--- title: Jessie J Says Writing 'Party in the U.S.A.' Paid Rent for 3 Years description: Jessie J says her role in writing 'Party in the U.S.A.' helped her pay rent for more than 3 years canonical: https://time.com/3648911/jessie-j-party-in-the-usa-miley-cyrus/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-29T20:20:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:15:33.922Z og:title: Writing 'Party in the U.S.A.' 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Alexander Tamargo—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Dec 29, 2014 8:20 PM UTC Just when you finally got it out of your head, Miley Cyrus’ hit song _Party in the U.S.A._ is making [headlines](http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2014/11/28/meet-glamours-january-cover-star-jessie-j) again. Singer and songwriter Jessie J told _Glamour UK_ that she cashed out big by writing the 2009 jam with Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly. “_Party in the USA_ paid my rent for, like, three years,” she said. “Actually it was longer than that. That’s where I get most of my money. I write songs. I’m a singer. I love doing endorsements and stuff, but that’s all added on.” The song went on to become [seven-times platinum](http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH%5FRESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Miley&Cyrus&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec%5Fid=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25). \[[_Glamour UK_](http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2014/11/28/meet-glamours-january-cover-star-jessie-j)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3648911/jessie-j-party-in-the-usa-miley-cyrus/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3648911/jessie-j-party-in-the-usa-miley-cyrus/"},"headline":"Writing Party in the U.S.A. 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