The following is a list of songs recorded by American actress, singer, and songwriter Haylie Duff.
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Duff began her music writing career, when she collaborated on her sister Hilary Duff's debut album Metamorphosis . [1] Which made it's chart debut in September 2003, peaking at number 1, and was later certified quadraple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [2]
After the album's success, Hollywood Records approached Haylie about recording herself, and in 2004 she began work on her own debut album. The album tentatively titled Walk That Walk was expected to hit shelves in August 2004. [3] The album hit a major roadblock, when it's lead single "Screwed" was revealed to have also been recorded by Paris Hilton as the lead single off her own debut album Paris Is Burning. [4] On July 12, USA Today revealed that Duff's version of "Screwed" would be released "in two weeks." Duff said, "Paris has talked to the people who wrote the song, and I think it's all under control now." [5] The drama came to a head in August 2004, when Hilton's version leaked onto the internet the same week Duff's was supposed to be officially released. [4] [6] Though Duff's team originally had no comment, they later confirmed, "...[Duff] plans to include her version of the song on her own upcoming debut album, since she procured the first rights to record and release the song from both of the songwriters and from their publisher." [7]
Despite the issues with "Screwed", Haylie Duff still performed it, as well as "The Joke", live as the opening act for Hilary's Most Wanted Tour. [8]
In November 2004, while the Duffs were interviewed by MTV News about their next film project Material Girls . The reporter Corey Moss, asked about "Screwed". "I don't know, there's all sorts of stuff going on [with "Screwed"]," Haylie said, "Right now we're still recording and writing. I didn't sign the papers with Hollywood Records [Hilary's label]. …We're just working on some acting stuff right now and kind of deciding what we're going to do with the music." [9] News about Haylie Duff's music career cooled, and in September 2005, Duff was asked if she was going to continue perusing music. "I'd really like to. I just haven't been focused on it. After the first time when I was working on an album, I had all these problems with songs," Duff said referring to "Screwed". She went on to say, "I just don't like having a lot of drama in my life." [10] Haylie continued to contribute to her sister's music until Hilary's last album with Hollywood Records, Dignity.
Duff has written and recorded material that has never been officially released. Many of her unreleased songs have been registered with professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). [11] [12]
