"Why Not" is a song recorded by American actress and singer

Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hilary Duff, various accolades, including a World Music Awards, World Mus ...

. It was written by

Charlie Midnight Charlie Midnight (born Charles Kaufman, January 9, 1948) is an American songwriter and record producer and the founder of Midnight Production House. He has been nominated for the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Writer, " Living in America" ...

with Matthew Gerrard, who also produced the song. It was released on March 21, 2003, by Walt Disney Records as the first single from The Lizzie McGuire Movie (soundtrack), ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' soundtrack. The version of the song on Duff's 2003 album ''Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album), Metamorphosis'' features different lyrics in the first verse.

Release

Walt Disney Records, Disney International released the single internationally on June 23, 2003. The CD single release included a remix of "Why Not," a remix of "I Can't Wait (Brooke McClymont song)#Hilary Duff version, I Can't Wait" and the music video. Later in 2003, a different version of "Why Not" was released on Hilary Duff's first album, ''Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album), Metamorphosis''. According to Duff, the song is also included as a single for the album ''Metamorphosis.''

Versions

"Why Not" has three versions. The main version is the one which Duff originally recorded for the The Lizzie McGuire Movie (soundtrack), soundtrack of ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie''. The second version features different lyrics in the first verse and was included on Duff's 2003 album ''Metamorphosis.'' A third version was released on Duff's 2005 compilation album ''Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album), Most Wanted'' and is a slightly remixed version of the recording released on ''Metamorphosis''. The ''Metamorphosis'' album version is included on Duff's 2008 compilation album ''Best of Hilary Duff''.

Music video

The music video was directed by Elliott Lester and shot in downtown Los Angeles. It premiered on the Disney Channel on March 21, 2003, after the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Right on Track''. The video became the first of Duff's to air on MTV after a viewer requested it on the popular show ''Total Request Live.'' The video debuted on the show's countdown at number six a few days later. The video shows Duff singing from a rooftop; this is inter-cut with scenes of street scenes of skipping, break dancing and crowds running, as well as waist shots of extras mouthing the words. Two distinct versions of the video exist; the one includes scenes from ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' while the other does not.

Commercial performance

The single debuted on the Australian ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart at number forty in week twenty-six of 2003, and it peaked at number fourteen in its twelfth week, remaining on the chart for sixteen weeks. The song also reached the top twenty in New Zealand and the Netherlands."Hilary Duff - Why Not"
aCharts.us. As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 124,000 digital copies in the United States.

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References

{{Authority control 2003 songs 2003 singles Hilary Duff songs Songs written by Charlie Midnight Songs written by Matthew Gerrard Lizzie McGuire Walt Disney Records singles Song recordings produced by Matthew Gerrard Music videos directed by Elliott Lester