Flowers (Miley Cyrus song)

"Flowers" was written by Miley Cyrus, Gregory "Aldae" Hein, and Michael Pollack in January 2022 in Sunset Sound Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. During a week of sessions, with the composers gathered around a piano, the song came together as a ballad, originally with a "slower and sadder" feel, according to Pollack. He said: "We started with the chorus and, if I remember correctly, the lyric, melody, and progression started to form simultaneously. It's one of those 'circle of fifths's songs where the melody informs the progression and vice versa. It practically wrote itself." The initial demo version of the song was a stripped-back ballad, only consisting of Cyrus singing and Pollack playing the Rhodes piano. Then it evolved into the uptempo song.{{cite news |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |date=January 8, 2023 |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' |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/michael-pollack-miley-cyrus-flowers-hitmaker-month-1235516912/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209004820/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/michael-pollack-miley-cyrus-flowers-hitmaker-month-1235516912/ |archive-date=February 9, 2023}} Its final version was produced by Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon.{{cite news |last1=Shafer |first1=Ellise |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Tyler Johnson, Tainy, Kid Harpoon Named the Top Producers of 2022 by Jaxsta |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/tyler-johnson-tainy-kid-harpoon-top-producers-2022-jaxsta-1235503896/ |access-date=March 9, 2023}}

On December 31, 2022, while hosting her NBC live special Miley's New Year's Eve Party, Cyrus announced "Flowers" would be released simultaneously in all markets on January 13, 2023.{{cite magazine |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |date=January 1, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Ushers in 2023 With New Song Announcement |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-announces-flowers-song-new-years-eve-party-1234654923/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113130429/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-announces-flowers-song-new-years-eve-party-1234654923/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2023}} The song was released on January 13 at UTC+00:00, which was still January 12 in some parts of the world.{{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 |publisher=Condé Nast |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 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |quote=In the caption of the video, which was shared across her various social accounts, Cyrus announced the dates and times of the song's release in four cities around the globe. For those of us in the US, the song will be released at 7 p.m. ET on January 12.}}{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Rebekah |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Buys Herself 'Flowers' & Has The Ultimate Self-Care Day {{!}} iHeartRadio |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-01-12-miley-cyrus-buys-herself-flowers-has-the-ultimate-self-care-day/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113182530/https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-01-12-miley-cyrus-buys-herself-flowers-has-the-ultimate-self-care-day/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=iHeartRadio |publisher=iHeartMedia, Inc. |quote=Her latest single 'Flowers', dropped on Thursday evening (January 12th) and is the first taste of what her forthcoming album Endless Summer Vacation will sound like.}}{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Sabienna |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Music Video |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/miley-cyrus-eighth-album-49051825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113123402/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/miley-cyrus-eighth-album-49051825 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=PopSugar |publisher=Vox Media |quote=On 12 Jan., Cyrus dropped the track "Flowers" along with the accompanying music video.}} The demo version of the song was released digitally on March 3, 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Drops Demo Version of 'Flowers': Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-demo-version-stream-it-now-1235279005/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303054819/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-demo-version-stream-it-now-1235279005/ |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |accessdate=March 3, 2023}} It was also included on the digital version of Endless Summer Vacation album.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Reveals 'Endless Summer Vacation' Tracklist Featuring Two Surprise Collabs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-tracklist-features-1235261261/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228082251/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-tracklist-features-1235261261/ |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |accessdate=March 1, 2023}}

File:BrunoMars24KMagicWorldTourLive (cropped).jpg, whose song "When I Was Your Man" was allegedly paraphrased into lyrics of "Flowers".]]

"Flowers" is a pop song with disco and funk influences. Anna Gaca of Pitchfork described it as a "twangy" disco funk song with a string section reminiscent of flamenco. Gabrielle Sanchez of Yahoo! said, "A funky bassline guides the song, paired with a swooning string line and fizzy cymbals".{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Gabrielle |title=Miley Cyrus's fans are convinced she's dragging Liam Hemsworth in 'Flowers': 'Gagged at this diss track!' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-taps-level-confidence-182300054.html |work=Yahoo News |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116121958/https://sports.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-taps-level-confidence-182300054.html |url-status=live}} Mary Siroky of Consequence thought that Cyrus's "raspy vocals offer an edge to the disco-toned anthem" and that the song interpolates Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (1978). She further opined that "Flowers" sounds like "if the hazy, peaceful California tone of 'Malibu' were to be applied to a dance pop track". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted its "shimmering electric guitar and understated yacht-rock mood," comparing it to Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours.{{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 }}

Gabrielle Sanchez of Yahoo! called "Flowers" "a spunky track about flaunting one's self-reliance and independence, no longer depending on someone else to feel complete". Anna Gaca from Pitchfork described it as a "revenge anthem". Mary Siroky of Consequence felt that Cyrus is "embracing her story as her own, stepping into her autonomy in a fully realized way". Dale Maplethorpe of Gigwise felt that "the theme of the song is self-love and acceptance".{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Gabrielle |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Sounds Funkier Than Ever in Disco-Driven New Single "Flowers" |work=Gigwise |url=https://gigwise.com/news/3428397/miley-cyrus-sounds-funkier-than-ever-in-disco-driven-new-single--flowers-- |url-status=live |access-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114134118/https://gigwise.com/news/3428397/miley-cyrus-sounds-funkier-than-ever-in-disco-driven-new-single--flowers-- |archive-date=January 14, 2023}} Jason Lipshutz of Billboard compared the song to Cyrus's 2019 single "Slide Away", adding that "Flowers" "focuses far more on self-sustainability than revenge, trading the melancholy of a song like ... 'Slide Away' for a more assertive outlook".

The song's chorus is allegedly a paraphrase of Bruno Mars's "When I Was Your Man" (2012).{{cite news |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Why Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' & Bruno Mars sample link to ex Liam Hemsworth |work=Capital |publisher=Global |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics-bruno-mars-liam-hemsworth/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113133538/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics-bruno-mars-liam-hemsworth/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023}}{{cite news |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=January 13, 2023 |title=All the savage Liam Hemsworth references in Miley Cyrus' Flowers lyrics |work=PopBuzz |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/miley-cyrus/news/flowers-lyrics-meaning-liam-hemsworth-bruno-mars/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113133537/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/miley-cyrus/news/flowers-lyrics-meaning-liam-hemsworth-bruno-mars/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023}} Editors of Billboard noted that the songs only feature similar lyrical elements and ideas, meaning that the writers of "When I Was Your Man" are not required to be credited as co-writers of "Flowers".{{cite magazine |last1=Donahue |first1=Bill |last2=Unterberger |first2=Andrew |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Why Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Doesn't Need to Credit Bruno Mars |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-flowers-credit-bruno-mars-writer-credit/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=January 27, 2023}} Following its release, several publications suggested that "Flowers" was supposed to be a response song directed at Cyrus's ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, as it was released on Hemsworth's birthday and the lyrics refer to their Malibu, California home which burned down in the November 2018 Woolsey Fire. Additionally, Hemsworth had reportedly dedicated "When I Was Your Man" to Cyrus in the past.{{cite news |title=Miley Cyrus mimics Shakira and takes revenge on Liam Hemsworth with new song Flowers |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/music/2023/01/13/63c1345de2704e4abf8b459d.html |work=Marca |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113133543/https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/music/2023/01/13/63c1345de2704e4abf8b459d.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Curto |first1=Justin |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Time to Give Miley Cyrus Her Flowers: 'Flowers' Is Here |work=Vulture |publisher=Vox Media |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/miley-cyrus-flowers-video-liam-hemsworth-birthday.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113125650/https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/miley-cyrus-flowers-video-liam-hemsworth-birthday.html |archive-date=January 13, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Sam |date=2023-05-19 |title=Miley Cyrus opened up about the origins of her hit song 'flowers' |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/miley-cyrus-flowers-meaning |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Glamour UK |publisher=Condé Nast}}

"Flowers" received favorable reviews from music critics, with many complimenting Cyrus' vocal delivery. According to Billboard{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz, the single is not a "full-blown reinvention" for Cyrus, but "sturdy, hummable pop, and it captivates without bells or whistles." The New York Times{{'}} Lindsay Zoladz described the song as "breezy" and opined that "the relatively subdued chorus melody may not demand much of Cyrus, but her vocals are imbued with a laid-back maturity and convincing self-assurance".{{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 – The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/arts/music/playlist-everything-but-the-girl-miley-cyrus.html |url-status=live |work=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 |author-link1=Jon Pareles |author-link2=Jon Caramanica}} Consequence{{'}}s Mary Siroky was appreciative of the song and Cyrus, writing that the singer "has played with genre extensively throughout her career, and it's probably because her voice just sounds good in every single one of them." She went on to add to the praise, stating that "once the chorus [in 'Flowers'] hits, she arrives at the conclusion that everything is going to be okay, and there's even a strong chance she'll be better off going forward: 'I can take myself dancing/ And I can hold my own hand/ Yeah, I can love me better than you can'." She also gave the song their "Song of the Week" status.{{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}} The Daily Telegraph{{'s}} Neil McCormick called it "sophisticated perfection."{{Cite magazine |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |last2=Hobbs |first2=Thomas |last3=Perry |first3=Andrew |last4=Aubrey |first4=Elizabeth |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/ |url-status=live |magazine=The Daily Telegraph |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/ |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2023}}

Dale Maplethorpe of Gigwise felt that Cyrus's "incredibly recognizable voice chiming in and sounding fantastic" and noted that in the chorus "we hear a funky bassline and killer drums that don't leave the listener with much else to do other than bust a move". However, he felt that the song "does feel like it doesn't build as much as it could do" and "is lacking in the big finish that it seems to tease". Writing for Pitchfork, Anna Gaca described the single as "generic", and Cyrus's vocal delivery as "sincerely unbothered". Gaca further negatively compared the song to "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", stating that "calling it revenge is a reach, not when Shakira is ready to call you a Twingo: What we're really dealing with here is self-help", implying that the latter addressed the revenge topic in a better way.

Upon its release, "Flowers" broke several records on Spotify. The song earned over 7.7 million plays in its first 24 hours on Spotify globally.{{Cite web |last=Rude |first=Mey |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Breaks Spotify Streaming Records |url=https://www.out.com/music/2023/1/20/miley-cyrus-flowers-breaks-spotify-streaming-records |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Out}} On January 20, 2023, it achieved the second-highest single-day streams for a non-seasonal song, and fourth-highest overall, at the time,{{Efn|Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (1958) surpassed "Flowers" on December 24, 2023, with over 18.9 million streams.}} garnering over 18.4 million global plays on the streaming service.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Spotify Charts {{Em dash}} Daily Top Songs Global: January 20, 2023 |url=https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-global-daily/2023-01-20 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Spotify Charts}}

During its first full seven days (January 13–20, 2023) the song earned 96,032,624 plays on Spotify globally, becoming the biggest week for a song in the platform's history (previously the record was held by Adele's "Easy on Me" with over 85 million streams).{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-flowers-breaks-spotify-211000921.html|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Breaks Spotify Streaming Records|website=Yahoo!|last=Rude|first=Mey|date=January 20, 2023|accessdate=January 21, 2023|archive-date=January 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121174413/https://sports.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-flowers-breaks-spotify-211000921.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Villa |first=Lucas |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Shattered Spotify's One-Week Streams Record With Her Break-Up Anthem 'Flowers' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/miley-cyrus-spotify-record-flowers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120191456/https://uproxx.com/pop/miley-cyrus-spotify-record-flowers/ |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |accessdate=January 20, 2023 |website=Uproxx}} In the next seven days (January 21–27, 2023) it earned 115,156,896 plays, breaking the record again.{{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}}{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-100-million-weekly-streams-spotify/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Just Had The Biggest Week In Spotify History By Being The First Song To Cross A Major Milestone|website=Uproxx|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|date=January 27, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127162651/https://uproxx.com/pop/miley-cyrus-flowers-100-million-weekly-streams-spotify/|url-status=live}} It also became the fastest song to cross 100 million plays on Spotify globally (seven days), breaking the record previously held by BTS's "Butter" in eight days.{{Cite web|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|website=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}} Jana Coffey, Spotify's artist and label partnerships leader, noted that the popularity of "Flowers" had been growing day-after-day while streaming numbers for other record-breaking songs were the largest on their first days and then declined throughout the week. On May 4, 2023, it became the fastest song to earn 1 billion plays on Spotify globally (112 days), surpassing the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay" (2021) and Harry Styles's "As It Was" (2022) (both 118 days).{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=May 6, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' becomes the fastest song to reach a billion Spotify streams |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/miley-cyrus-flowers-becomes-the-fastest-song-to-reach-a-billion-spotify-streams-3440122 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=NME}}{{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=2023-05-04 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify in Record Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-billions-streams-spotify-record-1235322417/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Efn|On October 30, 2023, South Korean singer Jungkook's "Seven" featuring Latto surpassed "Flowers" and broke the record (108 days);{{Cite magazine |date=October 30, 2023 |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Jung Kook Just Broke a Massive Spotify Record |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jung-kook-seven-spotify-record-1235458414/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 18, 2023}} albeit the latter remains the fastest solo song to do so.|group=}}

"Flowers" debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts, becoming Cyrus's first number-one single on both charts since their launch in September 2020.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=January 24, 2023 |title='Flowers' Power: Miley Cyrus Soars In at No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-debut-global-charts-1235204125/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |magazine=Billboard }} It topped both global charts for thirteen non-consecutive weeks, tying with Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as the second longest-running number-one on the Global 200, and with Harry Styles's "As It Was" (2022) as the longest-running number one on the Global Excl. US, respectively.{{Efn|Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994) broke out of the tie with "Flowers" on the Global 200 issue dated December 9, 2023,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-number-one-global-charts-2023-1235533320/|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=December 4, 2023|access-date=January 2, 2024}} with its 14th week at number one, and eventually surpassed Harry Styles's "As It Was" (2022) as the longest-running number-one on the chart (18 weeks as of January 2024).{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-all-holiday-top-10-global-charts-1235574407/|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Leads All-Holiday Top 10s on Billboard Global Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=January 2, 2024}} On the Global Excl. U.S., the song joined the tie of "Flowers" and "As It Was" on the issue dated January 6, 2024, with 13 weeks atop the chart.|group=}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-04-24 |title=Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma's 'Ella Baila Sola' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Global 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/eslabon-armado-peso-pluma-ella-baila-sola-number-one-global-200-1235314209/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-07-03 |title=Miley Cyrus, YOASOBI Top Billboard Global Charts, Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Goes Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-yoasobi-taylor-swift-global-charts-1235366190/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |magazine=Billboard}} During its first three weeks it gained 179.1, 217.1 and 185.6 million streams worldwide consecutively, which became the fifth, second and fourth biggest weeks ever for a song in the Billboard Global 200's history.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=February 6, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Adds Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-third-week-number-one-global-charts-1235213895/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206201053/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-third-week-number-one-global-charts-1235213895/ |url-status=live }} It also became the second song in the chart's history to gain over 100 million global streams for at least eight weeks, after the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay" in 2021.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Adds Eighth Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-eighth-week-number-one-global-charts-1235289860/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 21, 2023}} On the issue dated July 8, 2023, it returned to the number one on the Global 200 after a 10-week break, which was the longest gap in the chart's history, excluding "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It topped the 2023 year-end Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts.{{Cite magazine |last=Frankenberg |first=Eric |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus & Taylor Swift Rule 2023's Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-taylor-swift-top-2023-billboard-global-charts/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}

According to Luminate, "Flowers" earned 1.16{{ }}billion streams worldwide until March 31, 2023, making it the most streamed song of the first quarter of 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=April 7, 2023 |title=Global Music Streams Hit 1 Trillion Milestone as Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Is Crowned Most-Consumed Song of 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/global-streams-one-trillion-miley-cyrus-1235576708/ |access-date=April 8, 2023 |magazine=Variety}} It was the most-streamed song on Spotify and Deezer and second most-streamed on Apple Music globally in 2023.{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Kimi |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed artist. Who follows her at the top may surprise you. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/29/spotify-wrapped-2023-top-artists/71730118007/ |access-date=November 29, 2023 |work=USA Today}}{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Named Apple Music's Artist of the Year; Morgan Wallen Tops Global Songs Chart |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-apple-music-artist-of-the-year-1235810632/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=November 29, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift is the UK's most-streamed artist of 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67565920.amp |access-date=November 29, 2023 |publisher=BBC Online}}{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Vicki |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Spotify Wrapped 2023: Miley Cyrus anthem "Flowers" is most streamed track of the year |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/12/spotify-wrapped-2023-miley-cyrus-anthem-flowers-is-most-streamed-track-of-the-762465 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=Guinness World Records}}

"Flowers" was 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). It won the IFPI Global Single Award of 2023, becoming Cyrus' first appearance on an IFPI annual global Top 10 chart.

It ranked 16th in the 2024 year-end Global 200 chart.

During the first five hours of availability on January 12, 2023, "Flowers" gained 685,000 streams, 2.4 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 2,000 digital downloads sold and debuted at number 21 on the Digital Songs chart. After its first full week (January 13–19) "Flowers" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 65th song to do so, Cyrus's second number-one single after "Wrecking Ball" in 2013 and her 11th top ten entry. Due to garnering 52.6 million streams, 33.5 million radio airplay audience impressions and 70,000 digital downloads sold, it debuted atop the Streaming Songs, rose to number one of the Digital Song Sales and debuted at number 18 of the Radio Songs.{{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}} The same week, Cyrus reached her career top of number three on Billboard Artist 100 chart and her back catalog had an increase of 65% in streaming in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-holds-atop-artist-100-miley-cyrus-returns-to-top-10-1235205205/|title=Taylor Swift Holds Atop Artist 100, Miley Cyrus Returns to Top 10 Thanks to 'Flowers'|last=Zellner|first=Xander|magazine=Billboard|date=January 25, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127193539/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-holds-atop-artist-100-miley-cyrus-returns-to-top-10-1235205205/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-catalog-streaming-flowers-bruno-mars-when-i-was-your-man/|title=Huge Gains for Miley Cyrus' Catalog (And One Bruno Mars Hit) After 'Flowers' Debut|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|magazine=Billboard|date=January 25, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127184343/https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-catalog-streaming-flowers-bruno-mars-when-i-was-your-man/|url-status=live}} "Flowers" spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100.{{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 |language=en-US}} It also became the second song ever after Harry Styles' "As It Was" (2022) to spend its debut 20 weeks in the chart's top-three region.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-06-05 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' No. 1 on Hot 100 for Ninth Week, Taylor Swift & Ice Spice's 'Karma' Blasts to No. 2 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-taylor-swift-ice-spice-karma-hot-100-top-10-1235345987/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |magazine=Billboard}} It became the highest streamed song in a week since Drake's "Way 2 Sexy" in September 2021 due to 59.8 million streams in its second week, as well as the first song with two consecutive weeks of at least 50 million streams since Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" in January 2021, the first non-holiday song with three consecutive weeks of at least 40 million streams since Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" in June 2021, and the first song to sell over 30,000 in three consecutive weeks since Coldplay and BTS's "My Universe" in October 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-second-week-number-one-jvke-golden-hour-hot-100-top-10-1235208014/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Holds at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, JVKE's 'Golden Hour' Hits Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=January 30, 2023|accessdate=January 31, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130231042/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-second-week-number-one-jvke-golden-hour-hot-100-top-10-1235208014/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-lil-uzi-vert-just-wanna-rock-hot-100-top-10-1235213867/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Third Week, Lil Uzi Vert's 'Just Wanna Rock' Hits Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 6, 2023|accessdate=February 7, 2023|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207064022/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-lil-uzi-vert-just-wanna-rock-hot-100-top-10-1235213867/|url-status=live}} It topped the Streaming Songs and Digital Songs charts for four and five consecutive weeks, respectively.

After one month of release in the United States, "Flowers" became Cyrus's 11th biggest hit in total radio airplay audience due to 233 million impressions and her 13th biggest in on-demand streaming due to 182 million streams.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-top-songs-albums-ask-billboard-1235255167/|title=Ask Billboard: Where Does 'Flowers' (Already) Rank Among Miley Cyrus' Biggest Hits?|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 16, 2023|accessdate=February 18, 2023|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217210717/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-top-songs-albums-ask-billboard-1235255167/|url-status=live}} In its fifth week it topped the Radio Songs and Pop Airplay charts. It became Cyrus's first number-one single on Radio Songs and the fourth song to top it in five weeks at most since it became an all-format chart in December 1998.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-hot-100-fifth-week-1235256842/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Tops Hot 100 for the Fifth Week, PinkPantheress & Ice Spice Surge to Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 21, 2023|accessdate=February 22, 2023|archive-date=February 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222010522/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-hot-100-fifth-week-1235256842/|url-status=live}} It also became the 13th song in history to top Pop Airplay in five weeks at most.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-pop-airplay-chart-1235256112/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Makes Fastest Trip to No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart Since 2016|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 17, 2023|accessdate=February 18, 2023|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218065409/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-pop-airplay-chart-1235256112/|url-status=live}} In its sixth week, "Flowers" became Cyrus's first number-one on the Adult Pop Airplay and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-hot-100-sixth-week-pinkpantheress-ice-spice-1235261237/|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Rules Hot 100 for Sixth Week, PinkPantheress & Ice Spice Rise to No. 3|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 27, 2023|accessdate=March 1, 2023|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228150842/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-one-hot-100-sixth-week-pinkpantheress-ice-spice-1235261237/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Gordon |date=2023-03-09 |title=Miley Cyrus Gets Her 'Flowers' Atop Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-flowers-tops-dance-mix-show-airplay-chart/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} It spent 18 consecutive weeks atop Radio Songs, tying with the Goo Goo Dolls's "Iris" (1998) as the second longest-running number-one on the chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-06-20 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 11th Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-number-one-hot-100-11-weeks-1235357558/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |magazine=Billboard}} On the issue dated April 15, 2023, it became Cyrus's second number-one song on the Adult Contemporary chart. Also that week, "Flowers" became the seventh song ever to top the Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Adult Contemporary charts concurrently.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-04-07 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Scores Rare Triple Triumph on Pop, Adult Airplay Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-tops-3-pop-adult-airplay-charts-simultaneously-1235299565/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2023-04-11}} The single topped the three charts for 10, 17, and 57 weeks, respectively.{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Miley Cyrus: Pop Airplay (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/tfm/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 23, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Miley Cyrus: Adult Pop Airplay (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/atf/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 23, 2023}}{{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}} It became the third song ever to top all three charts simultaneously for at least four weeks, after Adele's "Hello" (2015) and Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" (1996).{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-05-01 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' Leads Billboard Hot 100, Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny Blast to Top 10 With 'Un x100to' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-grupo-frontera-bad-bunny-un-x100to-hot-100-top-10-1235318939/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |magazine=Billboard}} The song became the longest-running chart-topper in the over 60-year history of Adult Contemporary; it broke the record previously held by Maroon 5{{'s}} "Girls Like You", which spent 36 weeks at number one.{{Cite magazine |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus's 'Flowers' Is Now The Biggest Radio Hit In American History–In At Least One Manner |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/06/11/miley-cyrus-flowers-is-now-the-biggest-radio-hit-in-american-historyin-at-least-one-manner/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |magazine=Forbes}} It eventually became the first song to top the Adult Contemporary chart for a full year.{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Miley Cyrus Makes History As 'Flowers' Hits One Year At No. 1 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/06/18/miley-cyrus-makes-history-as-flowers-hits-one-year-at-no-1/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}} In July 2024, due to charting 56 weeks atop Adult Contemporary, "Flowers" earned the most weeks at the summit of a Billboard airplay chart.{{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}} With 17 weeks atop the Adult Pop Airplay chart, it tied with "Iris" (1998) by Goo Goo Dolls as the sixth longest-running leader, and became the longest-running among women, at the time, in the chart's history.{{Efn|Surpassed by "Cruel Summer" (2023) by Taylor Swift as the longest-running number-one among women on the Adult Pop Airplay chart on the issue dated January 13, 2024, which marked the song's 18th week at the summit.{{Cite magazine |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=January 14, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Bests Miley Cyrus's Billboard Chart Record |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/01/14/taylor-swift-bests-miley-cyruss-billboard-chart-record/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |magazine=Forbes}}}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Has the Longest No. 1 Run Among Women Ever on Adult Pop Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-longest-number-one-run-women-adult-pop-airplay-chart-1235366370/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 8, 2023}} In January 2024, "Flowers" became the song with the most cumulative weeks atop the three charts (64 by then).{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=January 12, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Breaks Record With 37th Week at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-breaks-record-adult-contemporary-chart-number-1-1235580122/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} In 2024, "Flowers" achieved the most cumulative weeks at number one on all Billboard airplay charts (106),{{Efn|"Flowers" topped the following airplay charts in the US for the mentioned number of weeks, totaling 106 cumulative weeks: 57 weeks on Adult Contemporary, 18 weeks on Radio Songs, 17 weeks on Adult Pop Airplay, 10 weeks on Pop Airplay, and 4 weeks on Dance/Mix Show Airplay.}} surpassing The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights (87); and became the first song to spend 100 cumulative weeks at the top spot across said charts.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Songs With the Most Weeks Atop All of Billboard{{'}}s Airplay Charts Combined: Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/miley-cyrus-songs-most-weeks-number-one-airplay-charts/100-weeks-flowers-miley-cyrus/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} "Flowers" became the 21st song in chart history to spend at least a full year (52 weeks), cumulatively, on the Billboard airplay charts.

According to Luminate, "Flowers" earned 750.7 million on-demand audio and video streams (including user-generated content streams), 380,000 downloads, and 2.4 billion radio audience impressions in the US until June 29, 2023—making it the most-streamed, most-downloaded, and most-heard song on the radio of the first half of 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' & Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Lead Luminate's 2023 Midyear Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-miley-cyrus-luminate-midyear-2023-charts-1235369968/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} Ultimately, "Flowers" ended 2023 as the fourth most-streamed, second best-selling digital track, and most-consumed song on the radio in the US (with 634.4 million on-demand audio streams, 428,000 downloads, and 3.9 billion radio audience impressions until December 28, 2023).{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=January 10, 2024 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Is Luminate's Top Album of 2023 in U.S. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/2023-us-year-end-music-report-luminate-top-album-morgan-wallen-taylor-swift-1235579214/ |access-date=February 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} It ranked second on the 2023 year-end Hot 100 chart, only behind Morgan Wallen{{'s}} "Last Night", and topped the year-end Radio Songs and Adult Pop Airplay charts.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Morgan Wallen Is the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Artist of 2023 & 'Last Night' Is Top Song |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-top-billboard-hot-100-artist-2023-last-night-top-song-1235491475/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} It was the third most-streamed song in the United States on Spotify in 2023. "Flowers" was the most-heard song across iHeartRadio's stations in the US in 2023, with over 1.4 billion audience impressions.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Is Top Artist, Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Is Top Song in iHeartRadio's 2023 'iHeartRewind' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-iheartradio-top-artist-2023-1235518153/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 2, 2023}}

Following Cyrus's performance of "Flowers" at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the song surged 22 spots from number 32 to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, re-entering the top-ten of the chart and spending its 29th week in the region, on the issue dated February 17, 2024—over a year after its release.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Jack Harlow's 'Lovin on Me' Rebounds for Fifth Week Atop Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/jack-harlow-lovin-on-me-hot-100-number-one-fifth-week-1235605740/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} The following week, it slipped to number 17, and marked 52 weeks of charting on the Hot 100, becoming Cyrus's first song to chart for a year in the US.{{Cite magazine |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus Manages A Huge Chart Feat For The First Time With 'Flowers' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/02/21/miley-cyrus-manages-a-chart-huge-feat-for-the-first-time-with-flowers/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |magazine=Forbes}} On the issue dated March 30, 2024, "Flowers" departed the Hot 100, due to the chart's recurrent rule. With 55 weeks, it became Cyrus's longest-charting song in the US.{{Cite magazine |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus' Biggest Hit Ousted From The Hot 100 By Ariana Grande |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/25/miley-cyrus-biggest-hit-ousted-from-the-hot-100-by-ariana-grande/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |magazine=Forbes}}{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Miley Cyrus: Billboard Hot 100 (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} It topped the 2024 year-end Adult Contemporary chart. On March 27, 2025, the single was certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA.

In Canada, "Flowers" spent its debut fifteen weeks atop the Canadian Hot 100.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-04-25 |title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 6, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2023-05-06/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2023-05-06}} It tied Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (featuring Bruno Mars) (2014) as the fourth longest-running number-one in Canada; and became Cyrus's second number-one single after "Wrecking Ball" in 2013. It also became her first number-one on All-format Airplay and Hot AC Airplay charts,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/caf/|title=Miley Cyrus Chart History (Canada All-Format Airplay)|access-date=March 1, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127191225/https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/caf/|url-status=live}} and her second on Digital Song Sales,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miley-cyrus/chart-history/cns/|title=Miley Cyrus Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)|access-date=March 1, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028150102/https://www.billboard.com/music/miley-cyrus/chart-history/CNS|url-status=live}} CHR/Top 40 Airplay and AC Airplay charts. It topped the 2023 year-end Canadian Hot 100 chart. It was the second most-streamed song in Canada on Spotify in 2023.{{Cite magazine |last1=Chan |first1=Anna |last2=Trapunski |first2=Richard |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Drake And The Weeknd Among Spotify's Most Streamed Artists Of 2023 |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/drake-and-the-weeknd-among-spotify-s-most-streamed-artists-of-2023/ |magazine=Billboard Canada |access-date=November 29, 2023}} On April 23, 2024, the song was certified Diamond by Music Canada for shipment of 800 thousand units.

In the United Kingdom "Flowers" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart with 92,000 chart units, partially due to 9.9 million streams, which was the biggest first week overall since Harry Styles's "As It Was" in April 2022.{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus claims her longest-running UK Number 1 with Flowers |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-claims-her-longest-running-uk-number-1-with-flowers-__38372/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127175226/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-claims-her-longest-running-uk-number-1-with-flowers-__38372/ |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |accessdate=January 27, 2023 |website=Official Charts Company}} The song topped the chart for ten consecutive weeks, becoming Cyrus's third number-one song in Britain after "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball" (both from 2013) and her first to remain at the top for longer than one week.{{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}} It became the third song of the 2020s after Styles's "As It Was" and Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits" to top it for at least ten weeks.{{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}} On March 15, 2024, the song was certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 1.8 million units. By the end of 2023, the song amassed 198 million streams, 91,000 downloads, and 1.7 million track-equivalent units in the United Kingdom; making it the most-streamed and most-downloaded song of the year.{{Cite web|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=December 29, 2023|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2023/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 29, 2023}} "Flowers" topped the UK year-end singles chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Stands Tall on Year-End U.K. Singles Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-year-end-uk-singles-chart-1235574428/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 3, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=Owen |date=December 31, 2023 |title=The Biggest Songs of 2023 Revealed! |url=https://www.bigtop40.com/news/the-biggest-songs-of-2023-revealed/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Big Top 40 |language=en}} It was the most-streamed song in the UK in 2023, with 198 million streams earned that year.{{Cite magazine |last=Smirke |first=Richard |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Ladies Might: Miley Cyrus, SZA and Taylor Swift Help Lift UK Music Streams to Record High in 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/uk-music-listening-streaming-vinyl-sales-growth-bpi-2023-report-1235574838/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} The most-streamed song on Apple Music and Deezer and second most-streamed on Spotify in the UK in 2023,{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2024-01-03 |title=Miley Cyrus, Ice Spice and 070 Shake: Queer artists ruled the UK charts in 2023 |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/miley-cyrus-ice-spice-and-070-shake-uk-charts-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB}} were among its feats.

In Germany, "Flowers" debuted at number two on the Offizielle Deutschen Singles Charts and climbed to the top position in the second week, becoming Cyrus's first chart-topper in the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1193-fantasy-fanta-4-und-flowers-in-den-offiziellen-deutschen-charts|title=Fantasy, Fanta 4 und Flowers in den Offiziellen Deutschen Charts|website=GfK Entertainment charts|date=January 20, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|language=German|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127175228/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1193-fantasy-fanta-4-und-flowers-in-den-offiziellen-deutschen-charts|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}} It ranked second at the 2023 year-end German chart, first among the foreign acts. Also in France "Flowers" debuted at number two on the Top Singles chart and climbed to the top position in the second week, becoming Cyrus's first chart-topper in the country.{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=3%3F&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 3, 2023)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130120149/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=3%3F&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|title=Discographie Miley Cyrus|publisher=lescharts.com|language=French|access-date=January 30, 2023}} It was the most-streamed song in France in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/2023-la-dynamique-de-la-production-et-de-la-consommation-musicales-en-france/|title=2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 13, 2024}}

Outside Europe, "Flowers" topped the charts in Australia, Ecuador, Israel, New Zealand, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and Vietnam, as well as the overall MENA streaming chart and the overall Commonwealth of Independent States airplay chart.{{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/weekly/2023-01-27/all/all|title=Top Radio Hits Global Weekly Chart|publisher=TopHit|access-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015626/https://tophit.live/en/chart/airplay/weekly/2023-01-27/all/all|archive-date=February 4, 2023|url-status=live}} In Australia, it amassed over 5 million streams in its first week, breaking the first-week record in the country's history.{{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}}{{Cite tweet |user= ARIA_Official|number= 1620662520284422147|title=New Record!!! @MileyCyrus has broken the record for most streams in a week with her latest single 'Flowers'. The track amassed over 5 MILLION chart streams breaking the record previously held by @oliviarodrigo in 21}} The song spent its first twelve weeks atop the ARIA Singles Chart, making it Cyrus's first chart-topper in Australia and the eleventh song in history to top the chart for at least twelve weeks.{{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 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}} It topped the Australia year-end singles chart.{{Cite news |title=Women triumph in 2023 |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/women-triumph-in-2023 |access-date=2024-01-12 |date=2024-01-12 |website=Australian Recording Industry Association}} In 2024, the song was certified 10× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 700,000 equivalent units.

The January 12, 2023, release of "Flowers" was accompanied by its music video on Cyrus's Vevo channel via YouTube. It was directed by Jacob Bixenman, with cinematography by Marcell Rév.{{cite news |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Shares Video for New Song "Flowers" |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/miley-cyrus-shares-video-for-new-song-flowers-watch/ |url-status=live |access-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/ |archive-date=January 15, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Marcell Rév became member of the ASC |url=https://www.budapestreporter.com/marcell-rev-became-member-of-the-asc/ |work=The Budapest Reporter |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222190656/https://www.budapestreporter.com/marcell-rev-became-member-of-the-asc/ |url-status=live }} The video reached one billion views in March 2025.{{cite magazine | last=Dailey | first=Hannah | title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Music Video Joins YouTube's Billion Views Club | magazine=Billboard | date=March 12, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-music-video-billion-views-youtube-1235920496/ | access-date=March 17, 2025}}

The video's opening uses panorama-view footage of Los Angeles above the downtown skyline. Cyrus enters by strutting across a bridge in Elysian Park.{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Laura |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Has a Mic Drop Moment Wearing Vintage YSL in "Flowers" |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/miley-cyrus-vintage-yves-saint-laurent-flowers-music-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219075342/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/miley-cyrus-vintage-yves-saint-laurent-flowers-music-video |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023}} When she arrives at her house, she strips into her bra and underwear as she walks past the sprinklers, goes swimming in her swimming pool, and does different outdoor exercises. Then Cyrus takes a shower and changes into a black outfit as she walks through her house and dances. By nightfall, she dances in her backyard and then dances on her roof as a helicopter flies above.

Vogue classified Cyrus dressed in vintage gold lamé gown from the Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1991–92 collection, accessorized with square Saint Laurent sunglasses, noting that "somewhere in the metaphorical vintage hall of fame, a second-life savant is affixing a plaque with Miley Cyrus's name to the wall".{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Laura |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus Has a Mic Drop Moment in Vintage Yves Saint Laurent |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/miley-cyrus-flowers-yves-saint-laurent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120072337/https://www.vogue.com/article/miley-cyrus-flowers-yves-saint-laurent |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Hello! reported that her black underwear has generated trending online searches for "black lingerie sets", with search numbers increasing 413% following the release of the "Flowers" music video on January 13, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Natalie |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Miley Cyrus sends sales of black lingerie soaring after releasing Flowers on Liam Hemsworth's birthday |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/20230117162016/miley-cyrus-black-lingerie-flowers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120072336/https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/20230117162016/miley-cyrus-black-lingerie-flowers/ |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}

Cyrus performed "Flowers" in the documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), which was released on Disney+ on March 10, 2023.{{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 it live for the first time—over 10 months after the song's release—during a private event at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles.{{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=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2023-11-30 |title=See Miley Cyrus Jazz Up 'Flowers' for Its Debut Public Performance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flowers-debut-public-performance-1234905971/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} The performance was uploaded to her YouTube channel later that month.{{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}}

The first televised performance of "Flowers" took place at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, over a year after its release.{{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}} Cyrus again performed the song in a private concert at the Chateau Marmont; it was filmed and featured in the premiere episode of the fifth season of Netflix's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, released in June 2024—which she was the subject of.{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus Promises to Be 'As Extra as I Can' in Performance Preview From David Letterman's Show |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-david-letterman-netflix-show-performance-preview-1235707759/ |access-date=June 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} In July, she performed a "slowed-down" version at the same venue for the Gucci Summer Celebration party, which she hosted.{{Cite magazine |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus Hosts Starry Gucci Party With Performance of 'Flowers': "Is That Kendall Jenner Doing Harmonies?" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/miley-cyrus-gucci-party-flowers-kendall-jenner-1235953070/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}

• "Flowers" was used as the soundtrack to the commercial for Gorgeous Orchid, a fragrance from the Gucci Flora line, starring Cyrus.{{Cite magazine |last=Wittmer |first=Mark |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Gucci Flora 2024 Ad Campaign |url=https://theimpression.com/gucci-flora-2024-ad-campaign-review/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=The Impression}}
• The song was used in the 2025 DreamWorks Animation film, Dog Man during the scene in the morning after Dog Man is taken off the Petey case, playing on the radio. Dog Man eats breakfast alongside this piece of music, and seeing as "Flowers" is a song about being comfortable being alone, it is just as apt as the previous piece.{{Cite web |last=Sasaki |first=Holden |date=2025-01-31 |title=Dog Man Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play |url=https://screenrant.com/dog-man-soundtrack-song-guide/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}

In regard to the massive radio success and longevity "Flowers" experienced, Jon Zellner, iHeartMedia president, programming operations/digital music, told Billboard that "it is one of those songs that has stood the test of time at multiple formats". He described the track as "a mass-appeal song with a very strong hook and sounds like a song you already knew the first time you heard it". Zellner further stated that it was "among songs that will be part of radio station libraries and streaming playlists for many years and likely played by classic hits stations 20 years from now.

Cyrus is being sued over allegations that she and the co-writers of "Flowers" copied portions of Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man" (2012). The lawsuit was filed on September 16, 2024, in Los Angeles federal court by the company Tempo Music Investments, which claimed that "Flowers" includes unauthorized "exploitation" of the song. Co-writers Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack are also named, and Sony Music Publishing, Apple, Target, Walmart, and other companies are accused for distributing the song. Mars, however, is not named as a plaintiff; Tempo Music claims it owns a portion of "When I Was Your Man" purchased from co-writer Philip Lawrence.{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2024-09-17 |title=Miley Cyrus sued over allegedly copying Bruno Mars song on Flowers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/17/miley-cyrus-sued-over-allegedly-copying-bruno-mars-song-on-flowers |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} On November 20, 2024, Cyrus' attorneys filled for dismissal of the lawsuit. They opined that "plaintiff brings this copyright infringement action alone – without any of that musical composition’s co-authors or other owners. Without the consent of the other owners, a grant of rights from just one co-owner does not confer standing".{{Cite magazine |last=Donahue |first=Bill |date=November 21, 2024 |title=Miley Cyrus Fires Back At 'Flowers' Copyright Lawsuit With Claims Of A 'Fatal Flaw': No Bruno Mars |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/miley-cyrus-flowers-copyright-lawsuit-claims-no-bruno-mars/ |access-date=November 21, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

• In January 2023, Irish rock band Inhaler covered the song as part of their BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session.{{Cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Inhaler cover Miley Cyrus' "Flowers" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/inhaler-cover-miley-cyrus-flowers |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}
• In February 2023, the song was covered by American pop punk band Bowling for Soup and released as a single.{{Cite magazine |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Bowling For Soup cover 'Flowers' by Miley Cyrus |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/bowling-for-soup-cover-flowers-by-miley-cyrus |access-date=March 4, 2024 |magazine=Rock Sound}}
• In June 2023, English rock band Nothing but Thieves performed an indie rock rendition of the song on Like a Version.
• {{Cite web |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Nothing But Thieves cover Miley Cyrus 'Flowers' for Like A Version |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/like-a-version/nothing-but-thieves-cover-miley-cyrus-flowers-for-like-a-version/102390782/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company}}
• {{Cite web |last=M93 |first=Jorge |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Watch: Nothing But Thieves Give Indie Rock Makeover to Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_nothing_but_thieves_give_indie_rock_makeover_to_miley_cyrus_flowers.html |access-date=July 20, 2024 |publisher=Ultimate Guitar}}
• In March 2023, the song was covered by Yuqi of K-pop group (G)I-DLE and released on YouTube on March 14, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X4XGrK_PwM | title=우기(YUQI) - 'Flowers / Miley Cyrus' (Cover) | website=YouTube | date=March 14, 2023 }}
• In December 2023, Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche released a holiday cover of "Flowers".{{Cite magazine |date=January 2, 2024 |title=The Killers, Fleshwater, Peso Pluma, Westside Gunn & more new music you may have missed over the holidays |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-killers-fleshwater-peso-pluma-westside-gunn-more-new-music-you-may-have-missed-over-the-holidays/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=BrooklynVegan}}
• In June 2024, American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson covered the song for the "Kellyoke" segment of her daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show.{{Cite magazine |last=Flam |first=Charna |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Hear Kelly Clarkson's Take on Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' for Her Latest Kellyoke |url=https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-covers-miley-cyrus-flowers-for-kellyoke-8667684/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |magazine=People}}
• In July 2024, American comedy artist "Weird Al" Yankovic covered the song for his polka medley "Polkamania!".{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Jesse David |date=July 19, 2024 |title='Weird Al' Yankovic Is Still Waiting for SZA to Return His Phone Call |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/weird-al-yankovic-polkamania-interview.html |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=Vulture}}
• In April 2025, French violinist Esther Abrami covered the song on violin for her album Women.{{Cite news |title=Violinist Esther Abrami uncovers 'hidden treasure' of music by women |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5286308/violinist-esther-abrami-female-composers-new-album |access-date=2025-04-30 |work=NPR |language=en}}

Credits adapted from Tidal, Pitchfork and the liner notes of Endless Summer Vacation.{{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}}

• Written at Sunset Sound Recorders
• Recorded at Ridgemont High, Los Angeles
• Mixed at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey

• Miley Cyrus – vocals, songwriting, executive production, vocal percussion
• Kid Harpoon – production, bass guitar, drums, percussion, guitar, synthesizer
• Gregory "Aldae" Hein – songwriting
• Tyler Johnson – production, guitar, Wurlitzer keyboards, synthesizer
• Joe LaPorta – mastering engineering
• Rob Moose – string arrangement, violin, viola
• Michael Pollack – songwriting, Rhodes piano
• Brian Rajaratnam – engineering
• Doug Showalter – keyboards
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineering
• Matt Wolach – assistant engineering

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