Why Not (song)

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"Why Not"
"Why Not" cover
Single by Hilary Duff
from the album The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Metamorphosis
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 2:59
Label Hollywood Records
Writer(s) Charlie Midnight, Matthew Gerrard
Producer(s) Andre Recke, Jay Landers
Chart positions
Hilary Duff U.S./Australian singles chronology
"Santa Claus Lane"
(2002)		 "Why Not"
(2003)		 "So Yesterday"
(2003)

"Why Not" is singer/actress Hilary Duff's third single. It was also the main track from the The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack. It was released internationally by Disney International on June 23, 2003. The CD single release included a remix of "Why Not", a remix of "I Can't Wait" and the music video.

By the middle of 2003 a different version of "Why Not" was included on Duff's debut album Metamorphosis. In the UK, the song was released as the second single from Metamorphosis as part of a double A-side release with "Come Clean".

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[edit] Meaning of the song

The song was written by Charlie Midnight, Matthew Gerrard and is an inspirational song, reaching out to teens to be themselves, rather than being someone who people tell you to be. The chorus "Why not, take a crazy chance" urges listeners to take a risk and do something big.

[edit] Music video

The video first premiered on Disney Channel in June, 2003. Its premiere drew 3.2 million viewers and it was heavily promoted by Disney. The song first broke into MTV when a viewer requested it on the popular show Total Request Live. The catchy beat and the video immediately became a massive success and it debuted on the show the next day at number six. It soon hit the 50-day mark and retired, becoming the first ever Disney video to do so. The video shows Duff singing from a rooftop with scenes from The Lizzie McGuire Movie accompanying it.

[edit] Chart performance

The song charted on 3 different charts, the Australian Singles Top 50, New Zealand Top 40 and the Dutch Top 40. It first appeared in Week 26 of 2003 on the Australian Singles chart at number 40. Sales waned the next week and it dropped to 45. However the next week, sales rose steadily and the song peaked at 14, 12 weeks after its commercial release. It fell off the chart 16 weeks after its release. In New Zealand the song charted for 3 weeks and debuted on the chart at 20. It jumped 5 spots the next week but then dropped 5 spots 2 weeks later. In the Netherlands, the song debuted at 33 and rose to its peak of 20 the next week, where it remained for 2 weeks. It fell off the charts 5 weeks after its release.[1]

Chart (2003) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 14
Dutch Singles Chart[1] 20
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] 15
UK Singles Chart[2] 1 18
  • 1 "Come Clean"/"Why Not".

[edit] Track listing

Australian/New Zealand single
  1. "Why Not"
  2. "Why No"t (McMix)
  3. "I Can't Wait" (dance mix)
  4. "Why Not" (music video) (Watch.)
  • "Come Clean" '
UK single 1
  1. "Come Clean"
  2. "Come Clean(Joe Bermudez And Josh Arrish Main Mix"

[edit] Original song appears on:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Chart performances - Music Square
  2. ^ UK chart performance - Music Square

[edit] External links


 v • d • e Hilary Duff
Discography
Albums: Santa Claus Lane | Metamorphosis | Hilary Duff | Most Wanted | 4Ever | Dignity
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"
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
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