▁with ▁her ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album ▁B anger z ▁( 2 0 1 3 ). ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁primarily ▁promoted ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁television ▁appearances ▁and ▁C yrus ' ▁head lin ing ▁Gy ps y ▁Heart ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁C yrus ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁begun ▁planning ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁and ▁intended ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁musical ▁hi atus ▁after ▁its ▁completion . ▁She ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that ▁her ▁newer ▁material ▁" does n ' t ▁truly ▁insp ire ▁me " ▁and ▁wor ried ▁that ▁should ▁would ▁be ▁" bl ending ▁in ▁with ▁everyone ▁else ", ▁although ▁she ▁later ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁product ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁te ch no ▁music ▁qual ities ▁commonly ▁used ▁by ▁recording ▁artist ▁Lady ▁G aga . ▁Abb y ▁Kon ow itch ▁from ▁C yrus ' ▁label ▁Hollywood ▁Records ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁drew ▁more ▁insp iration ▁from ▁dance - pop ▁music ▁than ▁she ▁originally ▁intended , ▁but ▁maintained ▁that ▁it ▁" fe els ▁very ▁comfortable ▁for ▁her , ▁and ▁it ▁feels ▁very ▁comfortable ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁contemporary ▁music ." ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Can ' t ▁Be ▁T amed ▁was ▁recorded ▁abroad ▁during ▁C yrus ' ▁her ▁head lin ing ▁Wonder ▁World ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁John ▁Sh anks ▁during ▁its ▁production ; ▁he ▁frequently ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁C yrus