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{{Single infobox|
{{Single infobox|
| Name = So Yesterday
| Name = So Yesterday
| Cover = Soyesterday.jpg
| Cover = SoYesterday.jpg
| Artist = [[Hilary Duff]]
| Artist = [[Hilary Duff]]
| from Album = [[Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)|Metamorphosis]]
| from Album = [[Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)|Metamorphosis]]

Revision as of 07:45, 12 August 2010

This article is about the Hilary Duff song. For the Scott Westerfield novel, see So Yesterday (novel).
"So Yesterday"
Song
B-side"Girl Can Rock"
"Workin' It Out"

"So Yesterday" is a pop song recorded by Hilary Duff for her debut album, Metamorphosis (2003). It was released as the album's first single on July 29, 2003 (see 2003 in music) in the United States. It peaked at 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and became a top five hit in Australia, France and the United Kingdom, where it was Duff's debut single. The song was written by Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards and Charlie Midnight and was produced by The Matrix.

The song is included on Duff's 2005 compilation album, Most Wanted. It was also included on the Italian compilation album 4Ever and on Best of Hilary Duff. remixes of "So Yesterday" include the Thunderpuss remix and a dance remix.

The Song is also featured on the popular music video game Band Hero.

Recording and theme

Duff said that when she first heard the song, she didn't really like it, but her opinion changes after she listened to it more. She decided she would "give [the song] 100 percent" and not comment negatively of it, and, as she put it, she "ended up loving it". "It was such a fun song, and it means a lot", she said. "It's very empowering toward breaking up with your boyfriend and getting over it and stuff."[1] Bob Cavallo, chairman of Buena Vista Records, said the song was "more mature than the past work that she's done".[2]

Duff said in a 2006 interview with Instinct magazine that people often told her that "So Yesterday" was "the ultimate post-breakup anthem". She said her mother instilled the notion of inner strength in her, and that she wanted the music she makes to be positive. "I don't think there's very much of that out there anymore", she said. She stressed the importance of "strong songs that aren't all about how 'a boy broke your heart and you're never going to get on your feet again'", saying it was good for girls to hear.[3]

Music video

In the song's music video, Duff's character plays a break-up prank on her aloof boyfriend. While he is at the beach, she steals his clothes, including an orange t-shirt that reads "Everything is bigger in Texas!". She spends several days taking snapshots of strangers wearing the t-shirt and anonymously sneaking them into his mailbox. His bewilderment turns to dismay when he receives the final package returning the garment — along with a picture of Duff smiling, looking back, and wearing a shirt that declares, "you're so yesterday".

The video was filmed primarily in and around Venice Beach and Marina del Rey, California. It was directed by Chris Applebaum and was featured on MTV's Making the Video on July 26, 2003. It debuted on the Total Request Live countdown at number nine, reaching the top spot after twenty-seven days on the countdown. The video retired from the countdown on October 8, 2003 at number two.[4] It received airplay on MuchMusic in Canada. At one point in late August 2003 it was the most streamed music video on AOL.[5]

Hilary's- It's just an opening line, and rhythmically slow.
"You can change your life (if you wanna) / You could change your clothes (if you wanna) / If you change your mind / Well, that's the way it goes.."

Miley's (Hannah's)- It's a repeated part of the main chorus, and it's at a fast-paced beat.
"You can change your hair, and you can change your clothes / You can change your mind, that's just the way it goes / You can say goodbye and you can say hello / But you'll always find your way back home.."


Country singer, Taylor Swift, and BoysLikeGirls front man, Martin Johnson had written the Montana song and has not addressed the similarities.[6]

Chart performance

"So Yesterday" was premiered on AOL Music's "First Listen" on June 27, 2003,[7] and it drew over 500,000 streams in two days.[8] It was released to U.S. Top 40 radio on July 15,[9] and it was the "most added" song on the format in its first two weeks of release.[10] The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number fifty-three in the thirty-third week of 2003; it descended the chart in subsequent weeks, before rising and peaking at number 42 in its eleventh week. It spent twenty weeks on the Hot 100. In Australia the song debuted at number thirty-nine, peaked at number eight in its eighth week, and remained on the chart for twenty weeks. It was the forty-ninth best selling single of 2003 in Australia[11] and was certified platinum in 2004.[12] The song peaked in the top ten on the charts in European countries such as Netherlands, France and the UK.

Charts

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia Platinum[12]

Track listings

Official remixes

  • Album Version – 3:35
  • Joe Bermudez Dance Mix – 3:37
  • Joe Bermudez Ultimix – 6:11
  • Thunderpuss Radio Mix – 4:20
  • Thunderpuss Club Mix – 7:40
  • Thunderpuss Tribeapella – 5:25
  • ThunderDUB – 7:08
  • Island Remix – 4:33 (Samples Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry) (Performed at the Dignity Tour)

Notes

  1. ^ Hiatt, Brian. "Duff Enough". Entertainment Weekly. August 15, 2003.
  2. ^ Moody, Nekesa Mumbi. "Duff moves away from 'Lizzie' image". Associated Press via Deseret News. August 1, 2003.
  3. ^ Riggs, Jonathan. "Duff Tales". Instinct. August 1, 2006.
  4. ^ ATRL - TRL Runs: Hilary Duff
  5. ^ Hilary Duff's Album, `Metamorphosis,' Ready to Soar August 26; No. 1 Selling Single, `So Yesterday,' a Radio, Retail & Video Smash | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
  6. ^ ^ Johnson, Martin. Interview with MTV. Boys Like Girls Interview: Love Drunk and In High Spirits. August 25, 2009. Retrieved on November 28, 2009.
  7. ^ From the Television and Movie Screens to the Pop Music Scene, Hilary Duff Debuts New Song on AOL Music's First Listen | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
  8. ^ Teen Queen Hilary Duff Goes Pop / Rock with First Ever Music Performance Only on America Online; Versatile Actress, Recording Star Makes Music Performance Debut on Sessions@AOL | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
  9. ^ MTV Premieres Hilary Duff's New Music Video; First Single, ``So Yesterday,'' Goes to Radio on July 15 | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
  10. ^ Hilary Duff's First Top 40 Single ``So Yesterday'' Available at Retail on July 29; MTV Adds Video to Playlist This Week | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
  11. ^ ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2003
  12. ^ a b ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Singles
  13. ^ a b c d e f http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=So+Yesterday&cat=s
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