# Miley Wants to Be Saved by a ‘Different Religion’ in Cinematic New Video

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/miley-wants-to-be-saved-by-a-different-religion-in-cinematic-new-video/
- Published: 2026-09-30T17:48:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-30T18:40:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-different-religion-video-1235634691/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Music

## Key points

- Miley releases religious-themed pop video for "Different Religion" from album *Bass Persuades*
- Her album debuts at number one, first chart-topper since 2013
- Song uses deity metaphors to express intense romantic desire

## Summary

Miley Cyrus has released a cinematic music video for "Different Religion," a new single from her album *Bass Persuades*. Directed by Mert Alas, the visual features Cyrus in a desert landscape with fast cars and models, as she sings about treating a romantic interest as a deity. The song employs religious metaphors to explore intense romantic and sexual desire, with lyrics such as "I've got my own god, my god's a hot boy" and "I want to be saved by a different religion."

The video showcases gothic pop aesthetics with scenes in black and white and red-filtered lighting, featuring model Charlie Knepper and other models performing alongside Cyrus. *Bass Persuades* has achieved significant commercial success, becoming her first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart since *Bangerz* in 2013. Rolling Stone's review characterised the track as exploring intense love through religious imagery, describing its "battering sound" and the way its lyrics convey raw emotional intensity.

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