0 ▁by ▁Hollywood ▁Records , ▁and ▁was ▁her ▁final ▁album ▁with ▁the ▁label ; ▁C yrus ▁signed ▁with ▁R CA ▁Records ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁C yrus ▁wrote ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁while ▁trav elling ▁intern ation ally ▁for ▁her ▁Wonder ▁World ▁Tour , ▁and ▁recorded ▁it ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Descri bed ▁by ▁C yrus ▁as ▁a ▁" good ▁[ record ] ▁to ▁bl ast ▁in ▁your ▁car ", ▁Can ' t ▁Be ▁T amed ▁represents ▁a ▁musical ▁departure ▁from ▁her ▁earlier ▁work , ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁feel ▁un in sp ired ▁by . ▁As ▁executive ▁produ cers , ▁T ish ▁C yrus ▁and ▁Jason ▁More y ▁en list ed ▁partners ▁including ▁Dev rim ▁K ara og lu , ▁Mare k ▁Pom p etz ki , ▁Rock ▁M af ia , ▁and ▁John ▁Sh anks ▁to ▁achieve ▁C yrus ' ▁desired ▁new ▁sound . ▁Their ▁efforts ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁primarily ▁dance - pop ▁record , ▁which ▁C yrus ' ▁record ▁label ▁acknowled ged ▁differ ed ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁Its ▁lyr ical ▁them es ▁revol ve ▁largely ▁around ▁breaking ▁free ▁of ▁constraints ▁and ▁expect ations , ▁which ▁are ▁largely ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁rom antic ▁relationships . ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁Can ' t ▁Be ▁T amed ▁received ▁generally ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁who ▁were ▁amb ivalent ▁towards ▁perce ived ▁lack ▁of ▁musical ▁focus ▁and ▁a ▁failure ▁to ▁fully ▁establish