Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song) 2013. It featured close-up scenes of Cyrus tearfully singing, reminiscent of the clip for "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor, interspersed with footage of a nude Cyrus swinging on a wrecking ball. Critics were divided in their opinions of the music video, feeling that it was more provocative than the clip for her previous single "We Can't Stop". "Wrecking Ball" previously held the Vevo record for the most views in the first 24 hours after its release with 19.3 million views. At the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards, Cyrus took home the award for Best Video and the award
Breakout (Miley Cyrus song) teen who's too grown-up to submit to her parents, teachers or anyone else" with the lines "tired of bein' told what to do". "Breakout" received positive responses from contemporary critics, with Chris William, writing for "Entertainment Weekly" stating that Gina Schock left influences from The Go-Go's' 1982 hit single "Vacation" with "just the right amount of maturing". Mikael Wood of the "Los Angeles Times" called the song "a slightly tougher, more guitar-based sound than last year's "Meet Miley Cyrus"", while Bill Lamb of About.com said the song was one of the "top tracks on "Breakout"" and Heather Phares of AllMusic