105] On March 15, 2024, the song was certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 1.8 million units. [106] By the end of 2023, the song amassed 198 million streams, 91,000 downloads, and 1.7 million track-equivalent units in the United Kingdom; making it the most-streamed and most-downloaded song of the year. [107] "Flowers" topped the UK year-end singles chart. [108] [109] It was the most-streamed song in the UK in 2023, with 198 million streams earned that year. [110] The most-streamed song on Apple Music and Deezer and second most-streamed on Spotify in the UK in 2023, [54] [111] were among its feats.
In Germany, "Flowers" debuted at number two on the Offizielle Deutschen Singles Charts and climbed to the top position in the second week, becoming Cyrus's first chart-topper in the country. [112] [113] It ranked second at the 2023 year-end German chart, first among the foreign acts. [114] Also in France "Flowers" debuted at number two on the Top Singles chart and climbed to the top position in the second week, becoming Cyrus's first chart-topper in the country. [115] [116] [117] It was the most-streamed song in France in 2023. [118]
Outside Europe, "Flowers" topped the charts in Australia, [119] Ecuador, [120] Israel, [121] New Zealand, [122] Paraguay, [123] Philippines, [124] Singapore, [125] South Africa, [126] and Vietnam, [127] as well as the overall MENA streaming chart [128] and the overall Commonwealth of Independent States airplay chart. [129] In Australia, it amassed over 5 million streams in its first week, breaking the first-week record in the country's history. [130] [131] The song spent its first twelve weeks atop the ARIA Singles Chart, making it Cyrus's first chart-topper in Australia and the eleventh song in history to top the chart for at least twelve weeks. [132] [133] It topped the Australia year-end singles chart. [134] In 2024, the song was certified 9× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 630,000 equivalent units. [135]
The January 12, 2023, release of "Flowers" was accompanied by its music video on Cyrus's Vevo channel via YouTube. It was directed by Jacob Bixenman, with cinematography by Marcell Rév. [136] [137]
The video's opening uses panorama-view footage of Los Angeles above the downtown skyline. Cyrus enters by strutting across a bridge in Elysian Park. [138] When she arrives at her house, she strips into her bra and underwear as she walks past the sprinklers, goes swimming in her swimming pool, and does different outdoor exercises. Then Cyrus takes a shower and changes into a black outfit as she walks through her house and dances. By nightfall, she dances in her backyard and then dances on her roof as a helicopter flies above.
Vogue classified Cyrus dressed in vintage gold lamé gown from the Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1991–92 collection, accessorized with square Saint Laurent sunglasses, noting that "somewhere in the metaphorical vintage hall of fame, a second-life savant is affixing a plaque with Miley Cyrus's name to the wall". [139] Hello! reported that her black underwear has generated trending online searches for "black lingerie sets", with search numbers increasing 413% following the release of the "Flowers" music video on January 13, 2023. [140]
Cyrus performed "Flowers" in the documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) , which was released on Disney+ on March 10, 2023. [141] On November 21, 2023, she performed it live for the first time—over 10 months after the song's release—during a private event at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles. [142] [143] The performance was uploaded to her YouTube channel later that month. [144]
The first televised performance of "Flowers" took place at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, over a year after its release. [145] Cyrus again performed the song in a private concert at the Chateau Marmont; it was filmed and featured in the premiere episode of the fifth season of Netflix's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman , released in June 2024—which she was the subject of. [146] In July, she performed a "slowed-down" version at the same venue for the Gucci Summer Celebration party, which she hosted. [147]
In regard to the massive radio success and longevity "Flowers" experienced, Jon Zellner, iHeartMedia president, programming operations/digital music, told Billboard that "it is one of those songs that has stood the test of time at multiple formats". [79] He described the track as "a mass-appeal song with a very strong hook and sounds like a song you already knew the first time you heard it". Zellner further stated that it was "among songs that will be part of radio station libraries and streaming playlists for many years and likely played by classic hits stations 20 years from now. [79]
Cyrus is being sued over allegations that she and the co-writers of "Flowers" copied portions of Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man" (2012). The lawsuit was filed on September 16, 2024, in Los Angeles federal court by the company Tempo Music Investments, which claimed that "Flowers" includes unauthorized "exploitation" of the song. Co-writers Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack are also named, and Sony Music Publishing, Apple, Target, Walmart, and other companies are accused for distributing the song. Mars, however, is not named as a plaintiff; Tempo Music claims it owns a portion of "When I Was Your Man" purchased from co-writer Philip Lawrence. [149] On November 20, 2024, Cyrus' attorneys filled for dismissal of the lawsuit. They opined that "plaintiff brings this copyright infringement action alone – without any of that musical composition’s co-authors or other owners. Without the consent of the other owners, a grant of rights from just one co-owner does not confer standing". [150]
Organization | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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MTV MIAW Awards | 2023 | Global Hit of the Year | Nominated | [157] |
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards | 2023 | Global Hit of the Year | Nominated | [158] |
MTV Video Music Awards | 2023 | Video of the Year | Nominated | [159] |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Best Pop | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography [f] | Nominated | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Song | Nominated | [160] |
Best Video | Nominated | |||
Los 40 Music Awards | 2023 | Best International Song | Nominated | [161] |
NRJ Music Awards | 2023 | International Song of the Year | Won | [162] |
International Video of the Year | Won | |||
Danish Music Awards | 2023 | International Hit of the Year | Won | [163] |
Billboard Music Awards | 2023 | Top Hot 100 Song | Nominated | [164] |
Top Radio Song | Won | |||
Top Streaming Song | Nominated | |||
Top Selling Song | Nominated | |||
Top Billboard Global 200 Song | Won | |||
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song | Won | |||
Musa Awards | 2023 | International Anglo Song of the Year | Won | [165] |
RTHK International Pop Poll Awards | 2023 | Top Ten International Gold Songs | Won | [166] |
Grammy Awards | 2024 | Record of the Year [g] | Won | [167] [168] |
Song of the Year [h] | Nominated | |||
Best Pop Solo Performance | Won | |||
People's Choice Awards | 2024 | The Song of the Year | Nominated | [169] |
IFPI Awards | 2024 | IFPI Global Single Award of 2023 | Won | [56] |
Gaffa Awards (Denmark) | 2024 | International Hit of the Year | Won | [170] |
Brit Awards | 2024 | International Song of the Year | Won | [171] |
Japan Gold Disc Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year by Streaming (Western music) | Won | [172] |
Global Awards | 2024 | Best Song | Nominated | [173] |
Gaffa Awards (Sweden) | 2024 | International Song of the Year | Nominated | [174] |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | Nominated | [175] |
Pop Song of the Year | Won | |||
Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
Best Lyrics | Nominated | |||
Swiss Music Awards | 2024 | Best Hit – International | Won | [176] |
BMI Pop Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year [i] | Won | [177] |
Most-Performed Songs of the Year [i] | Won | |||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2024 | Favorite Song | Nominated | [178] |
Credits adapted from Tidal, Pitchfork and the liner notes of Endless Summer Vacation . [179] [180] [181]
Weekly charts
| Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [135] | 9× Platinum | 630,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [324] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [325] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [326] | 3× Diamond | 480,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [102] | Diamond | 800,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [327] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [328] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [329] | 3× Gold | 900,000‡ |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [330] | 11× Platinum | 44,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [331] | 4× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [332] | 4× Platinum | 560,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [333] | 5× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [334] | Diamond | 250,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [335] | 5× Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [336] | 6× Platinum | 360,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [337] | 5× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [106] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [338] | 4× Platinum | 8,000,000† |
Sweden (GLF) [339] | 3× Platinum | 24,000,000† |
Worldwide | — | 2,700,000,000 [340] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 12, 2023 |
| Original | Columbia | [10] |
United States | January 16, 2023 | [341] | |||
January 17, 2023 | Contemporary hit radio | [342] | |||
Italy | January 19, 2023 | Radio airplay | Sony | [343] | |
Various | March 3, 2023 |
| Demo | Columbia | [344] |
Digital download | Instrumental | [345] |
American singer Miley Cyrus has released eight studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 42 singles. Popularly referred as the original "Teen Queen", Cyrus has sold 55 million singles and 20 million albums worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 32 million singles and 10 million albums in the US. Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth greatest Billboard 200 female music artist of all time and the 62nd greatest artist of all time.
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"Wrecking Ball" is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album, Bangerz (2013). It was released on August 25, 2013, by RCA Records as the album's second single. The song was written by Mozella, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek, with Dr. Luke and Cirkut, who also served as the producers, credited as co-writers along with David Kim. "Wrecking Ball" is a pop ballad which lyrically discusses the deterioration of a relationship.
"Die for You" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his third studio album, Starboy (2016). The song was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19, 2017, as the seventh single from the album. It was written by the Weeknd, Doc McKinney, Cirkut, Prince 85, Cashmere Cat, Dylan Wiggins, and Billy Walsh, and produced by the former five.
"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" is a song by British musician Mark Ronson featuring American singer Miley Cyrus, released on 29 November 2018 by RCA Records as the lead single from Ronson's fifth studio album, Late Night Feelings (2019).
"Cruel Summer" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Swift and Jack Antonoff produced the song, and they wrote it with St. Vincent. "Cruel Summer" is a synth-pop, industrial pop, and electropop song composed of synths, wobbling beats, and vocoder-manipulated vocals. The lyrics are about an intense romance during a painful summer.
"Under the Influence" is a song by American singer Chris Brown. It is the third track on the extended edition of his ninth studio album Indigo, which was released on October 4, 2019, by RCA Records. The song was composed by Brown along with Nigerian singer Davido, producer Kiddominant and Tiffany Mckie. "Under the Influence" became a sleeper hit in 2022, becoming viral on the TikTok platform. Afterwards, it was officially released as a single, roughly three years following its original release.
Michael Ross Pollack is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written songs for artists such as Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Beyoncé, Lizzo, Kelly Clarkson and many others. He achieved his first US Top 40 radio #1 in February 2020 with Maroon 5's "Memories", his second in February 2022 with Justin Bieber’s "Ghost", and his third in February 2023 with Miley Cyrus' "Flowers". He achieved his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 in January 2023 with Miley Cyrus' "Flowers".
"Midnight Sky" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus, released on August 14, 2020, by RCA Records as the lead single from her seventh studio album Plastic Hearts. The single was written by Cyrus, Ali Tamposi, Ilsey Juber and Jon Bellion with song's producers: Louis Bell and Andrew Watt. It is a disco, pop, synth-pop, electropop and pop rock song with lyrics about independence and self-confidence. The song's music video was Cyrus' first self-directed music video and was released on the same day as the single.
The Billboard Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by Billboard magazine. The chart ranks the top songs globally and is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. First announced in mid-2019, it officially launched in September 2020.
"Without You" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi from the deluxe "Savage" edition of his debut mixtape F*ck Love (2020). It was released to alternative radio on 18 December 2020 as the fifth overall single from the mixtape.
"Angels like You" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus, from her seventh studio album Plastic Hearts, released on November 27, 2020, through RCA Records. The song was written by Cyrus, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder with the song's producers Louis Bell and Andrew Watt. It was released as the third and final single from the album on March 12, 2021, it was also Cyrus' last single with RCA, ending her contract after 8 years; to sign with Columbia.
"As It Was" is a song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles, released through Erskine and Columbia on 1 April 2022 as the lead single from his third studio album, Harry's House (2022). The song was written by Styles alongside his producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.
"Calm Down" is a song by Nigerian singer Rema, from his debut studio album Rave & Roses (2022). It was released on 11 February 2022 through Jonzing World and Mavin as the album's second single. The song charted across Europe, reaching number one on the Belgian Ultratop 50, Dutch Top 40 and Dutch Single Top 100. In the United Kingdom, "Calm Down" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and spent 27 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten of the chart.
Endless Summer Vacation is the eighth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus, released on March 10, 2023, via Columbia Records. It is her first new body of work since leaving RCA Records after her seventh studio album Plastic Hearts (2020) and signing with Columbia in early 2021. A pop and dance-pop record, Endless Summer Vacation is a shift from the synth-pop, rock, and glam rock genres featured on Plastic Hearts. Cyrus related its overall concept to her affection for Los Angeles, where the album was mainly recorded, and its track sequencing to the course of a day. Brandi Carlile and Sia are featured as guest vocalists.
"Jaded" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on April 17, 2023, by Columbia Records as the third single from Cyrus' eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023). It was written by Cyrus, Sarah Aarons, and the song's producer Greg Kurstin.
"River" is a song by the American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on March 13, 2023, through Columbia Records as the second single from Cyrus' eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023). It was written by Cyrus, Justin Tranter, and the song producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.
Gregory Hein, known professionally as Aldae, is an American songwriter and record producer. He has co-written songs for a variety of artists including Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez, Marshmello, John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Khalid, Jackson Wang, and Tainy among others. In 2023, Aldae co-wrote Miley Cyrus' record-breaking single "Flowers", for which he achieved his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.
"Used to Be Young" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released as a single on August 25, 2023, through Columbia Records, after the broadcast of the ABC documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation: Continued the day before, and appears on the digital reissue of Cyrus's eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023). The song was written by Cyrus alongside Aldae and Michael Pollack, with the singer, Pollack, and Shawn Everett handling production.
"River" recalls the shimmering pop-rock tone of "Flowers"...
In the caption of the video, which was shared across her various social accounts, Cyrus announced the dates and times of the song's release in four cities around the globe. For those of us in the US, the song will be released at 7 p.m. ET on January 12.
Her latest single 'Flowers', dropped on Thursday evening (January 12th) and is the first taste of what her forthcoming album Endless Summer Vacation will sound like.
On 12 Jan., Cyrus dropped the track "Flowers" along with the accompanying music video.
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