Before directly stating that " Wrecking Ball " was originally written with Beyoncé in mind , songwriter Sacha Skarbek tweeted " Beyonce song now becoming a Miley Cyrus song ?!! Good/bad ? I do n't know ??!!!! " in December 2012 . His representative commented that " " Originally , the songwriting session between Dr. Luke and Sacha was booked to write a song for Beyoncé . But as the song ' Wrecking Ball ' progressed , the songwriters realized the song would not work for her . " The song , and the cover of its parent album '' Bangerz '' ( 2013 ) , were unveiled on August 25 , 2013 , before Cyrus ' performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . She released the cover artwork for " Wrecking Ball " on September 6 , which shows Cyrus dressed in a sleeveless white shirt and underwear while swinging on a wrecking ball . The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States on September 17 . It serves as the second single from '' Bangerz '' , following the lead single " We Ca n't Stop " , which was released in June
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)