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.
Our Lips Are Sealed
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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They talk about us
Telling lies
Well, that's no surprise
Can you see them?
See right through them?
They have no shield
No secrets to reveal
It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play
Hey, hey, hey
Our lips are sealed
There's a weapon
Which we must use
In our defense
Silence
Spreading rumors
So far from true
Dragged up from the underworld
Just like some precious pearl
It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play
Hey, hey, hey
Our lips are sealed
Pay no mind to what they say
It doesn't matter anyway
Hey, hey, hey
Our lips are sealed
Hush, my darling
Don't you cry
Cryin' angel
Forget their lies
Can you hear them?
They talk about us
Telling lies
Well, that's no surprise
Can you see them?
See right through them?
They have no shield
No secrets to reveal
It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play
Hey, hey, hey
Our lips are sealed
Pay no mind to what they say
It doesn't matter anyway
Hey, hey, hey
Our lips are sealed
Our lips are sealed
Our lips are sealed
“Our Lips Are Sealed” is a song recorded by the American actress and singer Hilary Duff in 2004. The song was written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin, who originally recorded it with their band, the Go-Go's in 1981. The song talks about how rumors are spread and how it’s best to keep quiet and not spread them. In the first verse, Hilary Duff sings about people talking about them and how they are telling lies. She then questions if they can see right through those people who have no shield and no secrets to reveal. The chorus reinforces the message that no matter what people say or what games they play, they will keep quiet and their lips are sealed as a weapon of defense against malicious rumors.
The second verse is more specific, as it talks about spreading false rumors that are not true, and that have been brought up from the underworld like some precious pearl. However, instead of playing along and spreading the rumors or engaging in the “jealous games” people play, Hilary Duff sings that they will use silence as their weapon of self-defense. The chorus is then repeated twice, concluding the song.
The message of “Our Lips Are Sealed” is that it’s better to stay quiet if you don't have something nice to say, and to not engage in gossip or rumors. The song talks about how false rumors can be damaging, especially when spread maliciously, and the only way to protect oneself is not to participate in them. Moreover, the song remains relevant to this day and has gained traction for this message due to our culture of social media and the rampant spread of misinformation and rumors on various platforms.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you hear them?
Do you notice people talking about us?
They talk about us
These people are gossiping about us
Telling lies
The gossip spread about us is fabricating the truth
Well, that's no surprise
We expect people to talk about us and spread rumors
Can you see them?
Are you able to discern the truth from the lies?
See right through them?
Can you effortlessly recognize the falsehood?
They have no shield
The people spreading rumors can't defend their lies
No secrets to reveal
There aren't any secrets to expose, everything has already been heard of
It doesn't matter what they say
There's no need to care about gossip, as it's not true
In the jealous games people play
People often spread rumors based on jealousy
Hey, hey, hey
An exclamation, drawing attention to the importance of this sentence
Our lips are sealed
We will not contribute to the spread of rumors by telling any secrets we happen to know
There's a weapon
Our secret to withstanding gossip
Which we must use
We have to use silence and not participate in the spread of rumors
In our defense
It's an excellent defense mechanism against gossip
Silence
The only true method to prevent lying rumors
Spreading rumors
People would spread what they believe to be the 'truth'
So far from true
The rumors people spread are far from the truth
Dragged up from the underworld
The origin of gossip is unknown
Just like some precious pearl
The rumors people spread are frequently treated as if they were valuable things.
Pay no mind to what they say
Don’t give gossip any importance, let it pass
It doesn't matter anyway
Gossip and things being said won’t affect what we think of the situation
Hush, my darling
Don’t worry
Don't you cry
Stop crying because nothing bad is happening
Cryin' angel
A term of endearment calling them an angel while consoling them
Forget their lies
To not be affected by the lies and move on as if didn't happen
Our lips are sealed
We will not contribute to the spread of rumors by telling any secrets we happen to know
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ashlee Schatze
They actually did an amazing job covering this song
Ximena Applefield
Kendricka Pearson it's a cover
julie diana
I agree. And now I go to the original!
Tophat Jones
They didn't just cover the song, they even covered the music video -- the convertible, the stage, and the fountain at the end.
Lizz Damian
Hilary is still so beautiful & gorgeous up to this day.
Charlene Rafferty
Have u seen raise your voice is she meant to be pretty in it
sportyfemme64
She's just 32.. Not 50 or something.
Michael Ginever
They both are aren't they?
Cole Wall
They are both talented and special and beautifull.
Triston Robinson
@Cole Wall My best part is when they went to water pond with their shoes off & got wet & wild in soap & water having fun. I love that music video & it's way better version the The Go-Go's version in 1981.