"Party in the U.S.A." is a pop song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus. The song was written by Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly and Jessica Cornish, and produced by Gottwald. Released as the lead single from Cyrus' second extended play The Time of Our Lives, it served as promotion for her Wal-Mart clothing line with Max Azria. The song was scheduled to be released to mainstream radio on August 3, 2009, but the release date was changed to July 29 following an illegal leak on the Internet. "Party in the U.S.A." is a mid-tempo song an has prominent pop rock characteristics. The song's lyrics evoke Cyrus' move from Nashville, Tennessee to Los Angeles, California.
"Party in the U.S.A." received critical praise for its lyrics, reflective change of pace and portrayal of variety. The song garnered commercial success for Cyrus in several nations, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. In the Billboard Hot 100, the song reached its highest international peak at number two due to strong digital sales that placed it at number one on Hot Digital Songs. The song became her best charting single, first number one on Hot Digital Songs and Hollywood Records' fastest selling song.
A Grease-inspired music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, to "Party in the U.S.A." was released on September 23. Cyrus promoted the song by performing it at several venues, including on her first international concert tour, Wonder World Tour. Her performance of the song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards was met with controversy with the majority of critics claiming the performance was sexual in nature and inappropriate for a teen-oriented event.
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