Can't Be Tamed (song)

"Can't Be Tamed" was co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato and Tim James, who also produced the track.{{cite AV media notes |title=Can't Be Tamed |others=Miley Cyrus |year=2010 |type=CD |publisher=Hollywood Records |id=D000622500}} According to Cyrus, the track's moral is to free yourself from any biding or hindrance, in particular application to women.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642200/20100623/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Says Can't Be Tamed Is All About Female Empowerment|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=June 24, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012060101/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642200/20100623/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Cyrus said the song's message applies to different situations. Personally to her, "it is about being a cage and people looking at you."{{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|access-date=June 1, 2010|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}} As for others, she believed it could describe high school, in a situation where "someone feeling they have to be one way to be with a clique and they want to be who they are. A relationship, or whatever, it is just breaking out and feeling free." Hollywood Records described "Can't Be Tamed" as "a self-empowering song in which Miley asserts that she has to stay true to herself in relationships".{{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=mtv.com|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}}

At four meetings throughout Europe, Cyrus' manager, Jason Morey, presented the album Can't Be Tamed to representatives from Universal Music Group; the representatives confirmed what Hollywood Records in the United States had already decided, that the track would be released as the lead single.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|first=Ann|last=Donnahue|date=May 28, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 29, 2010|page=3|archive-date=February 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211085240/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story|url-status=live}} "Can't Be Tamed" premiered on April 30, 2010, on Cyrus' official MySpace page; it was officially released for airplay on May 3, 2010, and released as a digital download on May 18, 2010. In May 2010, Cyrus recorded the Rockangeles remix of "Can't Be Tamed" with rapper Lil Jon at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b182022_miley_cyrus_records_tamed_remix_with.html|title=Miley Cyrus Records "Tamed" Remix with Lil Jon|first=Peter|last=Gicas|date=May 20, 2010|work=E!|publisher=Comcast|access-date=June 10, 2010|archive-date=June 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623084307/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b182022_miley_cyrus_records_tamed_remix_with.html|url-status=live}} Lil Jon said the collaboration was "crazy" and thought audiences would enjoy the remix. Cyrus added, "He just came in and let it out. It's pretty rockin." They believed Lil Jon gave the remix more energy than the original version had.

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"Can't Be Tamed" is a synth-pop and dance-pop song two minutes and 48 seconds long.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1809537|pure_url=yes}}|title=Can't Be Tamed > Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=October 8, 2010}} The song has been described as "grown-up club sound".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/song/5582/31857|title='Can't Be Tamed' by Miley Cyrus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410194549/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100428|archive-date=April 10, 2014|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|access-date=June 9, 2010}} The song is set in compound time of 12/8 and has a fast tempo of 118 beats per minute. It is written in the key of B minor and Cyrus' vocals span two octaves, from A₃ to D₅.{{cite web|title=Digital sheet music – Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0085775&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgq3D6YW_9gIVBK-GCh35TAnmEAQYASABEgIVnPD_BwE|work=Musicnotes| date=August 6, 2010 |publisher=Alfred Publishing}} Cyrus belts her way through the choruses,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958051/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010|title=Miley Cyrus: Summer Album Preview|first=Anne|last=Donahue|date=May 26, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 27, 2010|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}} while some lines in the verses feature processed vocals with the use of auto-tune.{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/30/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-single/|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 30, 2010|date=April 30, 2010|title=New Miley Cyrus, Can't Be Tamed: Death to Hannah Montana|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011231323/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/30/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-single/|url-status=live}} It follows the chord progression B₅–D–A. Driven by a dark, pounding beat and the heavy use of synths,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/06/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed.shtml|title=Miley Cyrus - 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Fraser|last=McAlpine|date=June 5, 2010|work=BBC Online|publisher=BBC|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-date=June 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611121141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/06/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed.shtml|url-status=live}} "Can't Be Tamed"'s instrumentation relies on drum machine.

Written solely in first person, "Can't Be Tamed" explores the themes of freedom and self-expression, approached by sultry lyrics. It puts emphasis to how she cannot be changed or molded into being something she is not. In the verses, Cyrus addresses confidence and the attempt to discover for what she is yearning for, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/mileycyruscantbetamed.htm|title=Miley Cyrus - "Can't Be Tamed"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112555/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/mileycyruscantbetamed.htm|first=Bill|last=Lamb|work=About.com|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=February 7, 2017}} Choruses have Cyrus shouting the title and variations of it in a repetitive manner, against the beat of the song. Monica Herrera of Billboard interpreted the lyrics "If there was a question about my intentions, I'll tell ya / I'm not here to sell ya" to be an official declaration of rebellion in order to dispose herself of tween role-model responsibilities.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069172/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed|title=Miley Cyrus, "Can't Be Tamed"|first=Monica|last=Hererra|date=June 11, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-date=February 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206192651/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069172/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed|url-status=live}} Likewise, various other critics believed "Can't Be Tamed" spoke of her completely drawing away from the image she had developed through Hannah Montana, which first aired in March 2006.

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Critics typically reviewed "Can't Be Tamed" favorably. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly felt the song was "not bad business for stationary cardio, but not the stuff year-end top tens are made of, either." She said it didn't offer "major sensations" and found it similar to Christina Aguilera’s "Not Myself Tonight" (2010). Greenblatt was also disappointed with the song's rhyming in the lines, "I'm not here to sell ya' / Or tell you to go to hell". Sonya Sorich of Ledger-Enquirer said that while she anticipated some negative reception, "Can't Be Tamed" was also a prime candidate for a guilty pleasure dance track." Heather Phares of Allmusic referred to "Can't Be Tamed" as "stomping" and selected it as one of the album's best.{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1809537|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic Can't Be Tamed Review|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=September 10, 2010}} Fraser McAlpine of BBC said that though the song has strong sexual undercurrents, Cyrus maintained classy throughout the track . "If Miley's gonna weather the Ensexification Moment it'll be because she's doing it during a period of extrema GaGa, when videos are less about acreage of flesh and more about feathers and Victorian scientists. Oh, and because she's got the songs and the voice, that always helps", McAlpine concluded.

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone rated the song three out of five stars and compared it to the musical styles of Rihanna. He added, "It's no 'Party in the U.S.A.' or 'See You Again,' but the chorus packs plenty of electro-fizz pizzazz". Bill Lamb of About.com rated "Can't Be Tamed" two and half out of five stars. He criticized the song for lyrics that headed into a "selfish territory", however, believing it would have airplay success. Monica Herrera of Billboard gave "Can't Be Tamed" a favorable review, writing, "But Cyrus knows how to proffer her sass. When she sneers, 'I'm not a fake, it's in my DNA,' in pre-emptive retaliation against her critics, she does it with the professionalism of a Disney-groomed star." Jarett Wieselman of The New York Post said he liked the song and that though he did not buy Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." (2009), he feared he would not "be able to resist" buying "Can't Be Tamed". He said the song had a "naughty old school Britney Spears" vibe, called it "totally catchy" and predicted it would be a summer hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/oh_crap_like_another_miley_cyrus_ZO5cBC9gi2MEvbBxitRQsN |title=Aw crap, I like another Miley Cyrus song |first=Jarett |last=Wieselman |date=April 30, 2010 |work=The New York Post |access-date=May 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503111742/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/oh_crap_like_another_miley_cyrus_ZO5cBC9gi2MEvbBxitRQsN |archive-date=May 3, 2010 }} Ailbhe Malone of The Irish Times wrote, "Miley’s taken a sexy electro-edge. Less "Party in the U.S.A.", more Party With My Parents Away, we like this. A LOT."{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/0514/1224270332368.html|title=Pop corner|first=Ailbhe|last=Malone|date=May 14, 2010|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=May 15, 2010|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524145442/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/0514/1224270332368.html|url-status=live}}

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On the week ending June 5, 2010, "Can't Be Tamed" became the week's "hot shot debut" by entering and peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100,{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/55053|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed - Music Charts|publisher=aCharts.us|access-date=May 28, 2010|archive-date=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807065205/http://acharts.us/song/55053|url-status=live}} selling 191,000 digital downloads. The sales marked Cyrus' second-best debut sales week, following "Party in the U.S.A.", which sold 226,000 digital downloads in its first week in August 2009. With the appearance on the chart, the song became her fourth top ten debut on the Billboard Hot 100, including a song credited to her alias Hannah Montana.{{cite magazine|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|title=Usher's 'OMG' Stands Pat Atop Hot 100, Miley Tames Top 10|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958016/ushers-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-tames-top-10|magazine=Billboard|date=May 27, 2010|access-date=May 28, 2010|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}} In the following week, the song descended ten positions to number 18.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-12/hot-100?order=position|title=Hot 100 - Week of June 12, 2010|date=June 12, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=September 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922142141/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-12/hot-100?order=position|url-status=live}} It spent its last week on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending August 7, 2010,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-08-07/hot-100|title=Hot 100 - Week of August 7, 2010|date=August 7, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106032406/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-08-07/hot-100|url-status=live}} spending a total of ten weeks on the chart. "Can't Be Tamed" also peaked at number 16 on Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/|title=Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 28, 2010|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121091500/https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100 and spent a total of 14 weeks upon the chart. As of March 2023, "Can't Be Tamed" has sold 2,000,000 units in the United States and was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web |url = https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=miley#search_section |title = Gold & Platinum |website = riaa.com |publisher = Recording Industry Association of America |access-date = May 3, 2023 |archive-date = March 14, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230314190926/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Miley#search_section |url-status = live }}

The song also achieved commercial success in Australia and New Zealand. "Can't Be Tamed" debuted at number 18 on the Australian Singles Chart on the week ending June 6, 2010. After six weeks of ascending the Australian Singles Chart, the song found a new peak at number 17. In the succeeding week, it reached its peak at number 14 and spent 11 weeks on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Song)|work=Australian-charts.com|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 1, 2010|archive-date=October 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017030403/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|url-status=live}} The single was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping over 35,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles |access-date=March 13, 2010 |work=ARIA.com.au |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227080855/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm |archive-date=December 27, 2011 }} On the week ending May 24, 2010, "Can't Be Tamed" debuted and peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It spent nine weeks ascending and descending the New Zealand Singles Chart before completely dropping from the chart on the week ending July 19, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Song)|work=charts.nz|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|access-date=May 28, 2010|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519010649/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|url-status=live}} In Japan, "Can't Be Tamed" debuted at number 53 and peaked at number 12.

In the United Kingdom, "Can't Be Tamed" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the week ending June 12, 2010. It spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Not%20Accepted%20Anywhere|title=The Official Charts Company - Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=June 7, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016233615/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/not%20accepted%20anywhere/|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number five on the Irish Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus |title=Discography Miley Cyrus |work=Irish-charts.com |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823042730/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus |archive-date=August 23, 2009 }} In mainland Europe, "Can't Be Tamed" maintained similar outcomes. It became Cyrus' best-charting single on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, peaking at number 15 in July 2010 and surpassing "Party in the U.S.A.", which peaked at number 17 in January 2010.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/european-hot-100|title=Miley Cyrus Album & Song Chart History: "European Hot 100"|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121100032/https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/european-hot-100/|url-status=live}} It peaked at number 15 on the French Singles Chart,{{cite web|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Chanson)|language=fr|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|work=Lescharts.com|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-date=November 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102095311/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|url-status=live}} number 15 on the Norwegian Singles Chart,{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Song)|work=Norwegiansingles.com|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=June 1, 2010|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011115531/http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|url-status=live}} and number 14 on the Spanish Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed (Song)|work=Spanishcharts.com|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020194926/http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus&titel=Can%27t+Be+Tamed&cat=s|url-status=live}} It also charted within the top 30 in Austria and Germany and within the top 40 of Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia).

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The music video for "Can't Be Tamed"' was directed by Robert Hales. The dance routines were choreographed by Jamal Sims, who also choreographed Cyrus' "Hoedown Throwdown".{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/04/29/mileys-new-music-video-%E2%80%9Ccan%E2%80%99t-be-tamed%E2%80%9D/ |title=Miley's New Music Video Can't Be Tamed |work=Mileycyrus.com |publisher=Hollywood Records |access-date=April 30, 2010 |date=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502014022/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/04/29/mileys-new-music-video-%E2%80%9Ccan%E2%80%99t-be-tamed%E2%80%9D/ |archive-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Cyrus and Sims conceived the plot for the video together and proposed it to Hales, who "envisioned it the way [they] did".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638843/20100510/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Shares 'Credit' For 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=May 11, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 13, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513032121/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638843/20100510/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} In regards to the video's theme, Cyrus stated, "I think the video explains my life but it doesn't exclude other people's lives. It's not just about how fabulous and glamorous and all this. It's about the core of 'I don't wanna be in a cage. I want to be free and do what I love'".{{Cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/b175944_miley_cyrus_celebrates_edgy_video_with.html|title=Miley Cyrus Spills on "Sexy" New Video|date=May 4, 2010|first=Lia|last=Haberman|work=E!|publisher=Comcast|access-date=May 4, 2010|archive-date=May 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507092026/http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/b175944_miley_cyrus_celebrates_edgy_video_with.html|url-status=live}} The video was meant to transition Cyrus away from the good-girl image she had developed through Hannah Montana.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/05/04/1111134/miley-cyrus-can't-be-tamed-video.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103154657/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/05/04/1111134/miley-cyrus-can't-be-tamed-video.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |title=Miley Cyrus Can't Be Tamed video: We're not in Hannah Montana land anymore |date=May 4, 2010 |first=Sonya |last=Sorich |access-date=May 5, 2010 |work=The Ledger-Enquirer }} However, she believed her fans would be able to identify with the video's message through their own circumstances; for example, she believed that her desire to "stand out [rather] than fit in" was shared by teenagers hoping to break out of high school cliques. In an interview with the singer, Ryan Seacrest noted the video's strong sexual appeal. Cyrus agreed that the video was sexy, though it was not supposed to be the premise: "The video isn't about being sexy or who can wear the less clothes [...] It's about explaining the song and living the lyrics."

The music video was shot on April 10–11, 2010, at Sony Studios in Culver City, California.{{Cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/b175944_miley_cyrus_celebrates_edgy_video_with.html|title=Miley Cyrus Celebrates "Edgy" Video With New Boy|date=April 12, 2010|first=Cristina|last=Gibson|work=E!|publisher=Comcast|access-date=April 30, 2010|archive-date=May 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507092026/http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/b175944_miley_cyrus_celebrates_edgy_video_with.html|url-status=live}} Over 20 female and 20 male backup dancers were employed. The video stars Cyrus as an exotic songbird breaking out of its cage, symbolizing Cyrus as a singer breaking out of her good-girl image.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/958347/bob-owns-the-charts-miley-cyrus-gets-racy|title=B.o.B. Owns the Charts, Miley Cyrus Gets Racy|date=May 5, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2010|archive-date=August 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830060400/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/958347/bob-owns-the-charts-miley-cyrus-gets-racy|url-status=live}} Before the shoot, Cyrus meticulously recorded her ideas for the video on paper. For example, she chose her backup dancers make-up pallets and contemplated their outfits; while she did not want her dancer's bodies "to look like normal bodies", she also did not want for them to wear scales as, according to her, it would make them resemble to be fish and look scary.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b179309_miley_cyrus_says_liams_proud_of_her_new.html|title=Miley Cyrus Says Liam's Proud of Her New Video (So Why Couldn't He Watch Her Shoot?)|date=May 4, 2010|first=Natalie|last=Finn|work=E!|publisher=Comcast|access-date=May 4, 2010|archive-date=May 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505175904/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b179309_miley_cyrus_says_liams_proud_of_her_new.html|url-status=live}} Hales wanted Cyrus to resemble a bird without "actually having a beak" or otherwise being overly explicit, so Cyrus' stylists invented bird-like accessories. Among these were arm bands with long leather straps, feathered shoulder pads, and a feathered vest worn over a black leotard and thigh-high black leather boots.{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-opens-her-cant-be-tamed-closet/1|title=Miley Cyrus opens her 'Can't Be Tamed' closet|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=May 10, 2010|work=USA Today|archive-date=May 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509175144/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-opens-her-cant-be-tamed-closet/1|url-status=live}} Cyrus said she had originally worn a "completely different" outfit, but wasn't "feeling it" the morning of the shoot. "So we made this one right there in the morning, and we added pieces throughout the day... more leather and more feathers. I think it's really fun and kept changing the look," she said. Cyrus' make-up artist, Denika Bedrossian, focused on the singer's eyes; he used "rich jewel-toned shades" and eyelashes with feathered tips to give Cyrus a "deep peacock eye".{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyruss-cant-be-tamed-video-look/|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Inside Dish on Miley Cyrus's 'Can't Be Tamed' Look|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 10, 2010|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103134011/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyruss-cant-be-tamed-video-look/|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=dead}} In cut-scenes, Cyrus wears a corset made of 2,400 silver metal pieces and numerous peacock feathers. It was designed by The Blonds, debuted during their fall 2010 fashion show, and cost $25,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/stylebeauty/news/miley-cyrus-wears-a-25000-corset-in-new-music-vid-201045?related=1&page=2|title=Miley Cyrus Wears a $25,000 Corset in New Music Vid|date=May 4, 2010|work=Us Weekly|access-date=May 10, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513050036/http://www.usmagazine.com/stylebeauty/news/miley-cyrus-wears-a-25000-corset-in-new-music-vid-201045?related=1&page=2|url-status=dead}}

The video commences with formally dressed spectators entering a museum as a curator introduces "a creature so rare it was believed to be extinct. In captivity for the first time, the rarest creature on Earth, Avis Cyrus." White curtains are pulled down to reveal Cyrus, dressed in a black leotard and expansive black CGI wings,{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638580/20100506/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Talks 'Can't Be Tamed' Video, Frame By Frame|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=May 8, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|archive-date=May 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509095111/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638580/20100506/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} asleep in a giant bird nest locked inside a giant cage.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/824703-miley-cyrus-breaks-free-in-can't-be-tamed-music-video|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114023834/http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/824703-miley-cyrus-breaks-free-in-can't-be-tamed-music-video|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2013|title=Miley Cyrus breaks free in Can't Be Tamed music video|author=Lee, Ann|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 5, 2010|work=Metro|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd}} Cyrus rises and approaches the audience, but a camera flash startles her and causes her to shield her face with her wings. The music starts, and Cyrus unveils herself again and joins a large group of feathered dancers. As Cyrus sings, she and the dancers escape the cage and prowl the museum, shattering museum exhibits as they pass them. They perform provocative dances both inside the cage and in darkened museum halls.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-music-video/|title=Miley Cyrus' Dresses As A Sexy Bird In 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|author=Warren, Tina|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 6, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011154251/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-music-video/|url-status=dead}} Cut-scenes feature Cyrus lying down, dressed in a silver corset attached to a bed of peacock feathers, or writhing alone in her nest in the cage.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/05/05/2010-05-05_miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed_music_video_has_singer_17_pole_dancing_in_plunging_sms.html|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' music video has singer, 17, pole dancing in plunging S&M-style corsets|author=Roberts, Sorya|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 5, 2010|work=The New York Daily News|archive-date=May 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509205524/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/05/05/2010-05-05_miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed_music_video_has_singer_17_pole_dancing_in_plunging_sms.html|url-status=live}} The video ends with Cyrus back in her cage and the museum empty and trashed.

The video premiered on May 4, 2010, on E! News.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b178664_miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed_video.html?sid=twitterfeed_topstories|title=Miley Cyrus' "Can't Be Tamed" Video Debuting on E!|date=April 29, 2010|author=|work=E!|publisher=Comcast|access-date=April 30, 2010}} The video received generally positive reviews from critics. It also received numerous comparisons to videos by Britney Spears and Lady Gaga,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miley-cyrus-grows-up-with-cant-be-tamed-video/|title=Miley Cyrus Grows Up with "Can't Be Tamed" Video|access-date=May 10, 2010|date=May 6, 2010|work=CBS News|publisher=CBS Corporation|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203090832/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/06/entertainment/main6465685.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/dpps/entertainment/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-video-hannah-montana-dpgoha-20100506-fc_7405014 |date=May 6, 2010 |access-date=May 10, 2010 |title=Miley Cyrus 'Can't Be Tamed,' Leaving Hannah Montana Behind |work=Fox News Channel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509050225/http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/dpps/entertainment/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-video-hannah-montana-dpgoha-20100506-fc_7405014 |archive-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Duboff|first=Josh|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/cyrus_debuts_mature_look_in_ca.html|title=Miley Cyrus Debuts Mature Look in 'Can't Be Tamed' Video - Vulture|work=New York|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-date=May 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507125952/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/cyrus_debuts_mature_look_in_ca.html|url-status=live}} though Cyrus said she "wanted it to be something different for a female artist".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638439/20100504/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus Breaks Free In 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|first=Terri|last=Schwartz|date=May 4, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 4, 2010|archive-date=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033411/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638439/20100504/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Cristina Gibson of E! described the video as "edgy", similar to Cyrus' video for "Party in the U.S.A.", but "on steroids". Tina Warren of MTV News said the video was a good step toward ridding Cyrus of her good-girl image and gave the video a positive review, calling it "intriguing" and stating, "The video [...] is actually quite magnetic and you can’t look away". Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly agreed. While he acknowledged the video "might be dark and a tad conceptually racy", he claimed it was smart move. "She isn’t moving too fast, honestly [...] it’s not like Miley is stripping or baring much skin". Rather, Stransky said Cyrus had "some super-fun dance moves" and "[made] a statement", albeit a darker one.{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-video/|title=Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed" Video: Has Our Little Tween Star Flown the Coop?|first=Tanner|last=Stransky|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 10, 2010|date=May 5, 2010|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011232140/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/miley-cyrus-can%27t-be-tamed-video/|url-status=live}} The official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, People's Daily, said the video featured "bold" costumes and "revealed Cyrus' sexy side". The website, Yahoo! added the video to the list of "Worst Music Videos of 2010"{{cite web |date=May 6, 2010 |title=U.S. teen star Miley Cyrus shows sexy side in racy music video |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90875/6975418.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606010159/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90875/6975418.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2010 |work=People's Daily |publisher=}} Daniel Rutledge of 3 News in New Zealand said Cyrus had made "it very clear she wishes to cast aside any resemblance to the Disney alter ego that made her famous and be regarded from now on as an adult singer."{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Miley-Cyrus-in-controversial-sexy-new-video/tabid/418/articleID/154437/Default.aspx?ArticleID=154437|title=Miley Cyrus in controversial, sexy new video|work=3 News|publisher=MediaWorks New Zealand|first=Daniel|last=Rutledge|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=May 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213153950/http://www.3news.co.nz/Miley-Cyrus-in-controversial-sexy-new-video/tabid/418/articleID/154437/Default.aspx?ArticleID=154437|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}} Singaporean newspaper My Paper defended Cyrus against claims that the video was too provocative and reported, "If nothing else, this vid shows that Cyrus knows how to entertain, and marks the beginning of truly high-quality videos."{{cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100512-215743.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515130733/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100512-215743.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2010|title=Shades of Britney seen in Miley Cyrus clip|work=My Paper|publisher=AsiaOne|access-date=May 12, 2010|date=May 12, 2010}} Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com offered a contrary opinion, stating that while Cyrus is a "talented singer [who] deserves to break out of her Disney mold", the "Can't Be Tamed" music video was poor. Williams said Cyrus has "talent galore" and "incredible pipes", but her video was "predictable, derivative and dumb" due to its unoriginality.{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/2010/05/05/miley_cyrus_tamed_video|title=Miley Cyrus: Not a girl, not yet a Britney|author=Williams, Mary Elizabeth|work=Salon.com|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2010|archive-date=January 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121214909/http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/2010/05/05/miley_cyrus_tamed_video|url-status=live}} According to People magazine, online reaction to the music video has been greatly varied. "Fans and bloggers lit up the Web with comments ranging from 'stunning, gorgeous, fierce' to 'wow way too much for someone her age'", the magazine reported.{{cite web|last=Tan|first=Michelle|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20366518,00.html|title=Miley Cyrus's New Music Video Shows off Her Sexier Side|work=People|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-date=January 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107224443/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20366518,00.html|url-status=dead}} NME put the video at number 28 on their list of the "50 Worst Music Videos Ever".{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/50-worst-music-videos-ever/253198/page/3|title=50 Worst Music Videos Ever|website=NME|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=September 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918195741/http://www.nme.com/list/50-worst-music-videos-ever/253198/page/3|url-status=live}}

Cyrus first performed "Can't Be Tamed" live on May 18, 2010, on Dancing With the Stars.{{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'|date=May 14, 2010|work=USA Today|access-date=May 15, 2010|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}} Donning the black leotard and accessories used in the music video, Cyrus appeared in a human-sized cage and then performed throughout the stage with many costumed backup dancers; Cyrus' dancing was minimal.{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/dancing-with-the-stars-miley-cyrus-and-hair-cant-be-tamed.html|title='Dancing With the Stars': Miley Cyrus (and hair) 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Christine|last=Law|date=May 18, 2010|work=Zap2it|publisher=Tribune Media Services|access-date=May 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522043217/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/dancing-with-the-stars-miley-cyrus-and-hair-cant-be-tamed.html|archive-date=May 22, 2010|url-status=dead}} Her first performance of the song outside the United States was at the Rock in Rio concert in Lisbon, Portugal on May 29, 2010.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Cyrus appeared on June 1, 2010, at the Paris nightclub 1515 Club{{cite web|url=http://en.terra.com/music/pictures/miley_cyrus_private_concert_in_paris/44461 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524134832/http://en.terra.com/music/pictures/miley_cyrus_private_concert_in_paris/44461 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |title=Miley Cyrus Private Concert in Paris |work=Terra.com |publisher=Terra Networks |access-date=July 2, 2010 }} and on June 3, 2010, on Britain's Got Talent{{'}}s semifinals to perform "Can't Be Tamed". On the latter, Cyrus wore hot pants, fishnets and boots as she performed.{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/06/miley-cyrus-girl-kiss-cant-be-tamed-on-britains-got-talent.html|title=Miley Cyrus' girl kiss 'Can't Be Tamed' on 'Britain's Got Talent'|first=Andrea|last=Reiher|date=June 4, 2010|work=Zap2it|publisher=Tribune Media Services|access-date=June 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605124044/http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/06/miley-cyrus-girl-kiss-cant-be-tamed-on-britains-got-talent.html|archive-date=June 5, 2010|url-status=dead}} Midway through the performance, Cyrus grabbed a female backup dancer, dipping her low, and simulated a kiss.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640765/20100604/cyrus__miley.jhtml|title=Miley Cyrus (Sorta) Kisses A Girl On 'Britain's Got Talent'|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=June 4, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=June 5, 2010|archive-date=June 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605070911/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640765/20100604/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} The performance was met with negative reactions from the media and caused her to release a statement in which Cyrus promised she did not kiss the backup dancer.{{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=Access Hollywood|publisher=NBC Universal Television Distribution|access-date=June 5, 2010|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}} Cyrus wrote, "It is ridiculous that two entertainers can’t even rock out with each other without the media making it some type of story. I really hope my fans are not

disappointed in me because the truth is I did nothing wrong. I got up

there and did my job which is to perform to the best of my ability." Cyrus later performed the song at the Rock in Rio concert in Madrid, Spain{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959485/miley-cyrus-to-play-rock-in-rio-madrid|title=Miley Cyrus To Play Rock In Rio Madrid|first=Howell|last=Llewellyn|date=February 5, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2010|archive-date=April 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414062301/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959485/miley-cyrus-to-play-rock-in-rio-madrid|url-status=live}} and the London nightclubs Heaven and G-A-Y.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} She has performed the track on Good Morning America,{{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|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=June 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621055258/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641870/20100618/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Late Show with David Letterman,{{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|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}} MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada,{{cite web|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=Daily News|access-date=July 1, 2010|archive-date=June 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625010048/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|url-status=dead}} and concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California, which was streamed across over 30 websites owned by MTV Networks.{{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|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=June 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619073216/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641649/20100616/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}}{{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|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=June 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625134047/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642041/20100621/cyrus__miley.jhtml|url-status=dead}}

Cyrus performed the song during the Gypsy Heart Tour as well as her Bangerz Tour. She wore a black sequined bra and furry monochrome chaps with falconry gloves during the performance.{{cite web|url=http://style.mtv.com/2014/02/18/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-performance-outfits/|title=Miley Cyrus Kicks Off Bangerz Tour With Flurry Of Performance Outfits|author=Wilson, Gaby|date=February 18, 2014|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 8, 2014|archive-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820091733/http://style.mtv.com/2014/02/18/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-performance-outfits/|url-status=dead}} She was also accompanied by an enormous replica of her dog, Floyd. The performance received positive reviews from critics.{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/31/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-arrives-in-toronto|title=Miley Cyrus brings Bangerz fun to Toronto|author=Stevenson, Jane|date=March 31, 2014|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=August 8, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111064818/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/31/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-arrives-in-toronto|url-status=live}}

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