Released by: Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia
Miley Cyrus is storming out with her brand new single, Wrecking Ball. Bahkan berkat single ini, ia menorehkan prestasi dengan menduduki top 10 dalam berbagai tangga lagu dunia, termasuk di kampung halamannya, Amerika Serikat, yang mana ia memeroleh single #1 pertamanya.Lantas, apa istimewanya single ini?
Setelah We Can't Stop yang menghebohkan, kita jadi mengira-ngira, apalagi yang akan ditawarkan oleh Miley untuk album paling barunya, tepatnya album keempatnya, Bangerz. Ternyata ia justru mempersembahkan sesuatu yang cukup kontradiktif dari We Can't Stop yang terpengaruh oleh skena dance itu.
Meski ada nama Dr. Luke dan Cirkuit di belakangnya sebagai produser, jangan mengira Wrecking Ball, akan berbau elektro-pop/dance. Justru sebaliknya, Wrecking Ball hadir dalam sebuah balada yang eksplosif dimana Miley bernyanyi dengan penuh perasaan dan emosi yang meledak-ledak. Dan Miley cukup baik dalam menjalankan tugasnya sehingga Wrecking Ball memang terdengar begitu melankolis meski tanpa harus hadir mendayu-dayu.
Wrecking Ball memiliki chorus yang sangat mengikat dimana Miley mencurahkan perasaannya dengan bertenaga. Akan tetapi, highlight vokalnya justru terdapat di bagian bridge, saat ia melirihkan lirik seperti:
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
Miley terdengar begitu prima saat menyanyikan bagian ini. Rasa-rasanya ia mampu menghembuskan curahan emosi subtil yang diperlukan bagian ini, sehingga kita, sebagai pendengar, pun tak luput dari rasa haru.
Bangerz digadang-gadangkan sebagai ajang pembuktian kedewasaan bagi seorang Miley Cyrus. Setelah sempat meragu, namun dengan kehadiran Wrecking Ball, rasa-rasanya keraguan tersebut bisa ditepiskan dan saatnya kita sambut dengan antusias sosok baru sang mantan putri Disney yang bermetamorfosa menjadi putri pop, Miley Cyrus.
"Wrecking Ball" (Director's Cut)
(Haris / CreativeDisc Contributor)
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LYRIC
We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain
We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you win
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me