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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Miley Cyrus
Vocals
Dr. Luke
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lukasz Gottwald
Songwriter
Claude Kelly
Songwriter
Jessica Cornish
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dr. Luke
Producer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Emily Wright
Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I hopped off the plane at LAX
With a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame excess (Whoa)
Am I gonna fit in?
[Verse 2]
Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time
Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous
[PreChorus]
My tummy's turning and I'm feeling kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
[Chorus]
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away
Nodding my head like yeah
Moving my hips like yeah
[Chorus]
Got my hands up
They're playing my song, they know I'm gonna be okay
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
[Verse 3]
Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's looking at me now
Like, "Who's that chick that's rocking kicks?"
She gotta be from out of town
[Verse 4]
So hard with my girls not around me
It's definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo
[PreChorus]
My tummy's turning and I'm feeling kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
[Chorus]
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away
Nodding my head like yeah
Moving my hips like yeah
[Chorus]
Got my hands up
They're playing my song, they know I'm gonna be okay
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
[Bridge]
Feel like hopping on a flight (On a flight)
Back to my hometown tonight (Town tonight)
Something stops me every time (Every time)
The DJ plays my song and I feel all right
[Chorus]
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away
Nodding my head like yeah (N-n-n-nodding my head)
Moving my hips like yeah (Ooh, yeah)
[Chorus]
Got my hands up
They're playing my song, they know I'm gonna be okay (Gonna be okay)
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
[Chorus]
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away (They're flying away)
Nodding my head like yeah (Nodding my head like yeah)
Moving my hips like yeah (Moving my hips like yeah)
[Chorus]
Got my hands up
They're playing my song, they know I'm gonna be okay (I'm gonna be okay)
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Written by: Lukasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish, Claude Kelly