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'''''Can't Be Tamed''''' is the third ] by American recording artist ], first released on June 18, 2010 by ]. Writing and recording commenced while Cyrus traveled on the 2009 ]. 19 live performances and backstage interviews from a performance at London's ] are featured on the second disc of the deluxe edition of ''Can't Be Tamed''. The albums's ] include longtime collaborators ], ], and ]. Musically, ''Can't Be Tamed'' ranges from acoustic ballads to ] numbers. The tracks share a theme of breaking free of constraints and expectations. '''''Can't Be Tamed''''' is the third studio album by American singer ]. It was released on June 18, 2010, by ], and was her final album with the label; she signed with ] in early 2013. Cyrus wrote and began recording the project in late 2009, while traveling internationally for her ], and completed it in early 2010. Described by Cyrus as a "good to blast in your car",<ref name="techno"/> ''Can't Be Tamed'' represents a musical departure from her earlier work, which she had grown to feel uninspired by. The efforts resulted in a primarily ] record, which Cyrus' record label acknowledged differed from the original plans for the project. Its lyrical themes revolve largely around breaking free of constraints and expectations, which are largely mentioned in the context of romantic relationships. Most of the album was produced by ] and ]. Cyrus co-wrote eleven out of twelve songs on the album, with the only one not being written by her being a cover of "]" by American band ].


Upon its release, ''Can't Be Tamed'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent toward perceived lack of musical focus and a failure to fully establish Cyrus' maturing public image; additional criticism was placed on her vocals sounding over-processed and lacking emotional depth. It was unable to replicate the success of her earlier work, debuting at number three on the US ] with first-week sales of 102,000 copies. The album has sold over 350,000 copies in the United States. ''Can't Be Tamed'' charted moderately on ]s in internationally, reaching the top-ten in countries including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
''Can't Be Tamed'' debuted at number three on the ], at number eight on the ] and at number four in the ]. The album's ] and title track, "]", was released on May 18, 2010. It debuted at number eight on the ] and number five also on the ]. The second single, "]", was released on October 26, 2010. Promotion was primarily through concerts and television appearances.


Two singles were released from ''Can't Be Tamed''. Its title track "]" was released on May 3, 2010, and peaked at number eight on the US ], and performed moderately worldwide. "]" was released on October 22, 2010, as the second single in Germany. Promotional efforts for ''Can't Be Tamed'' began to associate Cyrus with an increasingly provocative image, an effort continued with her fourth studio album '']'' (2013). The record was primarily promoted through a series of television appearances and Cyrus' headlining ] in 2011.
==Background==
Cyrus announced that she intends to take a musical hiatus after completing ''Can't Be Tamed'' in order to explore a variety of musical genres and develop a sound befitting her tastes.<ref name=lastpop>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627962/20091209/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Covers Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=May 1, 2010|date=December 9, 2009|first=James|last=Dinh}}</ref> Cyrus stated that her music isn't inspiring her the way it should be, and hopes ''Can't Be Tamed'' will be her last pop album.<ref name=lastpop /> "The more I make music that doesn't truly inspire me, the more I feel like I'm blending in with everyone else", she said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633398/20100308/cyrus__miley.jhtml|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 1, 2010|title=Miley Cyrus Talks Liam Helmsworth, Taking Time Off From Music|date=March 8, 2010|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena}}</ref> Cyrus originally desired for a new, more ] inclined sound for her music.<ref name="associatedpress">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/music/AP/story/1249345.html?storylink=mirelated|title=Miley talks tour, growing up, and Twitter feedback|date=September 24, 2009|accessdate=April 30, 2010|agency=]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She later revealed ''Can't Be Tamed'' contained music influenced by pop singer ] and possessed ] qualities.<ref name="techno">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635313/20100401/story.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Says Next Album Has A 'Techno Vibe'|date=April 2, 2010|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref> "It was a natural progression for her," said Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records.<ref name="summerpreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/features/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010-1004093825.story|title=Miley Cyrus: Summer Album Preview|first=Anne|last=Donahue|date=May 26, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=May 27, 2010}}</ref> He commented that the album was more ] than originally intended. "But it feels very comfortable for her, and it feels very comfortable in terms of the state of contemporary music".<ref name="billboardcoverstory3">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story-1004094527.story?page=3|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|first=Ann|last=Donnahue|date=May 28, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=May 29, 2010|page=3|page=4}}</ref>


==Background and production==
Cyrus believed the summer 2010 release was appropriate because it was "definitely a good CD. It's good to blast in your car".<ref name="techno" /> The album was first released on June 18, 2010 in Germany and then on June 21, 2010 in the United States.<ref name="Amazon.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003NDS48G|title=Can't Be Tamed: Miley Cyrus: Amazon.de: Musik|work=Amazon.de|publisher=]|accessdate=May 19, 2010|language=Dutch}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Records">{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/06/11/can%E2%80%99t-be-tamed-release-monday-june-21/|title=CAN’T BE TAMED Release Monday, June 21|work=Mileycyrus.com|publisher=]|accessdate=June 12, 2010}}</ref> Unlike Cyrus' and Hollywood Records' previous albums, ''Can't Be Tamed'' will be released using a day-and-date format, following a new licensing deal with ] in Europe.<ref name="summerpreview" /> Konowitch presented the album at its earliest stage to representatives of Universal Music Group in Europe in order to speak of the new licensing deal that enabled day-and-day for its release; the approval allowed for them to commence global marking plan earlier than usual.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" /> "Normally our records are staggered throughout the world because of the availability of the artist. It's unusual for us to have the time and the music far enough in advance to do that," he said.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" /> A standard edition, containing only an audio CD, and a deluxe edition, containing an audio CD and a DVD, were released. The DVD contains previously unreleased footage from Cyrus' concert at ] in ], which was part of her first world tour, the 2009 ]. It contains nineteen live performances and backstage interviews with Cyrus.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" /> The album artwork was revealed on May 7, 2010 through Cyrus' official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/07/first-look-cant-be-tamed-album-cover-2/|title=First Look: Can’t Be Tamed Album Cover|date=May 7, 2010|work=Mileycyrus.com|publisher=Hollywood Records|accessdate=May 10, 2010}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text= I want to do my last pop record. I'm working on a record right now. I kind of want this to be my last record for a little while and be able to take a break and just get all the types of music that I really love ... you know, my favorite styles, because in a few years, as I grow up, so will my fans, and I won't have to focus on that as much, and I'll be able to have more of the sound of music that I'm into.|author=Cyrus|title=describing the artistic transition she experienced during the production of ''Can't Be Tamed''|source= ''MTV News''.<ref name="Hiatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1627962/miley-cyrus-covers-poisons-every-rose-has-its-thorn/|title=Miley Cyrus Covers Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'|first=James|last=Dinh|publisher=]. ]|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015145856/https://www.mtv.com/news/1627962/miley-cyrus-covers-poisons-every-rose-has-its-thorn/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}


In December 2009, Cyrus announced that she had begun planning her third ] and intended to begin a musical hiatus after its completion.<ref name="Hiatus"/> She expressed concerns that her newer material "doesn't truly inspire me" and worried that she would be "blending in with everyone else",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1633398/miley-cyrus-talks-liam-helmsworth-taking-time-off-from-music/|title=Miley Cyrus Talks Liam Hemsworth, Taking Time Off From Music|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=March 8, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208024759/http://www.mtv.com/news/1633398/miley-cyrus-talks-liam-helmsworth-taking-time-off-from-music/|url-status=dead}}</ref> although she later commented that the final product was inspired by ] qualities commonly used by recording artist ].<ref name="techno">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1635313/miley-cyrus-says-next-album-has-a-techno-vibe/|title=Miley Cyrus Says Next Album Has A 'Techno Vibe'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=April 2, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821030258/http://www.mtv.com/news/1635313/miley-cyrus-says-next-album-has-a-techno-vibe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Abby Konowitch from Cyrus' label ] admitted that the record drew more inspiration from ] music than she originally intended, but maintained that it "feels very comfortable for her, and it feels very comfortable in terms of the state of contemporary music".<ref name="billboardcoverstory3">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C2|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|pages=3–4|first=Anne|last=Donahue|magazine=]|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C2|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Recording==
''Can't Be Tamed'' was recorded as Cyrus traveled the world, largely due to the Wonder World Tour. In December 2009, she began the recording process in London, England.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> ] ], who previously produced Cyrus' hit single "]", affiliated with Cyrus for the album and, in order to do so, navigated via airplane to different locations. Shanks would repeatedly travel to London in order to fulfill recording and writing sessions with Cyrus. Then, he would return to ] to continue further work on the tracks.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> The head of A&R at Hollywood Records, Jon Lind, said, "John spent quite a bit of time, God bless him He was really a soldier and a world traveler for going to do this creative thing in between Miley's schedule."<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" />


Other producers Cyrus had previously worked with also appear on the album ] and ], both of who produced Cyrus' hits "]" and "]".<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> Cyrus described the environment during the recording process with Armato to be warm: "I call Antonina 'Mommy' because she's my second mom. No one could ever understand the relationship we have. I've been working with her for four years and every day I go into the studio and we just sit around and eat cupcakes and talk and I tell her everything about my life. I think that's why we make good music together."<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> The finished product results in a variety of dance beats and synths, but Cyrus believed the sound was secondary to the personal lyrics therein.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> The majority of ''Can't Be Tamed'' was recorded abroad during Cyrus' headlining ] in 2009 and 2010. She collaborated with ] during its production; he frequently traveled to ] for the recording sessions, and returned to ] to finalize the material.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|pages=2–4|first=Anne|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024165919/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1|url-status=live}}</ref> Cyrus also collaborated with the production team ], consisting of ] and ]; they notably produced her earlier singles "]" and "]" from her first and second studio albums '']'' (2007) and '']'' (2008), respectively.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/> Cyrus stated that ''Can't Be Tamed'' contained a variety of dance beats and synths, but believed that its sound was secondary to the personal lyrics therein.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/>

==Release and artwork==
In February 2010, Cyrus announced that her then-untitled third studio album would be released later that summer, which she felt was appropriate because it is "good to blast in your car".<ref name="techno"/> Later that April, it was announced that the record would be titled ''Can't Be Tamed'', and would be released on June 22, 2010, in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958445/miley-cyrus-untamed-on-new-album|title=Miley Cyrus 'Untamed' On New Album|first=Andre|last=Paine|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064819/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958445/miley-cyrus-untamed-on-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Consequently, it became the first project from ] to be released under the "day-and-date" format, which allowed the project to be released nearly simultaneously worldwide instead of traditionally "staggering" its launch to accommodate "the availability of the artist" internationally.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> On May 7, Cyrus unveiled the album artwork through her website; it depicts Cyrus dressed in a leather jacket, pants, and midriff-baring shirt while standing against a black-and-white background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/07/first-look-cant-be-tamed-album-cover-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512185957/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/07/first-look-cant-be-tamed-album-cover-2|title=First Look: Can't Be Tamed Album Cover|publisher=MileyCyrus.com|date=May 7, 2010|archive-date=May 12, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> It was noted for establishing an increasingly provocative public image for Cyrus; her stylist Simone Harouche stated that it was inspired by singer ] and the band ], and was "basically a strong statement saying in the most simple way, that she can't be tamed–literally and metaphorically."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/06/22/miley-cyruss-stylist-dishes-on-her-racy-cant-be-tamed-album-cover/|title=Miley Cyrus's Stylist Dishes on Her Racy 'Can't Be Tamed' Album Cover|first=Andrea|last=DeSimone|work=]|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011152/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/06/22/miley-cyruss-stylist-dishes-on-her-racy-cant-be-tamed-album-cover/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A deluxe version of the record was simultaneously released, which included the audio disc packaged with the standard version in addition to a bonus DVD that includes previously unseen footage from Cyrus' performance at ] during the Wonder World Tour.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" />


==Composition== ==Composition==
], ], during her Gypsy Heart Tour, 2011.]]
{{Quote box|width=246px|align=right|"This record was good for me. I think every album has been almost like a little bit of therapy to just get out what you think and what you feel. I think this is the most honest a record of mine has been. I think this record shows a different maturity in me, a different light but it's also still being the people my fans can relate to. I'm a spiritual person but my main religion that people ask me is the core of what I do and what my songs are about is love. And that's, I think, what this world is lacking and what it's all about."<ref name="comcast" /><br>
''Can't Be Tamed'' is primarily a ] record; it contains "several bass-heavy, slickly produced dance numbers" that Ann Donahue from '']'' joked "thunder in such a catchy, accessible way that it may make ] down another bottle of Jack out of envy."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958051/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010|title=Miley Cyrus: Summer Album Preview 2010|first=Ann|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|date=May 26, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=July 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703073352/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958051/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Its opening track "]" describes an individual who leaves a harmful relationship, which Cyrus felt leaned towards more meaningful lyrical content instead of the "super shallow" current mainstream music.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/> "]" details the excitement in possibly finding a lover at a ],<ref name="ChristianityToday">{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/juneweb-only/canttamed.html|title=Can't Be Tamed|first=Robert|last=Ham|work=]|publisher=Christianity Today International|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511091318/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/juneweb-only/canttamed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> while Cyrus herself commented that the title track "]" bears a theme of "breaking out and feeling free".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/514443/miley-explains-cant-be-tamed-video.jhtml#id=1638607|title=Miley Explains 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|publisher=]. Viacom|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511133146/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/514443/miley-explains-cant-be-tamed-video.jhtml#id=1638607|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is followed by a ] of one of Cyrus' favorite songs, "]", originally performed by the band ] for their second studio album '']'' (1988); she stated that the modern-day music industry "shelters kids songs as honest and real as this one", and added that a consultation with the band's lead singer ] helped her to incorporate her "own flare and edge" to the track, which she deemed "a classic".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1628554/miley-cyrus-calls-every-rose-has-its-thorn-cover-a-rad-collaboration/|title=Miley Cyrus Calls 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' Cover A 'Rad Collaboration'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=December 18, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225175410/http://www.mtv.com/news/1628554/miley-cyrus-calls-every-rose-has-its-thorn-cover-a-rad-collaboration/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:— Cyrus explaining the concept behind and themes on ''Can't Be Tamed''.}}

Cyrus told ''Billboard'' magazine that she does not have a formal songwriting process and instead takes notes on her cellphone and the journal she stores in her computer.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story-1004094527.story?page=2|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|first=Ann|last=Donnahue|date=May 28, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=May 29, 2010|page=2|page=4}}</ref> She said that she does not listen to pop music, and that her "13-year-old self would have beaten up her 17-year-old self" for being "a sellout". Nonetheless, she stated that the music on the album is meaningful to her.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" />
"Two More Lonely People" was described by Evan Sawdey of PopMatters as "one moment of carefree dance-pop joy" that was reminiscent of material from her earlier '']'' soundtracks; he also stated that the lyrics delivered in "Forgiveness and Love" were among the "more over-the-top cutesy moments" throughout the record, specifically commenting that the lines "The only thing that / Our hearts are made of / Are the acts of forgiveness and love" were "so unbelievably saccharine that ] would ultimately have to turn them down".<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/128152-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed/|title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed|first=Evan|last=Sawdey|magazine=]|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227101311/http://www.popmatters.com/review/128152-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Ham from '']'' felt that "Permanent December" discussed the story of "the devoted girlfriend pushing aside the 'sexy boys' vying for her affections", while "Stay" addressed the difficulties in maintaining a long-distance relationship.<ref name="ChristianityToday"/>

Writing for ], Heather Phares noted that "Scars" exemplified Cyrus' equating of "grown-up with joyless", adding that the track fails to find the "emotional depth" Cyrus was likely intending. She also described "Take Me Along" as one of the more "overwrought ballads" where Cyrus' delivery seemed more comfortable than others on the record.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|title=Can't Be Tamed – Miley Cyrus|publisher=]. ]|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214205843/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|url-status=live}}</ref> Leah Greenblatt from '']'' felt that "Robot" highlighted the theme of defiance and rebellion seen throughout ''Can't Be Tamed'', specifically noting the lyrics "Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark / I would scream but I'm just this hollow shell".<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/16/cant-be-tamed/|title=Can't Be Tamed Review|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|magazine=]|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230304/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20394478,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The record closes with the twelfth track "My Heart Beats for Love", which according to Ham, describes "the more universal ideal of love for all";<ref name="ChristianityToday"/> Greenblatt also recognized the integration of organ instrumentation.<ref name="EW"/>

==Singles==
], 2011.]]
"]" was released as the ] from ''Can't Be Tamed'' on May 3, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ckc8di/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-due-june-22|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' Due June 22 {{!}} News {{!}} MTV|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=April 26, 2010|website=]|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102161950/https://www.mtv.com/news/ckc8di/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-due-june-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who appreciated its ] influences.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410194549/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100428|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2014|title=Can't Be Tamed: Song Review|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=]|publisher=]|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> The track debuted at number eight on the US ] with first-week digital downloads of 191,000 copies,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958016/ushers-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-tames-top-10|title=Usher's 'OMG' Stands Pat Atop Hot 100, Miley Tames Top 10|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|magazine=Billboard|date=May 27, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228230824/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958016/ushers-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-tames-top-10|url-status=live}}</ref> although it performed moderately internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/abd9b/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|publisher=]. Hung Medien|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815202517/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/abd9b/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|url-status=live}}</ref> An accompanying music video for the song was directed by ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchengine.com/mothership/robert-hales-of-mothership-directs-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-music-video|title=Robert Hales of Mothership Directs Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' Music Video|publisher=Pitch Engine|date=May 13, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was premiered through '']'' on May 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/178664/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-video-debuting-on-e|title=Miley Cyrus' "Can't Be Tamed" Video Debuting on E!|publisher=]. ]|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231947/http://www.eonline.com/news/178664/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-video-debuting-on-e|url-status=live}}</ref> It follows Cyrus and her back-up dancers dressed in bird-like clothing as they escape a cage and trash a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSG6z_13-Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/sjSG6z_13-Q |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|format=Music video|publisher=]. ]|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

"]" was released as the second single from ''Can't Be Tamed'' later that year.<ref name="WOMH">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/aff7f/Miley-Cyrus-Who-Owns-My-Heart|title=Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530110149/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/aff7f/Miley-Cyrus-Who-Owns-My-Heart|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Who Owns My Heart by Miley Cyrus Songfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20439|title=Who Owns My Heart by Miley Cyrus Songfacts|publisher=Songfacts|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026125448/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20439|url-status=live}}</ref> It generated mixed reviews from music critics, who felt that its production was generic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/review/a235442/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed.html|title=Miley Cyrus: 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Nick|last=Levine|publisher=]. ]|date=July 3, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202140006/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/review/a235442/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached the top 40 of the German record charts.<ref name="WOMH"/> The accompanying music video for the track was also directed by Hales,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oaklandpostonline.com/2010/10/26/perspectives/miley-cyrus-desecrates-meadow-brook-hall/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714223231/http://oaklandpostonline.com/2010/10/26/perspectives/miley-cyrus-desecrates-meadow-brook-hall/|title=Miley Cyrus desecrates Meadow Brook Hall|first=Jamie|last=Gasper|newspaper=]|publisher=The Oakland Sail, Inc.|date=October 26, 2010|archive-date=July 14, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> and was released on October 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbQxC2c3-8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/iVbQxC2c3-8 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart|format=Music video|publisher=YouTube. Google|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== Promotion ==
"Liberty Walk", co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James, John Fasse, and Nick Scapa is about someone who finds the courage to leave an abusive relationship.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2" /> Cyrus, Armato, James, Paul Neumann, and Marek Pompetzki composed "]", the album's title track, which was written about being trapped and people observing her. The song, according to her, bears a theme of "breaking out and feeling free."<ref name="mtvmileyexplains">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/514443/miley-explains-cant-be-tamed-video.jhtml#id=1638607|title=Miley Explains 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=June 1, 2010}}</ref> Cyrus recorded a ] of ]'s "]", from their 1988 album '']'',<ref name="everyrose1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628554/20091218/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Calls 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' Cover A 'Rad Collaboration'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=December 18, 2009|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 19, 2010}}</ref> after hearing a crowd of people singing along to it. She deemed it "a classic" and one of her favorite songs. "I feel like the way the music industry is today really shelters kids and they aren't exposed to songs as honest and real as this one." Cyrus consulted the lead singer of Poison, ], who helped Cyrus analyze "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and then add her "own flare and edge".<ref name="everyrose1" /> Michaels said the band receives numerous requests to cover the song and is always nervous about granting permission. "And I gotta tell you something. She nailed the song," he told ].<ref name="everyrose2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628679/20091221/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Bret Michaels Says Miley Cyrus 'Nailed' Cover Of 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=December 21, 2009|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 21, 2010}}</ref> He added that Cyrus was "one of the few musicians" that could "give her own flare and make it sound good". Michaels sings backup on the cover.<ref name="everyrose2" /> Cyrus conceived "Robot" in December 2009 in London, while traveling on the Wonder World Tour; it describes a desire to escape "the form and the machine everyone thinks you should be".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alan-carr-chatty-man/video/series-2/episode-4/rad|title=Miley Cyrus tells Alan about her recent 17th birthday party|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=May 19, 2010}}</ref> Cyrus wrote the song "My Heart Beats for Love" for her gay hairdresser, one of her best friends. It is an attempt to persuade audiences to not discriminate against homosexuals and "be open to the world".<ref name="comcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.comcast.net/video/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-in-spain/1509234145/|title=Miley Cyrus 'Can't Be Tamed' in Spain|work=Comcast.com|publisher=]|accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref>
Hollywood Records focused on television appearances when further promoting ''Can't Be Tamed'', which they expected would accommodate Cyrus' schedule more effectively than traditional interviews with the press and radio stations.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> She first performed "]" on May 18, 2010, during the ] of '']'' in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars-/1|title=Miley Cyrus to appear on 'Dancing With The Stars'|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|newspaper=]|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517153944/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars-/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Cyrus later traveled to Europe to perform at the ] concerts in ] on May 29 and ] on June 6; she sang "Can't Be Tamed", "Robot" and "My Heart Beats for Love" there.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Meanwhile, she played concerts in 1515 Club in ] (June 1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.terra.com/miley-cyrus-private-concert-in-paris,b36b9d645fcb7310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Miley Cyrus Private Concert in Paris|work=Terra.com|publisher=]|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227191014/http://music.terra.com/miley-cyrus-private-concert-in-paris,b36b9d645fcb7310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ] nightclub in ] (June 5).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} On June 3 she sang "Can't Be Tamed" on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/miley-cyrus-on-her-racy-britains-got-talent-performance-get-over-it_article_33183|title=Miley Cyrus On Her Racy 'Britain's Got Talent' Performance: 'Get Over It!'|work=]|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=June 5, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607200519/http://www.accesshollywood.com/miley-cyrus-on-her-racy-britains-got-talent-performance-get-over-it_article_33183|url-status=live}}</ref> After returning to the United States, Cyrus held a concert at the ] in Los Angeles on June 16. Her performance was later re-broadcast by ] through thirty of its international websites, reaching approximately 160 countries; it was made available for on-demand streaming the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641649/miley-cyrus-to-perform-cant-be-tamed-show-for-mtv-live-stream/|title=Miley Cyrus To Perform Can't Be Tamed Show For MTV Live Stream|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509121245/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641649/miley-cyrus-to-perform-cant-be-tamed-show-for-mtv-live-stream/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also sang "Can't Be Tamed" on TV shows such as '']'' (June 17),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/22/justin-bieber-miley-cyrus-talk-shows/|title=Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus Own The 'Late Night Lineup'|date=March 22, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=March 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327055244/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/22/justin-bieber-miley-cyrus-talk-shows/|url-status=dead}}</ref> '']'' (June 18),<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641870/miley-cyrus-bret-michaels-perform-every-rose-for-good-morning-america/|title=Miley Cyrus, Bret Michaels Perform 'Every Rose' For 'Good Morning America'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=June 18, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506184517/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641870/miley-cyrus-bret-michaels-perform-every-rose-for-good-morning-america/|url-status=dead}}</ref> both in New York City, and ] in Toronto (June 20),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/miley-cyrus-rocks-2010-muchmusic-video-awards-mmvas-tribal-themed-tamed-article-1.183637|title=Miley Cyrus rocks 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs) with tribal-themed 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=June 21, 2010|work=]|access-date=July 1, 2010|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024114938/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/miley-cyrus-rocks-2010-muchmusic-video-awards-mmvas-tribal-themed-tamed-article-1.183637|url-status=live}}</ref> On ''Good Morning America'' she also sang "]" with ].<ref name="gma"/> In November, Cyrus flew to Europe to sing "]" on '']'' (November 6){{citation needed|date=December 2019}} and ] (November 7).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651704/miley-cyrus-turns-up-sex-appeal-for-ema-performance/|title=Miley Cyrus Turns Up Sex Appeal For EMA Performance|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=November 7, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 2, 2011|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518151349/http://www.mtv.com/news/1651704/miley-cyrus-turns-up-sex-appeal-for-ema-performance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 21, she performed "Forgiveness and Love" on ] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/awards/miley-cyrus-to-sing-forgiveness-and-love-at-american-music-awards/|title=Miley Cyrus to Sing 'Forgiveness and Love' at American Music Awards|first=Sara|last=Hammel|work=People|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184035/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20444041,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Cyrus launched her headlining ] in April 2011, for which she traveled internationally.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/21/miley-cyrus-world-tour-2011/|title=Miley Cyrus to launch world tour this April: Is this the best career choice for her? Take our poll!|author=Joseph Brannigan Lynch|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=April 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425113827/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/21/miley-cyrus-world-tour-2011/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Musically, ''Can't Be Tamed'' varies and includes several ] numbers, many of which heavily rely on ].<ref name="summerpreview" /> "Who Owns My Heart" contains many keyboard riffs, which Ann Donahue of '']'' believed to be reminiscent of 1980s music. ] uses a ] in its instrumentation as Cyrus sings the chorus.<ref name="summerpreview" /> Donahue added that "Two More Lonely People"'s sound was in the same nature.<ref name="summerpreview" /> "Permanent December" also explores through dance genres.<ref name="summerpreview"/>


==Critical reception== ==Critical reception==
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| ADM = 3.4/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1935/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed.aspx|title=Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=11 March 2023|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160449/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1935/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = ]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="allmusic" /> | MC = 48/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
| rev2= '']'' | rev1 = ]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="azcentral" /> | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic"/>
| rev3 = '']'' | rev2 = '']''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068953/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed#/new-releases/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-1004105941.story|title=Miley Cyrus, "Can't Be Tamed"|magazine=Billboard|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234204/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068953/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed#/new-releases/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-1004105941.story|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3Score = (B-) <ref name="ew" />
| rev4 = '']'' | rev3 = '']''
| rev3Score = (mixed)<ref name="TheBostonGlobe">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/28/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed/|title=Miley Cyrus, 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=James|last=Reed|newspaper=]|date=June 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223024151/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/28/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4Score= {{Rating|1.5|4}}<ref name="globeandmail" />
| rev4 = '']''
| rev4Score = B−<ref name="EW"/>
| rev5 = '']'' | rev5 = '']''
| rev5Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jun/24/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-review|title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|newspaper=]|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008231021/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jun/24/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5Score= {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="guardian" />
| rev6= '']'' | rev6 = ]
| rev6Score = {{rating|2|10}}<ref name="PopMatters"/>
| rev6Score= 3/5<ref name="nzherald">{{cite web|author=Music Reviews |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/play/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502915&objectid=10654126 |title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed - Play - NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
| rev7 = '']'' | rev7 = '']''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100621|title=Can't Be Tamed|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410201605/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100621|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev7Score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstone" />
| rev8='']'' | rev8 = '']''
| rev8Score={{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="smh">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-20100624-z2gb.html |title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed Album Review |publisher=Smh.com.au |date= |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> | rev8Score = {{rating|1.5|4}}<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-22-listen22_ST_N.htm|title=Listen Up: Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' is kind of lame|first=Elysa|last=Gardner|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055051/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-22-listen22_ST_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev9='']'' | rev9 = '']''
| rev9Score={{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|last=Gardner |first=Elysa |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-22-listen22_ST_N.htm |title=Listen Up: Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' is kind of lame |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2010-06-22 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> | rev9Score = (mixed)<ref name="TheVillageVoice">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-29/music/the-calculated-rebellion-of-miley-cyrus/|title=The Calculated Rebellion of Miley Cyrus|first=Theon|last=Weber|newspaper=]|publisher=]|date=June 29, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024448/http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-29/music/the-calculated-rebellion-of-miley-cyrus/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev10Score={{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Us Weekly" />
}} }}
The album generated mostly mixed reviews from critics. Glenn Gamboa of '']'' said the album's primary fault is how confused it sounds; he says Cyrus is "hard to resist" on some tracks but lacked focus on others, such as while "wandering through" "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and rapping on "Liberty Walk", and that such songs made her "hard to take seriously".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-loses-focus-1.2034848|title=Miley Cyrus' Can't Be Tamed' loses focus|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=June 18, 2010|accessdate=June 19, 2010|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref> Ed Masely of '']'' agreed: "The trouble is, Miley's not a little girl, not yet a woman, and she seems a little stumped as to the best way one might bump and grind her way through the transition years in public." Masely was also disappointed that Cyrus had turned away from "the spunky bubblegum she did so well" and considered the album's best songs its "frothy electro-pop".<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web|last=Masley |first=Ed |url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/06/22/20100622miley-cyrus-cant-tamed-review.html |title=Miley Cyrus: 'Can't Be Tamed' |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2010-06-22 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> Ron Harris of the '']'' said Cyrus sounded "17 going on 15" as she continued to sing "vague love songs slathered in studio software instrumentals".<ref name="associatedpress" /> He questioned Cyrus's large team of co-writers: "How do you claim artistic independence while maintaining a co-writing team that outnumbers the musicians?"<ref name="associatedpress">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/06/23/review_miley_hasnt_matured_with_cant_be_tamed/ |title=Review: Miley hasn't matured with 'Can't Be Tamed' |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-06-20 |accessdate=2010-06-26 | first=Ron | last=Harris}}</ref> In a kinder review, '']'' said Cyrus and her album were undeniably Disney products, but were better for it: "''Tamed'' was mostly cooked up by the pros who helped make Cyrus a Disney princess. It's a Top 40 record of a high order."<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|author=By&nbsp; Miley Cyrus |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/17385/118966 |title=Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus &#124; Rolling Stone Music &#124; Music Reviews |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> Leah Greenblatt of '']'' gave the album a "B-", saying, "Despite her best rebellious efforts, Miley's just not (yet) that thorny a girl."<ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20394478,00.html|title=Can't Be Tamed (2010)|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=]|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2010}}</ref> Ian Drew of '']'' said the album's with ]-style declarations and dance beats ("I'm hot like that," she brags on "Can't Be Tamed") as well as big ballads that echo "The Climb." A glitch? As with Ms. Spears, overproduction cant mask her thin voice."<ref name="Us Weekly">{{cite web|author=Ian Drew; Miley Cyrus |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/review--miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-201076 |title=Review Miley Cyrus, Can't Be Tamed; Music Reviews |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-28}}</ref>


At ], which assigns a ] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Can't Be Tamed'' received an ] score of 48, which indicates "mixed to negative reviews", based on nine reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/cant-be-tamed/miley-cyrus|title=Can't Be Tamed Reviews|publisher=]. CBS Interactive|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316213205/http://www.metacritic.com/music/cant-be-tamed/miley-cyrus|url-status=live}}</ref> Heather Phares from ] shared a similar sentiment in regards to its production, suggesting that the excessive use of ] limited Cyrus' ability to express genuine emotion, adding that several tracks were similar to "]" by ] "minus that song's mindless fun".<ref name="AllMusic"/> A writer for '']'' also noted a lack of emotion in Cyrus' vocals, but considered the "delightfully robo-country" cover version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as the standout track from the record.<ref name="Billboard"/>
Many reviewers criticized the album's heavy use of technology on the album. Alexis Petridis of '']'' said the album was "bog-standard pop-dance: rave synths, vocals chromed with Auto-Tune in seeking to establish a more individual identity, Cyrus has become more generic."<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|author=Alexis Petridis |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jun/24/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-review |title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed &#124; CD review &#124; Culture |publisher=The Guardian |date= June 24, 2010|accessdate=2010-06-26 | location=London}}</ref> Brad Wheeler of the '']'' claimed, "There’s not a sliver of individuality on this uninspired album". He said her auto-tuned voice was "nothing special" and the album's lyrics were cliche-ridden.<ref name="globeandmail">{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/miley-cyrus-tamed-famed-lame/article1612091/|title=Miley Cyrus: Tamed, famed, lame|author=Wheeler, Brad|work=]|accessdate=June 22, 2010|date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> Heather Phares of ] commented, "Though pop was Cyrus' bread and butter during her Hannah years, the album’s synth-dominated tunes don’t jell with her voice; she sounds more natural and more grown-up on the songs that straddle rock and country."<ref name="allmusic" /> Phares also noted that "too often, Cyrus equates grown-up with joyless".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1809537|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic {{{Can't Be Tamed > Review}}}|first=Heather|last=Phares|publisher=]|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2010}}</ref> The '']'' reviewed saying, "''Tamed''" takes advantage of her vinegary personality, dividing itself between disposable, tinny dance pop tracks and generically sweeping, echo-y ballads."<ref>{{cite news|last=Malitz |first=David |url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/06/album_review_miley_cyrus_cant.html |title=Click Track - Album review: Miley Cyrus, "Can't Be Tamed" |publisher=Blog.washingtonpost.com |date=2010-06-22 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>


Writing for '']'', James Reed questioned the need to "tame" Cyrus, given that "this stuff is already pretty innocuous". However, he acknowledged that ''Can't Be Tamed'' contained "the catchiest Top 40 hits money can buy."<ref name="TheBostonGlobe"/> Referencing the lyrics in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", Leah Greenblatt from '']'' felt that Cyrus was "just not (yet) that thorny a girl" despite visible efforts of rebellion.<ref name="EW"/> Alexis Petridis of '']'' thought that Cyrus lost sight of her target audience with the project, noting that "if you're old enough to stay up after 9:00 PM without asking permission, it's not intended for you" while also commenting that children that may be interested in the record had likely "transferred their affections" to the then-teenage ].<ref name="TheGuardian"/> Writing for '']'', Rob Sheffield opined that the production used throughout ''Can't Be Tamed'' felt too generic for its goal of rebellion.<ref name="RollingStone"/>
==Chart performance==
The album sold 106,000 copies in its first week of release in the US, debuting at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 behind ]'s '']'' and Eminem's '']''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/eminem-s-huge-recovery-leads-big-week-on-1004101453.story#/news/eminem-s-huge-recovery-leads-big-week-on-1004101453.story |title=Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2010-08-13}}</ref> In its second week the album sales dropped to 33,000 copies and fell to number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="new.music.yahoo.com">{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/57368/week-ending-july-4-2010-mileys-tricky-transition/ |title=Week Ending July 4, 2010: Miley's Tricky Transition - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2010-07-07 |accessdate=2010-08-13}}</ref>


Theon Weber of '']'' felt that Cyrus' attempts of maturity were too similar to those of ] and ] in their earlier years, and commented that the album itself was "sadly wan".<ref name="TheVillageVoice"/> Evan Sawdey from ] shared the same concern, additionally noting the irony that Cyrus' first project after ''Hannah Montana'' was released through the Disney-owned Hollywood Records.<ref name="PopMatters"/> Elysa Gardner from '']'' opined that Cyrus had successfully "made the full leap from tween queen to pop tart" with the music video for "]", but failed to maintain this image with "generic, anonymous tunes" on the parent album.<ref name="USAToday"/>
==Promotion==
To promote ''Can't Be Tamed'', Hollywood Records focused on television appearances rather than radio, as a result of the time constraints that surrounded Cyrus at the time.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" /> The strategy was to "benefit from loud individual events versus the traditional touring and press runs."<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" /> Cyrus first performed "Can't Be Tamed" live on May 18, 2010 on '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars-/1|title=Miley Cyrus to appear on 'Dancing With The Stars'|date=May 14, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=May 19, 2010}}</ref> In her first appearances in Europe, Cyrus performed the title track, "Robot", and "My Heart Beats for Love" at the ] concerts in ] on May 29, 2010 and ] on June 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1282550/Miley-Cyrus-struts-stage-VERY-racy-costume.html|title=My oh Miley! Disney star struts around on stage in a VERY racy costume|date=May 30, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=May 30, 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="llewellyn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/miley-cyrus-to-play-rock-in-rio-madrid-1004065510.story#/news/miley-cyrus-to-play-rock-in-rio-madrid-1004065510.story|title=
Miley Cyrus To Play Rock In Rio Madrid|first=Howell|last=Llewellyn|date=February 5, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=June 8, 2010}}</ref> She performed a concert that featured six songs from the album at the Los Angeles ] on June 21, 2010. The concert was taped and streamed across over thirty websites owned by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641649/20100616/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus To Perform Can't Be Tamed Show For MTV Live Stream|date=June 16, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642041/20100621/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus' MTV Live-Stream Show: The Good Girl Grows Up|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=June 22, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Throughout the summer of 2010, Cyrus promoted ''Can't Be Tamed'' as she performed songs on '']'',<ref name="acessbritatin">{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/miley-cyrus-on-her-racy-britains-got-talent-performance-get-over-it_article_33183|title=Miley Cyrus On Her Racy ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Performance: ‘Get Over It!’|date=June 5, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641870/20100618/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus, Bret Michaels Perform 'Every Rose' For 'Good Morning America'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=June 18, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/22/justin-bieber-miley-cyrus-talk-shows/|title=Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus Own The 'Late Night Lineup'|date=March 22, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/06/21/2010-06-21_miley_cyrus_2010_muchmusic_video_awards_mmvas_cant_be_tamed_performance_is_borde.html|title=Miley Cyrus rocks 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs) with tribal-themed 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=June 21, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
Cyrus performed ] at ] and ''Forgiveness and Love'' at the 2010 American Music Awards.
In the United States, ''Can't Be Tamed'' debuted at number three on the ] with first-week sales of 102,000 copies, behind the 741,000 and 447,000 copies moved by '']'' by ] and '']'' by ], respectively. The record was viewed as a commercial disappointment in the country, given that Cyrus' second studio album '']'' (2008) debuted at number one on the chart with first-week sales of 371,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1642738/eminems-recovery-dominates-billboard-200/|title=Eminem's Recovery Dominates Billboard 200|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111051046/http://www.mtv.com/news/1642738/eminems-recovery-dominates-billboard-200/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of January 2014, the album has moved 350,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-frozen-brings-heat-203806438.html|title=Chart Watch: "Frozen" Brings The Heat|first=Paul|last=Grein|publisher=]. ]|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=January 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120022057/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-frozen-brings-heat-203806438.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Can't Be Tamed'' reached number two on the ],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/311278/Miley+Cyrus/chart?f=309|title=Miley Cyrus – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531223815/http://www.billboard.com/artist/311278/miley+cyrus/chart?f=309|url-status=dead}}</ref> and peaked at number ten on the ].<ref name="Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/20443/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=September 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908054739/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/20443/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|url-status=live}}</ref>


''Can't Be Tamed'' performed moderately on national ]s in Europe. It peaked at number one on the Spanish ], and reached the top-five on the ], German ], Greek ], Hungarian ], Irish ], Italian ], and ].<ref name="Charts"/> Furthermore, the record peaked in the top-ten on the Flanders and Wallonia regions of the Belgian ], Norwegian ], and the ].<ref name="Charts"/> In the latter country, the album was certified silver by the ].<ref name=BPI/> ''Can't Be Tamed'' charted in the lower ends of the Danish ], Dutch ], ], French ], and the Swedish ].<ref name="Charts"/> It did, however, attain a gold certification in Poland.<ref name=POL/> In Oceania, ''Can't Be Tamed'' peaked at numbers two and four on the ] and the Australian ], respectively.<ref name="Charts"/> In the latter nation, it was recognized with a gold certification.<ref name=ARIA/>
==Singles==
"]" was released as the album's ] on May 18, 2010, through digital distribution.<ref name="mtvtamed">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637781/20100426/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus' Can't Be Tamed Due June 22|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=April 26, 2010|accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews for the album, the single received positive critical reception with Ed Masely of ] writing, "The leadoff single, "Can't Be Tamed," promised so much more than she's delivered here."<ref name="azcentral" /> It debuted at number eight on the ],<ref>{{cite web|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|title=Usher's 'OMG' Stands Pat Atop Hot 100, Miley Tames Top 10|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/usher-s-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-1004094203.story|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|work=Billboard|date=May 27, 2010|accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref> number six on the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/miley-cyrus/can-t-be-tamed/19927941|title=Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref> and number five on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Song)|work=Charts.org.nz|publisher=]|accessdate=May 28, 2010}}</ref> The song's accompanying music video, which premiered on ] on May 4, was directed by ] and follows Cyrus and numerous backup dancers dressed in bird-like clothing as they escape a cage and trash a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/miley-cyrus/514310/cant-be-tamed.jhtml#artist=2408193|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed|work=]|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 19, 2010}}</ref> "]" will be seen as the album's second single internationally only. Promotional CD singles were sent to radio mid-September. A commercial CD single was released on October 26th 2010.<ref name="ReferenceA">. Amazon.com (2009-09-09). Retrieved on 2010-10-17.</ref><ref>. Amazon.de. Retrieved on 2010-10-17.</ref> The music video was filmed on August 7 in ], and premiered on October 8, 2010 via Spain's MSN page.<ref>. YouTube (2010-09-29). Retrieved on 2010-10-17.</ref> It debuted at no. 24 on the ].<ref>http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-top-100-kw-45-2010-124/?start=20</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Can't Be Tamed''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Be Tamed|others=]|year=2010|publisher=]}}</ref>

{{Track listing {{Track listing
| headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Standard version}}<ref name="iTunesUSA">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cant-be-tamed/id375866638|title=iTunes – Music – Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus|publisher=] (US). ]|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=January 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117053610/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cant-be-tamed/id375866638|url-status=live}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = yes
| total_length = {{duration|m=44|s=15}}
| title1 = Liberty Walk

| writer1 = Miley Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Nicholas J. Scapa, John Read Fasse, Michael McGinnis
| title1 = ]
| extra1 = ], ]
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
| length1 = 4:06
* ]
| title2 = ]
* ]
| writer2 = Cyrus, Armato, James, Devrim Karaoglu
| extra2 = Antonina Armato, Tim James * ]
* Nicholas J. Scapa
| length2 = 3:34
* John Read Fasse
| title3 = ]
* Michael McGinnis
| writer3 = Cyrus, Armato, James, Marek Pompetzki, Paul Neumann
}}
| extra3 = Antonina Armato, Tim James
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
| length3 = 2:48
* ]
| title4 = ]
* Devrim Karaoglu{{ref|a|}}
| writer4 = Bret Michaels, Rikki Rocket, Bobby Dall, C.C. Deville
}}
| extra4 = Antonina Armato, Tim James
| length4 = 3:50 | length1 = 4:06

| title5 = Two More Lonely People
| title2 = ]
| writer5 = Cyrus, Kevin Kadish, Brandon Jane, Angie Aparo, Armato
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
| extra5 = Antonina Armato, Tim James
* Cyrus
| length5 = 3:11
* Armato
| title6 = Forgiveness and Love
* James
| writer6 = Cyrus, Armato, James, Adam Schmalholz
* Karaoglu
| extra6 = Antonina Armato, Tim James
}}
| length6 = 3:27
| extra2 = Rock Mafia
| title7 = Permanent December
| length2 = 3:35
| writer7 = John Shanks, Claude Kelly, Cyrus

| extra7 = ]
| title3 = ]
| length7 = 3:35
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
| title8 = Stay
* Cyrus
| writer8 = Shanks, Cyrus
* Armato
| extra8 = John Shanks
* James
| length8 = 4:22
* Marek Pompetzki
| title9 = Scars
* Paul NZA
| writer9 = Shanks, Cyrus
}}
| extra9 = John Shanks
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
| length9 = 3:43
* Rock Mafia
| title10 = Take Me Along
* Karaoglu{{ref|a|}}
| writer10 = Shanks, Cyrus
* Pompetzki{{ref|a|}}
| extra10 = John Shanks
}}
| length10 = 4:08
| length3 = 2:48
| title11 = Robot

| writer11 = Shanks, Cyrus
| title4 = ]
| extra11 = John Shanks, Nataly Cholula
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
| length11 = 3:44
* ]
| title12 = My Heart Beats for Love
* ]
| writer12 = Shanks, Hilary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Cyrus
* ]
| extra12 = John Shanks
* ]
| length12 = 3:42
}}
| extra4 = Rock Mafia
| length4 = 3:48

| title5 = Two More Lonely People
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* ]
* Brandon Jane
* ]
* Armato
}}
| extra5 = Rock Mafia
| length5 = 3:10

| title6 = Forgiveness and Love
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Armato
* James
* Adam Schmalholz
}}
| extra6 = Rock Mafia
| length6 = 3:28

| title7 = Permanent December
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* ]
* ]
}}
| extra7 = Shanks
| length7 = 3:38

| title8 = Stay
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Shanks
}}
| extra8 = Shanks
| length8 = 4:22

| title9 = Scars
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Shanks
}}
| extra9 = Shanks
| length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Take Me Along
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Shanks
}}
| extra10 = Shanks
| length10 = 4:09

| title11 = Robot
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Shanks
}}
| extra11 = Shanks
| length11 = 3:43

| title12 = My Heart Beats for Love
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
* Cyrus
* Shanks
* ]
* ]
}}
| extra12 = Shanks
| length12 = 3:43
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
| headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|] bonus track}}<ref name="iTunesUSA"/>
| collapsed = yes
| total_length = {{duration|m=48|s=15}}
| headline = iTunes bonus track
| title13 = Can't Be Tamed | title13 = Can't Be Tamed
| note13 = RockAngeles Remix featuring ] | note13 = Rockangeles Remix; featuring ]
| length13 = 4:01 | length13 = 4:00
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
| headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Japanese and UK version (bonus DVD)}}<ref name="AmazonUK">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Be-Tamed-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B003NBBND6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076313&sr=8-1|title=Can't Be Tamed (Deluxe Edition) |publisher=] (UK)|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183854/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Be-Tamed-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B003NBBND6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076313&sr=8-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AmazonJapan">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/Cant-Tamed-DVD-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B00H4Q49ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076319&sr=8-1|title=Can't Be Tamed (CD+DVD Deluxe Edition)|publisher=Amazon.com (JP)|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183848/https://www.amazon.co.jp/Cant-Tamed-DVD-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B00H4Q49ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076319&sr=8-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| collapsed = yes
| title1 = ]
| headline = Brazilian bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.submarino.com.br/produto/2/21850712/cd+can%C2%B4t+be+tamed|title=CD Can't Be Tamed - Submarino.com.br|publisher=submarino.com.br|accessdate=2010-11-15}}</ref>
| note1 = making of the music video
| title13 = Can't Be Tamed

| note13 = International Enhancement
| title2 = ]
| length13 =
| note2 = live at the O2

| title3 = ]
| note3 = live at the O2

| title4 = ]
| note4 = music video

| title5 = ]
| note5 = music video; Japanese version only

| title6 = Miley Hearts London
}} }}
;Notes
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==''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''==
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'''''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''''' is the first video album by American singer ], released as deluxe version of ''Can't Be Tamed''.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> The album was recorded from Cyrus' performance at ], United Kingdom, during the ], on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/>

===Background===
The concerts held on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009 at ] in London were filmed and broadcast as an hour-long television special entitled ''Miley Cyrus: Live from London'' on June 18, 2010, in ]. The project was ] by Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, Cyrus' mother, and Jason Morey, Cyrus' manager. It was ] by Russell Thomas and ] by Jim Parsons.<ref name="livefromlondon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/26/miley-cyrus-live-from-london/|title=Miley Cyrus: Live from London|work=Mileycyrus.com|publisher=]|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102100615/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/26/miley-cyrus-live-from-london/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Miley Cyrus: Live from London'' was described by Cyrus' official website with the following statement: "The program captures how Miley, who has grown up in the public eye, has grown as an artist and reveals her natural progression and sophistication."<ref name="livefromlondon" /> The concert special was watched by over 2.6 million viewers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-06-23-nielchatter23_ST_N.htm|title=Nielsens: ABC scores big with NBA basketball|date=June 23, 2010|first=Gary|last=Levin|work=]|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-date=January 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123025522/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-06-23-nielchatter23_ST_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''{{'}}s airing on ABC was a filtered version of the full-length concert, which became available on the limited, deluxe edition of ''Can't Be Tamed'', released on June 18, 2010.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/06/11/can%E2%80%99t-be-tamed-release-monday-june-21/|title=CAN'T BE TAMED Release Monday, June 21|publisher=Hollywood Records|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102094008/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/06/11/can%e2%80%99t-be-tamed-release-monday-june-21/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1814880|title=Can't Be Tamed <nowiki></nowiki> – Miley Cyrus|work=]|access-date=January 31, 2011|first=Jeff|last=Tamarkin|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183846/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|url-status=live}}</ref> The deluxe edition featured the audio CD, containing the album's music, and a DVD, which contains nineteen live performances and behind-the-scenes footage with Cyrus.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> "We anticipate an overindexing, if you will, of those who buy the CD/DVD over just the music because it's never been seen before", stated Abbey Konowitch, general manager of ].<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" />

===Track listing===
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| headline = DVD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cant-be-tamed-cd-dvd-cd-dvd-dvd-cd/9960713.p?id=2111982&skuId=9960713&st=can%27t%20be%20tamed&lp=2&cp=1|title=Can't Be Tamed -DVD-CD|publisher=]|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042456/http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cant-be-tamed-cd-dvd-cd-dvd-dvd-cd/9960713.p?id=2111982&skuId=9960713&st=can%27t%20be%20tamed&lp=2&cp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| headline = Deluxe edition DVD - ''Miley Cyrus: Live at the O2''

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==Credits and personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353/credits|title=Can't Be Tamed – Miley Cyrus: Credits|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013133109/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353/credits|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Brooke Adams&nbsp;– background vocals
* A&R: Jon Lind
* Brian Bowen-Smith&nbsp;– photography
* A&R Coordinator: Cindy Warden
* Ryan Carline&nbsp;– engineering, keyboards, programming
* Management: Tish Cyrus & Jason Morey for Morey Management Group
* Dan Chase&nbsp;– keyboards, programming
* Creative Director: David Snow
* Adam Comstock&nbsp;– second engineering
* Art Direction & Design: Enny Joo
* Dorian Crozier&nbsp;– drum programming
* Photography: Brian Bowen Smith
* Miley Cyrus&nbsp;– vocals, background vocals
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* Tish Cyrus&nbsp;– executive producer, management
* ]&nbsp;– Pro-Tools
* Steve Hammons&nbsp;– engineering
* Ross Hogarth&nbsp;– engineering
* Sean Hurley&nbsp;– bass
* Brandon Jane&nbsp;– background vocals
* Enny Joo&nbsp;– art direction, design
* Charles Judge&nbsp;– keyboards
* Kevin Kadish&nbsp;– acoustic guitar, background vocals
* Devrim "DK" Karaoglu&nbsp;– producer
* Aaron Kasdorf&nbsp;– engineering
* Patrick Leonard&nbsp;– Hammond B3, piano
* Jon Lind&nbsp;– A&R
* Hilary Lindsey&nbsp;– background vocals
* Nigel Lundemo&nbsp;– digital editing
* Jim McGorman&nbsp;– piano
* Jason Morey&nbsp;– executive producer, management
* Akhiro Nishimura&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Paul Nza&nbsp;– producer
* Paul Palmer&nbsp;– mixing
* Tim Pierce&nbsp;– guitar
* Marek Pompetzki&nbsp;– producer
* Rich Ramsey&nbsp;– assistant engineering
* Rock Mafia&nbsp;– digital editing, mixing, producer
* Jeff Rothschild&nbsp;– drums, engineering, mixing, programming
* Gordie Sampson&nbsp;– keyboards
* John Shanks&nbsp;– bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, background vocals
* Dave Snow&nbsp;– creative director
* Shari Sutcliffe&nbsp;– contracting, coordination, music contracting, production coordination
* Robert Vosgien&nbsp;– mastering
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==Charts, certifications and procession== ==Charts==
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===Charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2010)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
! style="text-align:center;"|Chart (2010)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br>position
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Austria|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|] (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Ultratop.be/nl|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010|language=Dutch}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Ultratop.be/fr|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=July 3, 2010|language=French}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Denmark|25|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums |title=Canadian Albums Chart |publisher=billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|31|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=148128&sec=d3971624ac7ccfd6d6b7a72cccd96099|title=Can't Be Tamed - TOP50 Prodejní|work=IFPIcr.cz|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|- |-
!scope="row"| ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-31%23/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630114111/http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-31%23/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-30|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2021|date=June 30, 2012}}</ref>
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Danishcharts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Finland|41|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Dutchcharts.nl|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010|language=Dutch}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|31
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|France|13|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/european-albums |title=Canadian Albums |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Germany4|id=132163|4|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=November 8, 2020}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Finnishcharts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|41
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Greece|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Hungary|10|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Cyrus%2CMiley/Can%2527t+Be+Tamed+%28ltd.deluxe+Edt.%29/longplay|title=Cyrus, Miley: Can't Be Tamed (ltd.deluxe Edt.)|work=Musicline.de|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Ireland|5|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Greekcharts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Italy|4|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2010&het=39&submit_=Keres%E9s|work=]|publisher=Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége |accessdate=October 7, 2010|language=Hungarian|title=Top 40 album}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Oricon|8|date=2010-07-05|rowheader=true|access-date=May 16, 2021}}
|]<ref name="irishcharts">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|title=Discography Miley Cyrus|work=Irish-charts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Mexico|10|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_artisti.php |title=FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche |publisher=Fimi.it |date=2010-07-26 |accessdate=2010-08-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|New Zealand|2|chartid=1592|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf |title=http://www.greaves.tv/amprofon3/100.php |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2010-08-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Charts.org.nz|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Norwegiancharts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|- |-
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=588&lang=|title=Official Retail Sales Chart|work=OLiS.onyx.pl|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref> ! scope="row"| South African Albums (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp|title=South African Albums Chart Top 20|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727143121/http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp|archive-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref>
| 14
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Spain|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|Portuguese Albums Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Sweden|21|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Swedishcharts.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|UK2|8|date=20100703|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=a|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Album)|work=Hitparade.ch|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010|language=German}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|- |-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|access-date=February 9, 2014}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=14822|title=Chart Stats - Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed|work=Chartstats.com|publisher=]|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|U.S. ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/56629/week-ending-june-27-2010-eminem-tops-garth/ |title=Week Ending June 27, 2010: Eminem Tops Garth - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2010-06-30 |accessdate=2010-06-30}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|} |}
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===Certifications=== ===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2010)
! scope="col"| Position
|- |-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2010|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2010|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522181755/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2010&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Country
| 75
!]
|- |-
!scope="row"| European Top 100 Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums|title=European Albums: Best of 2010|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930113609/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;"|Australia
| 70
|Gold<ref>. Aria.com.au (2010-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-10-17.</ref>
|- |-
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2010|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2010|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006091929/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;"|Poland
| 172
|Gold<ref>. Universalmusic.pl (2010-11-17). Retrieved on 2010-11-19.</ref>
|}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart (2010)
!scope="col"| Position
|- |-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2010|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=]|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313074837/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Austrian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/2010_album.asp |title=Jahreshitparade 2010 |language=German |work='']'' |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2010-12-30}}</ref>
| 99
|align="center"|75
|- |-
! scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2010|title=Best selling albums in 2010 of Hungary|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807111939/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ] <ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/european-top-100-albums?year=2010</ref>
| 68
|align="center"|70
|- |-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101190046/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
|US ]<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/the-billboard-200?year=2010&begin=121&order=position</ref>
|align="center"|130 | 130
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==Certifications==
=== Chart procession and succession ===
{{Certification Table Top}}

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2010 studio album by Miley Cyrus This article is about the album. For the song, see Can't Be Tamed (song).

Can't Be Tamed
Studio album by Miley Cyrus
ReleasedJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
Recorded2009–2010
GenreDance-pop
Length44:08
LabelHollywood
Producer
Miley Cyrus chronology
The Time of Our Lives
(2009)
Can't Be Tamed
(2010)
Bangerz
(2013)
Singles from Can't Be Tamed
  1. "Can't Be Tamed"
    Released: May 3, 2010
  2. "Who Owns My Heart"
    Released: October 22, 2010

Can't Be Tamed is the third studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on June 18, 2010, by Hollywood Records, and was her final album with the label; she signed with RCA Records in early 2013. Cyrus wrote and began recording the project in late 2009, while traveling internationally for her Wonder World Tour, and completed it in early 2010. Described by Cyrus as a "good to blast in your car", Can't Be Tamed represents a musical departure from her earlier work, which she had grown to feel uninspired by. The efforts resulted in a primarily dance-pop record, which Cyrus' record label acknowledged differed from the original plans for the project. Its lyrical themes revolve largely around breaking free of constraints and expectations, which are largely mentioned in the context of romantic relationships. Most of the album was produced by Rock Mafia and John Shanks. Cyrus co-wrote eleven out of twelve songs on the album, with the only one not being written by her being a cover of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by American band Poison.

Upon its release, Can't Be Tamed received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent toward perceived lack of musical focus and a failure to fully establish Cyrus' maturing public image; additional criticism was placed on her vocals sounding over-processed and lacking emotional depth. It was unable to replicate the success of her earlier work, debuting at number three on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 102,000 copies. The album has sold over 350,000 copies in the United States. Can't Be Tamed charted moderately on record charts in internationally, reaching the top-ten in countries including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Two singles were released from Can't Be Tamed. Its title track "Can't Be Tamed" was released on May 3, 2010, and peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, and performed moderately worldwide. "Who Owns My Heart" was released on October 22, 2010, as the second single in Germany. Promotional efforts for Can't Be Tamed began to associate Cyrus with an increasingly provocative image, an effort continued with her fourth studio album Bangerz (2013). The record was primarily promoted through a series of television appearances and Cyrus' headlining Gypsy Heart Tour in 2011.

Background and production

I want to do my last pop record. I'm working on a record right now. I kind of want this to be my last record for a little while and be able to take a break and just get all the types of music that I really love ... you know, my favorite styles, because in a few years, as I grow up, so will my fans, and I won't have to focus on that as much, and I'll be able to have more of the sound of music that I'm into.

— Cyrus, describing the artistic transition she experienced during the production of Can't Be Tamed, MTV News.

In December 2009, Cyrus announced that she had begun planning her third studio album and intended to begin a musical hiatus after its completion. She expressed concerns that her newer material "doesn't truly inspire me" and worried that she would be "blending in with everyone else", although she later commented that the final product was inspired by techno music qualities commonly used by recording artist Lady Gaga. Abby Konowitch from Cyrus' label Hollywood Records admitted that the record drew more inspiration from dance-pop music than she originally intended, but maintained that it "feels very comfortable for her, and it feels very comfortable in terms of the state of contemporary music".

The majority of Can't Be Tamed was recorded abroad during Cyrus' headlining Wonder World Tour in 2009 and 2010. She collaborated with John Shanks during its production; he frequently traveled to London for the recording sessions, and returned to Los Angeles to finalize the material. Cyrus also collaborated with the production team Rock Mafia, consisting of Antonina Armato and Tim James; they notably produced her earlier singles "See You Again" and "7 Things" from her first and second studio albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008), respectively. Cyrus stated that Can't Be Tamed contained a variety of dance beats and synths, but believed that its sound was secondary to the personal lyrics therein.

Release and artwork

In February 2010, Cyrus announced that her then-untitled third studio album would be released later that summer, which she felt was appropriate because it is "good to blast in your car". Later that April, it was announced that the record would be titled Can't Be Tamed, and would be released on June 22, 2010, in the United States. Consequently, it became the first project from Hollywood Records to be released under the "day-and-date" format, which allowed the project to be released nearly simultaneously worldwide instead of traditionally "staggering" its launch to accommodate "the availability of the artist" internationally. On May 7, Cyrus unveiled the album artwork through her website; it depicts Cyrus dressed in a leather jacket, pants, and midriff-baring shirt while standing against a black-and-white background. It was noted for establishing an increasingly provocative public image for Cyrus; her stylist Simone Harouche stated that it was inspired by singer Joan Jett and the band Blondie, and was "basically a strong statement saying in the most simple way, that she can't be tamed–literally and metaphorically." A deluxe version of the record was simultaneously released, which included the audio disc packaged with the standard version in addition to a bonus DVD that includes previously unseen footage from Cyrus' performance at The O2 Arena during the Wonder World Tour.

Composition

Cyrus performing in Pasay City, Philippines, during her Gypsy Heart Tour, 2011.

Can't Be Tamed is primarily a dance-pop record; it contains "several bass-heavy, slickly produced dance numbers" that Ann Donahue from Billboard joked "thunder in such a catchy, accessible way that it may make Kesha down another bottle of Jack out of envy." Its opening track "Liberty Walk" describes an individual who leaves a harmful relationship, which Cyrus felt leaned towards more meaningful lyrical content instead of the "super shallow" current mainstream music. "Who Owns My Heart" details the excitement in possibly finding a lover at a nightclub, while Cyrus herself commented that the title track "Can't Be Tamed" bears a theme of "breaking out and feeling free". It is followed by a cover version of one of Cyrus' favorite songs, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", originally performed by the band Poison for their second studio album Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988); she stated that the modern-day music industry "shelters kids songs as honest and real as this one", and added that a consultation with the band's lead singer Bret Michaels helped her to incorporate her "own flare and edge" to the track, which she deemed "a classic".

"Two More Lonely People" was described by Evan Sawdey of PopMatters as "one moment of carefree dance-pop joy" that was reminiscent of material from her earlier Hannah Montana soundtracks; he also stated that the lyrics delivered in "Forgiveness and Love" were among the "more over-the-top cutesy moments" throughout the record, specifically commenting that the lines "The only thing that / Our hearts are made of / Are the acts of forgiveness and love" were "so unbelievably saccharine that Hallmark would ultimately have to turn them down". Robert Ham from Christianity Today felt that "Permanent December" discussed the story of "the devoted girlfriend pushing aside the 'sexy boys' vying for her affections", while "Stay" addressed the difficulties in maintaining a long-distance relationship.

Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares noted that "Scars" exemplified Cyrus' equating of "grown-up with joyless", adding that the track fails to find the "emotional depth" Cyrus was likely intending. She also described "Take Me Along" as one of the more "overwrought ballads" where Cyrus' delivery seemed more comfortable than others on the record. Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly felt that "Robot" highlighted the theme of defiance and rebellion seen throughout Can't Be Tamed, specifically noting the lyrics "Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark / I would scream but I'm just this hollow shell". The record closes with the twelfth track "My Heart Beats for Love", which according to Ham, describes "the more universal ideal of love for all"; Greenblatt also recognized the integration of organ instrumentation.

Singles

Cyrus performing during her Gypsy Heart Tour in São Paulo, 2011.

"Can't Be Tamed" was released as the lead single from Can't Be Tamed on May 3, 2010. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who appreciated its electropop influences. The track debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 with first-week digital downloads of 191,000 copies, although it performed moderately internationally. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Robert Hales, and was premiered through E! News on May 4, 2010. It follows Cyrus and her back-up dancers dressed in bird-like clothing as they escape a cage and trash a museum.

"Who Owns My Heart" was released as the second single from Can't Be Tamed later that year. It generated mixed reviews from music critics, who felt that its production was generic. It reached the top 40 of the German record charts. The accompanying music video for the track was also directed by Hales, and was released on October 22, 2010.

Promotion

Hollywood Records focused on television appearances when further promoting Can't Be Tamed, which they expected would accommodate Cyrus' schedule more effectively than traditional interviews with the press and radio stations. She first performed "Can't Be Tamed" on May 18, 2010, during the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars in the United States. Cyrus later traveled to Europe to perform at the Rock in Rio concerts in Lisbon on May 29 and Madrid on June 6; she sang "Can't Be Tamed", "Robot" and "My Heart Beats for Love" there. Meanwhile, she played concerts in 1515 Club in Paris (June 1) and G-A-Y nightclub in London (June 5). On June 3 she sang "Can't Be Tamed" on Britain's Got Talent. After returning to the United States, Cyrus held a concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on June 16. Her performance was later re-broadcast by MTV through thirty of its international websites, reaching approximately 160 countries; it was made available for on-demand streaming the following day. She also sang "Can't Be Tamed" on TV shows such as Late Show with David Letterman (June 17), Good Morning America (June 18), both in New York City, and 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto (June 20), On Good Morning America she also sang "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with Bret Michaels. In November, Cyrus flew to Europe to sing "Who Owns My Heart" on Wetten, dass..? (November 6) and 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards (November 7). On November 21, she performed "Forgiveness and Love" on American Music Awards of 2010 in Los Angeles.

Cyrus launched her headlining Gypsy Heart Tour in April 2011, for which she traveled internationally.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?3.4/10
Metacritic48/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Billboard
The Boston Globe(mixed)
Entertainment WeeklyB−
The Guardian
PopMatters
Rolling Stone
USA Today
The Village Voice(mixed)

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Can't Be Tamed received an average score of 48, which indicates "mixed to negative reviews", based on nine reviews. Heather Phares from AllMusic shared a similar sentiment in regards to its production, suggesting that the excessive use of Auto-Tune limited Cyrus' ability to express genuine emotion, adding that several tracks were similar to "Tik Tok" by Kesha "minus that song's mindless fun". A writer for Billboard also noted a lack of emotion in Cyrus' vocals, but considered the "delightfully robo-country" cover version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as the standout track from the record.

Writing for The Boston Globe, James Reed questioned the need to "tame" Cyrus, given that "this stuff is already pretty innocuous". However, he acknowledged that Can't Be Tamed contained "the catchiest Top 40 hits money can buy." Referencing the lyrics in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly felt that Cyrus was "just not (yet) that thorny a girl" despite visible efforts of rebellion. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian thought that Cyrus lost sight of her target audience with the project, noting that "if you're old enough to stay up after 9:00 PM without asking permission, it's not intended for you" while also commenting that children that may be interested in the record had likely "transferred their affections" to the then-teenage Justin Bieber. Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield opined that the production used throughout Can't Be Tamed felt too generic for its goal of rebellion.

Theon Weber of The Village Voice felt that Cyrus' attempts of maturity were too similar to those of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears in their earlier years, and commented that the album itself was "sadly wan". Evan Sawdey from PopMatters shared the same concern, additionally noting the irony that Cyrus' first project after Hannah Montana was released through the Disney-owned Hollywood Records. Elysa Gardner from USA Today opined that Cyrus had successfully "made the full leap from tween queen to pop tart" with the music video for "Can't Be Tamed", but failed to maintain this image with "generic, anonymous tunes" on the parent album.

Commercial performance

In the United States, Can't Be Tamed debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 102,000 copies, behind the 741,000 and 447,000 copies moved by Recovery by Eminem and Thank Me Later by Drake, respectively. The record was viewed as a commercial disappointment in the country, given that Cyrus' second studio album Breakout (2008) debuted at number one on the chart with first-week sales of 371,000 copies. As of January 2014, the album has moved 350,000 units in the United States. Can't Be Tamed reached number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, and peaked at number ten on the Top 100 Mexico.

Can't Be Tamed performed moderately on national record charts in Europe. It peaked at number one on the Spanish PROMUSICAE, and reached the top-five on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, German Media Control Charts, Greek IFPI, Hungarian MAHASZ, Irish IRMA, Italian FIMI, and Swiss Hitparade. Furthermore, the record peaked in the top-ten on the Flanders and Wallonia regions of the Belgian Ultratop, Norwegian VG-lista, and the UK Albums Chart. In the latter country, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Can't Be Tamed charted in the lower ends of the Danish Tracklisten, Dutch MegaCharts, The Official Finnish Charts, French SNEP, and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan. It did, however, attain a gold certification in Poland. In Oceania, Can't Be Tamed peaked at numbers two and four on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts, respectively. In the latter nation, it was recognized with a gold certification.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Can't Be Tamed.

Can't Be Tamed – Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Liberty Walk" 4:06
2."Who Owns My Heart"
  • Cyrus
  • Armato
  • James
  • Karaoglu
Rock Mafia3:35
3."Can't Be Tamed"
  • Cyrus
  • Armato
  • James
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Paul NZA
  • Rock Mafia
  • Karaoglu
  • Pompetzki
2:48
4."Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Rock Mafia3:48
5."Two More Lonely People" Rock Mafia3:10
6."Forgiveness and Love"
  • Cyrus
  • Armato
  • James
  • Adam Schmalholz
Rock Mafia3:28
7."Permanent December" Shanks3:38
8."Stay"
  • Cyrus
  • Shanks
Shanks4:22
9."Scars"
  • Cyrus
  • Shanks
Shanks3:42
10."Take Me Along"
  • Cyrus
  • Shanks
Shanks4:09
11."Robot"
  • Cyrus
  • Shanks
Shanks3:43
12."My Heart Beats for Love" Shanks3:43
Total length:44:15
Can't Be Tamed – iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Can't Be Tamed" (Rockangeles Remix; featuring Lil Jon)4:00
Total length:48:15
Can't Be Tamed – Japanese and UK version (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Be Tamed" (making of the music video) 
2."Fly on the Wall" (live at the O2) 
3."Start All Over" (live at the O2) 
4."Can't Be Tamed" (music video) 
5."Who Owns My Heart" (music video; Japanese version only) 
6."Miley Hearts London" 
Notes

signifies a co-producer

Miley Cyrus: Live from London

Miley Cyrus: Live from London
Video by Miley Cyrus
ReleasedJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
Recorded
Length120 minutes
LabelHollywood
DirectorRussell Thomas
Miley Cyrus chronology
Miley Cyrus: Live from London
(2010)
Bangerz Tour
(2015)

Miley Cyrus: Live from London is the first video album by American singer Miley Cyrus, released as deluxe version of Can't Be Tamed. The album was recorded from Cyrus' performance at The O2 Arena, United Kingdom, during the Wonder World Tour, on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009.

Background

The concerts held on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London were filmed and broadcast as an hour-long television special entitled Miley Cyrus: Live from London on June 18, 2010, in American Broadcasting Company. The project was executively produced by Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, Cyrus' mother, and Jason Morey, Cyrus' manager. It was directed by Russell Thomas and produced by Jim Parsons. Miley Cyrus: Live from London was described by Cyrus' official website with the following statement: "The program captures how Miley, who has grown up in the public eye, has grown as an artist and reveals her natural progression and sophistication." The concert special was watched by over 2.6 million viewers in the United States.

Miley Cyrus: Live from London's airing on ABC was a filtered version of the full-length concert, which became available on the limited, deluxe edition of Can't Be Tamed, released on June 18, 2010. The deluxe edition featured the audio CD, containing the album's music, and a DVD, which contains nineteen live performances and behind-the-scenes footage with Cyrus. "We anticipate an overindexing, if you will, of those who buy the CD/DVD over just the music because it's never been seen before", stated Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records.

Track listing

DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hello London / Wanna Hear My Fingers Crack?" 
2."Breakout" 
3."Start All Over" 
4."7 Things" 
5."Kicking and Screaming" 
6."It's More About the Music Here" 
7."Bottom of the Ocean" 
8."You Have to Buy It" 
9."Fly on the Wall" 
10."Let's Get Crazy" 
11."Hoedown Throwdown" 
12."Not Sure if the Queen Jams Out" 
13."These Four Walls" 
14."I Don't Do Hats" 
15."When I Look at You" 
16."Obsessed" 
17."The Show Can't Go On / Back Stage at the O2" 
18."Spotlight" 
19."G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)" 
20."I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 
21."Party in the U.S.A." 
22."Hovering" (featuring Trace Cyrus) 
23."This Is How We Roll" 
24."Simple Song" 
25."See You Again" 
26."The Climb" 
27."End Credits" 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

  • Brooke Adams – background vocals
  • Brian Bowen-Smith – photography
  • Ryan Carline – engineering, keyboards, programming
  • Dan Chase – keyboards, programming
  • Adam Comstock – second engineering
  • Dorian Crozier – drum programming
  • Miley Cyrus – vocals, background vocals
  • Tish Cyrus – executive producer, management
  • Lars Fox – Pro-Tools
  • Steve Hammons – engineering
  • Ross Hogarth – engineering
  • Sean Hurley – bass
  • Brandon Jane – background vocals
  • Enny Joo – art direction, design
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Kevin Kadish – acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Devrim "DK" Karaoglu – producer
  • Aaron Kasdorf – engineering
  • Patrick Leonard – Hammond B3, piano
  • Jon Lind – A&R
  • Hilary Lindsey – background vocals
  • Nigel Lundemo – digital editing
  • Jim McGorman – piano
  • Jason Morey – executive producer, management
  • Akhiro Nishimura – assistant engineer
  • Paul Nza – producer
  • Paul Palmer – mixing
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Marek Pompetzki – producer
  • Rich Ramsey – assistant engineering
  • Rock Mafia – digital editing, mixing, producer
  • Jeff Rothschild – drums, engineering, mixing, programming
  • Gordie Sampson – keyboards
  • John Shanks – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, background vocals
  • Dave Snow – creative director
  • Shari Sutcliffe – contracting, coordination, music contracting, production coordination
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 7
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 31
European Albums (Billboard) 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 41
French Albums (SNEP) 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4
Greek Albums (IFPI) 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 10
Irish Albums (IRMA) 5
Italian Albums (FIMI) 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 8
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 8
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 1
South African Albums (RiSA) 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 8
US Billboard 200 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 75
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard) 70
French Albums (SNEP) 172
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 99
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 68
US Billboard 200 130

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500
Philippines (PARI) Platinum  
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000
Portugal (AFP) Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Can't Be Tamed
Region Date Formats Versions Label Ref.
Germany June 18, 2010
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Universal Music
United Kingdom June 21, 2010 Polydor
United States Hollywood
Japan June 23, 2010 Avex

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