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.
Lies
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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All you say is I'm crazy
When you know you knew
Save me from these walls as they cave in
All of our magic is fadin'
'Cause when you know you knew
We're falling apart, we're falling apart
And I know in my heart, I know in my heart
That this has gone too far
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
Do you hear me? do you hear me?
Can't you see that? can't you see that?
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-la-la-lies
Tell me why you think you can play me
Twist your lies and stare blankly
Don't you know I knew?
And, baby, all my time that you've wasted
I'll find a way to reclaim it
I think I see the sun
We're falling apart, we're falling apart
Like a house of cards
And I know in my heart, I know in my heart
That this has gone too far
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
Do you hear me? do you hear me?
Can't you see that? can't you see that?
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-la-la-lies
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
Why do we hold on to broken things?
When this has gone too far
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
Do you hear me? do you hear me?
Can't you see that? can't you see that?
I'm done with your lies
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-la-la-lies
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
The lyrics to Hilary Duff's song "Lies" showcases the struggle of dealing with someone who consistently deceives and plays games with you. In the beginning, the singer addresses the issue, expressing how the other person's actions have made her feel uneasy and trapped. The singer can't ignore the problem, as they describe the relationship as a house of cards, fragile and collapsed. The singer understands that the relationship has gone too far and decides to end it, reminiscing that she has emotions too and cannot continue to tolerate the other person's lies.
As the song continues, the singer doesn't fall victim to the other person's game; she sees them and their actions clearly. The singer knows that the other person's lies have cost them time, but the singer decides to move on with her life without anymore of being involved in a false relationship. The singer finally admits that it was a mistake to hold on to something that was already broken. One can only imagine the betrayal the singer feels and how much the other's consistent lying and deception have affected her life.
In conclusion, "Lies" is about the singer coming to the realization that the other person has lied and played her for far too long, finally taking the ending relationship into her own hands. The lyrics remind listeners to always trust their instincts and to know when it's time to let go of toxic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Lately, you've been actin' so shady
You've been behaving in a suspicious and dishonest manner, and it's become apparent to me
All you say is I'm crazy
You dismiss my legitimate concerns and complaints by labeling me as irrational
When you know you knew
You're aware that you're being deceitful, and that I am aware of it too
Save me from these walls as they cave in
Please help me escape from this situation that is closing in on me with overwhelming pressure
All of our magic is fadin'
Our once special and treasured bond is weakening and deteriorating
'Cause when you know you knew
The fact that you were aware of your dishonesty makes the situation even more painful and destructive
We're falling apart, we're falling apart
Our relationship is in the process of disintegrating
Like a house of cards
Our relationship is built on a foundation of lies and is therefore fragile and unstable
And I know in my heart, I know in my heart
I am certain deep down that this situation is irreparable
That this has gone too far
Our relationship is beyond repair because you kept lying to me
I'm done with your lies
I am no longer willing to tolerate your dishonesty
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
You've been deceiving me with falsehoods, and I want nothing to do with them anymore
Do you hear me? do you hear me?
Are you listening to the level of hurt and frustration I am experiencing?
Can't you see that? can't you see that?
Can't you perceive the gravity of the situation and the harm you've caused?
Tell me why you think you can play me
Why do you believe that you have the ability and right to manipulate and deceive me?
Twist your lies and stare blankly
You're attempting to distort reality with your lies while maintaining an unbothered expression
Don't you know I knew?
You know I am aware of the lies, but you keep up the façade regardless
And, baby, all my time that you've wasted
You've consumed a significant amount of my time and energy with your dishonesty and manipulation
I'll find a way to reclaim it
I will take steps to recoup and recover from the time and energy you've drained away
I think I see the sun
I perceive a glimmer of hope and optimism for the future now that I am severing ties with you
Why do we hold on to broken things?
Why do we continue to cling to relationships that are fundamentally flawed and broken?
And I know in my heart, I know in my heart
I am absolutely certain that this relationship cannot be salvaged
La-la-la-la-lie, la-la-la-la-lies
All of your lies and deceptions will no longer have any power over me
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
Your lies are meaningless and irrelevant now
La-la-la-la-la-la-lies
I am finally breaking free from your web of deception and dishonesty
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: OSCAR THOMAS HOLTER, HILARY DUFF, ALBIN NEDLER, KRISTOFFER FOGELMARK
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