Hilary Duff’s New Single Is About ‘When Life Is Life-ing, Babe’

Hilary Duff’s New Single Is About ‘When Life Is Life-ing, Babe’ Lizzie McGuire turned 25 years old this week, but there’s no need to live in the past. After some teasing , Hilary Duff has dropped another single, off her upcoming album Luck ...or Something. Aaron Idelson* Co-written by Duff, her husband, musician Matthew Koma, and Brian Phillips, “Roommates” is a pop stunner about losing the spark in a relationship. With razor-sharp lyrics and bright, synth-heavy production reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” it’s easily one of her best songs in years. “I only want the beginning, I don’t want the end/I want the part where you say goddamn,” she sings. “Back of a dive bar/Giving you head/Then sneak home late/Wake up your roommates.” The video above, directed by Matty Peacock, features Duff alongside a partner she’s drifting apart from. It begins to rain as she makes a run for it, reminding us of her “ Come Clean ” days. How did we make it 10 years without any new music? “’Roommates’ is a song about when life is life-ing, babe,” says Hilary. “It’s that ache for a wilder, freer time - before the days were swallowed by carpools, budget talks, grocery runs and letting old or new insecurities slip in. It’s the restless hum of wanting to find your way back - to your rhythm, to your person, to yourself.” Luck ...or Something , out Feb. 20 via Atlantic, marks Duff’s first new album since 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. “Roommates” follows her return single “ Mature ,” which arrived back in November . Shortly after, she announced the Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour , which sold-out immediately (if you missed out on scoring tickets to those, don’t worry: she’s already teased more shows ). In May, she’ll head to Las Vegas for a residency . As a young Hilary once said, we can’t wait.

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