Miley
Cyrus'
New
Single
'We
Can't
Stop'
is
the
lead
single
from
Miley
Cyrus'
upcoming
fourth
studio
album.
It
is
a
mid-tempo
pop,
R&B,
dance
track
with
a
length
of
three
minutes
and
fifty-two
seconds.
The
song
has
been
written
by
Mike
L.
Williams
II,
Pierre
Ramon
Slaughter,
Timothy
Thomas,
Theron
Thomas,
Douglas
Davis
and
Ricky
Walters.
It
was
said
to
be
originally
penned
with
Rihanna
in
mind.
The
Lyrics
Of
We
Can’t
Stop
Miley
admits
that
the
single
says
"where
I
am
in
my
life
right
now".
The
lyrics
of
the
song
talk
about
a
party,
such
as,
"This
is
our
house/
This
is
our
rules
and
we
can't
stop/
And
we
won't
stop".
Cyrus
also
sings
encouraging
lines
like
"Only
God
can
judge
us".
'We
Can't
Stop' Starts
With
A
Distorted
Voice
Miley
Cyrus
announced
the
single
name
and
date
of
release
on
the
2013
Billboard
Music
Awards
on
May
19,
2013.
She
described
the
song
as
"more
funky
and
R&B,
pop"
than
her
earlier
records,
calling
it
"infectious".
The
song
'We
Can't
Stop'
starts
with
a
distorted
voice
singing
the
first
verses.
Then
Cyrus'
vocals
begin
followed
by
the
keyboard
chords.
The
pre-chorus
and
the
chorus
are
accompanied
with
heavy
beats.
We
Can’t
Stop
Breaks
Vevo
Record
The
music
video
of
'We
Can't
Stop'
was
directed
by
Diane
Martel
and
filmed
in
Los
Angeles,
California,
during
the
last
week
of
May
2013.
It
premiered
on
VEVO
June
19,
2013.
The
video
broke
the
Vevo
record
for
most
views
in
24
hours,
garnering
10.7
million
views,
beating
out
Justin
Bieber's
"Beauty
and
a
Beat" release
with
10.6
million
views.
We
Can’t
Stop
Premiere
The
singer
revealed
the
cover
art
for
her
single
'We
Can't
Stop' in
Times
Square
on
May
28,
2013.
The
song
premiered
on
Ryan
Seacrest's
show
On
Air
with
Ryan
Seacrest
on
June
3,
2013.
The
song
was
viewed
by
33
million
viewers
on
YouTube
in
just
seven
days.
It
has
set
a
record
for
the
most
views
in
24
hours.
We
Can't
Stop
-
Billboard
Records
'We
Can't
Stop'
debuted
at
number
40
on
the
Billboard
Pop
Songs
chart
one
week
before
its
official
radio
impact
date.
The
song
sold
214,000
copies
in
its
first
week
and
debuted
at
number
3
on
the
Billboard
Hot
Digital
Songs
chart
and
at
number
11
on
the
Billboard
Hot
100.
The
song
has
peaked
number
5
so
far
on
the
Billboard
Hot
100
and
number
1
on
Streaming
Songs
and
it
sold
161,000
copies
according
Billboard.com
due
the
release
of
the
music
video,
on
its
third
week
on
June
27,
2013.
We
Can’t
Stop
On
YouTube
However,
the
music
video
of
We
Can't
Stop
has
been
criticized
because
of
Miley's
behaviour.
On
Youtube,
It
has
received
more
than
241
000
dislikes
and
298
000
likes.
Click
here
to
see
Miley
Cyrus'
live
performance.