Endless Summer Vacation
{{Short description|2023 studio album by Miley Cyrus}}
{{About|the album|the concert special|Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions){{!}}Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Endless Summer Vacation
| type = studio
| artist = Miley Cyrus
| cover = Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation.png
| alt = Miley Cyrus wearing a black one-piece swimsuit hanging from a helicopter ladder.
| released = {{Start date|2023|3|10}}
| recorded = 2021–2022
| studio = * The Cave (Nashville)
- Coffer Family BBQ (London)
- Dr. Preuss (Los Angeles)
- Larrabee (Los Angeles)
- No Expectations (Los Angeles)
- The Ribcage (Los Angeles)
- Ridgemont (Los Angeles)
- Ridgemont High (Los Angeles)
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=44}}
| label = * Columbia
| producer = * Kid Harpoon
- Tyler Johnson
- Greg Kurstin
- Mike Will Made It
- Jay Moon
- Maxx Morando
- Jesse Shatkin
- Max Taylor-Sheppard
- Jerome Williams
- BJ Burton
- Jonny Coffer
- Zwiffa
| prev_title = Attention: Miley Live
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Something Beautiful
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Endless Summer Vacation
| type = studio
| single1 = Flowers
| single1date = January 12, 2023
| single2 = River
| single2date = March 13, 2023
| single3 = Jaded
| single3date = April 17, 2023
}}
}}
Endless Summer Vacation is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Miley Cyrus. It was released on March 10, 2023, via Columbia Records. It is her first new body of work since leaving RCA Records after her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts (2020), and signing with Columbia in early 2021. A pop and dance-pop record, Endless Summer Vacation is a shift from the synth-pop, rock, and glam rock genres that features on Plastic Hearts. Cyrus related its overall concept to her affection for Los Angeles, California, where the album was mainly recorded, and its track sequencing to the course of a day. Brandi Carlile and Sia are featured as guest vocalists.
The album was supported by three singles; "Flowers", "River", and "Jaded". The lead single, "Flowers", set several streaming and chart records and spent eight weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Cyrus' second number-one in the country, and topped the charts in 36 other countries. The second and third singles —"River" and "Jaded"— followed in March and April, respectively. The digital edition of the album that features the fourth single, "Used to Be Young", was released in August 2023. With its release, Endless Summer Vacation became Cyrus's first album to feature multiple US top-ten singles since Bangerz (2013).
Upon its release, Endless Summer Vacation received favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its production, commercial appeal, and Cyrus' vocal performance. Commercially, it reached number-one in ten countries and the top 10 in 17 countries. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, whilst "Flowers" won Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Cyrus performed eight of the twelve tracks for the Disney+ documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), which was released on the same day as the album. An updated version of the special was broadcast on ABC on August 24, 2023, and was released on Hulu the day after.
Background and recording
After ending her eight-year contract with RCA, Miley Cyrus signed with Columbia Records in March 2021.{{Cite magazine|last=Cirisano|first=Tatiana|date=March 4, 2021|title=Miley Cyrus Signs With Columbia Records: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9534313/miley-cyrus-columbia-records-deal/|access-date=March 9, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814053846/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9534313/miley-cyrus-columbia-records-deal/|url-status=live}} Her first releases with the label were a remix of the Kid Laroi's "Without You", and the live album, Attention: Miley Live, between April 2021 and April 2022, respectively.{{cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=April 23, 2021|title=Miley Cyrus Finally Reveals When Her Kid Laroi Remix Will Drop|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9561781/miley-cyrus-release-date-kid-laroi-remix/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2021|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425013900/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9561781/miley-cyrus-release-date-kid-laroi-remix/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=April 25, 2022|title=Miley Cyrus Announces Deluxe Version of 'Attention: Miley Live' – Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-attention-live-deluxe-album-1235063242/|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425210103/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-attention-live-deluxe-album-1235063242/|archive-date=April 25, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2022}} In an article published in October 2021, Billboard confirmed that Cyrus was working on her next album.{{Cite magazine|title= Miley Cyrus Working on Her Ninth Studio Album, First for Columbia|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-ninth-album-columbia-9646046/|magazine= Billboard|language= en-US|access-date= January 5, 2023|archive-date= January 5, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230105204631/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-ninth-album-columbia-9646046/|url-status= live}} The album was described as "her love letter to LA" that represents the physical and mental growth she experienced during production.{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/miley-cyrus-announces-album-endless-summer-vacation-coming-march-10|title=Miley Cyrus Announces Album – Endless Summer Vacation – Coming March 10|publisher=Sony Music Canada|date=January 5, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2023|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114034758/https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/miley-cyrus-announces-album-endless-summer-vacation-coming-march-10|url-status=live}}
Cyrus wrote several songs with Michael Pollack and Gregory "Aldae" Hein. They were conceived only with piano, then evolving into their final versions. Pollack said that Cyrus decided to focus on songcraft before tackling the production.{{cite news |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |title=Hitmaker of the Month Michael Pollack, Co-Writer of Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers': 'It's Not Lost on Me How Much of a Unicorn This Record Is' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/michael-pollack-miley-cyrus-flowers-hitmaker-month-1235516912/ |work=Variety |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209004820/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/michael-pollack-miley-cyrus-flowers-hitmaker-month-1235516912/ |url-status=live }} She worked with several producers including Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, Greg Kurstin, and Mike Will Made It, the latter of whom contributed to Bangerz (2013), Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), and She Is Coming (2019). The album was recorded in Los Angeles.
Composition
Endless Summer Vacation is a pop and dance-pop record, incorporating rock, country and experimental songs.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-10 |title=Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=DIY |language=en |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310234412/https://diymag.com/review/album/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation |url-status=live }} Cyrus explained that the album is divided into two parts: AM and PM. AM represents "the morning time, where there's a buzz and energy and there's a potential of new possibilities", while PM represents the nighttime, which "feels like there's a slinky, seediness and kind of a grime but a glamour at the same time".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-divided-two-parts-1235280634/|title=Miley Cyrus Explains 'Endless Summer Vacation' Is Divided Into 'AM & PM' Parts|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=March 6, 2023|accessdate=March 9, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307132229/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-divided-two-parts-1235280634/|url-status=live}}
Release and artwork
On December 16, 2022, posters with the caption "New Year, New Miley" were placed in major cities worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/music/2022/12/19/miley-cyrus-new-music-posters-teaser|title=Miley Cyrus Teases New Era: "New Year, New Miley"|last=Henderson|first=Taylor|work=Out|date=December 19, 2022|accessdate=January 13, 2023|archive-date=January 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107165327/https://www.out.com/music/2022/12/19/miley-cyrus-new-music-posters-teaser|url-status=live}} Cyrus revealed the album title, cover, and release date on January 5, 2023. The cover was photographed by Brianna Capozzi and "fully executed by [Cyrus] without visual effects", and depicts a blonde Cyrus wearing a black one-piece swimsuit hanging from a helicopter ladder.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/01/05/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/|title=Miley Cyrus Announces New Album, Endless Summer Vacation|work=Wonderland|date=January 5, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2023|archive-date=January 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105181319/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/01/05/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/|url-status=live}} It was compared to a similar photograph of Madonna for her coffee table book, Sex (1992).{{cite web|url=https://muumuse.com/2023/01/miley-cyrus-flowers.html/|title="Flowers": Miley's 'Endless Summer Vacation' Starts With Self-Love|last=Stern|first=Bradley|work=MuuMuse|date=January 13, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053159/https://muumuse.com/2023/01/miley-cyrus-flowers.html/|url-status=live}} The album trailer was released the same day, and "reflects the visual world that [Cyrus] has built around this very personal body of work" with a monologue and visuals that reference Los Angeles sights.{{Cite web|title=Miley Cyrus to Release New Album 'Endless Summer Vacation' in March, Drops Teaser Trailer|first=Thania|last=Garcia|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-new-album-march-1235479750/|website=Variety|date=January 5, 2023|language=en-US|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=January 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105173417/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-new-album-march-1235479750/|url-status=live}} Limited quantities of postcards featuring the album cover were autographed by Cyrus and offered through her website later that month.{{cite web|url=https://www.mileycyrus.com/lovefromLA/thankyou/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128054018/https://www.mileycyrus.com/lovefromLA/thankyou/|title=Endless Summer Vacation. Vol. 1. March 10|publisher=MileyCyrus.com|archivedate=January 28, 2023|accessdate=February 3, 2023}} On February 27, 2023, Cyrus revealed the album's tracklist.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-tracklist-features-1235261261/|title=Miley Cyrus Reveals 'Endless Summer Vacation' Tracklist Featuring Two Surprise Collabs|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 27, 2023|accessdate=March 1, 2023|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228082251/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-tracklist-features-1235261261/|url-status=live}}
Endless Summer Vacation was released on both digital and physical formats through Columbia on March 10. Red and clear vinyl copies of the album were made exclusive to Cyrus' website, and white vinyl copies were made exclusive to retailers, including Target in the United States,{{cite web|url=https://www.target.com/p/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-88338627|title=Endless Summer Vacation (target Exclusive, Vinyl)|publisher=Target|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=February 3, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204005901/https://www.target.com/p/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-88338627|url-status=live}} HMV in the United Kingdom,{{cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/endless-summer-vacation-(1)|title=Endless Summer Vacation|publisher=HMV|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=February 3, 2023|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142333/https://hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/endless-summer-vacation-%281%29|url-status=live}} and JB Hi-Fi in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-cyrus-miley-endless-summer-vacation-jb-hi-fi-au-exclusive-white-vinyl-lp-colour-may-vary|title=Endless Summer Vacation (JB Hi-Fi AU Exclusive White Vinyl)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=February 3, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204005901/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-cyrus-miley-endless-summer-vacation-jb-hi-fi-au-exclusive-white-vinyl-lp-colour-may-vary|url-status=live}}
Promotion
Cyrus announced Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), a special released on Disney+ on March 10, 2023, featuring live performances and discussion about the creative process behind the album. It follows her Backyard Sessions performances series, started in 2012.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/miley-cyrus-perform-disneyplus-special-album-1235340193/|title=Miley Cyrus to Perform Songs From New Album on Disney+ Special 'Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)'|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|date=March 3, 2023|accessdate=March 3, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230303005116/en/Miley-Cyrus-Disney-Reunite-for-the-Disney-Original-Special-Event-%E2%80%9CMiley-Cyrus---Endless-Summer-Vacation-Backyard-Sessions-%E2%80%9D|title=Miley Cyrus & Disney Reunite for the Disney+ Original Special Event: "Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)"|publisher=Business Wire|date=March 3, 2023|accessdate=March 3, 2023}} Cyrus performed eight songs from the album: "Jaded", "Rose Colored Lenses", "Thousand Miles", "Wildcard", "Island", "Wonder Woman", "River" and "Flowers", as well as her 2009 single "The Climb". Rufus Wainwright joined her on a piano during the performance of "Wonder Woman".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miley-cyrus-disney-plus-endless-summer-vacation-backyard-sessions-reaction-1234693915/|title=Miley Cyrus Needs No Audience or Introduction in 'Endless Summer Vacation' Special|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Paul|first=Larisha|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000810/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miley-cyrus-disney-plus-endless-summer-vacation-backyard-sessions-reaction-1234693915/|archive-date=March 11, 2023}}
On November 21, 2023, she performed a private show at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, where she sang "Flowers", "Used to Be Young", as well as the covers of Journey{{'}}s "Faithfully" and "Jingle Bells". The performances were uploaded to her YouTube channel.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-new-song-live-debut-chateau-marmont-los-angeles-1235509748/|title=Miley Cyrus Sings 'Flowers' Live for the First Time & Debuts New Track in Private Performance Videos|magazine=Billboard|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|date=November 22, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Posts Video of Her Jazzy 'Flowers' Live Debut Performance at Chateau Marmont Party |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-posts-video-flowers-live-debut-performance-party-1235518157/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bell |first=Sadie |date=December 28, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Shares a Moving, Live Cover of Journey's 'Faithfully': Listen! |url=https://people.com/miley-cyrus-shares-journey-faithfully-live-cover-listen-8420614 |magazine=People |access-date=February 27, 2024}} On February 4, 2024, she performed "Flowers" during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite magazine |last1=Guglielmi |first1=Jodi |last2=Georgi |first2=Maya |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus Is a Mic-Dropping Rock Diva in Powerhouse 'Flowers' Grammys Performance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-2024-grammys-performance-1234960257/ |access-date=February 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
= Singles =
"Flowers", in which serves as the album's lead single, was released on January 12, 2023, along with its music video, directed by Jacob Bixenman.{{Cite magazine|last=Wittmer|first=Carrie|date=January 9, 2023|title=Miley Cyrus Is Releasing Her Breakup Anthem 'Flowers' on Ex Liam Hemsworth's Birthday|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/miley-cyrus-is-releasing-her-breakup-anthem-flowers-on-ex-liam-hemsworths-birthday|url-status=live|magazine=Glamour|access-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109182856/https://www.glamour.com/story/miley-cyrus-is-releasing-her-breakup-anthem-flowers-on-ex-liam-hemsworths-birthday|archive-date=January 9, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Miley Cyrus Shares Video for New Song "Flowers" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/miley-cyrus-shares-video-for-new-song-flowers-watch/ |work=Pitchfork |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115140612/https://pitchfork.com/news/miley-cyrus-shares-video-for-new-song-flowers-watch/ |url-status=live }} Its demo version was released digitally on March 3.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-demo-version-stream-it-now-1235279005/|title=Miley Cyrus Drops Demo Version of 'Flowers': Stream It Now|magazine=Billboard|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=March 3, 2023|accessdate=March 3, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303054819/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-demo-version-stream-it-now-1235279005/|url-status=live}} "Flowers" was met with mostly positive reception from critics, with many complimenting Cyrus' vocal delivery.{{Cite press release|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|last2=Caramanica|first2=Jon|last3=Zoladz|first3=Lindsay|date=January 13, 2023|title=Everything But the Girl's Long-Awaited Return, and 12 More New Songs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/arts/music/playlist-everything-but-the-girl-miley-cyrus.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113165026/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/arts/music/playlist-everything-but-the-girl-miley-cyrus.html|archive-date=January 13, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2023|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite magazine|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=January 13, 2023|title="Flowers" By Miley Cyrus Is Our Song of the Week|url=https://consequence.net/2023/01/flowers-miley-cyrus-song-of-the-week/|url-status=live|magazine=Consequence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113192319/https://consequence.net/2023/01/flowers-miley-cyrus-song-of-the-week/|archive-date=January 13, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2023}} It experienced widespread commercial success, becoming the best-selling global single of 2023, earning 2.70 billion subscription streams equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.org/miley-cyrus-flowers-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/|title=Miley Cyrus' Flowers Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Single of the Year|date=February 26, 2024 |publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226154905/https://www.ifpi.org/miley-cyrus-flowers-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/|archive-date=26 February 2024|access-date=26 February 2024}} It broke record as the most streamed song in a week on Spotify during both its first and second week.{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/miley-cyrus-flowers-spotify-breaks-record-one-week-1235496771/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Breaks Spotify's All-Time One-Week Record, With 100 Million-Plus Streams|magazine=Variety|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=January 20, 2023|accessdate=January 21, 2023|archive-date=January 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121004013/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/miley-cyrus-flowers-spotify-breaks-record-one-week-1235496771/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-spotify-weeklong-streaming-record-week-two-1235207345/|title=Miley Cyrus Doubles Down on 'Flowers' Record as Most-Streamed Song in a Week on Spotify|magazine=Billboard|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=January 27, 2023|accessdate=January 29, 2023|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128220741/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-spotify-weeklong-streaming-record-week-two-1235207345/|url-status=live}} It spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 chart and became the second song in the chart's history to gain over 100 million streams worldwide in eight weeks.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-04-10 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Tops Billboard Global Charts, Jisoo's 'Flower' Blooms at No. 2 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-jisoo-flower-global-charts-1235300430/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Returns to No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-seventh-week-global-charts-1235285318/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |magazine=Billboard }} It topped the charts in over 35 countries,{{Cite news|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-ve-learnt-her-185423620.html|title=Miley Cyrus: What we've learnt from her triumphant Endless Summer Vacation return|magazine=Yahoo!|last=Kanengoni|first=Jonathan|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311064431/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-ve-learnt-her-185423620.html|url-status=live}} including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany and France.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-debut-hot-100-bizarrap-shakira-top-10-1235204226/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 24, 2023|accessdate=January 26, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125213803/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-debut-hot-100-bizarrap-shakira-top-10-1235204226/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-gets-her-flowers-as-she-debuts-at-number-1-on-the-official-singles-chart__38326/|title=Miley Cyrus gets her Flowers as she debuts at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart|website=Official Charts|date=January 20, 2023|accessdate=January 20, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174033/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-gets-her-flowers-as-she-debuts-at-number-1-on-the-official-singles-chart__38326/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/miley-swings-her-first-1-single|title=Miley swings her first #1 single|website=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=January 20, 2023|accessdate=January 20, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120060731/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/miley-swings-her-first-1-single|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2023-01-28/|title=Canadian Hot 100: January 28, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 26, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125193453/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2023-01-28/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1195-amigos-feiern-15-nummer-1-album-miley-cyrus-und-udo-lindenberg-mit-neuen-karriererekorden|title=Amigos feiern 15. Nummer-1-Album; Miley Cyrus und Udo Lindenberg mit neuen Karriererekorden - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=GfK Entertainment charts|date=January 27, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|language=German|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127141006/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1195-amigos-feiern-15-nummer-1-album-miley-cyrus-und-udo-lindenberg-mit-neuen-karriererekorden|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=4%3F&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 4, 2023)|publisher=SNEP|language=French|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130120817/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=4%3F&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles|url-status=live}} In the United States, it spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cyrus' second number-one single on the chart after 2013's "Wrecking Ball".{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-03-27 |title=Miley Cyrus Holds Atop Hot 100, Coi Leray & Bailey Zimmerman Score First Top 10s |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-eight-weeks-number-one-coi-leray-bailey-zimmerman-top-10-1235293127/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |magazine=Billboard}} Due to 57 weeks atop the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, it became the longest-running number one song on any Billboard airplay chart in history.{{cite magazine |date= |title=Miley Cyrus: Adult Contemporary (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/asi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 27, 2024}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=July 12, 2024 |title=The Songs With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on Every Billboard Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/songs-most-weeks-number-one-every-billboard-airplay-chart/adult-contemporary/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} In the United Kingdom, it spent its ten debut weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming Cyrus' third number-one single.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=March 24, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus's Flowers bloom for landmark 10th week at Number 1 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyruss-flowers-bloom-for-landmark-10th-week-at-number-1__38865/ |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Official Charts Company}} In Australia, it broke the record of the most streams in a song's first week of release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/gloria-gets-the-glory|title=Gloria gets the glory|website=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=February 3, 2023|accessdate=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203203930/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/gloria-gets-the-glory|url-status=live}} It spent its twelve debut weeks atop the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Cyrus' first number-one single.{{Cite news |title=Debuts dominate as DMA's score #2 |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/debuts-dominate-as-dmas-score-2 |access-date=2023-04-08 |date=2023-04-07 |website=Australian Recording Industry Association}}
"River" was released as the album's second single on March 13, after a music video was released on March 10.{{cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Drops 'River' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-river-music-video-1235283216/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310134150/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-river-music-video-1235283216/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} "Jaded" was sent to American adult contemporary radio as the third single on April 17, and was sent to contemporary hit radio the following day.{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415135554/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases {{!}} Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates|publisher=All Access|access-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415133900/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases {{!}} Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates|publisher=All Access|access-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live}} "Used to Be Young" was released as the fourth single from the digital edition of the album alongside the music video on August 25. The music video for the song was released on the same day and was directed by Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter.{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826122352/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-drops-used-to-be-young-listen-1234811112/amp|archive-date=August 26, 2023|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-drops-used-to-be-young-listen-1234811112/amp|title= Miley Cyrus Looks Back on Her Scrutinized Early Years on 'Used to Be Young|date=August 25, 2023 |publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 25, 2023|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web |title=Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/endless-summer-vacation/miley-cyrus |access-date=March 18, 2023 |language=en }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Endless Summer Vacation Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/endless-summer-vacation-mw0003900484|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230317215654/https://www.allmusic.com/album/endless-summer-vacation-mw0003900484|archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |magazine=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite magazine |last=Swingle |first=Emily |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310140118/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |magazine=Clash}}
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=McCormick |first=Neil |authorlink=Neil McCormick |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus is defiant, Van Morrison mines his youth – the week's best albums |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-albums-week-miley-cyrus-van-morrison-brix-smith-start/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=The Daily Telegraph |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142352/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/best-albums-week-miley-cyrus-van-morrison-brix-smith-start/ |url-status=live }}
| rev4 = Evening Standard
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=David |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation album review: restlessly roams between musical genres |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review-flowers-b1066213.html |access-date=March 10, 2023}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation review – gossip, grit and glorious pop |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/10/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310130447/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/10/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review |archive-date=March 10, 2023}}
| rev6 = The Independent
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Helen |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation review: A lovely, long bask in the pop star's maturing talent |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review-b2298022.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310140442/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review-b2298022.html |archive-date=March 10, 2023}}
| rev7 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev7score = 6/10{{Cite magazine |last=Cobbald |first=David |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-perfectly-fine-weekend-getaway|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230311130907/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-perfectly-fine-weekend-getaway|archive-date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=The Line of Best Fit}}
| rev8 = NME
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation review: a potent reclamation of power |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review-lyrics-tracklist-3409627 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310140647/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review-lyrics-tracklist-3409627 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |magazine=NME}}
| rev9 = Pitchfork
| rev9score = 6.2/10{{cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}
| rev10 = Slant Magazine
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation Review: A Blissful, If Predictable, Comedown|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review/|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312120234/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review/|archive-date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |magazine=Slant Magazine}}
}}
Upon its release, the album was met with favorable reviews from music critics,{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Kyndall |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Is Our Most Confusing Pop Star |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/miley-cyrus-is-our-most-confusing-pop-star/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117224213/https://www.thedailybeast.com/miley-cyrus-is-our-most-confusing-pop-star/ |archive-date=January 17, 2025 |access-date=May 30, 2025 |work=The Daily Beast |quote=critics have given it moderate to positive reviews}}{{Cite news |last=Veloso |first=Lea |date=March 13, 2023 |title=What Happened To Miley Cyrus’ Voice? She Compares Her Vocal Cords As A ‘Face Collecting Wrinkles’ |url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1361737/miley-cyrus-voice/ |access-date=May 30, 2025 |work=StyleCaster |quote=The album received generally positive reviews}} becoming Cyrus' most acclaimed album to date. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Rolling Stone{{'s}} Brittany Spanos called it Cyrus' "sharpest, most independent album yet" and "a powerful artistic statement, focused and clear-eyed as Cyrus seems to have found herself in her thirties".{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany|date=March 10, 2023 |title='Endless Summer Vacation': What We Learned From Miley Cyrus' Sharpest, Most Independent Album Yet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-reaction-1234694050/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310223902/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-reaction-1234694050/ |url-status=live }} Maura Johnston of the same outlet wrote that the album "feels like a recap of her career's 15-plus years, with Cyrus breezing through genres with the ease of a well-seasoned tourist."{{Cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Maura |authorlink=Maura Johnston |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Sums Up Everything She's Great At On 'Endless Summer Vacation' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/miley-cyrus-sendless-summer-vacation-1234692905/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311173548/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/miley-cyrus-sendless-summer-vacation-1234692905/ |url-status=live }} Helen Brown of The Independent called it a "lovely long bask in Cyrus's maturing talent." According to Nick Levine of NME, the album "may appear subdued by [Cyrus'] standards, but it remains remarkably intriguing" and "feels like an accurate reflection of who she is as an artist – and a person – in 2023." Emily Swingle of Clash believed that "while previous releases have been Cyrus attempting to don the outfit of another artist she admires, this release feels like she is fully embodying her own skin – this is a release that aims for timelessness in its own right, allowing the true, unfiltered Miley Cyrus to step into the sunlight."
The Daily Telegraph{{'s}} Neil McCormick wrote "there is much to be admired in Cyrus's defiant will to keep messing about on pop's more eccentric fringes." Mary Siroky of Consequence called the album "cohesive without feeling repetitive", adding that "that sort of plain-spoken storytelling might have made for a good record; Cyrus' vocals take things further into the territory of greatness."{{Cite magazine |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=March 10, 2023 |title=With Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus Glows on a Vocal-Forward Tour of the California Coast |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=Consequence |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142319/https://consequence.net/2023/03/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review/ |url-status=live }} Chris Willman of Variety described it as "a fairly unpretentious pop record that has some stylistic micro-shifts that don't announce themselves too proudly or loudly," noting that it balances "mellow gold and dance-pop."{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Spends Her 'Endless Summer Vacation' Deftly Balancing Mellow Gold and Dance-Pop: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review-1235549124/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142321/https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review-1235549124/ |url-status=live }} David Smyth of Evening Standard felt that "the strength of Cyrus is suiting her mighty voice to so many styles, on an album where even those with the shortest attention spans should find a new favourite". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian opined Cyrus "has delivered a hazily atmospheric album that plays to her provocative strengths." Heather Phares of AllMusic praised Cyrus's growth both as a vocalist and a songwriter, and wrote, "this is a mature album in the best sense of the word; like a good relationship, it's smooth, but not dull, grounded in resilience and self-love." Vulture{{'s}} Craig Jenkins opined the album "showcases a more unified and refined version of Miley," feeling that "the sound is pliable and chewy, and the lyrics are unpretentious."{{Cite magazine |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Miley's Californication Is Complete |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review.html |access-date=March 16, 2023 |magazine=Vulture |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316145322/https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review.html |url-status=live }}
In a more mixed review, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine complemented Cyrus' vocal performance, but criticized "nondescript lyricism." For David Cobbals of The Line of Best Fit, Endless Summer Vacation "is a good album with each track deserving of a listen, but in the same breath, the majority of them aren't worthy of a replay either." Pitchfork{{'s}} Shaad D'Souza called it "edgeless and synthetic." Mark Richardson of The Wall Street Journal felt that it "boasts several songs that rank among her best", but criticized its second half, which "reveals the limitations of Ms. Cyrus's small-plate method of construction."{{Cite magazine |last=Richardson |first=Mark |date=March 13, 2023 |title='Endless Summer Vacation' by Miley Cyrus Review: A Stylistic Sampler |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/endless-summer-vacation-by-miley-cyrus-review-a-stylistic-sampler-71b621b6 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |magazine=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313214851/https://www.wsj.com/articles/endless-summer-vacation-by-miley-cyrus-review-a-stylistic-sampler-71b621b6 |url-status=live }} Los Angeles Times{{'}} Mikael Wood was critical of the album's lyrics, however opining that "[Cyrus'] singing is vivid enough on Endless Summer Vacation to make up for some mushy songwriting."{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=March 13, 2023 |title=How Miley Cyrus got her groove back |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-14/miley-cyrus-album-review-endless-summer-vacation |access-date=March 13, 2023 |magazine=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314181121/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-14/miley-cyrus-album-review-endless-summer-vacation |url-status=live }} Kyle Denis of Uproxx called it a "perfectly fine record" and "undeniable proof that Miley Cyrus is still capable of playing and thriving in the mainstream pop game," however feeling that it "ultimately suffers from how safe it is."{{Cite magazine |last=Denis |first=Kyle |date=March 20, 2023 |title=How Miley Cyrus got her groove back |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-review/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |magazine=Uproxx}}
= Year-end lists =
Commercial performance
Upon its release, Endless Summer Vacation was a commercial success. The album officially debuted at No. 1 in ten countries, and was in the top 5 of seventeen official charts. In the United States, Endless Summer Vacation performed moderately debuting at number three on the US Billboard 200, earning 119,000 album-equivalent units, including 55,000 pure album sales. It is Cyrus's 14th US top-10 album, and her biggest week by units since Billboard began calculating them in December 2014.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-1235289396/|title=Morgan Wallen Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'One Thing at a Time'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 19, 2023|access-date=March 20, 2023}} In Canada, it debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart.
In the United Kingdom, on the UK Albums Chart, the album went No. 1, becoming Cyrus' second number one album after 2013's Bangerz.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus claims Official Chart Double as Endless Summer Vacation and "Flowers" hit Number 1 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-claims-official-chart-double-as-endless-summer-vacation-and-flowers-hit-number-1__38794/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Official Charts Company |language=en}} On March 29, 2024, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 100,000 units. In Germany, it debuted at number two on the GfK Entertainment chart, becoming Cyrus' highest-charting album.{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Miley+Cyrus&do_search=do|title=Discographie Miley Cyrus|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=March 18, 2023}} In the Netherlands, the album debuted at number one, becoming her first number one album there.{{cite web|url=https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/beroemd-2/3960442/miley-cyrus-scoort-eerste-nederlandse-nummer-1-album.html|title=Miley Cyrus scoort eerste Nederlandse nummer 1-album|access-date=March 17, 2023|date=March 17, 2023|publisher=Welingelichte Kringen|language=Dutch}} In Australia, Endless Summer Vacation debuted atop the ARIA Album Charts, becoming Cyrus' first number one album since Bangerz.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=2023-03-17 |title=Miley Cyrus Scores Chart Double In Australia |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-chart-double-australia-1235288552/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} In New Zealand, it debuted at number one on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, becoming her second number one album after 2009's Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|title=Discography Miley Cyrus|work=charts.nz|access-date=March 18, 2023}}
Endless Summer Vacation was the 19th best-selling global album of 2023 across streaming, download and physical sale, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.org/seventeens-fml-announced-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-album-of-the-year/|title=Seventeen's FML announced by IFPI as biggest-selling Global Album of the Year|publisher=IFPI|date=February 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227150944/https://www.ifpi.org/seventeens-fml-announced-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-album-of-the-year/|archive-date=February 27, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2024}}
Accolades
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Endless Summer Vacation track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=39|s=44}}
| title1 = Flowers
| writer1 = {{hlist|Miley Cyrus|Gregory Aldae Hein|Michael Pollack}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Tyler Johnson}}
| length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}}
| title2 = Jaded
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Greg Kurstin|Sarah Aarons}}
| extra2 = Kurstin
| length2 = {{Duration|m=3|s=5}}
| title3 = Rose Colored Lenses
| writer3 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Thomas Hull|Johnson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}
| length3 = {{Duration|m=3|s=43}}
| title4 = Thousand Miles
| note4 = featuring Brandi Carlile
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Tobias Jesso Jr.|Bibi Bourelly|Michael Williams}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Mike Will Made It|Johnson}}
| length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}}
| title5 = You
| writer5 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Bourelly|Pollack|Ian Kirkpatrick}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Jay Moon|Jonny Coffer}}
| length5 = {{Duration|m=2|s=59}}
| title6 = Handstand
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Harmony Korine|Maxx Morando}}
| extra6 = Morando
| length6 = {{Duration|m=3|s=25}}
| title7 = River
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Justin Tranter|Hull|Johnson}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}
| length7 = {{Duration|m=2|s=42}}
| title8 = Violet Chemistry
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Williams|Jesse Shatkin|James Blake|Sia Furler}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Shatkin|Max Taylor-Sheppard|Morando|Mike Will Made It}}
| length8 = {{Duration|m=4|s=6}}
| title9 = Muddy Feet
| note9 = featuring Sia
| writer9 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Pollack|Williams|Bourelly|Hein|Shatkin|Furler|Jesse van der Meulen|David Frank|Steve Kipner|Pam Sheyne}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Jerome Williams|Shatkin|Coffer|Mike Will Made It|Zwiffa}}
| length9 = {{Duration|m=2|s=16}}
| title10 = Wildcard
| writer10 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Hull|Johnson|Jesso}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}
| length10 = {{Duration|m=3|s=13}}
| title11 = Island
| writer11 = {{hlist|Cyrus|BJ Burton|Jennifer Decilveo|Caitlyn Smith|Pollack|Dani Miller}}
| extra11 = Burton
| length11 = {{Duration|m=3|s=59}}
| title12 = Wonder Woman
| writer12 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Pollack|Hein|Hull|Johnson}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}
| length12 = {{Duration|m=3|s=05}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=46|s=32}}
| title4 = Used to Be Young{{efn|"Used to Be Young" was added in a reissue alongside the song's release as a single.}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Hein|Pollack}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Pollack|Shawn Everett}}
| length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}}
| title14 = Flowers
| note14 = demo
| writer14 = {{hlist|Cyrus|Hein|Pollack}}
| extra14 =
| length14 = {{Duration|m=3|s=30}}
}}
Sample credit
- "Muddy Feet" contains elements of "Starving for Love", performed by Ella Washington.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal, Pitchfork and the liner notes.{{cite web |title=Credits / Endless Summer Vacation/ Miley Cyrus |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/280736996/credits |date=March 10, 2023 |publisher=Tidal |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142321/https://listen.tidal.com/oldBrowser.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Hussey |first=Allison |title=Miley Cyrus Releases New Album Endless Summer Vacation: Listen and Read the Full Credits |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/miley-cyrus-releases-new-album-endless-summer-vacation-listen/ |date=March 10, 2023 |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311142336/https://pitchfork.com/news/miley-cyrus-releases-new-album-endless-summer-vacation-listen/ |url-status=live }}{{cite AV media notes|title=Endless Summer Vacation|type=CD liner notes|others=Miley Cyrus|year=2023|publisher=Columbia Records}}
Locations
- Recorded at:
:* Sunset Sound Recorders (1){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-collaborators-secrets-grammy-preview-1235589394/ |title=Behind the Scenes of Miley Cyrus' 'Endless Summer Vacation' |date=January 26, 2024 |last=Havens |first=Lyndsey |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 5, 2024}}
:* No Expectations Studios, Los Angeles (2)
:* The Cave, Nashville (3)
:* Ridgemont Studios, Los Angeles (3)
:* Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles (4, 6, 11, 12, 13)
:* Coffer Family BBQ, London (5, 9)
:* Dr. Preuss Studios, Los Angeles (6)
:* Ridgemont High, Los Angeles (4, 7, 10, 12)
:* The Ribcage, Los Angeles (8)
- Mixed at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater
Musicians
{{div col}}
- Miley Cyrus – vocals (all tracks), vocal percussion (1, 4)
- Jamie Arentzen – harmonica (4)
- James Blake – synthesizer (8)
- BJ Burton – drum machine, guitar, synthesizer (11)
- Brandi Carlile – vocals (4)
- Matt Chamberlain – tom-toms (11)
- Jonny Coffer – bass guitar, synthesizer (5, 9); keyboards, percussion, programming (5); guitar, piano (9)
- Keyon Harrold – trumpet (8)
- Ivan Jackson – horn (7)
- Tobias Jesso Jr. – keyboards (4)
- Josh Johnson – saxophone (3)
- Tyler Johnson – electric guitar (1), keyboards (1, 4), synthesizer (1, 3, 4, 7, 10), drums (4); bass guitar, drum machine, vocals (7)
- Kid Harpoon – bass guitar, synthesizer (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12); drums, guitar (1, 3, 4, 7, 10); percussion (1), acoustic guitar (3), piano (3, 4); drum machine, vocals (7)
- Greg Kurstin – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (2)
- Mike Will Made It – drums (4, 8); piano, synthesizer (9)
- Jay Moon – programming (5), guitar (9)
- Rob Moose – strings, viola, violin (1)
- Maxx Morando – all instruments (6); bass guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer (8)
- Michael Pollack – keyboards (1, 13), piano (12)
- Buddy Ross – keyboards (11)
- Jesse Shatkin – bass guitar, drum machine, keyboards, synthesizer (8); vocals (9)
- Doug Showalter – keyboards (1)
- Sia – vocals (9)
- Jake Sinclair – guitar (5)
- Aaron Steele – drums (3)
- Alex Sutton – bass guitar, guitar (11)
- Max Taylor-Sheppard – bass guitar, drum machine, drums, keyboards, synthesizer (8)
- Emi Trevena – piano (4)
- Zwiffa – piano, synthesizer (9)
{{div col end}}
Production
{{div col}}
- Miley Cyrus – executive production
- Julian Burg – engineering (2)
- Samuel Dent – engineering (8)
- Pièce Eatah – engineering (4, 6, 11, 12, 13)
- Craig Frank – engineering (13)
- Paul Hager – engineering (13)
- Stacy Jones – engineering (13)
- Greg Kurstin – engineering (2)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Nick Lobel – engineering (3, 10)
- Maxx Morando – engineering (6)
- Brian Rajaratnam – engineering (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (1–12)
- Emi Trevena – engineering (4)
- Matt Tuggle – engineering (2)
- Matt Wolach – engineering assistance (1–12)
{{div col end}}
Design
- Miley Cyrus – concept
- Jacob Bixenman – creative direction
- Brianna Capozzi – photography
- Brent David Freaney – art direction
- Savannah Ioakimedes – art direction
- Sophia Marinelli – art direction
- Brendan Walter – additional art direction
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Endless Summer Vacation ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2023|refname="Canada"}} |
| scope="row"| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-14-tjedan-2023/|title=Lista prodaje 14. tjedan 2023. (27.03.2023. - 02.04.2023.)|date=April 13, 2023 |publisher=HDU|language=hr|access-date=April 13, 2023}}
| 5 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Czech|3|date=202311|rowheader=true|access-date=20 March 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|4|M|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=12&y=2023&list=a40|title=Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 11, 2023|publisher=Hitlisten|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|France|6|M|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=11?&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 11, 2023)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|2|id=511818|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Greek Albums (IFPI){{cite web |title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 13/2023) |url=https://ifpi.gr/charts_el.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |publisher=IFPI Greece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405114543/https://ifpi.gr/charts_el.html }}
| 16 |
| {{album chart|Hungary|3|year=2023|week=11|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|1|date=20230317|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – Vika 11 – 2023|publisher=Plötutíðindi|language=is|trans-title=The Music – Albums – Week 11 – 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023|archive-date=March 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325103807/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|url-status=live}}
| 4 |
| scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2023/11|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 11 (dal 10.03.2023 al 16.03.2023)|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=March 18, 2023}}
| 4 |
| scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2023-03-20/p/3/|title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: March 20, 2023|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 15, 2023}}
| 24 |
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=03&day=20|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of March 15, 2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=March 15, 2023}}
| 89 |
| scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s11-2/|title=2023 11-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023}}
| 2 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2023-03-17|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023}}
| 1 |
| {{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Poland2|2|date=10.03.2023–16.03.2023|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20230317|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2826|title=SK – Albums Top 100|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|language=cs|access-date=April 7, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406203324/https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2826}}
| 3 |
| {{album chart|Spain|4|M|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2023/11|title=Top 100 Albums Weekly|publisher=Promusicae|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2023&dspp=11|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 11|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=March 18, 2023}}
| 2 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Endless Summer Vacation|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20230317|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2025}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for Endless Summer Vacation ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2024|title=Tops de l'année – Top Albums 2024|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=January 11, 2025}}
| 177 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
| 175 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Endless Summer Vacation}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=August 15, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Endless Summer Vacation|artist=Miley Cyrus|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|access-date=May 15, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|type=album|award=Platinum|id=14183|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=July 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|access-date=September 25, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Endless Summer Vacation|artist=Miley Cyrus|type=album|award=Gold|access-date=December 4, 2023|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|id=11726}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|access-date=November 13, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=October 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|certweek=25|position=46|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2023|id=19137-51-2|access-date=July 14, 2023|refname="BPI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Endless Summer Vacation|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|access-date=March 28, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true|nosales=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Endless Summer Vacation release history ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| March 10, 2023 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming|vinyl}} | {{hlist|Standard |
|---|
| Columbia
| style="text-align:center;"| Endless Summer Vacation release formats:
- {{Cite web |title=Endless Summer Vacation CD |url=https://shop.mileycyrus.com/products/endless-summer-vacation-cd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105155219/https://shop.mileycyrus.com/collections/featured/products/endless-summer-vacation-cd |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Miley Cyrus Official Online Store}}
- {{Cite web |title=Endless Summer Vacation Digital Album |url=https://shop.mileycyrus.com/products/endless-summer-vacation-digital-album |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304143650/https://shop.mileycyrus.com/collections/featured/products/endless-summer-vacation-digital-album |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Miley Cyrus Official Online Store}}
- {{Cite web |title=Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/endless-summer-vacation/1663973555 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310052403/https://music.apple.com/us/album/endless-summer-vacation/1663973555 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |publisher=Apple Music (US)}}
- {{Cite web |title=Endless Summer Vacation Black Vinyl |url=https://shop.mileycyrus.com/products/endless-summer-vacation-black-vinyl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105152210/https://shop.mileycyrus.com/collections/featured/products/endless-summer-vacation-black-vinyl |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Miley Cyrus Official Online Store}}
|-
! scope="row" | Japan
| March 29, 2023
| CD
| Standard
| Sony
| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/mileycyrus/info/550963|title=全米チャート通算8週首位を記録した「フラワーズ」収録、マイリー・サイラス『エンドレス・サマー・バケーション』国内盤CDが本日発売！リリース記念コラボイベントも開催中！|publisher=Sony Music Japan|access-date=March 30, 2023|language=ja}}{{cite web|title=Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus CD Album|website=CDJapan |url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-6507|access-date=March 30, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row" | Various
| August 25, 2023
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}
| Reissue
| Columbia
| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/endless-summer-vacation/1702906527|title=Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=August 26, 2023}}
|}