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“II MOST WANTED” features Miley Cyrus and is one of the more stripped-back offerings from Beyoncè’s COWBOY CARTER, with the vocals snaking along a subdued bass and a subtle, undulating guitar riff for the vast majority of the alluring, sinuous track.
Beyoncé and Miley’s signature voices intertwine seamlessly, with the intricate, drawn-in song gradually building in intensity as it approaches the rousing crescendo of the hook.
Beyoncé answers any doubts about the extent to which COWBOY CARTER will be a ‘country’ album by leading ‘II MOST WANTED’ with a simple, acoustic guitar.
The sparse ambience of the track captures the spirit of the record as a whole, with the outro of ‘II MOST WANTED’ pivoting around Beyoncé's layered vocals, giving the song a hymnal feel.
At its heart, ‘II MOST WANTED’ is a song about loyalty and holding onto the passion of young love, with Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus celebrating their sense of freedom as they ride off into the sunset. It's open to interpretation whether the two protagonists are singing to their respective lovers or to one another during the song, but based on the chemistry that permeates ‘II MOST WANTED’, the latter seems most likely.
They reference ‘jumping the gun’ and admit that they've leapt into the romance with both feet, but they shrug their shoulders and cast any doubts aside in the name of seizing the day. Beyoncé highlights that she wasn't sure what she was looking for before she met her partner, and that this moment represented the birth of ‘a new me’.
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