"Why Not"
Single by Hilary Duff
from the album The Lizzie McGuire Movie
B-side"I Can't Wait"
ReleasedMarch 21, 2003
RecordedJanuary 2003[1]
GenrePop rock[2]
Length2:59
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Matthew Gerrard
Hilary Duff singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(2002) 		"Why Not"
(2003) 		"So Yesterday"
(2003)
Audio video
"Why Not" on YouTube

"Why Not" is a song recorded by American actress and singer Hilary Duff. It was written by Charlie Midnight 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 version of the song on Duff's 2003 album Metamorphosis features different lyrics in the first verse.

Release

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" and the music video. Later in 2003, a different version of "Why Not" was released on Duff's first album, Metamorphosis. According to Duff, the song is also included as a single for the album Metamorphosis.[3]

Versions

"Why Not" has three versions. The main version is the one which Duff originally recorded for the 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 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.[4] 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 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.[5] As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 124,000 digital copies in the United States.[6]

Track listing

"Why Not" – Australian maxi single[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why Not"
2:59
2."Why Not" (McMix)
  • Midnight
  • Gerrard
2:52
3."I Can't Wait" (Dance Mix)
3:06
4."Why Not" (CD-ROM Music Video)
  • Midnight
  • Gerrard
2:59
Total length:11:56

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Why Not"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 2003 Radio Disney Walt Disney [13]
Australia June 16, 2003 CD Festival Mushroom [14]

References

  1. ^ Duff, Hilary. "LA". HilaryDuff.com. January 27, 2003. Retrieved August 26, 2013. "I finished recording my next single, called 'Why Not,' and it will be in the Lizzie movie. I'm working with my vocal coach every day and we're getting ready to record my album."
  2. ^ "Why Not - Hilary Duff | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ This was from "At Home with Hilary Duff," a featurette on Dignity deluxe edition DVD, released on the Hollywood Records label in 2007.
  4. ^ "Disney Channel Promos Commercials Mar 2003". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hilary Duff - Why Not". aCharts.us.
  6. ^ "Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?". Billboard. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Why Not (Australian CD maxi single liner notes). Hilary Duff. Walt Disney Records. 2003. 021422.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Hilary Duff – Why Not". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Hilary Duff" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Hilary Duff – Why Not" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  11. ^ "Hilary Duff – Why Not". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2003". ARIA. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "National Music Formats" (PDF). American Radio History. R&R. April 25, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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