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| Single byMiley Cyrus | ||||
| from the albumYounger Now | ||||
| Released | August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18) | |||
| Studio | Rainbowland (Malibu)[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Lyricist | Miley Cyrus | |||
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| "Younger Now" onYouTube | ||||
"Younger Now" is a song by American singerMiley Cyrus, from her sixth studio albumof the same name (2017). It was released on August 18, 2017, byRCA Records as the second and final single from the album. Its lyrics were written by Cyrus and its musical composition and production done by Cyrus andOren Yoel.[2] An accompanying music video was released on the same day.[3]
AfterMiley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), Cyrus spent time reclaiming her once wholesome image in the run up to her new material,Younger Now. Prior to the album's release on September 29, 2017, Cyrus released "Malibu" as the lead single and "Inspired" a promotional single before unveiling the album's title track as the second single on August 18, 2017, along with its music video.[4] It is a twangypop song[5] featuring one of her grade school portraits as the cover artwork.[4]
The song is performed in the key ofA major, with a moderately fasttempo of 122 beats per minute incommon time. Cyrus vocals span from E3 to Db5.[6] Lyrically, Ben Kate ofConsequence of Sound described the track as "a soaring reclamation of changes Cyrus experienced over the last several years, ending with a declaration she now is the best version of herself. 'I'm not afraid of who I used to be / No one stays the same,' she proclaims. 'Change is a thing you can count on / I feel so much younger now'".[4]
USA Today's Maeve McDermott claimed "the song is infinitely more listenable than most of the music from herDead Petz phase", but criticized Cyrus for "not offering much in the way of meaningful self-reflection on the song".[5]
Digital download (the remixes EP)[7]
Cyrus first performed "Younger Now" at the2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27, featuring a varied array of senior citizen men and women, many of whom in their late eighties, as the main dancers, as well as several young children riding mini-motorcycles.[8] On September 7, Cyrus performed the song onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show. She also performed "Younger Now" live for the third time in theBBC Radio 1Live Lounge, accompanied by other songs like "Malibu", "See You Again", "Party in the U.S.A." and a cover ofRoberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", the following week.[9]
Accompanying the song was a music video featuring a "mishmash" of 1950s-inspired imagery. In the video's most on-the-nose moment, one of the sideshow characters populating its carnival setting spins upside down on a stripper pole, as the words "No one stays the same" flash in front.[5] Cyrus helped co-direct the video alongside her friend and collaboratorDiane Martel. The video features Cyrus interacting with a puppet of her younger self and dancing with a group of senior citizens.
USA Today suggested the stripper scene is "a flashback to Cyrus grinding onRobin Thicke and twerking in the "We Can't Stop" video during herBangerz years".[5]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 49 |
| CanadaHot 100 (Billboard)[11] | 48 |
| France (SNEP Sales Chart)[12] | 53 |
| JapanHot 100 (Billboard)[13] | 64 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 75 |
| Portugal (AFP)[15] | 92 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 84 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 54 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[18] | 79 |
| USAdult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] | 39 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[20] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[21] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | August 18, 2017 | Original | RCA | [24] | |
| United States | August 22, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | [25] | ||
| Italy | September 15, 2017 | Radioairplay | Sony | [26] | |
| Various | October 5, 2017 |
| The remixes | RCA | [7] |
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