Miley Cyrus says she regrets writing half of ‘Plastic Hearts’: “It was a trauma response”

Miley Cyrus is lamenting the creation of her track "Plastic Hearts."

The former Disney Channel child star is getting candid about her past songs while promoting her new album, Something Beautiful. In her June 6 conversation during the Every Single Album podcast, the songstress reflected on her 2020 project, admitting that it was born out of a "trauma response."

When asked about what song she wishes she hadn't written, Miley Cyrus said:

"Half of Plastic Hearts, honestly."

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Miley Cyrus says collaborating with Dua Lipa may not have been the best idea: Read more

Elsewhere in the podcast, Miley Cyrus also opened up about collaborating with Dua Lipa for "Prisoner," noting that it might not have been a great idea. As rumors that the latter shaded the American singer on her" Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved "track, which came as part of her latest LP, Miley Cyrus said during the segment:

“It wasn’t my idea [to have Prisoner on my album] and no shade to Dua but ‘Prisoner’ just isn’t cohesive with the album. She would have been much better on something in Endless Summer Vacation — like she would’ve been great on Wildcard or River."

In "Every Girl You've Ever Loved," the 33-year-old star can be heard singing:

“Speaks the perfect French/ She can dance the night away/ And still, she’ll never break a sweat.”

Eagle-eyed fans were quick to speculate that the line may have been referencing Dua Lipa, who sang "Dance The Night" for the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig's Barbie. "Prisoner" also made it to the latter's BRIT Award-winning Future Nostalgia album's re-release, though it only featured her name in the credits.

However, back in 2020, Miley Cyrus quickly dispelled the rumors when she told Elle Magazine:

"For her and I, there's just no competition. That changes just everything. There's a true partnership. Then I also liked that it wasn't the first song we'd cut together. We actually cut other songs. She wanted to keep going until it was right, until we found the one that honors our individuality."

She went on, reflecting on how the track was infused with their own unique personalities:

"There was none of the machine in it. She really, I mean, we've recorded other songs together. We just waited until we felt like, 'Now this is Dua-Miley song. You can just, everything about it reflects us.' I mean, there's even something to me, like how I talk about like fashion being a way to flip yourself inside out. The colors that I see, when I listen to a song, I see colors. Some people's charisma is really overwhelming. I see, when Dua's around, that her charisma, there's no sense of desperation to it, like, 'I've got to be the best because if I'm not what if...' There's a calmness to her success, which I really like. Because I feel like when you can tell someone is too much of a… or a survivalist. That I don't like."

In more recent news, Miley Cyrus's ninth studio album dropped on May 30, 2025. According to The Independent, it was inspired by Alan Parker’s 1982 film The Wall, which was, in turn, influenced by the Pink Floyd album bearing the same name. She recently recounted to Harper's Bazaar how she and her friends would watch the film while sporting heavy fur coats.

“We really leaned in,” she told the outlet. “My idea was making The Wall but with a better wardrobe.”

Roisin O’Connor of The Independent gave Miley Cyrus's project a three-star review as he wrote:

“Something Beautiful isn’t quite as crazy or groundbreaking as she seems to think, but its spirit of adventure encapsulates what we’ve come to know and love about one of our most frustrating yet endearing pop stars.”

Miley Cyrus also recently spoke with the New York Times newspaper, where she echoed Ariana Grande's sentiments that therapy for child stars should be standardized. She said:

"I totally agree. There should be a weekly check-in. I’ve been doing very consistent therapy since I was 17 or 18 years old, so I think I’ve cleared up a lot of the feelings that I had about being a child star, and now I don’t notice it so much because I don’t notice it in me."

She went on:

"I guess the only thing I notice is when people are working too hard. I met Sabrina Carpenter a couple of times, and every time I see her I have the urge to ask her if she’s OK. I’ll see she’s performing in Ireland, and then the next day she’s doing a show in Kansas. And I’m like, 'I don’t know how that could be physically OK,' because I was in that situation. I know what it feels like to fry yourself, and I don’t want anyone else to get fried."

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