Mature (song)

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"Mature"
Hilary Duff - Mature (single cover).png
Single by Hilary Duff
ReleasedNovember 6, 2025 (2025-11-06)
Genre Pop rock
Length3:37
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Brian Phillips
  • Matthew Koma
Hilary Duff singles chronology
"Never Let You Go"
(2020)		"Mature"
(2025)
Music video
"Mature" on YouTube

"Mature" is a song by the American actress and singer Hilary Duff, released on November 6, 2025, by Sugarmouse Inc. and Atlantic Records as the lead single from her upcoming sixth studio album. Her first music release in nearly a decade, Duff co-wrote the pop rock song with her husband, Matthew Koma, as well as Madison Love and Brian Phillips. The song's lyrics reference Duff's regret for dating an older man in the past.

Contents

Development and release

On September 9, 2025, Atlantic Records announced they had signed Duff to their label, which led to a 400% increase in searches for her discography through Swedish streaming service Spotify. [1] [2] While attending an event for fashion magazine Vogue on October 26, she revealed that her fans would "hear something so soon, like in the blink of an eye." [3] [4]

Duff relaunched her official website under Atlantic Records on November 2, which featured a countdown clock set to end the next day at 1:00 p.m. (EST). [5] The countdown revealed that she would be releasing "Mature". [6] [7] She also debuted the cover art through social media, with the caption stating, "So happy this is finally yours to hear. Been keeping this one quiet too long." [8]

Duff released "Mature" on November 6, 2025, [9] worldwide digitally for music download and streaming, [a] with a music video premiering the same day. Its release marked nearly a decade since she had released solo music following the 2016 song "Little Lies". [11]

Composition

"Mature" runs for three minutes and 37 seconds. [12] It is a pop rock song containing what music critics described as a "guitar forward production" and "glimmering synths and guitar licks". [11] [13] Duff and her husband Matthew Koma co wrote-the song with Madison Love and Brian Phillips. [14] The song's lyrics reference Duff's past dating an older man, singing the lyrics "She looks like all of your girls but blonder/A little like me, but younger". [13] E! contributor Leah DeGrazia commented on the lyrical content of the single's first verse, referring to it as "NSFW". [15]

Critical reception

Keaton Bell of Vogue called the track "a perfect point of re-entry, pushing Duff's sound in new directions while still feeling quintessentially Hilary." [11]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Mature" was released through video sharing platform YouTube, which premiered at 8:00 p.m. EST on November 6, 2025. It was directed by Lauren Dunn and features Duff in an empty theater watching herself perform onstage. [11] A brief reference to her studio album Metamorphosis (2003) is made in the video. [13] Duff described the concept of the video as "meeting yourself where you where you landed". [16]

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal. [17]

Release history

Release dates and formats
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various7 November 2025
 [12]
Italy Radio airplay Warner [18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Duff gave an exclusive license for "Mature" and was distributed through music company Atlantic Recording Corporation. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Mier, Tomás (September 11, 2025). "Hilary Duff Spotify searches increased 400 percent after music comeback announcement" . Rolling Stone . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0035-791X. OCLC   969027590 . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (September 9, 2025). "Hilary Duff signs to Atlantic Records, preps docuseries about return to music". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0042-2738. OCLC   60626328 . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Paul, Larisha (October 27, 2025). "Hilary Duff promises new music will arrive 'in the blink of an eye'" . Rolling Stone . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0035-791X. OCLC   969027590 . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Malkin, Marc (October 27, 2025). "Hilary Duff teases new music will be released 'really soon': 'I needed to feel safe' and 'have the right people in my corner'". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0042-2738. OCLC   60626328 . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bergman, Sirena (November 3, 2025). "Hilary Duff teases big announcement coming in just hours". Newsweek . ISSN   0028-9604. OCLC   818916146 . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Martoccio, Angie (November 3, 2025). "Hilary Duff announces "Mature" — her first single in a decade" . Rolling Stone . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0035-791X. OCLC   969027590.
  7. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (November 3, 2025). "Hilary Duff confirms return to music with "Mature" single announcement". Billboard . Eldridge Industries. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   732913734 . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Gonzales, Erica (November 3, 2025). "Hilary Duff is finally recording new music—this is what dreams are made of". Elle . Louis Hachette Group. ISSN   0888-0808. OCLC   697050973 . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (November 6, 2025). "Hilary Duff has "Mature" conversation with her past self on comeback single: Stream it now". Billboard . Eldridge Industries. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   732913734 . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Duff, Hilary (November 6, 2025). "Mature". Qobuz . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Bell, Keaton. "Allow Hilary Duff to Reintroduce Herself". Vogue Magazine . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Duff, Hilary (November 6, 2025). "Mature". Apple Music . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Georgi, Maya. "Hilary Duff Sings to Her Past Self on 'Mature'". Rolling Stone Australia . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ Houlis, AnnaMarie (November 7, 2025). "Hilary Duff Drops Official Music Video for 'Mature' and Lets Her Younger Self Know, 'We Landed Softly'. Why not do a crazy dance?". Parade . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ DeGrazia, Leah. "See Hilary Duff Return to Music for First Time in 10 Years With New Song "Mature"". E! . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana; Irvin, Jack. "Hilary Duff Has a Reflective Conversation with Her Younger Self on First New Single in 10 Years, 'Mature'". People . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ Duff, Hilary. "Mature". Tidal . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Tenaglia, Raffaella (May 26, 2023). "Hilary Duff - Mature (Radio Date: 07-11-2025)" (Press release) (in Italian). EarOne. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
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