Her first album was Santa Claus Lane (2002), a collection of Christmas songs which included duets with Lil Romeo, Christina Milian, and her sister Haylie Duff. Accompanied by the Disney Channel-only single “Tell Me a Story”, it peaked well outside the top 100 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, but eventually received a gold certification. The album’s title track was included on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2, and another song, “What Christmas Should Be” was used in Cheaper by the Dozen. Duff sang several tracks for the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie, including “Why Not”, which became a modest top twenty hit in Australia.
Duff’s second studio album, Metamorphosis (2003), included contributions by songwriter-producers such as The Matrix and reached number one on the U.S. and Canadian charts. It became one of the biggest selling albums of the year in the U.S. and has since gone to sell over 3.7 million copies. The lead single, “So Yesterday”, was a top ten hit in several countries and its music video received heavy airplay on MTV, while “Come Clean” became Duff’s first top forty U.S. hit and reached the top twenty elsewhere. The third single, “Little Voice”, was not released in the U.S. and was a minor hit in Canada and Australia. In late 2003 Duff embarked on her first concert tour, the Metamorphosis Club Tour and later the Most Wanted tour. All shows on her tour were sold out, a feat neither Britney Spears nor Christina Aguilera achieved that year. She won the award for Best New Artist at the 2004 World Music Awards and Best Female Artist at the Kids Choice Awards of 2004.
Duff’s third album, Most Wanted (2005), comprised her favorite tracks from her previous two albums, remixes, and new songs inspired by pop-rock musicians such as The Killers and Muse. Duff stated that it was not a greatest hits album, but that her label told her it was time to release a new album. She had more creative control over Most Wanted compared to her previous releases, co-writing and co-producing all of the new material with Joel Madden and his brother Benji, both of the band Good Charlotte. The lead single, “Wake Up”, became Duff’s highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and her highest peaking single in the U.S., and its video received heavy rotation on MTV. The video for the second single, “Beat of My Heart”, was also popular, but the single itself did not chart in the U.S. The album itself debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became her third number-one debut in Canada. By March 2006, it had sold 1.3 million copies in the U.S. An Italy-only compilation, 4Ever, was released in 2006.
Duff’s fourth album, Dignity, was released on April 4 2007. It reached the top five in the U.S. and Canada, the top twenty in Australia and the top forty in the UK. Duff co-wrote all but two of the material for the album with Kara DioGuardi, and she also worked with producer-songwriter Rhett Lawrence in Toronto, Canada. It shows her more mature side. The Dignity tour began in mid-2007.
Although Hollywood Records was planning to release up to five singles from Dignity, only three were actually released: “Play with Fire”, presiding the album release, became a minor club hit but failed to chart in the U.S.; the second single, “With Love”, was more successful, becoming Duff’s biggest U.S. Hot 100 hit and topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The music video for “With Love” was used as a commercial for Duff’s first fragrance, With Love… Hilary Duff, which was launched in September 2006; “Wrapped With Love” a new fragrance was released latter in 2008. The music video for “Stranger” was released on July 6. Critics applauded Duff for the music and video, pointing: “this is how a modern pop anthem should sound”. The video has Duff dressing up as a snake charmer in a sexy Balinese-inspired costume. The video received heavy airplay on MTV and Muchmusic and was very active in charts.
On September, 2008, It was officially announced that Hilary would be leaving her record label Hollywood Records after six years of service due to lack of promotion Dignity had been having since its release and lack of creative freedom since the very first album.
In November 2008, Duff’s second greatest hits album (and last album with Hollywood Records), Best of Hilary Duff, was released with two new songs: “Holiday,” and the album’s first single “Reach Out,” which samples Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus.” The song became Duff’s third #1 dance hit despite the lack of airplay.
Between labels, Duff took a hiatus for recording new music. During this time, she began appearing in independent films such as War, Inc. (2008), According to Greta (2009), and Bloodworth (2010). She later released the novel Elixir (2010), which became a New York Times best seller. The book was followed by the sequels Devoted (2011) and True (2013).
She returned to music in 2014, signing with RCA Records. Through RCA, she released two new singles, "Chasing the Sun" and "All About You", originally planned to be the lead single from her new album. Citing a change in the musical direction of the album, she released another new single "Sparks" on April 6, 2015, which debuted and peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became her fourth top ten hit on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Her fifth studio album Breathe In. Breathe Out. was released on June 12, 2015. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, becoming her fifth top five album. Duff also has worked with numerous charities and organizations throughout her career, and currently stars in the comedy-drama series Younger as Kelsey Peters. She has sold an estimated 15 million records since her debut in 2002.
Confetti
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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But you need to hear me now
Call it a warning sign or a caption
But there's walls that won't back down
I'm wide awake
And I swore I wouldn't dream
When I hear you say
I'm slipping under
Soon as I'd thought never again
Oh no, no, no, no
If I fall
You better catch me
You're turning me
Into confetti
I can't sleep
My head is heavy
You're turning me
Into confetti
I'm free-falling through all of the twilight
Every piece of me holds on for daylight
You freak out
You side-affect me
You're turning me
Into confetti
You gotta away of here
And maybe there's a chance you can't resist
So you set your sails to my winds, waiting
Till the water starts to shake
I'm wide awake
And I swore I wouldn't dream
When I hear you say
That you won't let go of me
I'm slipping under
Soon as I'd thought never again
Oh no, no, no, no
If I fall
You better catch me
You're turning me
Into confetti
I can't sleep
My head is heavy
You're turning me
Into confetti
I'm free-falling through all of the twilight
Every piece of me holds on for daylight
You freak out
You side-affect me
You're turning me
Into confetti
You happened and I tripped headfirst
And your heaven is a place on Earth
You happened and I tripped headfirst
And your heaven is a place on Earth
If I fall
You better catch me
You're turning me
Into confetti
I can't sleep
My head is heavy
You're turning me
Into confetti
I'm free-falling through all of the twilight
Every piece of me holds on for daylight
You freak out
You side-affect me
You're turning me
Into confetti
You happened and I tripped headfirst
And your heaven is a place on Earth
You happened and I tripped headfirst
And your heaven is a place on Earth
The song "Confetti" by Hilary Duff expresses the feeling of falling deeply in love with someone in a way that makes the individual feel vulnerable and scared. The first verse sets the tone of the song, indicating that there is a conversation that needs to happen, but because of its difficulty, it has not yet occurred. The lyrics suggest the singer is already aware of a potential warning, but there are walls that won’t back down. The walls that the singer refers to are emotional barriers that keep her from expressing her feelings. The chorus of the song is where we see the singer's vulnerability. The lyrics suggest that she is falling so deeply in love that she feels as if she is turning to confetti. She can’t sleep, and her head is heavy, indicating that she is consumed by her love for this person.
The second verse of the song continues in a similar vein, describing that the individual she is in love with has a way of distracting her from reality, and she feels as if she is slipping under. The lyrics suggest that the singer is incredibly connected to the person she is in love with and cannot imagine life without them. The bridge of the song summarizes the feeling of falling in love and expresses how it can turn your world upside down. The final repetition of the chorus is a plea for this person to catch the singer if she falls.
Line by Line Meaning
This conversation hasn't happened
I have not yet expressed my thoughts to you.
But you need to hear me now
It is important for me to share my feelings with you right away.
Call it a warning sign or a caption
You may interpret this as a warning or an indicator of something serious.
But there's walls that won't back down
However we try, there are obstacles that are not easily overcome.
I'm wide awake
I am alert and conscious to the situation at hand.
And I swore I wouldn't dream
I had resolved not to imagine a future with you.
When I hear you say
Your words have an impact on me.
That you won't let go of me
Your persistence in our relationship is unwavering.
I'm slipping under
I feel like I am losing control and falling apart.
Soon as I'd thought never again
Just when I believed I had moved on from you.
Oh no, no, no, no
I am distraught by the possibility of our reunion.
If I fall
If I am vulnerable around you.
You better catch me
I hope you will be there for me when I need you the most.
You're turning me
Your actions and words are making me feel a certain way.
Into confetti
I feel like I am scattered and broken, like pieces of confetti.
I can't sleep
I am consumed by thoughts of you and what we could be.
My head is heavy
My mind is overwhelmed with emotions and anxiety.
I'm free-falling through all of the twilight
I am experiencing a state of confusion and darkness, unsure of what will happen.
Every piece of me holds on for daylight
I am desperately trying to hold on to hope for a better future.
You freak out
Your unpredictability causes me distress and panic.
You side-affect me
Your presence has unexpected consequences on my mental and emotional state.
You happened and I tripped headfirst
Our meeting and subsequent relationship was unexpected and sudden.
And your heaven is a place on Earth
You make me feel like I am in an idyllic and happy place where all is right.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHEW BAIR, RICK NOWELS, ELLEN SHIPLEY, KEVIN DREW
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