It’s been one decade given that Miley Cyrus launched her very first No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, however her nation symbol godmother Dolly Parton remembers her very first time paying attention to the track like it was the other day.
The “Jolene” vocalist took a seat with Spotify’s celebratory podcast for the track, Wrecking Ball 10, as well as remembered her very first experience with the track.
“I remember the first time I heard ‘Wrecking Ball.’ It hit me the same way it did the first time I heard ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston,” Parton stated, referencing Houston’s popular 1992 cover of the Parton-created track for the Bodyguard soundtrack. “I was driving, heard that one, and I almost wrecked. And when I heard ‘Wrecking Ball,’ I almost wrecked again! I thought, when it started into that chorus, I thought it hit me like a wrecking ball. I thought, ‘Well, how great can a song be?’”
Following its launch on Aug. 25, 2013, “Wrecking Ball” took place to ravage its competitors on the Billboard graphes, coming to be Cyrus’ very first No. 1 solitary on the Hot 100 as well as investing 32 complete weeks — 3 of those at No. 1 — on the graph. The track additionally ended up being the highest-performing solitary ahead from the Disney Channel alum’s 2013 cd Bangerz, which additionally consisted of “We Can’t Stop” (No. 2 optimal, 26 weeks on the Hot 100) as well as “Adore You” (No. 21, 18 weeks on the Hot 100).
Also included on the Wrecking Ball 10 podcast are the track’s authors, Mozella as well as Stephan Moccio; manufacturer Cirkut; Billboard elderly supervisor of songs Jason Lipshutz; as well as even more.
Listen to Parton discuss “Wrecking Ball” in the video clip over, as well as pay attention fully podcast episode listed below.
