Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song) Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song) "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, Kiyanu Kim, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Russell Walter; production was helmed by the last two. "Wrecking Ball" is a pop ballad which lyrically discusses the deterioration of a relationship. "Wrecking Ball" debuted on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 50, and later became Cyrus' first number-one single in the United States
Miley Cyrus described it as a "trainwreck in the classic sense of the word as the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of confusion, dismay and horror in a cocktail of embarrassment". Cyrus entered the stage of her Bangerz Tour (2014) by sliding down a slide in the shape of a tongue, gaining media attention during the tour for her costumes and racy performances. Miley Cyrus performed at the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018. Throughout her career, Cyrus has sung on several charity singles such as: "Just Stand Up!", "Send It On",