Miley Cyrus fans are convinced she’s dragging Liam Hemsworth in Flowers: ‘Gagged at this diss track!’
Miley Cyrus has dropped the lead single from her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation – and it appears to reference a Bruno Mars song that ex-husband Liam Hemsworth apparently once dedicated to his then-wife.
New single ‘Flowers’ was released at midnight on 13 January, which also marks the start of Liam Hemsworth’s 33rd birthday. A coincidence? We think not – and fans are convinced that the song is a cathartic but very direct message to the Australian actor.
The most directly comparable lyrics to the Bruno Mars’ 2012 anthem “When I Was Your Man” are found in the chorus of the song, as pointed out by one Twitter sleuth.
miley cyrus wrote a song as a response to this bruno mars' song which liam once dedicated to her, and she's releasing it on his birthday 💀 pic.twitter.com/qR5G5gIuaq
— 𝕱 (@spacesmiler) January 10, 2023
Miley Cyrus responding to Bruno Mars in her recent single ‘Flowers’ HER MIND pic.twitter.com/WP2YR0iVSc
— o (@BumpDrunk) January 13, 2023
“When I Was Your Man” is a bitter breakup song detailing all the things an ex-boyfriend would have done differently during a failed relationship. In “Flowers”, Miley is seemingly saying that these failures don’t matter, because she can do it all herself anyway.
It’s unconfirmed whether Hemsworth did actually dedicate the song to Miley, but they did dance to a separate Bruno Mars song at their private wedding ceremony in 2018.
Cyrus also appears to reference the couple’s $2.5 million Southern Californian which burned down in November 2018 with the line: “Built a home and watched it burn.”
‘Flowers’ is the first single from Miley Cyrus’s upcoming album, Endless Summer Vacation, which will be released in its entirety on 10 March.
A lot of fans have been quick to analyse out the single’s release date and music video – which shows Miley Cyrus strutting through LA in golden hour (wearing vintage Yves Saint Laurent) – in reference to Hemsworth.
Liam Hemsworth listening to Flowers pic.twitter.com/LkpyUcJc0W
— 💫 (@heyjaeee) January 13, 2023
Happy Birthday Liam Hemsworth https://t.co/uu5Q4zHDH1
— out of context hannah montana (@OCHannahMontana) January 13, 2023
WAIT A MINUTE pic.twitter.com/YA76DVsz7T
— out of context hannah montana (@OCHannahMontana) January 4, 2023
happy fuck liam hemsworth day to those who celebrate pic.twitter.com/k9iNKs3ivp
— luz (@fentyhell) January 12, 2023
she only had a vintage versace dress, sunglᴀsses and liam hemsworth divorce papers and made HISTORYpic.twitter.com/7vFweeVJUV
— rouge (@Glamorouge) January 13, 2023
Fans have also – unsurprisingly – gagged at Cyrus’s latest music video, lyrics and longevity as an artist.
One wrote: “Miley cyrus is the only person i’ve listened to for over a decade & still somehow i get chilllllllls whenever i see/hear her do her thing.”
“She looks so happy so free look how perfect she is” another added.
She mothered again https://t.co/pGFX34HiMk
— a (@aryacluesss) January 13, 2023
I am GAGGED at this blatant disk track!! @MileyCyrus #Flowers What a fuckin bop
— Devin (@devinmartin96) January 13, 2023
Miley Cyrus: I didn’t wanna leave you, I didn’t wanna lie, started to cry, but then remembered I… I can buy myself flowers
Me: pic.twitter.com/48mdgM7t7Z— Miley Topic (@MileyTopicc) January 13, 2023
Thank u Flowers by Miley Cyrus for save me pic.twitter.com/ipJVIS902u
— Miley Topic (@MileyTopicc) January 13, 2023
This bitch spilt all the tea. @MileyCyrus really said you know what I love me and that’s who I’m going to focus on. The empowerment of this song. She said imma give the girls the gays and the theys everything they want ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/6z289qTi0m
— 🏃♂️LoutrePetit (@mallenh85) January 13, 2023
Endless Summer Vacation is out in March.
Miley Cyrus has previously described the album as a “love letter to LA.“
