Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)

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Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis cover
Studio album by Hilary Duff
Released August 26, 2003 (U.S.)
September 1, 2003 (U.K.)
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop rock;Dance Pop;Rock
Length 43:35
Label Buena Vista Music Group
Hollywood Records
Producer(s) Chico Bennett, Meredith Brooks, Kara DioGuardi, Jim Marr, The Matrix, Charlie Midnight, Wendy Page, John Shanks, Denny Weston, Jr.
Professional reviews
Hilary Duff chronology

Santa Claus Lane
(2002)
Metamorphosis
(2003)
Hilary Duff
(2004)


Alternate cover
International cover
International cover

Metamorphosis is the second album by American pop singer Hilary Duff, released in the United States on August 26, 2003 (see 2003 in music). The Matrix, who had worked with Avril Lavigne and Liz Phair, wrote and produced three songs on the album: "So Yesterday", "Where Did I Go Right" and "The Math". Duff's sister Haylie wrote the songs "Sweet Sixteen" and "Inner Strength". The album has sold 5 million albums worldwide and was one of the best selling albums of 2003.

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[edit] Critical reception

The album was generally well received by critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusicGuide said "[it was] what teen pop should sound like in 2003... a very good modern bubblegum album".[1] He gave the album a four star rating, commenting on how other critics were quick to say that Metamorphosis was Duff's try to be a Lavigne by stating that Duff had "a sweeter, more appealing voice than Avril, and [that] the rest of the record follow[ed] her cheerful charisma, resulting in a charmingly effervescent listen".[2]

However, Slant said that Duff was "[riding] the Avril wave"[3] and noted that, like Lavigne, Duff enlisted the help of The Matrix to produce and pen many of the tracks.

Metamorphosis was nominated at the Juno Awards of 2004 for "International Album of the Year", losing to 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'. It also helped Hilary win the award for Best New Artist at the 2004 World Music Awards and Best Female Artist at the Kids Choice Awards.[4]

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Album

The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 203,000 copies in its first week, being kept from the top spot by Mary J. Blige's album Love & Life. The albums traded spots the next week, putting Metamorphosis at number one for one week with a 32% drop in sales to 131,000 copies. It was certified platinum in three months, and two times platinum by the end of the year. It was the eighth best selling album of 2003. It was certified three times platinum in mid-2004, and as of August 2005 it had sold over 3.7 million copies in the U.S.[5]

In Canada, the album reached the top spot in its first week of release. It was certified platinum four months after its release for sales of 100,000. In March 2004, it was certified triple platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies.[6] In Australia the album sold well and was certified platinum for sales of 70,000; it was number seventy-four in the year-end charts.[7]

In Asia, the album was released in early September and managed to sell well in countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. In all, the album sold 200,000 copies and was certified platinum. These high sales for an international pop debut gave Duff the title of "biggest Non-Asian singer".[8] In Europe the album sold very well and sales exceeded four million, partly because of the popularity of the first two singles, "So Yesterday" and Come Clean". It debuted at number #26 in France, and rose 4 spots to its peak of 22 a week later. It remained on the charts for 39 weeks.[9][10] The sales were especially high in Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

In New Zealand, the album debuted at #39 and jumped to #20 the next week. It remained on the charts for 7 weeks and peaked at #20. The album was certified gold in Africa for sales of 10,000. Half these sales came from Ethiopia, where Duff has a very strong fanbase.

[edit] Singles

"So Yesterday" was released as the album's first single in late July. It was an international success, charting on fifteen international charts. It was number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for two consecutive weeks and its video received heavy rotation on MTV, Total Request Live and Much Music. It was also a success in Europe, peaking inside the top ten in Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and France, the top twenty in Belgium and the top forty in Switzerland.[11] It was number forty-nine on the Australian end year chart.[12]

"Come Clean" was the album's second single and was released in early 2004. It did not match "So Yesterday"'s success on the non-U.S. charts, but substantial radio airplay in the U.S. led to a peak of number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100. Its video was a MuchMusic favourite and a Total Request Live number-one. It was a moderate success in Europe and reached the top ten on the Dutch Top 40; it peaked inside the top twenty in New Zealand.[13] "Little Voice" was the third and final single released in May 2004 to Australia, where it reached the top forty.

[edit] Track listing

Audio samples:
  1. "So Yesterday" (Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards, Charlie Midnight) – 3:35
  2. "Come Clean" (Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks) – 3:34
  3. "Workin' It Out" (Midnight, C. Pettus, M. Swersky) – 3:16
  4. "Little Voice" (K. DioGuardi, P. Berger) – 3:03
  5. "Where Did I Go Right?" (Christy, Spock, Edwards, Midnight) – 3:51
  6. "Anywhere but Here" (Jim Marr, Wendy Page, Bennett) – 3:32
  7. "The Math" (Christy, Spock, Edwards, Midnight) – 3:19
  8. "Love Just Is" (Marr, Page, Midnight) – 4:02
  9. "Sweet Sixteen" (Haylie Duff, Toran Caudell) – 3:09
  10. "Party Up" (Meredith Brooks, T. Rhodes, A. George) – 3:51
  11. "Metamorphosis" (Hilary Duff, Midnight, Bennett, Andre Recke) – 3:29
  12. "Inner Strength" (Haylie Duff) – 1:34
Bonus tracks
  • "Why Not" (Midnight, Matthew Gerrard) — 3:01 (all editions)
  • "Girl Can Rock 3.05(Uk)
  • "A Day In The Sun 3.27/Girl Can Rock 3.05(Japan)
Japan Deluxe Edition Bonus tracks (With a Bonus DVD)
  • "So Yesterday(Thunderpuss Remix)"
  • "Come Clean(Radio Mix)"

[edit] Charts and certifications

Album Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
(1 week)
Top Canadian Albums 1
Top Internet Albums 6
Top Japan ORICON Albums 9
Australian ARIA Album Chart 19
New Zealand Album Chart[14] 20
France Album Chart[15] 22
Single Chart (2003) Peak
position
"So Yesterday" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 42
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 1
(2 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 25
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 15
UK Singles Chart 9
Dutch Top 40 5
Canadian Singles Chart 2
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 8
Singapore Top 20 1
(1 week)
Single Chart (2004) Peak
position
"Come Clean" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 35
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 63
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 18
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 9
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 37
UK Singles Chart 20
Dutch Top 40 8
Canadian Singles Chart 7
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 17
"Little Voice" Dutch Top 40 80
Canadian Singles Chart 29
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 29
Country Certification Sales
U.S 3x platinum 3.7 million
Canada 4x platinum[16] 400,000
Australia Platinum[17] 70,000
Japan Gold 160,000[18]
Asia 200,000
Europe 200,000
France 88,000 [19]
Worldwide sales[20] 5x platinum 5 million

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Credits

  • Chico Bennett - Producer
  • Meredith Brooks - Producer
  • Rob Chiarelli - Mixing
  • Savina Ciaramella - A&R
  • Kara DioGuardi - Producer
  • Martin Häusler - Art Direction, Design
  • Jay Landers - Executive Producer
  • Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
  • Dani Markman - A&R
  • Jim Marr - Producer
  • The Matrix - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Charlie Midnight - Producer
  • Keith Munyan, Jr. - Photography
  • Sheryl Nields - Photography
  • Wendy Page - Producer
  • Andre Recke - Executive Producer
  • Jeff Rothschild - Engineer
  • John Shanks - Producer
  • Joel Soyffer - Mixing
  • Steve Sterling - Layout Design
  • Denny Weston, Jr. - Producer

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.mp3.com/albums/593668/summary.html?from=498793
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7xdkylo4xpbb
  3. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=319
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240381/bio
  5. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502662/20050520/duff_hilary.jhtml?headlines=true
  6. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0304_g.php
  7. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2003.htm
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hilary-Duff-Hayley-Westenra-voices/lm/2ZT2138WK7VNW
  9. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Metamorphosis&cat=a
  10. ^ http://www.the-raft.com/hilaryduff
  11. ^ http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/237
  12. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm
  13. ^ http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/403
  14. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Metamorphosis&cat=a
  15. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Metamorphosis&cat=a
  16. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1204_g.php
  17. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm
  18. ^ http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15869&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1325
  19. ^ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-H.php
  20. ^ http://buenavistarecords.go.com/hilaryduff/index2.html

[edit] References


 v • d • e Hilary Duff
Discography
Albums: Santa Claus Lane (2002) | Metamorphosis (2003) | Hilary Duff (2004) | Most Wanted (2005) | 4Ever (2006) | Dignity (2007)
Singles: "Why Not" | "So Yesterday" | "Come Clean" | "Little Voice" | "Our Lips Are Sealed" | "Fly" | "The Getaway" | "I Am" | "Weird" | "Someone's Watching over Me" | "Wake Up" | "Beat of My Heart" | "Supergirl" | "Play with Fire" | "With Love" | "Stranger"
Other singles: "I Can't Wait" | "Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)" | "Santa Claus Lane" | "Material Girl"
Music DVDs: All Access Pass | The Girl Can Rock | Learning to Fly
Related
Films | Images | Music videos
Stuff by Hilary Duff | With Love... Hilary Duff


Preceded by
Love & Life by Mary J. Blige		 Billboard 200 Number 1 Album
September 20, 2003 - September 26, 2003		 Succeeded by
Heavier Things by John Mayer
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