There are many songs that could soundtrack a nation's jubilance (or at least some of a nation's jubilance) at the long-awaited vanquishing of Donald Trump - but the American people have chosen one unlikely tune.
Miley Cyrus's 'Party in the USA', released before her 'Bangerz' album and career reinvention (i.e. when she was still just your average teenybopper) has shot back into the charts since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's win was declared on Saturday.
Cyrus just released a new collaboration with Stevie Nicks, but it's her 2009 hit that's striking the right note at the moment.
She recognised this by posting a jokey meme showing Biden apparently playing the song into a microphone (which he actually did with 'Despacito' earlier this year):
It's easy to see why the song has re-entered the charts, considering the amount of people who are playing it and celebrating it - both in real life and and on social media...
🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸 https://t.co/EEoiNDwftL
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) November 7, 2020
Party in the USA is playing now. I feel like that explains the mood here pretty well pic.twitter.com/C3qgUoltjz
— Andrew Brinker (@andrewnbrinker) November 7, 2020
Feels good out there. The music is EXCELLENT.
I heard: Black Parade & Power (Beyoncé), Alright (Kendrick), Party in the USA (Miley) pic.twitter.com/8LmlpV184p
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) November 8, 2020
POWERFUL! People singing Party In The USA at Greenwhich Village in NYC pic.twitter.com/FzAin1JlpS
— Miley Updates (@MileyUpdates) November 7, 2020
.@MileyCyrus’ “Party in the USA” blaring outside the White House pic.twitter.com/ksvEc8tluI
— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) November 7, 2020