Party in the U.S.A.

Not to be confused with American Party (disambiguation).

"Party in the U.S.A."
Cyrus poses against a lavender background, wearing a grey shirt and long, curly, brunette hair.
Single by Miley Cyrus
from the EP The Time of Our Lives
ReleasedAugust 4, 2009 (2009-08-04)
Recorded2009
GenrePop[1]
Length3:22
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Luke
Miley Cyrus singles chronology
"The Climb"
(2009) 		"Party in the U.S.A."
(2009) 		"When I Look at You"
(2010)
Music video
"Party in the U.S.A." on YouTube
International single cover

"Party in the U.S.A." is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus from her debut extended play (EP), The Time of Our Lives (2009). It was released on August 4, 2009, by Hollywood Records as the lead single from the project. The song was written and produced by Dr. Luke, with additional songwriting provided by Jessie J and Claude Kelly. It is a pop song, with lyrics reflecting her relocating from Nashville, Tennessee, to Hollywood, California. This is one of four collaborations between Cyrus and Dr. Luke, with the EP title track "The Time of Our Lives", will.i.am's "Fall Down" and "Wrecking Ball" following in 2013.

"Party in the U.S.A." received widespread acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised its catchiness and Cyrus's vocals. In the United States, the song charted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top ten in nine additional countries. It was the seventh best-selling digital single of 2009 in the United States.[2] The song was certified fourteen-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[3] and quadruple platinum by Music Canada. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the United States, where the track has sold six million in pure sales, as of July 2017.[4] In 2020, during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cyrus officially received a plaque with an RIAA Diamond certification for "Party in the U.S.A.",[5] making it one of the few songs in history to reach this milestone.[6] It was also certified Diamond in Australia.

The music video for "Party in the U.S.A.", directed by Chris Applebaum, pays tribute to the 1978 film Grease and Cyrus's parents' courting days. It occurs mainly at a drive-in theater and won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video at the 2010 award show. The song was performed live for Cyrus's concert tours, the 2009 Wonder World Tour, the 2011 Gypsy Heart Tour, the 2014 Bangerz Tour, and the 2022 Attention Tour. At the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, Cyrus's use of a pole during a performance of "Party in the U.S.A.", which some interpreted to be a dance pole, caused a media uproar. Although co-writer Jessie J originally decided not to record "Party in the U.S.A." after writing it, she did eventually, among various other artists, perform a cover version of the song. "Party in the U.S.A." has also been parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The song premiered on radio on July 28, 2009, before its official release.[7] It has over 1.6 billion streams on Spotify while its music video has received over 1 billion views on YouTube, as of July 2024.

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024. Party in the U.S.A." is not just a terrific pop song – it's an encapsulation of an artist whose story is now as American as apple pie.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference yearend was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Party In The U.S.A". RIAA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference sales2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wang, Steffanee (December 8, 2020). "Watch Miley Cyrus Channel VHS Aesthetics for her "Prisoner" Performance on Kimmel". Nylon. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Every Song in History That's Been Certified Diamond
  7. ^ "Miley Cyrus' New Song 'Party In The USA' Leaks Online - MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.