AboutAsk us a question about this songWhat have the artists said about the song?Sacha Skarbek originally conceived the song for Beyoncé, but as the song was being shifted to Miley Cyrus, she tweeted: Beyoncé song now becoming a Miley Cyrus song?! Good/bad? I don’t know??!!!! In an interview with SongFacts, Stephan Moccio said it was inspired by Maureen McDonald’s recent breakup, MoZella was extremely emotional that day. She was very frail because she had broken off her wedding during that week. She almost didn’t end up making the session. ‘Wrecking Ball’ is about MoZell'as toxic relationship and then the courage to say, ‘I can’t go through with this.’ … We all wanted a strong metaphor as a title and we were just throwing out words. I remember kind of shyly putting up my han d and saying ‘What about “Wrecking Ball”?’ And Sacha went, ‘Yeah, “Wrecking Ball,” that sounds good.’ And MoZella kind of ran with has the media said about the song?In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #120 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying: That Miley’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ became her first No. 1 single is no surprise — it’s one of the great showcases of her truest talents. A high-water mark in the current hits-by-committee era, the song was originally penned in a session for Beyoncé. With Miley drawing ‘wrecked’ to four syllables, the woeful vulnerability of this break-up ballad infused undeniable depth into the controversy-courting roll out of Bangerz that set to singe her Disney image from collective does Miley Cyrus feel about the music video?Does the music video hold any records?Did the music video get any backlash/criticism?What certifications has this track received?CreditsPublisherSing Little Penguin, KMR Music Royalties II SCSP, EMI Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music, Prescription Songs, Mo Zella Mo Music, Kasz Money Publishing, EMI April Music, Cirkut Breaker, Downtown Music, Universal Music Group, 3PM Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music & Downtown DMP SongsRecorded AtConway Recording Studios, Hollywood; Luke's In the Boo, Malibu; Monster Island Studio, NYC; Maison de Musique, Toronto; Harmoney Studios, West Hollywood; Capitol Studios, Hollywood; MixStar Studios, Virginia BeachRelease DateAugust 25, 2013Wrecking Ball CoversWrecking Ball by Midnite String Quartet, Wrecking Ball by Patrick Droney, "Wetten, dass.. ?" Medley by Pentatonix, Wrecking Ball by Arm The Witness, Wrecking Ball by Queens Cast & Brandy, Дискоболъ (Discoball) by Дореволюцiонный Совѣтчикъ (DorSov), Wrecking Ball by KIDZ BOP Kids, Wrecking Ball by Boyce Avenue, Wrecking Ball by Lissie, Wrecking Ball by Glee Cast, Wrecking Ball by The Score, Wrecking Ball by Jasmine Thompson, Wrecking Ball by Cimorelli, Wrecking Ball by Alexi Blue, Wrecking Ball by Sondre Lerche, Wrecking Ball by Rebecca Black, Wrecking Ball by Cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (Ft. Lauren Graham), Wrecking Ball by AURORA, Explosión by Wendy Sulca, Wrecking Ball by Chester See, Wrecking Ball by Hi fashion, Wrecking Ball by Jessica Manning, Wrecking Ball by Caitlin Hart, Wrecking ball - acoustic by Tiffany Alvord, Wrecking Ball by Chloe x Halle, Kennedy Center Performance by The Barden Bellas, Wrecking Ball by David Hodges, CHRISTINA GRIMMIE MEDLEY by Kurt Hugo Schneider (Ft. Sam Tsui), Wrecking Ball by Andrew Baena & Brian Storm, Wrecking Ball by Patty Walters, Wrecking Ball by Our Last Night, Wrecking Ball by Drewsif Stalin's Musical Endeavors (Ft. Nikki Simmons), Bai Bai by Jaloo, Wrecking Ball by Brooke Simpson (Ft. Miley Cyrus), Wrecking Ball by Elizabeth Gillies, Wrecking Ball by Dami Im, Wrecking Ball by Dustin Kensrue, Wrecking Ball by Alex Blue, Wrecking Ball by Owls in the Attic, Wrecking Ball by HAIM, Wrecking Ball by Le Butcherettes, Wrecking Ball by Nicole Milik, Wrecking Ball by Death In Rome, Wrecking Ball by Reckless Serenade, Wrecking Ball (The Voice Performance) by Christina Grimmie & Wrecking Ball by August Burns RedWrecking Ball Live PerformancesView Wrecking Ball samplesTags