{{short description|2010 studio album by Miley Cyrus}} {{About|the album|the song|Can't Be Tamed (song)}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{pp-move}} {{Good article}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox album | name = Can't Be Tamed | type = studio | artist = Miley Cyrus | cover = Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed.png | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2010|6|18}} | recorded = 2009–2010 | studio = | genre = Dance-pop | length = {{Duration|m=44|s=8}} | label = Hollywood | producer = * Rock Mafia * John Shanks | prev_title = The Time of Our Lives | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Hannah Montana Forever | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Singles | name = Can't Be Tamed | type = Studio | single1 = Can't Be Tamed | single1date = May 3, 2010 | single2 = Who Owns My Heart | single2date = October 22, 2010 }} }}

'''''Can't Be Tamed''''' is the third studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus. It was released on June 18, 2010, by Hollywood Records, and was her final album with the label; she signed with RCA Records in early 2013. Cyrus wrote and began recording the project in late 2009, while traveling internationally for her Wonder World Tour, and completed it in early 2010. Described by Cyrus as a "good [record] to blast in your car", ''Can't Be Tamed'' represents a musical departure from her earlier work, which she had grown to feel uninspired by. The efforts resulted in a primarily dance-pop record, which Cyrus' record label acknowledged differed from the original plans for the project. Its lyrical themes revolve around breaking free of constraints and expectations, which are largely mentioned in the context of romantic relationships. Most of the album was produced by Rock Mafia and John Shanks. Cyrus co-wrote eleven out of twelve songs on the album, with the only one not being written by her being a cover of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by American band Poison.

Upon its release, ''Can't Be Tamed'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent toward perceived lack of musical focus and a failure to fully establish Cyrus' maturing public image; additional criticism was placed on her vocals sounding over-processed and lacking emotional depth. It was unable to replicate the success of her earlier work, debuting at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 102,000 copies. The album has sold over 350,000 copies in the United States. ''Can't Be Tamed'' charted moderately on record charts in internationally, reaching the top-ten in countries including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Two singles were released from ''Can't Be Tamed''. Its title track "Can't Be Tamed" was released on May 3, 2010, and peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and performed moderately worldwide. "Who Owns My Heart" was released on October 22, 2010, as the second single in Germany. Promotional efforts for ''Can't Be Tamed'' began to associate Cyrus with an increasingly provocative image, an effort continued with her fourth studio album ''Bangerz'' (2013). The record was primarily promoted through a series of television appearances and Cyrus' headlining Gypsy Heart Tour in 2011.

==Background and production== {{Blockquote|text= I want to do my last pop record. I'm working on a record right now. I kind of want this to be my last record for a little while and be able to take a break and just get all the types of music that I really love ... you know, my favorite styles, because in a few years, as I grow up, so will my fans, and I won't have to focus on that as much, and I'll be able to have more of the sound of music that I'm into.|author=Cyrus|title=describing the artistic transition she experienced during the production of ''Can't Be Tamed''|source= ''MTV News''.<ref name="Hiatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1627962/miley-cyrus-covers-poisons-every-rose-has-its-thorn/|title=Miley Cyrus Covers Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'|first=James|last=Dinh|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015145856/https://www.mtv.com/news/1627962/miley-cyrus-covers-poisons-every-rose-has-its-thorn/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

In December 2009, Cyrus announced that she had begun planning her third studio album and intended to begin a musical hiatus after its completion.<ref name="Hiatus"/> She expressed concerns that her newer material "doesn't truly inspire me" and worried that she would be "blending in with everyone else",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1633398/miley-cyrus-talks-liam-helmsworth-taking-time-off-from-music/|title=Miley Cyrus Talks Liam Hemsworth, Taking Time Off From Music|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=March 8, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208024759/http://www.mtv.com/news/1633398/miley-cyrus-talks-liam-helmsworth-taking-time-off-from-music/|url-status=dead}}</ref> although she later commented that the final product was inspired by techno music qualities commonly used by recording artist Lady Gaga.<ref name="techno">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1635313/miley-cyrus-says-next-album-has-a-techno-vibe/|title=Miley Cyrus Says Next Album Has A 'Techno Vibe'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=April 2, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821030258/http://www.mtv.com/news/1635313/miley-cyrus-says-next-album-has-a-techno-vibe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Abby Konowitch from Cyrus' label Hollywood Records admitted that the record drew more inspiration from dance-pop music than she originally intended, but maintained that it "feels very comfortable for her, and it feels very comfortable in terms of the state of contemporary music".<ref name="billboardcoverstory3">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C2|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|pages=3–4|first=Anne|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C2|url-status=live}}</ref>

The majority of ''Can't Be Tamed'' was recorded abroad during Cyrus' headlining Wonder World Tour in 2009 and 2010. She collaborated with John Shanks during its production; he frequently traveled to London for the recording sessions, and returned to Los Angeles to finalize the material.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1|title=Miley Cyrus: The Billboard Cover Story|pages=2–4|first=Anne|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024165919/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957988/miley-cyrus-the-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1|url-status=live}}</ref> Cyrus also collaborated with the production team Rock Mafia, consisting of Antonina Armato and Tim James; they notably produced her earlier singles "See You Again" and "7 Things" from her first and second studio albums ''Meet Miley Cyrus'' (2007) and ''Breakout'' (2008), respectively.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/> Cyrus stated that ''Can't Be Tamed'' contained a variety of dance beats and synths, but believed that its sound was secondary to the personal lyrics therein.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/>

==Release and artwork== In February 2010, Cyrus announced that her then-untitled third studio album would be released later that summer, which she felt was appropriate because it is "good to blast in your car".<ref name="techno"/> Later that April, it was announced that the record would be titled ''Can't Be Tamed'', and would be released on June 22, 2010, in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958445/miley-cyrus-untamed-on-new-album|title=Miley Cyrus 'Untamed' On New Album|first=Andre|last=Paine|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064819/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958445/miley-cyrus-untamed-on-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Consequently, it became the first project from Hollywood Records to be released under the "day-and-date" format, which allowed the project to be released nearly simultaneously worldwide instead of traditionally "staggering" its launch to accommodate "the availability of the artist" internationally.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> On May 7, Cyrus unveiled the album artwork through her website; it depicts Cyrus dressed in a leather jacket, pants, and midriff-baring shirt while standing against a black-and-white background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/07/first-look-cant-be-tamed-album-cover-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512185957/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/07/first-look-cant-be-tamed-album-cover-2|title=First Look: Can't Be Tamed Album Cover|publisher=MileyCyrus.com|date=May 7, 2010|archive-date=May 12, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> It was noted for establishing an increasingly provocative public image for Cyrus; her stylist Simone Harouche stated that it was inspired by singer Joan Jett and the band Blondie, and was "basically a strong statement saying in the most simple way, that she can't be tamed–literally and metaphorically."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/06/22/miley-cyruss-stylist-dishes-on-her-racy-cant-be-tamed-album-cover/|title=Miley Cyrus's Stylist Dishes on Her Racy 'Can't Be Tamed' Album Cover|first=Andrea|last=DeSimone|work=People|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011152/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/06/22/miley-cyruss-stylist-dishes-on-her-racy-cant-be-tamed-album-cover/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A deluxe version of the record was simultaneously released, which included the audio disc packaged with the standard version in addition to a bonus DVD that includes previously unseen footage from Cyrus' performance at The O2 Arena during the Wonder World Tour.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" />

==Composition== [[File:Miley Cyrus - Gypsy Heart Tour - Pasay.jpg|thumb|200px|Cyrus performing in Pasay City, Philippines, during her Gypsy Heart Tour, 2011.]] ''Can't Be Tamed'' is primarily a dance-pop record; it contains "several bass-heavy, slickly produced dance numbers" that Ann Donahue from ''Billboard'' joked "thunder in such a catchy, accessible way that it may make Kesha down another bottle of Jack out of envy."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958051/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010|title=Miley Cyrus: Summer Album Preview 2010|first=Ann|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|date=May 26, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=July 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703073352/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958051/miley-cyrus-summer-album-preview-2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Its opening track "Liberty Walk" describes an individual who leaves a harmful relationship, which Cyrus felt leaned towards more meaningful lyrical content instead of the "super shallow" current mainstream music.<ref name="billboardcoverstory2"/> "Who Owns My Heart" details the excitement in possibly finding a lover at a nightclub,<ref name="ChristianityToday">{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/juneweb-only/canttamed.html|title=Can't Be Tamed|first=Robert|last=Ham|work=Christianity Today|publisher=Christianity Today International|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511091318/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/juneweb-only/canttamed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> while Cyrus herself commented that the title track "Can't Be Tamed" bears a theme of "breaking out and feeling free".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/514443/miley-explains-cant-be-tamed-video.jhtml#id=1638607|title=Miley Explains 'Can't Be Tamed' Video|publisher=MTV. Viacom|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511133146/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/514443/miley-explains-cant-be-tamed-video.jhtml#id=1638607|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is followed by a cover version of one of Cyrus' favorite songs, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", originally performed by the band Poison for their second studio album ''Open Up and Say... Ahh!'' (1988); she stated that the modern-day music industry "shelters kids [from] songs as honest and real as this one", and added that a consultation with the band's lead singer Bret Michaels helped her to incorporate her "own flare and edge" to the track, which she deemed "a classic".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1628554/miley-cyrus-calls-every-rose-has-its-thorn-cover-a-rad-collaboration/|title=Miley Cyrus Calls 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' Cover A 'Rad Collaboration'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=December 18, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225175410/http://www.mtv.com/news/1628554/miley-cyrus-calls-every-rose-has-its-thorn-cover-a-rad-collaboration/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

"Two More Lonely People" was described by Evan Sawdey of PopMatters as "one moment of carefree dance-pop joy" that was reminiscent of material from her earlier ''Hannah Montana'' soundtracks; he also stated that the lyrics delivered in "Forgiveness and Love" were among the "more over-the-top cutesy moments" throughout the record, specifically commenting that the lines "The only thing that / Our hearts are made of / Are the acts of forgiveness and love" were "so unbelievably saccharine that Hallmark would ultimately have to turn them down".<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/128152-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed/|title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed|first=Evan|last=Sawdey|magazine=PopMatters|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227101311/http://www.popmatters.com/review/128152-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Ham from ''Christianity Today'' felt that "Permanent December" discussed the story of "the devoted girlfriend pushing aside the 'sexy boys' vying for her affections", while "Stay" addressed the difficulties in maintaining a long-distance relationship.<ref name="ChristianityToday"/>

Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares noted that "Scars" exemplified Cyrus' equating of "grown-up with joyless", adding that the track fails to find the "emotional depth" Cyrus was likely intending. She also described "Take Me Along" as one of the more "overwrought ballads" where Cyrus' delivery seemed more comfortable than others on the record.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|title=Can't Be Tamed – Miley Cyrus|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214205843/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|url-status=live}}</ref> Leah Greenblatt from ''Entertainment Weekly'' felt that "Robot" highlighted the theme of defiance and rebellion seen throughout ''Can't Be Tamed'', specifically noting the lyrics "Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark / I would scream but I'm just this hollow shell".<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/16/cant-be-tamed/|title=Can't Be Tamed Review|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230304/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20394478,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The record closes with the twelfth track "My Heart Beats for Love", which according to Ham, describes "the more universal ideal of love for all";<ref name="ChristianityToday"/> Greenblatt also recognized the integration of organ instrumentation.<ref name="EW"/>

==Singles== [[File:Miley Cyrus - Gypsy Heart Tour - São Paulo 23.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Cyrus performing during her Gypsy Heart Tour in São Paulo, 2011.]] "Can't Be Tamed" was released as the lead single from ''Can't Be Tamed'' on May 3, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ckc8di/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-due-june-22|title=Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' Due June 22 {{!}} News {{!}} MTV|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=April 26, 2010|website=mtv.com|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102161950/https://www.mtv.com/news/ckc8di/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-due-june-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who appreciated its electropop influences.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410194549/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100428|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2014|title=Can't Be Tamed: Song Review|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> The track debuted at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with first-week digital downloads of 191,000 copies,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958016/ushers-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-tames-top-10|title=Usher's 'OMG' Stands Pat Atop Hot 100, Miley Tames Top 10|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|magazine=Billboard|date=May 27, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228230824/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958016/ushers-omg-stands-pat-atop-hot-100-miley-tames-top-10|url-status=live}}</ref> although it performed moderately internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/abd9b/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815202517/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/abd9b/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|url-status=live}}</ref> An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Robert Hales,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchengine.com/mothership/robert-hales-of-mothership-directs-miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-music-video|title=Robert Hales of Mothership Directs Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' Music Video|publisher=Pitch Engine|date=May 13, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was premiered through ''E! News'' on May 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/178664/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-video-debuting-on-e|title=Miley Cyrus' "Can't Be Tamed" Video Debuting on E!|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231947/http://www.eonline.com/news/178664/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-video-debuting-on-e|url-status=live}}</ref> It follows Cyrus and her back-up dancers dressed in bird-like clothing as they escape a cage and trash a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSG6z_13-Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/sjSG6z_13-Q |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|format=Music video|publisher=YouTube. Google|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

"Who Owns My Heart" was released as the second single from ''Can't Be Tamed'' later that year.<ref name="WOMH">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/aff7f/Miley-Cyrus-Who-Owns-My-Heart|title=Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530110149/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/aff7f/Miley-Cyrus-Who-Owns-My-Heart|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Who Owns My Heart by Miley Cyrus Songfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20439|title=Who Owns My Heart by Miley Cyrus Songfacts|publisher=Songfacts|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026125448/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20439|url-status=live}}</ref> It generated mixed reviews from music critics, who felt that its production was generic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/review/a235442/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed.html|title=Miley Cyrus: 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Nick|last=Levine|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation|date=July 3, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202140006/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/review/a235442/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached the top 40 of the German record charts.<ref name="WOMH"/> The accompanying music video for the track was also directed by Hales,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oaklandpostonline.com/2010/10/26/perspectives/miley-cyrus-desecrates-meadow-brook-hall/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714223231/http://oaklandpostonline.com/2010/10/26/perspectives/miley-cyrus-desecrates-meadow-brook-hall/|title=Miley Cyrus desecrates Meadow Brook Hall|first=Jamie|last=Gasper|newspaper=The Oakland Press|publisher=The Oakland Sail, Inc.|date=October 26, 2010|archive-date=July 14, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> and was released on October 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbQxC2c3-8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/iVbQxC2c3-8 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart|format=Music video|publisher=YouTube. Google|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Promotion == Hollywood Records focused on television appearances when further promoting ''Can't Be Tamed'', which they expected would accommodate Cyrus' schedule more effectively than traditional interviews with the press and radio stations.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> She first performed "Can't Be Tamed" on May 18, 2010, during the tenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars-/1|title=Miley Cyrus to appear on 'Dancing With The Stars'|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517153944/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/miley-cyrus-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars-/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Cyrus later traveled to Europe to perform at the Rock in Rio concerts in Lisbon on May 29 and Madrid on June 6; she sang "Can't Be Tamed", "Robot" and "My Heart Beats for Love" there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20100606/53941462070/miley-cyrus-se-muestra-mas-provocativa-en-rock-in-rio.html|title=Miley Cyrus se muestra más provocativa en Rock in Río|work=La Vanguardia|date=June 6, 2010|access-date=June 12, 2025|language=es}}</ref> Meanwhile, she played concerts in 1515 Club in Paris (June 1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.terra.com/miley-cyrus-private-concert-in-paris,b36b9d645fcb7310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Miley Cyrus Private Concert in Paris|work=Terra.com|publisher=Terra Networks|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227191014/http://music.terra.com/miley-cyrus-private-concert-in-paris,b36b9d645fcb7310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and G-A-Y nightclub in London (June 5).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2010/06/07/miley-turns-heat-gay-club |title=Miley Turns Up Heat at G-A-Y Club |date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=June 9, 2025 |magazine=The Advocate }}</ref> On June 3 she sang "Can't Be Tamed" on ''Britain's Got Talent''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/miley-cyrus-on-her-racy-britains-got-talent-performance-get-over-it_article_33183|title=Miley Cyrus On Her Racy 'Britain's Got Talent' Performance: 'Get Over It!'|work=Access Hollywood|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=June 5, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607200519/http://www.accesshollywood.com/miley-cyrus-on-her-racy-britains-got-talent-performance-get-over-it_article_33183|url-status=live}}</ref> After returning to the United States, Cyrus held a concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on June 16. Her performance was later re-broadcast by MTV through thirty of its international websites, reaching approximately 160 countries; it was made available for on-demand streaming the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641649/miley-cyrus-to-perform-cant-be-tamed-show-for-mtv-live-stream/|title=Miley Cyrus To Perform Can't Be Tamed Show For MTV Live Stream|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509121245/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641649/miley-cyrus-to-perform-cant-be-tamed-show-for-mtv-live-stream/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also sang "Can't Be Tamed" on TV shows such as ''Late Show with David Letterman'' (June 17),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/22/justin-bieber-miley-cyrus-talk-shows/|title=Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus Own The 'Late Night Lineup'|date=March 22, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=March 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327055244/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/22/justin-bieber-miley-cyrus-talk-shows/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Good Morning America'' (June 18),<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641870/miley-cyrus-bret-michaels-perform-every-rose-for-good-morning-america/|title=Miley Cyrus, Bret Michaels Perform 'Every Rose' For 'Good Morning America'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=June 18, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506184517/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641870/miley-cyrus-bret-michaels-perform-every-rose-for-good-morning-america/|url-status=dead}}</ref> both in New York City, and 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto (June 20),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/miley-cyrus-rocks-2010-muchmusic-video-awards-mmvas-tribal-themed-tamed-article-1.183637|title=Miley Cyrus rocks 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs) with tribal-themed 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=June 21, 2010|work=Daily News|access-date=July 1, 2010|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024114938/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/miley-cyrus-rocks-2010-muchmusic-video-awards-mmvas-tribal-themed-tamed-article-1.183637|url-status=live}}</ref> On ''Good Morning America'' she also sang "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with Bret Michaels.<ref name="gma"/> In November, Cyrus flew to Europe to sing "Who Owns My Heart" on ''Wetten, dass..?'' (November 6)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/wetten-dass-thomas-gottschalk-mit-miley-cyrus-auf-der-couch-id8873491.html|title=Thomas Gottschalk mit Miley Cyrus auf der Couch|work=Augsburger Allgemeine|date=5 November 2010|access-date=June 12, 2025|language=german}}</ref> and 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards (November 7).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651704/miley-cyrus-turns-up-sex-appeal-for-ema-performance/|title=Miley Cyrus Turns Up Sex Appeal For EMA Performance|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=November 7, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 2, 2011|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518151349/http://www.mtv.com/news/1651704/miley-cyrus-turns-up-sex-appeal-for-ema-performance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 21, she performed "Forgiveness and Love" on American Music Awards of 2010 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/awards/miley-cyrus-to-sing-forgiveness-and-love-at-american-music-awards/|title=Miley Cyrus to Sing 'Forgiveness and Love' at American Music Awards|first=Sara|last=Hammel|work=People|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184035/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20444041,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cyrus launched her headlining Gypsy Heart Tour in April 2011, for which she traveled internationally.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/21/miley-cyrus-world-tour-2011/|title=Miley Cyrus to launch world tour this April: Is this the best career choice for her? Take our poll!|author=Joseph Brannigan Lynch|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=April 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425113827/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/21/miley-cyrus-world-tour-2011/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 3.4/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1935/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed.aspx|title=Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=11 March 2023|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160449/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1935/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> | MC = 48/100<ref name="Metacritic"/> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic"/> | rev2 = ''Billboard'' | rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068953/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed#/new-releases/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-1004105941.story|title=Miley Cyrus, "Can't Be Tamed"|magazine=Billboard|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234204/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068953/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed#/new-releases/miley-cyrus-can-t-be-tamed-1004105941.story|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3Score = B−<ref name="EW"/> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jun/24/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-review|title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008231021/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jun/24/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-review|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev5 = ''PopMatters'' | rev5Score = 2/10<ref name="PopMatters"/> | rev6 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100621|title=Can't Be Tamed|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410201605/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cant-be-tamed-20100621|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Sputnikmusic'' | rev7score = 2.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/37488/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed/|title=Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed|website=Sputnikmusic|author=Sowing|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref> | rev8 = ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' | rev8score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-20100624-z2gb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820220213/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/miley-cyrus-cant-be-tamed-20100624-z2gb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-20|title=Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|last=Griffin|first=Michelle|date=June 25, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref> | rev9 = ''The Telegraph'' | rev9score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7854559/Miley-Cyrus-Cant-Be-Tamed-CD-review.html|title=Miley Cyrus: Can’t Be Tamed, CD review|website=The Telegraph|last=Bowie-Sell|first=Daisy|date=25 June 2010|access-date=24 November 2025}}</ref> | rev10 = ''USA Today'' | rev10Score = {{rating|1.5|4}}<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-22-listen22_ST_N.htm|title=Listen Up: Miley Cyrus' 'Can't Be Tamed' is kind of lame|first=Elysa|last=Gardner|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055051/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-22-listen22_ST_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

Upon release, ''Can't Be Tamed'' received mixed reviews from music critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=March 8, 2013 |title=Miley Cyrus Signs With Britney Spears' Manager |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/miley-cyrus-signs-britney-spears-manager-427027/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |quote=Can’t Be Tamed ... received mixed reviews from critics}}</ref> At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Can't Be Tamed'' received an average score of 48, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on nine reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/cant-be-tamed/miley-cyrus|title=Can't Be Tamed Reviews|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316213205/http://www.metacritic.com/music/cant-be-tamed/miley-cyrus|url-status=live}}</ref> Heather Phares from AllMusic shared a similar sentiment in regards to its production, suggesting that the excessive use of Auto-Tune limited Cyrus' ability to express genuine emotion, adding that several tracks were similar to "Tik Tok" by Kesha "minus that song's mindless fun".<ref name="AllMusic"/> A writer for ''Billboard'' also noted a lack of emotion in Cyrus' vocals, but considered the "delightfully robo-country" cover version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as the standout track from the record.<ref name="Billboard"/>

Writing for ''The Boston Globe'', James Reed questioned the need to "tame" Cyrus, given that "this stuff is already pretty innocuous". However, he acknowledged that ''Can't Be Tamed'' contained "the catchiest Top 40 hits money can buy."<ref name="TheBostonGlobe">{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/28/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed/|title=Miley Cyrus, 'Can't Be Tamed'|first=James|last=Reed|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=June 28, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223024151/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/28/miley_cyrus_cant_be_tamed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Referencing the lyrics in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", Leah Greenblatt from ''Entertainment Weekly'' felt that Cyrus was "just not (yet) that thorny a girl" despite visible efforts of rebellion.<ref name="EW"/> Alexis Petridis of ''The Guardian'' thought that Cyrus lost sight of her target audience with the project, noting that "if you're old enough to stay up after 9:00 PM without asking permission, it's not intended for you" while also commenting that children that may be interested in the record had likely "transferred their affections" to the then-teenage Justin Bieber.<ref name="TheGuardian"/> Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', Rob Sheffield opined that the production used throughout ''Can't Be Tamed'' felt too generic for its goal of rebellion.<ref name="RollingStone"/>

Theon Weber of ''The Village Voice'' felt that Cyrus' attempts of maturity were too similar to those of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears in their earlier years, and commented that the album itself was "sadly wan".<ref name="TheVillageVoice">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-29/music/the-calculated-rebellion-of-miley-cyrus/|title=The Calculated Rebellion of Miley Cyrus|first=Theon|last=Weber|newspaper=The Village Voice|publisher=Voice Media Group|date=June 29, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024448/http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-29/music/the-calculated-rebellion-of-miley-cyrus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Evan Sawdey from PopMatters shared the same concern, additionally noting the irony that Cyrus' first project after ''Hannah Montana'' was released through the Disney-owned Hollywood Records.<ref name="PopMatters"/> Elysa Gardner from ''USA Today'' opined that Cyrus had successfully "made the full leap from tween queen to pop tart" with the music video for "Can't Be Tamed", but failed to maintain this image with "generic, anonymous tunes" on the parent album.<ref name="USAToday"/>

==Commercial performance== In the United States, ''Can't Be Tamed'' debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 102,000 copies, behind the 741,000 and 447,000 copies moved by ''Recovery'' by Eminem and ''Thank Me Later'' by Drake, respectively. The record was viewed as a commercial disappointment in the country, given that Cyrus' second studio album ''Breakout'' (2008) debuted at number one on the chart with first-week sales of 371,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1642738/eminems-recovery-dominates-billboard-200/|title=Eminem's Recovery Dominates Billboard 200|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111051046/http://www.mtv.com/news/1642738/eminems-recovery-dominates-billboard-200/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of January 2014, the album has moved 350,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-frozen-brings-heat-203806438.html|title=Chart Watch: "Frozen" Brings The Heat|first=Paul|last=Grein|publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=January 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120022057/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-frozen-brings-heat-203806438.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Can't Be Tamed'' reached number two on the Canadian Albums Chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/311278/Miley+Cyrus/chart?f=309|title=Miley Cyrus – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531223815/http://www.billboard.com/artist/311278/miley+cyrus/chart?f=309|url-status=dead}}</ref> and peaked at number ten on the Top 100 Mexico.<ref name="Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/20443/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|title=Miley Cyrus – Can't Be Tamed|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=September 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908054739/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/20443/Miley-Cyrus-Can%27t-Be-Tamed|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Can't Be Tamed'' performed moderately on national record charts in Europe. It peaked at number one on the Spanish PROMUSICAE, and reached the top-five on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, German Media Control Charts, Greek IFPI, Hungarian MAHASZ, Irish IRMA, Italian FIMI, and Swiss Hitparade.<ref name="Charts"/> Furthermore, the record peaked in the top-ten on the Flanders and Wallonia regions of the Belgian Ultratop, Norwegian VG-lista, and the UK Albums Chart.<ref name="Charts"/> In the latter country, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.<ref name=BPI/> ''Can't Be Tamed'' charted in the lower ends of the Danish Tracklisten, Dutch MegaCharts, The Official Finnish Charts, French SNEP, and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan.<ref name="Charts"/> It did, however, attain a gold certification in Poland.<ref name=POL/> In Oceania, ''Can't Be Tamed'' peaked at numbers two and four on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts, respectively.<ref name="Charts"/> In the latter nation, it was recognized with a gold certification.<ref name=ARIA/>

==Track listing== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Can't Be Tamed''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Be Tamed|others=Miley Cyrus|year=2010|publisher=Hollywood Records}}</ref>

{{Track listing | headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Standard version}}<ref name="iTunesUSA">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cant-be-tamed/1440809368|title=iTunes – Music – Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus|publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc.|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=January 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117053610/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cant-be-tamed/id375866638|url-status=live}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = {{duration|m=44|s=15}}

| title1 = Liberty Walk | writer1 = {{flatlist| * Miley Cyrus * Antonina Armato * Tim James * Nicholas J. Scapa * John Read Fasse * Michael McGinnis }} | extra1 = {{flatlist| * Rock Mafia * Devrim Karaoglu{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length1 = 4:06

| title2 = Who Owns My Heart | writer2 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Armato * James * Karaoglu }} | extra2 = Rock Mafia | length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Can't Be Tamed | writer3 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Armato * James * Marek Pompetzki * Paul NZA }} | extra3 = {{flatlist| * Rock Mafia * Karaoglu{{ref|a|[a]}} * Pompetzki{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length3 = 2:48

| title4 = Every Rose Has Its Thorn | writer4 = {{flatlist| * Bret Michaels * Rikki Rockett * Bobby Dall * C.C. DeVille }} | extra4 = Rock Mafia | length4 = 3:48

| title5 = Two More Lonely People | writer5 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Kevin Kadish * Brandon Jane * Angie Aparo * Armato }} | extra5 = Rock Mafia | length5 = 3:10

| title6 = Forgiveness and Love | writer6 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Armato * James * Adam Schmalholz }} | extra6 = Rock Mafia | length6 = 3:28

| title7 = Permanent December | writer7 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * John Shanks * Claude Kelly }} | extra7 = Shanks | length7 = 3:38

| title8 = Stay | writer8 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Shanks }} | extra8 = Shanks | length8 = 4:22

| title9 = Scars | writer9 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Shanks }} | extra9 = Shanks | length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Take Me Along | writer10 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Shanks }} | extra10 = Shanks | length10 = 4:09

| title11 = Robot | writer11 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Shanks }} | extra11 = Shanks | length11 = 3:43

| title12 = My Heart Beats for Love | writer12 = {{flatlist| * Cyrus * Shanks * Hillary Lindsey * Gordie Sampson }} | extra12 = Shanks | length12 = 3:43 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|iTunes Store bonus track}}<ref name="iTunesUSA"/> | total_length = {{duration|m=48|s=15}} | title13 = Can't Be Tamed | note13 = Rockangeles Remix; featuring Lil Jon | length13 = 4:00 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Can't Be Tamed''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Japanese and UK version (bonus DVD)}}<ref name="AmazonUK">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Be-Tamed-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B003NBBND6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076313&sr=8-1|title=Can't Be Tamed (Deluxe Edition) [CD+DVD]|publisher=Amazon.com (UK)|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183854/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Be-Tamed-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B003NBBND6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076313&sr=8-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AmazonJapan">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/Cant-Tamed-DVD-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B00H4Q49ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076319&sr=8-1|title=Can't Be Tamed (CD+DVD Deluxe Edition)|publisher=Amazon.com (JP)|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183848/https://www.amazon.co.jp/Cant-Tamed-DVD-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B00H4Q49ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392076319&sr=8-1|url-status=live}}</ref> | title1 = Can't Be Tamed | note1 = making of the music video

| title2 = Fly on the Wall | note2 = live at the O2

| title3 = Start All Over | note3 = live at the O2

| title4 = Can't Be Tamed | note4 = music video

| title5 = Who Owns My Heart | note5 = music video; Japanese version only

| title6 = Miley Hearts London }} ;Notes <sup>{{note|a|a}}</sup> signifies a co-producer

==''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''== {{Infobox album | name = Miley Cyrus: Live from London | type = video | artist = Miley Cyrus | cover = | alt = | released = {{Start date|2010|6|18}} | recorded = {{plain list| * December 13–29, 2009<br />(The O2 Arena, United Kingdom) }} | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 120 minutes | label = Hollywood | director = Russell Thomas | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Bangerz Tour | next_year = 2015 }} '''''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''''' is the first video album by American singer Miley Cyrus, released as deluxe version of ''Can't Be Tamed''.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> The album was recorded from Cyrus' performance at The O2 Arena, United Kingdom, during the Wonder World Tour, on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/>

===Background=== The concerts held on December 13, 14, 19, 20 and 29, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London were filmed and broadcast as an hour-long television special entitled ''Miley Cyrus: Live from London'' on June 18, 2010, in American Broadcasting Company. The project was executively produced by Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, Cyrus' mother, and Jason Morey, Cyrus' manager. It was directed by Russell Thomas and produced by Jim Parsons.<ref name="livefromlondon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/26/miley-cyrus-live-from-london/|title=Miley Cyrus: Live from London|work=Mileycyrus.com|publisher=Hollywood Records|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102100615/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/05/26/miley-cyrus-live-from-london/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Miley Cyrus: Live from London'' was described by Cyrus' official website with the following statement: "The program captures how Miley, who has grown up in the public eye, has grown as an artist and reveals her natural progression and sophistication."<ref name="livefromlondon" /> The concert special was watched by over 2.6 million viewers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-06-23-nielchatter23_ST_N.htm|title=Nielsens: ABC scores big with NBA basketball|date=June 23, 2010|first=Gary|last=Levin|work=USA Today|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-date=January 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123025522/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-06-23-nielchatter23_ST_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Miley Cyrus: Live from London''{{'}}s airing on ABC was a filtered version of the full-length concert, which became available on the limited, deluxe edition of ''Can't Be Tamed'', released on June 18, 2010.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/06/11/can%E2%80%99t-be-tamed-release-monday-june-21/|title=CAN'T BE TAMED Release Monday, June 21|publisher=Hollywood Records|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102094008/http://www.mileycyrus.com/2010/06/11/can%e2%80%99t-be-tamed-release-monday-june-21/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1814880|title=Can't Be Tamed <nowiki>[</nowiki>CD/DVD<nowiki>]</nowiki> – Miley Cyrus|work=AllMusic|access-date=January 31, 2011|first=Jeff|last=Tamarkin|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122183846/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353|url-status=live}}</ref> The deluxe edition featured the audio CD, containing the album's music, and a DVD, which contains nineteen live performances and behind-the-scenes footage with Cyrus.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3"/> "We anticipate an overindexing, if you will, of those who buy the CD/DVD over just the music because it's never been seen before", stated Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records.<ref name="billboardcoverstory3" />

===Track listing=== {{Track listing | headline = DVD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cant-be-tamed-cd-dvd-cd-dvd-dvd-cd/9960713.p?id=2111982&skuId=9960713&st=can%27t%20be%20tamed&lp=2&cp=1|title=Can't Be Tamed [CD/DVD] [CD & DVD]-DVD-CD|publisher=Best Buy|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042456/http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cant-be-tamed-cd-dvd-cd-dvd-dvd-cd/9960713.p?id=2111982&skuId=9960713&st=can%27t%20be%20tamed&lp=2&cp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | title1 = Hello London / Wanna Hear My Fingers Crack?

| title2 = Breakout

| title3 = Start All Over

| title4 = 7 Things

| title5 = Kicking and Screaming

| title6 = It's More About the Music Here

| title7 = Bottom of the Ocean

| title8 = You Have to Buy It

| title9 = Fly on the Wall

| title10 = Let's Get Crazy

| title11 = Hoedown Throwdown

| title12 = Not Sure if the Queen Jams Out

| title13 = These Four Walls

| title14 = I Don't Do Hats

| title15 = When I Look at You

| title16 = Obsessed

| title17 = The Show Can't Go On / Back Stage at the O2

| title18 = Spotlight

| title19 = G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)

| title20 = I Love Rock 'n' Roll

| title21 = Party in the U.S.A.

| title22 = Hovering | note22 = featuring Trace Cyrus

| title23 = This Is How We Roll

| title24 = Simple Song

| title25 = See You Again

| title26 = The Climb

| title27 = End Credits }}

==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353/credits|title=Can't Be Tamed – Miley Cyrus: Credits|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013133109/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-be-tamed-mw0001996353/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Brooke Adams&nbsp;– background vocals * Brian Bowen-Smith&nbsp;– photography * Ryan Carline&nbsp;– engineering, keyboards, programming * Dan Chase&nbsp;– keyboards, programming * Adam Comstock&nbsp;– second engineering * Dorian Crozier&nbsp;– drum programming * Miley Cyrus&nbsp;– vocals, background vocals * Tish Cyrus&nbsp;– executive producer, management * Lars Fox&nbsp;– Pro-Tools * Steve Hammons&nbsp;– engineering * Ross Hogarth&nbsp;– engineering * Sean Hurley&nbsp;– bass * Brandon Jane&nbsp;– background vocals * Enny Joo&nbsp;– art direction, design * Charles Judge&nbsp;– keyboards * Kevin Kadish&nbsp;– acoustic guitar, background vocals * Devrim "DK" Karaoglu&nbsp;– producer * Aaron Kasdorf&nbsp;– engineering * Patrick Leonard&nbsp;– Hammond B3, piano * Jon Lind&nbsp;– A&R * Hilary Lindsey&nbsp;– background vocals * Nigel Lundemo&nbsp;– digital editing * Jim McGorman&nbsp;– piano * Jason Morey&nbsp;– executive producer, management * Akhiro Nishimura&nbsp;– assistant engineer * Paul Nza&nbsp;– producer * Paul Palmer&nbsp;– mixing * Tim Pierce&nbsp;– guitar * Marek Pompetzki&nbsp;– producer * Rich Ramsey&nbsp;– assistant engineering * Rock Mafia&nbsp;– digital editing, mixing, producer * Jeff Rothschild&nbsp;– drums, engineering, mixing, programming * Gordie Sampson&nbsp;– keyboards * John Shanks&nbsp;– bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, background vocals * Dave Snow&nbsp;– creative director * Shari Sutcliffe&nbsp;– contracting, coordination, music contracting, production coordination * Robert Vosgien&nbsp;– mastering {{div col end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Austria|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Denmark|25|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|31|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- !scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-31%23/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630114111/http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-31%23/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-30|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2021|date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Finland|41|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|France|13|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Greece|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Hungary|10|artist=Miley Cyrus|year=2010|week=39|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Ireland2|5|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014|M|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711075831/http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|title=Irish-charts.com - Miley Cyrus|publisher=Hung Medien|archive-date=July 11, 2015}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Italy|4|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Oricon|8|date=2010-07-05|rowheader=true|access-date=May 16, 2021}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Mexico|10|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row"| South African Albums (RiSA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp|title=South African Albums Chart Top 20|publisher=Recording Industry of South Africa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727143121/http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp|archive-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> | 14 |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Spain|1|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Sweden|21|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|album=Can't Be Tamed|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|UK2|8|date=20100703|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Miley Cyrus|access-date=February 9, 2014}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2010|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2010|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522181755/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2010&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 75 |- !scope="row"| European Top 100 Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums|title=European Albums: Best of 2010|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930113609/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref> | 70 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2010|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2010|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006091929/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2010|url-status=live}}</ref> | 172 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2010|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313074837/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2010|url-status=live}}</ref> | 99 |- ! scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2010|title=Best selling albums in 2010 of Hungary|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807111939/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2010|url-status=live}}</ref> | 68 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101190046/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 130 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Can't Be Tamed|artist=Miley Cyrus|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2010|refname=ARIA}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Can't Be Tamed|artist=Miley Cyrus|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2013|relyear=2010}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Can't Be Tamed|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2010|certyear=2021|access-date=December 21, 2024|source=radioscope}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Philippines|award=Platinum|nosales=true|certref=<ref>{{cite news |title=Miley Cyrus Recibe Disco de Platino en Filipinas |url=https://rumberos.net/miley-cyrus-recibe-disco-de-platino-en-filipinas/ |access-date=23 September 2023 |date=June 16, 2011 |work=Rumberos |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012043356/https://rumberos.net/miley-cyrus-recibe-disco-de-platino-en-filipinas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Poland|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|access-date=April 18, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=album|artist=Miley Cyrus|title=Can't Be Tamed|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|source=archive|access-date=October 5, 2021|refname=POL}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Can't Be Tamed|artist=Miley Cyrus|award=Silver|relyear=2010|certyear=2013|access-date=April 24, 2021|id=9293-51-2|refname=BPI}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|refname=RIAA|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Can't Be Tamed|artist=Miley Cyrus|type=album|access-date=April 21, 2023|relyear=2010}}{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for ''Can't Be Tamed'' ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Formats ! scope="col" | Versions ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | Germany | June 18, 2010 | rowspan="4" | {{flatlist| * CD * digital download }} | rowspan="4" | {{flatlist| * Standard * deluxe }} | Universal Music | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003NDS48G|title=Can't Be Tamed|publisher=Amazon.com (DE)|date=June 18, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409221356/http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003NDS48G|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | United Kingdom | rowspan="2" | June 21, 2010 | Polydor | align="center" | <ref name="AmazonUK"/> |- ! scope="row" | United States | Hollywood | align="center" | <ref name="iTunesUSA"/> |- ! scope="row" | Japan | June 23, 2010 | Avex | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.mu-mo.net/a/item1/?merc_no=AVCW-13121|title=Can't Be Tamed ~ Deluxe Edition ~|publisher=Avex Marketing|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204052941/http://shop.mu-mo.net/a/item1/?merc_no=AVCW-13121|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

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