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from her second

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of the same name in 2011. The song features additional vocals by

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from

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. The song was written by Cuomo, Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg, and peaked on the Slovakia chart

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at number seventy-nine.

Background

In an interview with '' Billboard'', Cosgrove revealed a duet with

, co-written by Cuomo, along with Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg and produced by Cuomo.

Reception

Critical reception

Hiponline said of the song, "Title track “High Maintenance” sees Miranda trading

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vocals about her carefree, fun-loving ways with

, who contributed as a songwriter and producer to the track.". Lauren Carter of ''

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'' compared the sound to the likes of Avril Lavigne and Kesha and commented "''High Maintenance'' is mostly high-octane fun, Cosgrove's all-grown-up soundtrack to letting loose and testing the rules without breaking them." Mikael Wood of ''

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'' said the song is stronger than before. Allison Stewart of ''

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'' said that ''High Maintenance'' will sound familiar to anyone who heard her modestly received, similar-sounding 2010 full-length debut, '' Sparks Fly'' or any other

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disc released in the last five years."

Commercial performance

The song peaked on the Slovakia chart

at number seventy-nine.

Charts

References

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