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.
Wake Up
Hilary Duff Lyrics
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They talk about me,
They know my name,
They think they know everything,
But they don't know anything about me
Give me a dance floor,
Give me a DJ,
Forget what they say
'Cause I need to go,
Need to getaway tonight
I put my makeup on a Saturday night,
I try to make it happen,
Try to make it alright,
I know I make mistakes,
I'm living life day to day,
It's never really easy but it's okay
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight
The city's restless,
It's all around me,
People, emotions,
Sick of all the same routines,
And they need to go,
They need to getaway, tonight
I put my makeup on a Saturday night,
I try to make it happen,
Try to make it alright,
I know I make mistakes,
I'm living life day to day,
It's never really easy but it's okay
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight
People all around,
Everywhere that you go,
People all around you,
They don't really know you,
Everybody's watching like it's some kind of show,
Everybody's watching they don't really know you now,
(They don't really know you, they don't really know you)
And forever
Wake up, wake up,
Wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight
In the song “Wake Up”, Hilary Duff sings about being a young adult who wants to break free from people judging her and her desire to go out and have a good time. The song opens up with people talking about her, but she knows that they don't really know anything about her. She just wants to dance, listen to music and enjoy her life. Hilary Duff is asking for a DJ to play her favorite record and for people to forget about what they say. It seems like she wants to escape from reality and have a good time.
The chorus talks about waking up on a Saturday night and going out to experience different cities around the world. She mentions New York, Hollywood, Vine, London, Paris, and Tokyo. Hilary wants to experience what these cities have to offer and be where the action is. She believes that no matter where she goes, there is always something going on that she can be a part of.
The bridge indicates that people watch and judge her as if she is some sort of show, but they don't really know who she is. Hilary wants to be herself and not care about what others think. The song’s message is that everyone should be able to enjoy life and not worry about the opinions of others.
Line by Line Meaning
There's people talking,
There are people who talk about me
They talk about me,
The people talk about Hilary Duff
They know my name,
The people know Hilary Duff's name
They think they know everything,
The people believe they know everything about Hilary Duff
But they don't know anything about me
However, the people do not really know anything about Hilary Duff
Give me a dance floor,
Hilary Duff wants a dance floor
Give me a DJ,
Hilary Duff wants a DJ
Play me a record,
Hilary Duff wants a DJ to play music
Forget what they say
Hilary Duff wants to forget about what people say about her
'Cause I need to go,
Hilary Duff needs to go
Need to getaway tonight
Hilary Duff wants to get away from everything tonight
I put my makeup on a Saturday night,
Hilary Duff applies her makeup on Saturday night
I try to make it happen,
Hilary Duff tries to make things happen
Try to make it alright,
Hilary Duff tries to make things right
I know I make mistakes,
Hilary Duff acknowledges that she makes mistakes
I'm living life day to day,
Hilary Duff lives life on a day-to-day basis
It's never really easy but it's okay
Hilary Duff admits that life is not easy, but it is okay
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Hilary Duff wants to wake up on a Saturday night
Could be New York,
Hilary Duff could be in New York
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
Hilary Duff could be in Hollywood and Vine
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
Hilary Duff could be in London, Paris or Tokyo
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
There is always something happening wherever Hilary Duff goes tonight
Tonight, yeah tonight
Hilary Duff is talking about tonight
The city's restless,
The city is restless
It's all around me,
The restlessness of the city is all around Hilary Duff
People, emotions,
There are people with their emotions
Sick of all the same routines,
People are tired of the same routines
And they need to go,
People need to go
They need to getaway, tonight
People want to get away tonight
People all around,
There are people everywhere
Everywhere that you go,
Everywhere you go
They don't really know you,
People do not really know you
Everybody's watching like it's some kind of show,
Everyone is watching as if it is a show
And forever
Watch you forever
Wake up, wake up,
Hilary Duff wants to wake up
Could be New York,
Hilary Duff could be in New York
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
Hilary Duff could be in Hollywood and Vine
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
Hilary Duff could be in London, Paris or Tokyo
There's something going on anywhere I go
There is always something happening wherever Hilary Duff goes
Tonight, yeah tonight
Talking about tonight
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CALUM HOOD, JOHN FELDMANN, MICHAEL CLIFFORD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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There's people talking,
They talk about me,
They know my name,
They think they know everything,
But they don't know anything about me,
Give me a dance floor,
Give me a DJ,
Play me a record,
Forget what they say,
Cause I need to go,
Need to getaway tonight,
I put my makeup on a Saturday night,
I try to make it happen,
Try to make it alright,
I know I make mistakes,
I'm living life day to day,
It's never really easy but it's OK,
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight,
The city's restless,
It's all around me,
People, emotions,
Sick of all the same routines,
And they need to go,
They need to getaway, tonight,
I put my makeup on a Saturday night,
I try to make it happen,
Try to make it alright,
I know I make mistakes,
I'm living life day to day,
It's never really easy but it's OK,
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight,
People all around,
Everywhere that you go,
People all around you,
They don't really know you,
Everybody's watching like it's some kind of show,
Everybody's watching they don't really know you now,
(They don't really know you, they don't really know you)
And forever
Wake up, wake up,
Wake up, wake up,
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go,
Wake up, wake up on a Saturday night,
Could be New York,
Maybe Hollywood and Vine,
London, Paris, maybe Tokyo,
There's something going on anywhere I go tonight,
Tonight, yeah tonight,
@DivaZoey26
Anyone listening to this in 2024
@OmegaBlakX
Song still a bop, imo!
@seagurll
Meeeee 🙋🏼♀️💗
@Soaresjezz
Its so nostalgic!!! I was 10 at time
@francescogatti7355
Us!!!!
@Vapa93
Looked in☀️
@BetzyLove15
I used to hear this when I was 9 thinking that I was gonna be this adventures and go out every night but now I’m 22 and I literally never go out lol
@Mal_3D
SAME LOL except Im 25
@shannanedith6342
Same and I’m 21 and still don’t have my license
@mysticc6232
Relatable