Flowers (Miley Cyrus song)
| "Flowers" | ||||
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| Single by Miley Cyrus | ||||
| from the album Endless Summer Vacation | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2023 (19:00, January 12, 2023 (−05:00))[1][2][3] | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Genre | Disco funk Funk Rock | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Miley Cyrus singles chronology | ||||
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| "Flowers" on YouTube | ||||
"Flowers" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on January 13, 2023, through Columbia Records as the lead single from Cyrus's eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation (2023).[4][5][6]
Release
Cyrus announced the release date for "Flowers" while hosting her NBC live special Miley's New Year's Eve Party alongside Dolly Parton.[7] Originally announced for release on January 13, the song was eventually released a day early in some parts of the world.[1][8] However, the track was released on January 13 in Australia which is her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth's birthday and where he's from.[9]
Composition
"Flowers" is a departure of the '80s rock sound that characterized her 2020 record Plastic Hearts. Described as a "revenge anthem", it is a "twangy" disco funk song with a string section reminiscent of flamenco.[10]
Upon the release, some fans online argued to have found some similarities in the lyrics that are mirroring the chorus of Bruno Mars' 2013 single "When I Was Your Man".[11][12] They claimed that "Flowers" supposed to be a respond song directed to Hemsworth after they noted he dedicated this song to Cyrus in the past.[13]
Critical reception
Writing for Pitchfork, Anna Gaca described the single as "generic", and Cyrus' 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.[10]
Music video
The release of the single was accompanied with a music video. The video begins with a wideshot of Cyrus walking over a bridge in Los Angeles while wearing a golden vintage Yves Saint Laurent dress[14] with a hood and sunglasses,[15] then the clip shifts to her strutting around, swimming, working out, and dancing — all by herself.[9]
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | January 12, 2023 | Columbia | [1] | |
| United States | January 16, 2023 | [16] | ||
| January 17, 2023 | Contemporary hit radio | [17] | ||
| Italy | January 20, 2023 | Radio airplay | Sony | [18] |
References
- ^ a b c Bowman, Sabienna (January 13, 2023). "Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Music Video". popsugar.co.uk. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
The 'Wrecking Ball' singer also shared teasers of the upcoming track on Instagram captioned, 'NEW YEAR, NEW MILEY, NEW SINGLE. FLOWERS JANUARY 13', though the song wound up coming a day before.
- ^ Wittmer, Carrie (January 9, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Is Releasing Her Breakup Anthem 'Flowers' on Ex Liam Hemsworth's Birthday | Glamour". Glamour. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
For those of us in the US, the song will be released at 7 p.m. ET on January 12.
- ^ Gonzalez, Rebekah (January 12, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Buys Herself 'Flowers' & Has The Ultimate Self-Care Day | iHeartRadio". iheartradio.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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.
- ^ Rice, Nicholas (January 1, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Announces New Single 'Flowers' During New Year's Eve Special: 'New Year, New Miley'". People. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus Announces New Album 'Endless Summer Vacation' — Her 'Love Letter' to Los Angeles". People.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus Is Dropping Her New Song on Liam Hemsworth's Birthday … and Fans Have Thoughts". Billboard.
- ^ Legaspi, Althea (January 1, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Ushers in 2023 With New Song Announcement". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Cyrus, Miley [@MileyCyrus] (January 11, 2023). "Flowers. single and video release. tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Curto, Justin (January 12, 2023). "Time to Give Miley Cyrus Her Flowers: 'Flowers' Is Here". Vulture.
- ^ a b Gaca, Anna (January 13, 2023). "Miley Cyrus: "Flowers" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Why Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' & Bruno Mars sample link to ex Liam Hemsworth". Capital.
- ^ "All the savage Liam Hemsworth references in Miley Cyrus' Flowers lyrics". PopBuzz.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus mimics Shakira and takes revenge on Liam Hemsworth with new song Flowers". MARCA. January 13, 2023.
- ^ Duncan, Charlie (January 13, 2023). "Miley Cyrus fans are convinced she's dragging Liam Hemsworth in 'Flowers': 'Gagged at this diss track!'". PinkNews.
- ^ Mier, Tomás (January 13, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Doesn't Need a Man on New Single 'Flowers'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases | Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates". All Access. January 16, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases | Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates". All Access. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Micaletto, Ylenia (January 13, 2023). "Miley Cyrus - Flowers (Radio Date: 20-01-2023)" (Press release) (in Italian). EarOne. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.