"Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus // Amazon Exclusive 7" red vinyl + Song Review
Even though Miley Cyrus herself didn't write "Party in the U.S.A." , it still largely mirrors much of her own experience moving from Tennessee to California to achieve the American Dream and feeling homesick as she tries to find her place in the new city. In doing so, it also captures so much of her signature personality as well and is what she called an "all-American song" in a 2010 interview with MTV News . Since its release in 2009, the song has garnered an impactful legacy as one of the defining songs of Miley's career . In many ways, "Party in the U.S.A." had an interesting journey long before she ever recorded it. It was originally written with the intent of being included on Jessie J 's debut album, but she decided to not record it as it didn't align with the style she was going for at the time. The song was meant to share her culture shock of being a British transplant moving to Los Angeles, which reflected in much of the scrapped...