Hilary Duff is back – and older and wiser. Multihyphen shared it long-awaited single “Mature”. In this song, Duff takes a pop-rock stroll through the past, singing to a younger version of himself. “She looks like all your girls, but lighter. A little like me, but younger,” Duff says over a shimmering mix of synths and guitar lines.
“'Maturity' is a little conversation I'm having in the present with my younger self,” Duff said in a press release. “The two of us reflect on past experiences and send each other love. It's a laugh, a wink and a feeling of gratitude for standing firm,” she added.
Duff shared a new video along with the song. The video, directed by Lauren Dunn, features two versions of Duff; one twirls on stage in a gold, sequined dress, performing a song, while the other sits and watches from an empty hall. In a teaser for the single, Duff shared a clip of herself holding a butterfly and letting it fly away. The video ends with the same clip, which is a sentimental reference to her 2003 debut album. Metamorphosis.
“Mature” is Duff's first new song since 2015. Inhale, exhalewhich the singer worked on with her current husband Matthew Koma. Koma, a songwriter and producer who produces music under the name Winnetka Bowling League, also wrote the song “Mature” with Duff and Madison Love.
“Mature” came out just two months after the singer-actress signed a contract with Atlantic Recordsmarking the beginning of her return to music. Duff will also star in her upcoming documentaries. Directed by Sam Wrench, who recently worked on Taylor Swift: Eras Tour, A Pointless Christmas with Sabrina CarpenterAnd Laufey Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl The docuseries will follow Duff's long-awaited return to music as she juggles her family life, rehearsing for live performances and preparing to perform on stage for the first time in more than a decade.
IN interview Joined by podcaster Jake Shane, Duff shared some thoughts about her musical comeback. “I have a crazy connection with the fans that I've known since I was nine or 10 years old, and I just want to connect with them again,” she said. “I finally felt safe and comfortable enough in my family to go out and rediscover that part of myself.”
