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.
Reach Out
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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So bring your passport girl, I'm trying to show you the world
I know your ex did you bad, but I'm your new perfect man
Dignity where you stand, with just a touch of my hand
I'm trying to show you my plan, you got me girl I'm a fan
From the minute that you walked right through the door
Thoughts are racing in my mind, time to explore
But don't look now, 'cause I see you staring at him
Tunnel vision had him locked on in my sight
On a mission, for position by the end of the night
It's like a prey, playing games with the hunter
You better run boy, time to surrender
And all I need is to feel you
All I want is to feel you
Reach out and touch me
Before I go insane
Reach out and touch me
Boy don't you make me wait
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Reach out and touch me
And all I need is to feel you
Reach out and touch me
Like a prayer, your touch can take me there
In my mind, you and me in a secret affair
Oh boy you're killing me and, you don't even know it
Try to hold back but I can't control it
So, I'm stepping to ya', skip the "How ya doing?"
Grab your hand and pull you closer to me, yeah
Out the door we're slipping, then we start to kissing
Boy you're invited to my fantasy
And all I need is to feel you
All I want is to feel you
Reach out and touch me
Before I go insane
Reach out and touch me
Boy don't you make me wait
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Reach out and touch me
Reach out and touch me
Oh, before I go insane
Oh boy don't make me wait
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Reach out and touch me
And all I need is to feel you
Reach out and touch me
Let's go
I'm here to play with fire, you're body's my desire
The time to flirt across the room, done expired
'Cause you a superstar, get in my super car
The paparrazi watchin' us, too bizarre
I know I took you far, but look how good you are
And look how good you look, one touch I'm supercharged
Baby can't you see how you're affecting me
Baby sensual, physical, fantasy
Maybe, fate brought the two of closer now
Don't you wanna? Don't you wanna?
Don't you wanna? Don't you wanna?
Reach out and touch me
Reach out and touch me
Before I go insane
Reach out and touch me
Boy don't you make me wait
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Reach out and touch me
Reach out and touch me
Reach out and touch me
Before I go insane
Reach out and touch me
Boy don't you make me wait
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Reach out and touch me
And all I need is to feel you
Reach out and touch me
Hilary Duff's song "Reach Out" was released in 2008 as a part of her greatest hits compilation album. The lyrics primarily focus on a woman's desire to be touched and feel desired by her partner. The song starts off with the singer urging her partner to show her the world, while giving her a sense of safety that her ex-boyfriend failed to provide. The singer is willing to explore new possibilities and take risks to experience the pleasure that she had been deprived of in her past relationship.
As the song progresses, the singer tells her partner that he is everything she desires and wants to feel his touch before she goes insane. The "Reach out and touch me" lyric indicates that the singer is ready to take things further and indulge in physical intimacy. The song evokes a sense of power and control, with the singer leading the way and inviting the partner into her fantasy world.
In summary, the song is about a woman who wants to take control of her sexual desires and urges her partner to indulge in a secret affair with her.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's go
We should leave and explore together
So bring your passport girl, I'm trying to show you the world
I want to take you on adventures and show you amazing places beyond your own country
I know your ex did you bad, but I'm your new perfect man
Your past relationships were bad, but I'm here to be the ideal partner you deserve
Dignity where you stand, with just a touch of my hand
You are a respected and valuable person and my touch can show you that
I'm trying to show you my plan, you got me girl I'm a fan
I want to share my goals with you and I am already a big admirer of you
From the minute that you walked right through the door
Ever since you arrived, I couldn't stop thinking about you
Thoughts are racing in my mind, time to explore
I am eager to discover more about you and let my feelings guide me
I tell my friends that I just gotta have him
I cannot stop talking about how much I want to be with you
But don't look now, 'cause I see you staring at him
I noticed you looking at someone else, but I hope to win your attention
Tunnel vision had him locked on in my sight
I am focused on pursuing him and nothing will distract me
On a mission, for position by the end of the night
I am determined to make him notice and choose me before the night ends
It's like a prey, playing games with the hunter
I am teasing and challenging him like a hunted animal would do with its predator
You better run boy, time to surrender
He should give up and surrender to my advances because I will not stop pursuing him
And all I need is to feel you
My desire is to physically experience your touch
All I want is to feel you
Nothing else satisfies me as much as feeling your embrace
Reach out and touch me, before I go insane
I need him to satisfy my craving for his touch before I lose my mind
Boy don't you make me wait, I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
Don't keep me waiting, I am precious and valuable, and you have the perfect opportunity to win me over
Like a prayer, your touch can take me there
Your touch is like a blessing that transports me to heaven
In my mind, you and me in a secret affair
I am fantasizing about a secretive and intimate relationship between us
Oh boy you're killing me and, you don't even know it
You are driving me crazy with your charming ways and you are not even trying
Try to hold back but I can't control it
I am attempting to restrain myself, but my feelings are overwhelming
I'm stepping to ya', skip the 'How ya doing?'
I am approaching you directly, without small talk or niceties
Grab your hand and pull you closer to me, yeah
I want you to feel my attraction and pull you towards me for an intimate moment
Out the door we're slipping, then we start to kissing
We are leaving the place and engaging in a passionate kiss
Boy you're invited to my fantasy
You are the one I wish to share my wildest dreams and desires with
Let's go
Once again, let's depart and explore together
I'm here to play with fire, you're body's my desire
I am ready to take risks and pursue my desires with you
The time to flirt across the room, done expired
We need to stop flirting from a distance and take action
'Cause you a superstar, get in my super car
I consider you a remarkable person and I want you in my life
The paparazzi watchin' us, too bizarre
We are attracting unwanted attention from the media because of our charming chemistry
I know I took you far, but look how good you are
I have pushed you out of your comfort zone, but you are doing great and I am proud of you
And look how good you look, one touch I'm supercharged
You are stunning, and your touch energizes and excites me
Baby can't you see how you're affecting me
You have a profound impact on my emotions and wellbeing
Baby sensual, physical, fantasy
You are a source of physical and sensual pleasure for me, and my dreams and desires revolve around you
Maybe, fate brought the two of closer now
Perhaps destiny or chance made us cross paths at this moment in time
Don't you wanna? Don't you wanna?
Do you not want to experience the attraction and intimacy between us?
Reach out and touch me
Once again, I am asking for your touch, which I crave and desire
Reach out and touch me
Repeat of my desire for his touch
Oh, before I go insane
I need his touch before my thoughts and emotions become uncontrollable
I'm a diamond and you're so on the money
I am a precious person, and he has the opportunity to win me over
And all I need is to feel you
Once again, my only requirement is to experience his physical touch
Reach out and touch me
My request for his touch and my desire to connect with him physically
Reach out and touch me
Repetition of my request and desire for his touch
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: EVAN BOGART, MARTIN GORE, RYAN TEDDER
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