When I Look at You
Miley Cyrus | Artist Essentials
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The piano-led opening and sustained chorus reveal how effectively Cyrus can pace a large ballad.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of The Time of Our Lives. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Miley Cyrus
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original EP: The Time of Our Lives
The Time of Our Lives - original Hollywood EP
Original 2009 EP and earlier Party in the U.S.A. single field. When I Look at You was already public in this 2009 program before the later film/annual cycle. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus developed a solo recording catalog alongside her Hannah Montana television work, moving from the bright hooks of Meet Miley Cyrus into larger ballads and electronic pop. Bangerz brought a stronger hip-hop and R&B production emphasis; Younger Now and Plastic Hearts explored contrasting acoustic and rock settings. Her distinctive rough-edged voice remains central across those changes. Later Columbia albums connect direct pop songs with more expansive studio arrangements, while character recordings and live performances retain their own identities.
Artist background sources
Meet Miley Cyrus - original solo program
Original 2007 Hollywood solo program, including See You Again. The performer is Miley Cyrus, not the separately credited Hannah Montana recordings. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Can't Be Tamed - original album and single field
Original 2010 solo program and pre-album title single; the separately named Lil Jon remix is excluded. Distributor history supplies the early Disney-to-solo career context. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Bangerz - original RCA program
Original 2013 program, earlier We Can't Stop and Wrecking Ball singles, and the full Adore You album recording before its later annual appearance. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Younger Now - original RCA program
Original 2017 program and earlier Malibu single field; the contemporary distributor account identifies its softer, acoustic-oriented musical chapter. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Plastic Hearts - original RCA studio program
Original 2020 studio tracks and earlier Midnight Sky/Prisoner fields; Dua Lipa is explicitly credited. The named Stevie Nicks remix and later live bonus recordings are separate and not selected. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Endless Summer Vacation - original Columbia program
Original 2023 recordings and earlier Flowers single, with Used to Be Young explicitly added later in the same year. Flowers Demo is a separate presentation and is not selected. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Something Beautiful - original Columbia program
Original 2025 album program with earlier End of the World and More to Lose singles. Only original solo studio presentations are selected, not the later named Edits EP. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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