Miley Cyrus has topped the Spotify charts in just one week with her Liam Hemsworth diss track which had a music video released on his birthday.
The 30-year-old singer’s new song Flowers became the most-streamed song over a single week on Spotify just sven days after it was first released.
From January 13 to Thursday, January 19 it was streamed over 96 million times on the service alone.
Best revenge: Miley Cyrus has topped the Spotify charts in just one week with her Liam Hemsworth diss track which had a music video released on his birthday
As if that wasn’t already enough, it was also the No. 1 song globally in that period on Spotify.
It will be interesting to note where it lands on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it is announced next week as Taylor Swift’s megahit Anti-Hero just had its eighth week at No. 1.
Last week the star dropped the very racy music video for her new single Flowers on Thursday which happened to be her ex-husband Liam’s 33rd birthday.
Moving on: The 30-year-old singer’s new song Flowers became the most-streamed song over a single week on Spotify just sven days after it was first released, she is seen with her ex Liam in Malibu back in June 2019
The pop song’s lyrics allude to her failed relationship with the Aussie hunk including a double entendre about Miley watching her marriage and the Malibu home they once shared ‘burn’ to the ground.
‘We were right / til we weren’t / built a home and watched it burn,’ she sings while strutting down a graffiti-covered bridge in vintage YSL and big black sunglasses.
In November 2018, their home was completely destroyed as a result of the devastating Woolsey Fire. They wed a month later but split after less than a year in August 2019.
The pair dated on/off for nearly a decade after meeting on set of their film, The Last Song (2010), when Miley was 17 and Liam was 19.
Racy: Last week the star dropped the very racy music video for her new single Flowers on Thursday which happened to be her ex-husband Liam’s 33rd birthday
Exes: The pop song’s lyrics allude to her failed marriage to the Aussie hunk including a double entendre about the wildfire that destroyed their Malibu home in 2018; the pair seen in 2019
But now, Miley is the symbol of self love as she belts out: ‘I can buy myself flowers / Write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours / See things you don’t understand’
The video starts with footage of the Los Angeles skyline at dusk before the camera pans to Cyrus in a glimmering gold dress with a hood and sexy stomach cut-out.
Her bleach blonde hair is barely visible and designer shades conceal her doe eyes during the confident strut.
Going from somber to upbeat, Miley rips off her dress’ hood and ties her hair up while trekking across LA’s Runyon Canyon in a pair of sky-high heels for the remainder of the chorus.
‘We were right / til we weren’t / built a home and watched it burn,’ she sings while strutting down a graffiti-covered bridge in vintage YSL and big black sunglasses
Self love: But now, Miley is a symbol of self love as she belts out: ‘I can buy myself flowers / Write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours / See things you don’t understand’
Flowers breaks Miley’s two year musical hiatus
She continues: ‘I can take myself dancing / I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love me better than / Yeah, I can love me better than you can’
Miley climbs up a paved road with a spring in her step before the video cuts to footage of the star in the backyard of her sprawling Studio City home.
She strips off her designer dress and proceeds to dance on the lawn in black lingerie as sprinklers spray over her.
The Plastic Hearts hitmaker takes an impressive dive into her resort-style pool and swims towards the shallow end.
Golden girl: The video starts with still footage of the Los Angeles skyline at dusk before the camera pans to Cyrus in a glimmering gold dress with a hood and sexy stomach cut-out
Her bleach blonde hair is barely visible and designer shades conceal her doe eyes during the confident strut
Going from somber to upbeat, Miley rips off her dress’ hood and ties her hair up while trekking across LA’s Runyon Canyon in a pair of sky-high heels for the remainder of the song’s chorus
Miley climbs up a paved road with a spring in her step before it cuts to footage of the star in the backyard of her sprawling Studio City home
She then appears with her gym-honed physique sprawled out on the pool’s ledge, giving viewers a closer look at her lacy black bra and panties.
Miley’s hair is soaking wet and brushed off her face while she seductively caresses her figure for the song’s second verse: ‘Paint my nails, cherry red / Match the roses that you left / No remorse, no regret / I forget every word you said’
It jumps into the chorus with footage of Miley, still clad in her black two-piece, showing off her intense fitness regimen that includes battle rope exercises, resistance training and some very suggestive hip thrusts.
She dances on the lawn in skimpy black lingerie as sprinklers spray over her
The Plastic Hearts hitmaker takes an impressive dive in her resort-style pool and swims towards the shallow end
She then appears with her gym-honed physique sprawled out on the pool’s ledge, giving viewers a closer look at her lacy black bra and panties
Miley’s hair is soaking wet and brushed off her face while she seductively caresses her figure for the song’s second verse: ‘Paint my nails, cherry red / Match the roses that you left / No remorse, no regret / I forget every word you said’
The next scene shows Miley with her backside exposed while taking a steamy shower.
She raises her hands in the air and closes her eyes as she lets water flow down from the shower head.
Miley reappears in a white robe and her hair twisted up in a bath towel as she aggressively rummages through her closet.
Intense: It jumps into the second chorus with footage of Miley, still clad in her skimpy black two-piece, showing off her intense fitness regimen
It includes battle rope exercises, resistance training, yoga moves…
… and some very suggestive hip thrusts
The damp haired beauty decides to go topless beneath an oversized black blazer styled with matching trousers and sandals.
She strolls stoically across the marble floors in a hallway before bursting into dance in various rooms of the house, including a living area with a gorgeous piano surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows.
The erratic dancing continues as night falls and the backyard is lit up by an array or blue and purple mood lights.
She raises her hands in the air, letting water flow down the front of her body in the shower
Miley reappears in a white robe and her hair twisted up in a bath towel as she aggressively rummages through her closet
She then strolls stoically across the marble floors in a hallway before bursting into dance in various rooms of the house
Including a living area with a gorgeous piano surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows
Having gone topless beneath her blazer, Miley teases viewers by letting is slowly slip off her shoulders.
The video comes to a close with Miley breathing heavily with her hands on her hips as she gazes directly into the camera.
Flowers is the lead single off Miley’s upcoming eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation.
Night fall: The erratic dancing continues as night falls and the backyard is lit up by an array or blue and purple mood lights
Having gone topless beneath her blazer, Miley teases viewers by letting is slowly slip off her body
The video comes to a close with Miley breathing heavily with her hands on her hips as she gazes directly into the camera