Why Hilary Duff is flawless PART 2: "Reach Out"

There’s absolutely no question to us music lovers that Hilary duff can do no wrong. But once in a while there comes some intellectual thinker (albeit a real idiot) who questions this fact of life. People like that inspired this recurring column, Why Hilary Duff Is Flawless. Here I will explore one song per post and its video (if it has one) and why this proves beyond a doubt the flawlessness of the currently-dormant (and pregnant) pop diva.
Please check out exhibit A, below



The track you listened to was "Reach Out" by Hilary Duff, the first (and sadly only) single off of Hilary Duff's second greatest hits album, "Best Of."
Hilary had been working on material ever since her Dignity tour, planned for a Dignity re-release. She had recorded "Reach Out" and "Holiday" and was planning on recording one more original song, and include several remixes in the re-released album. Hollywood Records, however, cancelled this re-release, leading Duff to form a greatest hits album just to terminate her contract with the label.
"Best of" contains two brand-new tracks, "Reach Out" and "Holiday" (which will make the plot of another post VERY soon). Of these, it was "Reach Out" that really showed what a woman Duff had turned into. Long gone were the barely-noticeable innuendos and talk of love, this song is purely physical.
The song produced by Ryan Tedder includes some sever drum beats and an appropriately placed sample of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" mixed with some slick guitar licks. "Reach out and touch me before I go insane. Reach out and touch me, why do you make me wait? I'm a dime and you're so on the money" Duff sings in the song's infectious chorus.
As if this song wasn't good enough, there are some sick remixes of this puppy. Among them is the extremely grimy Richard Vission remix that changes the drum beats and guitar licks for some grinding synthesizers and siren-like beats. It's maybe even better than the original!
Now let's talk video. Check out Exhibit B below:
  
This video is perfect, even though there's a this-should-def-not-be-here rap in the beginning and the middle...but it's still fantastic. The video makes some slight homages to Madonna's "Erotica" (albeit in color) with the blink-and-you'll-miss-it scenes of Duff with her hands tied or blindfolded. (luckily there's a gif for that, please don't blink)

Then there are the flawlessly-directed scenes of the Disney princess grabbing grapes and looking all sorts of sexy. Or the scenes of Hilary touching mirrors and looking hawt.
Like this:

But nothing on this video is as great as the parts where Hilary plays with her hunk-du-jour. Whether she's clinging on his leg while he facelessly stands there, hugging him while he facelessly stands there, or performs oral sex on his thumb while he facelessly...stands there?
(like this)

... it's just flawless.
Selena Gomez could never.
Demi Lovato could never.
Miley Cyrus can come close, maybe.
But Selena could never.
What are your thoughts on Hilary, "Reach Out," and these amazing gifs?

Why Hilary Duff is flawless (Part 1)

There's absolutely no question to us music lovers that Hilary duff can do no wrong. But once in a while there comes some intellectual thinker (albeit a real idiot) who questions this fact of life. People like that inspired this recurring column, Why Hilary Duff Is Flawless. Here I will explore one song per post and its video (if it has one) and why this proves beyond a doubt the flawlessness of the currently-dormant (and pregnant) pop diva.
Please check out exhibit A, below

Exhibit A:


The song is called "Play With Fire" and it served as the first single from Duff's latest full-lenght studio album Dignity. The song was a huge departure from Duff's previous pop-rock work. What with the synthesizers, cool guitar licks, prominent drums, and altered vocals its like a completely different girl is it not? Yes, yes it is.
The incredibly cool track begins with some interesting alien-like sounds before breaking into by far the most electro-pop work that Duff has released in her whole career. Not only this, but Duff also takes main writer credits on this beauty. It doesn't sound like a big deal at first, I mean there's artists that write their music completely alone, right? Well it's a big deal. It's a big freaking deal for Hilary Duff.
Her previously childish songwriting found in her previous albums has completely matured into a sort of confident, almost cocky ex-girlfriend status. "Love me, love me, feed the flame if you want me back again. Burn to the sky, higher and higher. Baby can you play with fire?" Duff sings in the song's drum-laden chorus. The tone of the song is incredibly intriguing. It's like the guy who couldn't give Hilary what she needed bumped into here at the grocery store and all the wrath that she had been feeling for years comes out in the form a big fat BURN!

"Don't ask me let me tell you how I've been since when you left. Since you left me for dead. Finally every tear has dried, I've wiped you from my life," she sings cooly in the song's opening verse.
The change in maturity of this track is amazing. The year or so between the two albums was enough to turn Duff from a rebellious teenager to a fully competent, and confident, woman.
As if all this wasn't enough, there's the video. The gorgeous video. See exhibit B.
Exhibit B:




The above video, as you have noticed, includes, but is not limited to: fire, breaking glass effects, multiple Duffs (!!!), shimmery, geometrically-designed dresses, and lot's of hair flipping (!!!@#$%#$@%@!!!).
Seriously, I feel like I've said enough.
EDIT: I just found these, and they have changed my life. video in a nutshell.




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