Wrecking Ball

"Wrecking Ball" is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album, Bangerz. The song was released as a digital download on August 25, 2013. It was sent to American radio on September 16, 2013. "Wrecking Ball" was written by Lukasz Gottwald, Maureen Anne McDonald, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek and Henry Russell Walter. The song was produced by Dr. Luke and Henry Russell Walter under his production name, Cirkut. Both the song and its music video received mixed reviews from critics. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first number one hit in the country.

[Verse 1] 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 [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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, you, you wreck me [Verse 2] I put you high up in the sky And now, you're not coming down It slowly turned, you let me burn And now, we're ashes on the ground [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 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 [Bridge] 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 I guess I should've let you win [Interlude] Don't you ever say I just walked away I will always want you [Chorus] 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 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