'Bangerz' showed us MileyCyrus's creative side. From 'Wrecking Ball' to 'Adore You' it marked an era that would serve as a turning point in her career. We spoke to OrenYoel about writing the latter track and its significance in pop culture
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You can’t think of 2013 without picturing Miley Cyrus. Rocking a flesh-toned two-piece bikini, Miley andat the MTV Video Music Awards in late August caused an uproar, but really, the then-20-year-old artist was just out there having fun, embracing her young adulthood, and expressing her autonomy. And she brought that fun and exploration fully to life on the album she released a month later,Billboardthat she felt “disconnected” from it and the rest of her older music.
, “The more I make music that doesn't truly inspire me, the more I feel like I'm blending in with everyone else.”found her taking the adventurous route, dabbling in hip-hop, as heard on her hits “We Can’t Stop,” “FU,” and “Love Money Party,” as well as in and her collaborations with rappers like French Montana and Big Sean. But’s opening track, the tender “Adore You,” kicked off this new version of a nearly 21-year-old Miley with a tender look at love from a more heartfelt place.
To make the track, Yoel met up with Miley in Philadelphia in 2012, where her then-partner Liam Hemsworth was. “We got cheese steaks brought to us,” he said. “We worked at the studio, and there was this one huge room, gorgeous, and then a little room in the back that was barely hanging on. Miley wanted to work in that room. I remember [thinking], ‘Well, all right, OK, let's do it.
Yoel feels pride for how the song has touched others’ hearts. “I've gotten videos of it being played at weddings and a whole bunch of stuff,” he said. “I was sitting in the car and saw somebody listening to it next to me, bawling and crying. [I’m] very proud of how special that record has become for certain people.”
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