Hilary Duff unveiled her single \u201cRoommates\u201d from her new album ‚luck. or something,‘ and while it may be her spiciest song yet, it\u2019s also one of her saddest.<\/b>
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The singer\u2019s new video also calls back to one of her most iconic hits.
Hilary Duff wasn\u2019t lying when she called her comeback single \u201cMature.\u201d On Jan. 15, the actor-singer unveiled her new song \u201cRoommates,\u201d from her first album in over a decade, luck. or something. And while it might be Duff\u2019s spiciest song yet, with lines that you never thought you\u2019d hear from Lizzie McGuire, it\u2019s also one of her most poignant and melancholic tracks.
\u201cRoommates,\u201d which Duff co-wrote with her husband Matthew Koma and Brian Phillips, tells the story of a relationship that becomes stagnant and loses its spark. Even when she\u2019s clear about her desires, reminiscing about \u201cgiving you head\u201d at the dive bar and waking up his old roommates, he gives nothing in return, mourning how they\u2019ve now become roommates.
\u201cWant the highlights, 10 out of 10, butterflies from holding your hand,\u201d she sings in the chorus. \u201cBefore we swept us under the bed, and we became practically roommates \/ I\u2019m touching myself looking at porn \u2019cause you don\u2019t even look my way no more.\u201d
\u201c\u2018Roommates\u2019 is a song about when life is life-ing, babe,\u201d Duff said in a press release. \u201cIt\u2019s that ache for a wilder, freer time \u2014 before the days were swallowed by carpools, budget talks, grocery runs, and letting old or new insecurities slip in. It\u2019s the restless hum of wanting to find your way back \u2014 to your rhythm, to your person, to yourself.\u201d
\u201cRoommates\u201d came with a new music video directed by Matty Peacock. It serves as an apt visual encapsulation and serves some unexpected nostalgia. The clip shows Duff trying everything to grab her lover\u2019s attention, but he remains stoic, even as mold grows in their home.
Eventually, the ceiling caves in, and it starts raining inside, calling back to Duff\u2019s \u201cCome Clean\u201d video from 2003. But just like that iconic hit, the rain gives way to catharsis and a new beginning, as the wall falls and Duff walks through a sunny grass hill, leaving the past behind.
Read the full lyrics to Duff\u2019s new single \u201cRoommates\u201d below.<\/p>\n