Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song) Sacha] was booked to write a song for Beyoncé. But as the song ['Wrecking Ball'] progressed, the songwriters realized the song would not work for her." The song, and the cover of its parent album "Bangerz" (2013), were unveiled on August 25, 2013, before Cyrus' performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. She released the cover artwork for "Wrecking Ball" on September 6, which shows Cyrus dressed in a sleeveless white shirt and underwear while swinging on a wrecking ball. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States on September 17. It serves as
Breakout (Miley Cyrus song) school-free future." However, Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" described "Breakout" as a "noxious Avril Lavigne knockoff— an anti-education screed filled with declarations". As it was not released as a single, "Breakout" received exclusive airplay on Radio Disney, thus its chart appearances consisted mainly of digital downloads. On the week ending August 9, 2008, "Breakout" debuted and peaked at number fifty-six in the "Billboard" Hot 100 where it spent seven consecutive weeks. In the same week, "Breakout" was placed at number twenty-seven on Hot Digital Songs<ref name="billboard"> Breakout (Miley Cyrus song) "Breakout" is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus.