{"id":1844,"date":"2023-10-11T19:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/?page_id=1844"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:04:46","slug":"wake-up-america-by-miley-cyrus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wake-up-america-by-miley-cyrus\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>&#8220;Wake Up America&#8221; by Miley Cyrus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1845\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-image-1845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/Miley_Cyrus_-_Breakout.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/Miley_Cyrus_-_Breakout.png 300w, https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/Miley_Cyrus_-_Breakout-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of Miley Cyrus\u2019 2008 album Breakout featuring the song \u201cWake Up America\u201d (from Wikipedia).<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWake Up America\u201d is a song released in 2008 in Miley Cyrus\u2019 album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breakout<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This was her first album not associated with Disney Channel, as reflected in the name of the album.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is an upbeat pop-rock song that implores Americans to pay attention to climate change and to do something about it. The fast-paced and catchy nature of the song makes its message more effective at reaching people than a slow rhythm with depressing lyrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can listen to the song <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6M-IRux3M_A\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and read the lyrics <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Miley-cyrus-wake-up-america-lyrics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How is this related to climate?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miley Cyrus wrote this song to raise awareness about climate change and pollution. The singer-songwriter wanted Americans to stop burying their heads in the sand and pay attention to what is happening to our planet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lyrics \u201cWe&#8217;re all in this together, It&#8217;s our home so let&#8217;s take care of it\u201d encourage people to work together as a community to take care of our home, Earth. One person can\u2019t solve climate change. Only as a community, working together, can we create positive change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the lyrics \u201cAnd everything you do matters, Yeah, everything you do matters in some way\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miley Cyrus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attempts to get people to realize that every decision they make has an impact on this world. Many people think that what individuals do doesn\u2019t matter because they are just one person. This attitude leads people to make choices that are not good for the planet, such as using single-use plastic, littering, and not voting for politicians who care about the environment.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This song also <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">implies that thinking about climate change and pollution can be\u00a0 difficult and upsetting, and can make people feel depressed and hopeless.\u00a0 Because of this many choose to ignore the problem and just focus on living their lives. It is much easier to look away from climate change than it is to think and do something about it. With the lyrics \u201cOh, it&#8217;s easy to look away, But it&#8217;s getting harder day by day,\u201d Miley Cyrus is highlighting this issue and making listeners realize that if we all ignore climate change it will only get worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>References and additional resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBreakout (Miley Cyrus Album)\u201d. n.d. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breakout_(Miley_Cyrus_album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breakout_(Miley_Cyrus_album)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miley Cyrus. \u201cWake Up America\u201d. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 2018. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6M-IRux3M_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6M-IRux3M_A<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWake Up America\u201d. <i style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Genius.<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n.d.. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Miley-cyrus-wake-up-america-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/genius.com\/Miley-cyrus-wake-up-america-lyrics<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to cite this page<\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8220;Wake Up America&#8221; by Miley Cyrus<\/em>. (2023, November 5). Climate in Global Cultures and Histories: Promoting Climate Literacy Across Disciplines. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wake-up-america-by-miley-cyrus\/\">https:\/\/www.science.smith.edu\/climatelit\/wake-up-america-by-miley-cyrus\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWake Up America\u201d is a song released in 2008 in Miley Cyrus\u2019 album Breakout. 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