Play with Fire (song)

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"Play with Fire"
"Play with Fire" cover
Single by Hilary Duff
Released August 21, 2006 (U.S. radio)
October 3, 2006 (U.S. digital)
November 18, 2006 (Australia digital)
November 20, 2006 (U.S. radio – remix)[citation needed]
January 22, 2007 (U.K.)
Format Digital download
Genre Dance pop/Electronic
Length 3:00
Label Hollywood
Writer(s) Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, James Everette Lawrence, Will Adams
Chart positions
Hilary Duff U.S. singles chronology
"Supergirl"
(2006)		 "Play with Fire"
(2006)


Hilary Duff UK singles chronology
"Fly"
(2006)		 "Play with Fire"
(2007)


Music video screenshot
Duff in the music video.
Duff in the music video.

"Play with Fire" is a song written by Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Rhett Lawrence and Will Adams, and recorded by Duff for her fourth studio album. It was released to U.S. radio as the album's first single on August 21, 2006 (see 2006 in music).[1]

Contents

[edit] Commercial release

In early December, after its release to XM Satellite Radio, "Play with Fire" peaked at number 113 on Mediabase's Top 40 chart.[2][3] The song was released for digital download to LAUNCHcast and Sony Connect on October 3, 2006,[4] and to iTunes on October 9.[5] As of late October, the single had peaked at number twenty-six at iTunes Pop USA.[citation needed] It did not appear on the U.S. Hot 100 or any other Billboard chart.[6] The UK CD single was to be released on November 6, but it was pulled from release.[7]

The album was originally going to be released November 21, but because production took longer than expected, it was pushed back to December 5.[8] It was subsequently pushed back to February 2007 because of Duff's commitment to the film War Inc..[9] In mid-November Popstar! Magazine reported that Duff's next studio album will be released on February 13, 2007 in the United States.[10] Hollywood Records later reported that the album would be released in April 2007.[11]

The single nabbed a positive review from Billboard magazine's Chuck Taylor, who described the song as "less of the clichéd little-girl-playing-tough-pop/rocker than it is a truly intriguing exploration into darker, more experimental melodic structures that could attract a whole new crowd of late-night dancefloor minions to the Duff camp."[12]

[edit] Video and remixes

Its video was directed by Alex and Martin and filmed in July. According to the directors, the video is "real and surreal" and contains visual effects that are reminiscent of a "house of mirrors" as seen in an amusement park. "For example, we could see a glass reflection close-up of Hilary vibrate and explode which then transitions to a completely different image behind her, then disintegrates into a new performing shot", they said.[1] Its world premiere was on August 15, 2006.[13] The video will be released to MTV Latino-America in December 2006.

Richard Vission remixed "Play with Fire"; his official website stated "We can't say who Richard's latest mix is just yet, but it's hot!".[14] His remix achieved success on the WorldSpace Satellite Radio Chart, peaking at number one for the week of November 24.[15] Billboard called the Richard Vission radio edit "a true work of art, refashioning Duff as a potential innovator - and heaven knows there are precious few of those these days ... It will be fascinating to see if this is an enchanting fluke, or if America is destined to at last see the arrival of its own Kylie."[12]

A re-edit of the video was released in late October 2006 to accompany the Richard Vission remix. The video can be viewed on Duff's MySpace page.

[edit] Formats and track listings

A CD single was to be released in the UK but was pulled. A promotional single featuring the title track and the Richard Vission remixes was released in the U.S.

Richard Vission remixes
  1. "Play with Fire" (Richard Vission remix radio edit) – 3:12
  2. "Play with Fire" (Richard Vission Mix Show edit) – 4:55
  3. "Play with Fire" (Richard Vission club mix) – 6:10
  4. "Play with Fire" (Richard Vission dub mix) – 5:55
  5. "Play with Fire" (original) – 3:01

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer. "Hilary Duff: Psychedelic Dance Star? Singer Shoots Trippy Clip For New Single". MTV News. August 3, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  2. ^ "Top 40". Mediabase. December 1 – December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006.
  3. ^ "Welcome to 20on20". XM Satellite Radio. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ "Hilary Duff - Billboard Singles". All Music Guide and Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2006.
  7. ^ "Play With Fire". HMV.co.uk. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
  8. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff, Madonna, Three 6 Mafia, Fergie & More". MTV News. September 22, 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2006.
  9. ^ http://www.andpop.com/article/7253?PHPSESSID=d7a4a2fbfbc02c746022860214...
  10. ^ http://hilaryduff.generationnetwork.co.uk/
  11. ^ http://hollywoodrecords.go.com/girlnext/index.html
  12. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/single_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003409281
  13. ^ "Hilary Duff Unveils New Fall Collection in AOL RED and KOL Fashion Show". Business Wire. August 15, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2006.
  14. ^ http://richardvission.com/mp3.html
  15. ^ "WorldSpace Satellite Radio - Music". WorldSpace. November 28, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
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