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Can't Be Tamed is the third studio album by American recording artist Miley Cyrus. It was first released on June 18, 2010, and will be released June 21, 2010 in the U.S. by Hollywood Records. Writing and recording commenced while Cyrus traveled on the 2009 Wonder World Tour, nineteen live performances and backstage interviews from a concert are featured on the second disc of the deluxe edition of Can't Be Tamed. The album was executed by various album producers, including longtime collaborators Antonina Armato, Tim James, and John Shanks. Musically, Can't Be Tamed ranges from acoustic ballads to dance-pop influenced numbers.

The lead single and title track, "Can't Be Tamed", was released on May 18, 2010. "Can't Be Tamed" debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The album was promoted majorly using television appearances.

Background

Cyrus decided she would take a musical hiatus, after completing one last album, Can't Be Tamed. Her reason for the hiatus was so that she would have time to explore a variety of musical genres and grow up, along with her fans. Cyrus admitted music isn't inspiring her the way it should be. "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. In regards to music, Cyrus originally desired for a new sound, a more rock music inclined one. She later revealed Can't Be Tamed contained music influenced by pop singer Lady Gaga and Britney Spears, possessing techno music inclined songs. "It was a natural progression for her," said Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records. He further ellaborated that the genre was more dance-pop than originally intended. "But it feels very comfortable for her, and it feels very comfortable in terms of the state of contemporary music".

Cyrus pushed for a summer 2010 release, as she believed it was "definitely a good summer CD. It's good to blast in your car". The album will first be released on June 18, 2010 in Germany and then on June 21, 2010 in the United States. 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 Universal Music Group in Europe. 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. "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. A standard edition, containing only an audio CD, and a deluxe edition, containing an audio CD and a DVD, will be released. The DVD will contain previously unreleased footage from Cyrus' concert at The O2 Arena in London, England, which was part of her first world tour, the 2009 Wonder World Tour. It contains nineteen live performances and backstage interviews with Cyrus. The album artwork was revealed on May 7, 2010 through Cyrus' official website.

Development

"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."

— Cyrus explaining the concept behind and themes on Can't Be Tamed.

Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James, John Fasse, Michael Mcginnis, and Nick Scapa co-wrote the opening track, "Liberty Walk". The song did not come during a formal process of songwriting, instead Cyrus had taken notes on her cellphone and the journal of her computer. She said co-wrote "Liberty Walk" about someone who finds the courage to leave an abusive relationship. Cyrus, Armato, James, Paul Neumann, and Marek Pompetzki composed "Can't Be Tamed", the album's title track, which was written about being trapped and people observing her. Overall, she was inspired by the feeling of "just breaking out and feeling free".

Cyrus recorded a cover version of Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", from their 1988 album Open Up and Say... Ahh! Cyrus decided to cover the track after hearing a crowd of people sing along to it, as she deemed it "a classic and one of favorites". "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 gathered with lead singer of Poison, Bret Michaels, to consult him. Michaels instructed and helped analyze "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" to Cyrus, solely using an acoustic guitar, and allowed for her to give the song her "own flare and edge". In regards to the cover, Michaels stated, "We get asked to use it in a lot of stuff. You're always really nervous when you're turning it in to somebody. And I gotta tell you something. She nailed the song." He added that Cyrus was one of the few artists that could record "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and "pull it off and give it her own flare and make it sound good". Michaels sings backup on the cover. Cyrus conceived "Robot" in December 2009 in London, while traveling on the Wonder World Tour; it was written about the desire of not living up to "the form and the machine everyone thinks you should be". The song "My Heart Beats for Love" was conceived by Cyrus for her hairdresser, who is also one of her best friends, as Cyrus' intentions behind the song were to persuade audiences not to discriminate homosexuality and "be open to the world".

Recording

Can't Be Tamed was recorded as Cyrus traveled the world, largely due to the Wonder World Tour. In December 2009, she begun the recording process in London, England. Album producer John Shanks, who previously produced Cyrus' hit single "The Climb", 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 Los Angeles, California to continue further work on the tracks. 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."

Other producers Cyrus had previously worked with also appear on the album — Antonina Armato and Tim James, both of who produced Cyrus' hits "See You Again" and "7 Things". 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." The finished product results in a variety of dance beats and synths, but Cyrus believed the sound was secondary to the personal lyrics therein.

Music and lyrics

Musically, Can't Be Tamed varies and includes several dance numbers, many of which heavily rely on bass. "Who Owns My Heart" contains many keyboard riffs, which Ann Donahue of Billboard believed to be reminiscent of 1980s music. "Can't Be Tamed" uses a drum machine in its instrumentation as Cyrus sings the chorus. Donahue added that "Two More Lonely People"'s sound was in the same nature. "Permanent December" also explores through dance genres.

Singles

"Can't Be Tamed" was released as the album's lead single on May 18, 2010, through digital distribution. Contemporary critics reviewed "Can't Be Tamed" favorably due to it drawing away from the image she had developed through Hannah Montana, which first aired in 2006. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100,, number six on the Canadian Hot 100, and number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Robert Hales and follows Cyrus and numerous backup dancers, costumed by a birdlike clothing, throughout a museum.

Promotion

To promote Can't Be Tamed, Hollywood Records fixated on television appearances rather than radio, as a result of the time constraints that surrounded Cyrus at the time. The strategy was to "benefit from loud individual events versus the traditional touring and press runs." Cyrus first performed "Can't Be Tamed" live on May 18, 2010 on Dancing With the Stars. Cyrus performed the title track, "Robot", and "My Heart Beats for Love" at the Rock in Rio concerts in Lisbon, Portugal on May 29, 2010 and Madrid, Spain on June 6, 2010. Cyrus has performed songs from Can't Be Tamed on Britain's Got Talent and Rock in Rio in Madrid, Spain.

Track listing

Deluxe edition

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