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.
Cry
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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Cry joy, cry thief, cry beautiful, that is just beyond belief, and so I
Cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I
And we cry
To shed the tears that have to flow
To hold somebody close to you and then to let them go
Cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I
And we cry
Cry peace, cry hate, cry faithlessness, then just have a little faith
Cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I
And we cry
To be true
Try 'cause we're only passing through
Here you are and so am I
And we cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Try to be true
Try 'cause we're only passing through
The song "Cry" by Hilary Duff is an emotional ballad that speaks about the different facets of life that make us cry. The lyrics reflect on the mixed emotions of love, war, joy, beauty, freedom, and letting go that leave us with no option but to cry. The song starts with the lines “Cry love, cry war, cry innocence, but it's lost forevermore, Cry joy, cry thief, cry beautiful, that is just beyond belief, and so I Cry” that depicts how even though we know that certain things are lost forever, we still cry for them. The tears we shed are a symbol of our deep sense of loss and sadness that we experience in this journey of life.
The second verse continues with similar sentiments as the first. Hilary sings about crying alone, crying for freedom, crying to hold someone close and then letting them go. These feelings are universal and relatable, as everyone has experienced losing someone or something dear and crying in response. However, the lyrics reveal that crying is not limited to just pain or sadness, but also when we feel peace, hate, or faithlessness. The song tries to communicate the message that crying is a natural way of expressing one's emotions, and it is essential to let go of these emotions to move forward in life.
In the chorus, the lyrics announce that even though it feels like the end, we must cry because it begins again. Life is a continuous cycle, and even though things are lost, new things will come along. The line "Try 'cause we're only passing through" serves as a reminder to embrace the journey and try to make the most of what we have.
Line by Line Meaning
Cry love, cry war, cry innocence, but it's lost forevermore
We cry for love, we cry for war, and we cry for innocence, but we know deep down that what has been lost will never be recovered.
Cry joy, cry thief, cry beautiful, that is just beyond belief, and so I
We cry tears of joy, we cry when we're betrayed, and we cry when we see something incredibly beautiful that's almost hard to believe.
Cry at the end
We cry when something comes to an end, whether it's the end of a relationship or the end of an era.
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Despite the tears we cry at the end, we know that life goes on and things will begin anew.
Here you are and so am I
We're both here, feeling the same emotions and experiencing the same struggles.
And we cry
We cry together because sometimes we need someone else to share our pain and comfort us.
Cry alone, cry to me, cry freedom, then let yourself be free
We cry when we're alone, but we can also cry to someone we trust and who can help us. Sometimes we need to cry to feel free of our burdens.
To shed the tears that have to flow
Tears are necessary for release and healing, so we shouldn't be ashamed to cry when we need to.
To hold somebody close to you and then to let them go
We cry when we have to say goodbye to someone we love, but we know that sometimes we have to let go in order to move forward.
Cry peace, cry hate, cry faithlessness, then just have a little faith
We cry for peace, we cry for hate, and we cry for the loss of faith, but we have to hold onto just a little bit of faith to get through the tough times.
to be true
In order to move forward, we have to be true to ourselves and our emotions.
Try 'cause we're only passing through
We should try to make the most of our time here on earth, because life is fleeting and we're only here for a short time.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charlie Midnight, Charlton Pettus, Marc Swersky
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
babylover0990
This is my favorite song because when I feel like crying it always makes me feel better. And strangely it has never made me cry--until now...
dxmx o
One of the most favorite songs powerful and meaningful
Mar B.
Love the song, it's true it has a really good meaning. Love Hilary <33
Sara Douwie
That's everything we cry for <3 i love her <3 love the song <3 love the lyrics <3 thanks for uploading this <3
TrinityAucoin
i love this song!!! :) i cant stop listening to this.
Uhnkledax
I have always and will love this song
Dani Duff
this is such a tune. i love her so much and she is gorgeous!
Mokinuita
God I love this song
ieva910
i always listening this song when im crying...
Raynee with no Chance
i just........love her