Wrecking Ball is actually 10x more tragic!

[iamRIELL]

There's a full version on my channel! IT'S OUT ON SPOTIFY!!!! Link in my profile ♥️

[orophile]

The way context completely changes the meaning of this song instantly

[mamabearmckenzie]

This version makes so much more sense but is heartbreaking.

[seanriley]

That version is so much better, you can honestly hear the pain in the words

[kristina]

"You never hit so hard in love" is so heartbreaking.

[bethanychomiak]

This version makes so much more sense.

[MrE]

I hope the original writer is happier today and loved the rewrite and found the strength and courage to get help.

[Cloudyconfusion]

“All you wanted was to break my walls” EVERY ABUSER WHEN YOU PUT UP A BOUNDARY🤯🤯🤯 mind blown

[MicheleLeeG]

As a DV survivor, this made me cry and gave me chills. This makes more sense to me now.

[nsmit]

Your natural vibrato and the husky quality of your voice is so beautiful! It adds an intensity to the vocals.

[sentient.dumpling]

this version is so beautiful. i wonder what the writer thought about the changes. i hope it makes her feel empowered too

[shortbreadgirlscout]

Should've kept this version for DV survivors.

[nett]

Stephan Moccio:
Sacha, MoZella and myself did the entire song in one day. I remember it was September 24th, 2012. We came together as three writers unknown to each other, put together by our publishing companies basically to write a song for Beyoncé. That’s what got us in the room. But you just can’t force that stuff. When we started writing the song we thought maybe this is not for Beyoncé. None of the regular studios were available, so Sacha’s manager ended up finding us a Montessori school, with a white piano. It was just the most unique situation in terms of where to write a song. I guess, a great song could be written anywhere, if it’s meant to be.

When you’re in a situation like that, the first thing you do is say hello to people and chat, but within 5 or 10 minutes of meeting each other, things became highly charged. MoZella was extremely emotional that day. She was very frail because she had broken off her wedding during that week. She almost didn’t end up making the session. “Wrecking Ball” in every way is about MoZella’s toxic relationship and then the courage to say, “I can’t go through with this.” So here we are, Sacha and I holding this girl together who was just very emotional, trying to comfort her.

I don’t write lyrics, but I remember we all wanted a strong metaphor as a title and we were just throwing out words. And I remember kind of shyly putting up my hand and saying, “What about ‘Wrecking Ball’?” And Sacha went, “Yeah, ‘Wrecking Ball, ’ that sounds good.” And MoZella kind of ran with that. It’s when she got the line, “I came in like a wrecking ball.” It was real collaborative. Sacha is a great pianist so he started off on keyboards and then for some reason he surrendered the piano to me for the rest of the session. MoZella worked with lyrics and melodies while I was at the piano. We demoed it the following day and in a couple of hours we had this beautiful piano vocal demo.

[goodvibesstation]

I like how both versions can make sense in different situations

[margaretperpente]

Almost made me cry. Hearing the original version hit my soft spot in my heart. Hits home for more people than you probably can imagine.

[dee]

Oh damn. I really like this version, definitely hits harder (atleast for me) It's so interesting how knowing the backgrounf to a song or even just changing a few words can completly change the vibe of a song and and even how much you liked it. Saw you've posted a full version can't wait to listen to the full thing.

[Goblin_Queen]

Lyrics aside, your voice is BEAUTIFUL! I felt it in my soul.

[BrettSauve]

Musicians, especially RIELL, can bring us all together when life seems BLEAK.

[genesisofthis]

I always thought there was something off about this song. Now I see why- the lyrics were changed. Thanks for sharing the songwriter's story <3

[KDHDAntics]

As an abuse survivor, this hits hard. I'm so glad I've mostly healed. These relationships can change you forever. Finding yourself again after is a stressful and confusing experience. But you get back to being you, more and more every day. It may take years, healing from something so traumatic takes a lot of time, depending on you, the severity, etc. Sending love to survivors and people still in these situations ❤❤❤
Your voice is incredible btw! ❤❤❤