{"id":2141347,"date":"2025-11-07T17:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2141347"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:19:21","slug":"who-is-hilary-duffs-mature-single-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-is-hilary-duffs-mature-single-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Hilary Duff\u2019s &#8216;Mature&#8217; Single About?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">Hilary Duff has officially made her return to music with her new single, \u201cMature.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">The song is an ode to her younger self and a previous relationship.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">\u201cI was looking back on this relationship and thinking about whether this guy had a habit of dating younger women or whether I was \u2018special.\u2019 The whole experience was super therapeutic to write about,\u201d she said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">This is what dreams are made of: Hilary Duff has officially returned to music. It\u2019s been a decade since her last album, <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Breathe In. Breathe Out.<\/em>, was released, and now she\u2019s back with her new single, \u201cMature.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The song, written by Duff, Matthew Koma (who\u2019s also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a37406350\/who-is-matthew-koma-hilary-duff-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a37406350\/who-is-matthew-koma-hilary-duff-husband\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her husband\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">her husband<\/a>), and Madison Love, is an ode to her younger self and a previous relationship. In the first verse, she sings about being dazzled by an ex, who\u2019s not as interesting as she once thought: \u201cBet she\u2019s so impressed by your Basquiat \/ And she thinks you\u2019re deep in the ways you\u2019re not.\u201d In the chorus, she reflects on how this ex used to say she was mature for her age: \u201cBet she loves when she hears you say \/ \u2018You\u2019re so mature for your ag\u0435, babe.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She never explicitly shares who the song is about, but in the early 2000s, Duff <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15083227\/Hilary-Duff-fans-shocked-16-dated-Joel-Madden.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15083227\/Hilary-Duff-fans-shocked-16-dated-Joel-Madden.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"dated\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">dated<\/a> Joel Madden when she was 16, and he was 25.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIt is definitely about a brief experience that I had in my\u2014a long, long time ago,\u201d Duff told <em data-node-id=\"9.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/hilary-duff-interview-mature-single\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/hilary-duff-interview-mature-single\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vogue\" data-node-id=\"9.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Vogue<\/a> <\/em>about \u201cMature.\u201d She continued, \u201cBut it is not totally autobiographical. I took a few artistic liberties just to make the song work structurally, but the gist is the gist. I was looking back on this relationship and thinking about whether this guy had a habit of dating younger women or whether I was \u2018special.\u2019 The whole experience was super therapeutic to write about, but being so vulnerable through your music can be really scary.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In a press release, Duff said, \u201c[My present self and my younger self] are reflecting on a past experience and sending love to each other. It\u2019s a chuckle, a wink, and a sense of being grateful that we are sure footed in where we landed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Duff also released the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AOEklH8Eyw4\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AOEklH8Eyw4\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"official music video\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">official music video<\/a>, which shows her performing onstage in an empty theater while another version of herself watches.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIt was important to me that the video felt like a performance instead of just laying out the story of the lyrics,\u201d she told <em data-node-id=\"13.1\">Vogue<\/em>. \u201cI wanted it to feel slightly meta, where it shows this girl in the audience watching herself sorta \u2018perform\u2019 back to her. I wanted to get across that idea of looking at some of the more performative elements of your prior self: Was it ever authentic, or were you always putting on a show for someone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Read the full lyrics below, courtesy of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Hilary-duff-mature-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Hilary-duff-mature-lyrics\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Genius\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Genius<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"15.0\">Verse 1<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"15.1\"\/>She\u2019s me, I\u2019m her in a different font<br data-node-id=\"15.3\"\/>Just a few years younger, a new haircut<br data-node-id=\"15.5\"\/>Very Leo of you with your Scorpio touch<br data-node-id=\"15.7\"\/>Now, now<br data-node-id=\"15.9\"\/>Going down on her on your vintage rug<br data-node-id=\"15.11\"\/>Bet she\u2019s so impressed by your Basquiat<br data-node-id=\"15.13\"\/>And she thinks you\u2019re deep in the ways you\u2019re not<br data-node-id=\"15.15\"\/>Now, now<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"16.0\">Pre-Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"16.1\"\/>I can\u2019t put it on her, she\u2019s a sweet kid<br data-node-id=\"16.3\"\/>But she\u2019s taking the bait like we all did<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"17.0\">Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"17.1\"\/>She looks<br data-node-id=\"17.3\"\/>Like all of your girls but blonder<br data-node-id=\"17.5\"\/>A little like me, just younger<br data-node-id=\"17.7\"\/>Bet she loves when she hears you say<br data-node-id=\"17.9\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your ag\u0435, babe\u201d<br data-node-id=\"17.11\"\/>She looks<br data-node-id=\"17.13\"\/>Like sh\u0435 could be your daughter<br data-node-id=\"17.15\"\/>Like me before I got smarter<br data-node-id=\"17.17\"\/>When I was flattered to hear you say<br data-node-id=\"17.19\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your age, babe,\u201d oh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"18.0\">Verse 2<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"18.1\"\/>You dim all the lights so you look real wise<br data-node-id=\"18.3\"\/>As they trace the lines underneath your eyes<br data-node-id=\"18.5\"\/>And mistake your charm for a cosmic sign<br data-node-id=\"18.7\"\/>Now, now<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"19.0\">Pre-Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"19.1\"\/>I can\u2019t put it on them, it\u2019s his best trick<br data-node-id=\"19.3\"\/>And they\u2019re taking the bait just like I did<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"20.0\">Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"20.1\"\/>She looks<br data-node-id=\"20.3\"\/>Like all of your girls but blonder<br data-node-id=\"20.5\"\/>A little like me, just younger<br data-node-id=\"20.7\"\/>Bet she loves when she hears you say<br data-node-id=\"20.9\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your age, babe\u201d<br data-node-id=\"20.11\"\/>She looks<br data-node-id=\"20.13\"\/>Like she could be your daughter<br data-node-id=\"20.15\"\/>Like me before I got smarter<br data-node-id=\"20.17\"\/>When I was flattered to hear you say<br data-node-id=\"20.19\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your age, babe\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"21.0\">Post-Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"21.1\"\/>Watched the tide rise up as high as you got on me<br data-node-id=\"21.3\"\/>Listening to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rquygdjf0d8\" data-ignore-on-click-outside=\"true\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rquygdjf0d8\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Strawberry Letter 23\" data-node-id=\"21.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Strawberry Letter 23<\/a>\u201d<br data-node-id=\"21.7\"\/>Hid my car at Carbon Beach so I wasn\u2019t seen at yours<br data-node-id=\"21.9\"\/>You knew better of course<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"22.0\">Bridge<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"22.1\"\/>Oh, you\u2019re so mature<br data-node-id=\"22.3\"\/>You\u2019re so mature<br data-node-id=\"22.5\"\/>Oh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"23.0\">Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"23.1\"\/>She looks<br data-node-id=\"23.3\"\/>Like all of your girls but blonder<br data-node-id=\"23.5\"\/>A little like me, just younger<br data-node-id=\"23.7\"\/>Bet she loves when she hears you say<br data-node-id=\"23.9\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your age, babe\u201d<br data-node-id=\"23.11\"\/>She looks (She looks)<br data-node-id=\"23.13\"\/>Like she could be your daughter<br data-node-id=\"23.15\"\/>Like me before I got smarter<br data-node-id=\"23.17\"\/>When I was flattered to hear you say<br data-node-id=\"23.19\"\/>\u201cYou\u2019re so mature for your age, babe\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p><strong data-node-id=\"24.0\">Post-Chorus<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"24.1\"\/>Watched the tide rise up as high as you got on me<br data-node-id=\"24.3\"\/>Listening to \u201cStrawberry Letter 23\u201d<br data-node-id=\"24.5\"\/>Hid my car at Carbon Beach so I wasn\u2019t seen at yours<br data-node-id=\"24.7\"\/>You\u2019re so mature for your age, babe<br data-node-id=\"24.9\"\/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-yj5rqk e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-12xbh4x e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">More on Hilary Duff<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 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