Lighter (Miley Cyrus song)

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"Lighter" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015). It was premiered through SoundCloud on August 30, 2015 with the parent record, and was supplemented with an accompanying music video on November 21, 2015. The song was written by Cyrus, and was produced by Mike Will Made It and A+. Cyrus performed the track during her Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December. "Lighter" is the fifteenth track on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.

Music video[]

Following the opening performance of the Milky Milky Milk Tour on November 19, Cyrus commented that crowd reaction distinguished "Lighter" as a fan favorite amongst her new material. She consequently premiered its accompanying music video, directed by herself and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, through her Facebook profile on November 21.^[1]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Cyrus' website.^[2]

Recording

• Mixed at Sauce Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)

Personnel

• A+ – production
• Miley Cyrus – lead vocals, songwriting
• Paul David Hager – mixing
• Steve Hybicki – mixing
• Randy Lanphear – assistant
• Mike Will Made It – production

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