Hilary Duff released her sixth studio album “Luck… or Something” on February 20th and it was all the nostalgia that her fans were asking for. Her much anticipated return to music was met with with lots of support. The album is filled with some great pop songs, but a pleasant surprise for listeners was the song “Growing Up”. Immediately you can hear the influence from Blink 182’s Dammit in the intro chords.
Duff’s song tributes directly to Blink’s Dammit especially in the chorus. The words are slightly reworked to reflect on friendship vs a breakup but the emotions are the same. The acceptance “I guess this is growing up” reflecting on how life is changing as time goes on.
“Growing Up” And it’ll happen once again
I’ll turn to you, friend
‘Cause I know you’ll understand
And you will until the end
And when everybody’s gone
They got busy and moved on
We’ll face it on our own
And I guess this is growing up
“Dammit” And it’s happened once again
I’ll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody’s gone
And I’ve been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Duff has told other magazines that she wanted to honor her fans with this song since she grew up with her fans and wanted to pay tribute to one of her favorite bands. And she made sure to give blink writing credits – Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and original drummer Scott Raynor are credited on the song.
“Luck… or Something” has raised buzz around Duff’s upcoming tour.
- June 22: West Palm Beach, Florida – iTHINK Financial Amphitheater
- June 23: Tampa, Florida – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- June 25: Alpharetta, Georgia – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- June 27: Houston – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
- June 28: Austin, Texas – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
- June 30: Irving, Texas – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- July 3: Phoenix – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- July 8: Los Angeles – Kia Forum
- July 9: Los Angeles – Kia Forum
- July 11: Mountain View, California – Shoreline Amphitheatre
- July 12: Wheatland, California – Toyota Amphitheatre
- July 14: Ridgefield, Washington – Cascades Amphitheater
- July 15: Auburn, Washington – White River Amphitheatre
- July 17: Salt Lake City – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- July 20: Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- July 22: St. Louis – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
- July 23: Noblesville, Indiana – Ruoff Music Center
- July 25: Shakopee, Minnesota – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
- July 26: Tinley Park, Illinois – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
- July 28: Cincinnati – Riverbend Music Center
- July 30: Nashville, Tennessee – Ascend Amphitheater
- Aug. 1: Charlotte, North Carolina – Truliant Amphitheater
- Aug. 2: Bristow, Virginia – Jiffy Lube Live
- Aug. 5: New York City – Madison Square Garden
- Aug. 6: New York City – Madison Square Garden
- Aug. 8: Mansfield, Massachusetts – Xfinity Center
- Aug 9: Philadelphia – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
- Aug. 12: Toronto – RBC Amphitheatre
- Aug. 13: Toronto – RBC Amphitheatre
- Aug. 15: Clarkston. Michigan – Pine Knob Music Theatre
- Aug. 16: Grand Rapids, Michigan – Acrisure Amphitheater
- Sept. 6: Dublin – 3Arena
- Sept. 8: Cardiff, U.K. – Utilita Arena Cardiff
- Sept. 10: London – The O2
- Sept. 12: Manchester – AO Arena
- Sept. 13: Glasgow – OVO Hydro
- Sept. 15: London – The O2
- Oct. 20: Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
- Oct. 22: Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- Oct. 24: Sydney – Qudos Bank Arena
- Oct. 26: Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena
- Oct. 29: Perth, Australia – RAC Arena
- Jan. 22, 2027: Vancouver – Rogers Arena
- Jan. 26, 2027: Calgary – Scotiabank Saddledome
- Jan. 27, 2027: Edmonton – Rogers Place
- Jan. 30, 2027: Winnipeg – Canada Life Centre
- Feb. 2, 2027: Hamilton, Ontario – TD Coliseum
- Feb. 4, 2027: Ottawa – Canadian Tire Centre
- Feb. 5, 2027: Montreal – Bell Centre
- Feb. 7, 2027: Halifax, Nova Scotia – Scotiabank Centre
- Feb. 12, 2027: Mexico City – Palacio de los Deportes
By: Sarah Swetz
Alt Adjacent Music 
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