The video premiered on June 28 , 2008 on ABC . It was the most watched music-related video on YouTube until it was surpassed by Lady Gaga 's " Bad Romance " music video in Spring 2010 . Todd Martens of '' The Los Angeles Times '' was disappointed with the video 's special effects and production values , adding that it looked " as if it were filmed with one camera on a tripod in a single-bulb basement " . However , he complimented how they " show ed off Miley 's universal appeal " . Henry Freeland of '' Paste '' magazine said , " Cyrus wiggles to and fro , mugging for the camera like her face is fighting gravity and barely winning . " A Pop Cultured review from MTV described the video as PG and " Disney approved " . The review continued that it was mildly angry , comparing Cyrus to " a watered-down version of Avril Lavigne 's kid sister , and Lindsay Lohan 's pseudo-rebellious character in '' Freaky Friday '' &mdash; minus the eyeliner " . Leigh Holmwood of '' The Guardian '' commented , " Miley 's new music vid , reminds me , creepily enough , of early Britney . " Molly Lambert of the '' New York Times '' described Cyrus as the video 's " charismatic center " and writes , " When she flashes Nick ’s dog tags and a picture of the two of them together , she seems so vindictive and so embarrassingly vulnerable , just like . . . a 15-year-old suffering her first serious heartbreak , basically . " The video received a nomination for MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards , but lost to Tokio Hotel 's music video for " Ready , Set , Go ! " . At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards , the video received a nomination for MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing , but lost to Beyoncé Knowles ' music video for " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) "
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
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