Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album)#Collector's Signature Edition (U.S.)

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| type = compilation

| artist = Hilary Duff

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| released = {{Start date|2005|08|10}}

| recorded = 2003–2005

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| genre = *Pop

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| label = Hollywood

| producer = *Chico Bennett

| prev_title = Hilary Duff

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| next_title = 4Ever Hilary

| next_year = 2006

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{{Singles

| name = Most Wanted

| type = compilation

| single1 = Wake Up

| single1date = July 12, 2005

| single2 = Beat of My Heart

| single2date = December 11, 2005

| single3 = Fly

| single3date = March 13, 2006
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Most Wanted is the first compilation album by American actress and singer Hilary Duff. It was released on August 10, 2005, by Hollywood Records. The album comprises ten previously released tracks (three of which are in a remixed form), and three new recordings: "Wake Up", "Beat of My Heart", and "Break My Heart". A deluxe edition of the album, subtitled The Collector's Signature Edition, was also released, containing additional remixes and another new recording "Supergirl". At first, Duff was concerned about the reaction of fans to the new songs, since they carry a "totally different sound" and are more dance-oriented than her previous music.

Following its release, Most Wanted received mostly negative reviews from critics, who deemed the release as premature, stating that Duff did not have enough material to warrant a compilation. However, the Dead Executives-produced tracks received favorable comments; critics wrote that they stood out from the rest of the album. In the United States, the album debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Duff's second number one entry on the chart, also becoming the second solo artist to chart on the Billboard 200 under the age of 18 twice, and sixth overall.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6546259/number-1-album-under-18-solo-artists|title=Solo Artists Who Scored a No. 1 Album Before Turning 18|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 23, 2021|first=Joe|last=Lynch|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128010051/https://www.billboard.com/photos/6546259/number-1-album-under-18-solo-artists|url-status=live}} It was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Elsewhere, it debuted at number one in Canada, and reached the top ten in Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand.

Three singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Wake Up", was released in July 2005, and peaked within the top ten in countries including Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song reached number 29 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The accompanying music video features Duff portraying styles from cities over the world like London and Tokyo. The second single, "Beat of My Heart", peaked in the top 20 in countries such as Australia, Italy and Spain. "Supergirl" was released in February 2006 exclusively to the iTunes Store as promotional single and "Fly", originally released as the lead single from Hilary Duff, was re-released throughout Europe as the final single from Most Wanted. Duff embarked on the worldwide Still Most Wanted Tour in support of the album; the tour ran from July 2005 through September 2006.

Background and development

Following Hollywood's reported disappointment in the lack of sales longevity of the Hilary Duff album and the chart performance of "Fly", all further single releases from Hilary Duff in the United States were cancelled and the Most Wanted project was quickly conceived.[http://www.popdirt.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=36752 "Hilary Will Not Release Anymore Singles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107101539/http://popdirt.com/hilary-duff-will-not-release-anymore-singles/36752/ |date=2021-11-07 }}. popdirt.com. February 22, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2015. On May 20, 2005, MTV News reported that Duff would be releasing a new album in August, comprising previously released tracks and four new recordings.{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502662/hilary-duff-lines-up-32-dates.jhtml|title=Hilary Duff Lines Up 32 Summer Dates|publisher=MTV News|date=May 20, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107214854/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502662/hilary-duff-lines-up-32-dates.jhtml|url-status=dead}} It was also announced that preceding the album's release, Duff would begin a 32-date summer concert tour in support of the album. Four days later, on May 24, the album's title was revealed to be Most Wanted, and the album's release date was announced to be August 16, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502881/britney-freaks-on-next-episode-chaotic.jhtml|title=For the Record: Quick News on Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, Mariah Carey, Nas, Nine Inch Nails, Bam Margera & More|publisher=MTV News|date=May 24, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=August 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807061445/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502881/britney-freaks-on-next-episode-chaotic.jhtml|url-status=dead}} The following month, in an interview with MTV News, Duff said that she had been working with brothers Joel and Benji Madden, of the American rock band Good Charlotte, and Jason Epperson (together known under the production name the Dead Executives) to write and produce new songs for the compilation. She said that " ... they're three of my favorite songs I've ever done. ... It was really fun being in the studio with them." Described by Duff as the first time when "all the responsibility was on [her]", she went into the recording studio without the guidance of her record label or management.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510003/hilary-worried-about-madden-music.jhtml|title=Hilary Says She Worried About Fan Reaction to Madden-Produced Music|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|date=September 20, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215051/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510003/hilary-worried-about-madden-music.jhtml|url-status=dead}} According to Duff, she did not tell anyone at her record label that she was working with the Dead Executives.{{cite web|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505821/hilary-good-charlotte-duet-dont-think-so.jhtml|title=Hilary Draws the Line at Collaborating with Good Charlotte|publisher=MTV News|date=July 18, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=August 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805030913/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505821/hilary-good-charlotte-duet-dont-think-so.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Joel, whom Duff had been dating at the time, was aware that she needed new material for a compilation album, and knew that she wanted a "totally different sound". Together, the Dead Executives went into the recording studio and worked on new music for Duff, before bringing her into the studio to collectively work on them.

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote=" ... The first one we're going to release ['Wake Up'] is very dancy, kind of pop – not '80s, but kind of with that in it, so it's very fun. Another ['Beat of My Heart'] is more techno, like DJ Sammy almost, and the third one ['Break My Heart'] is a pop-punk song, more like [Good Charlotte's] music." |source=—Duff on the new songs recorded for the album{{cite web|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503561/hilary-duff-teams-up-with-maddens-new-lp.jhtml|title=Cheaper by the Duo? Hilary Duff Teams Up With Madden Brothers for New LP|publisher=MTV News|date=June 6, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229042843/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503561/hilary-duff-teams-up-with-maddens-new-lp.jhtml|url-status=dead}}}}

Duff described working with them as pleasant, and the music as a new milestone in her career, stating that working with "people you're close with makes a world of difference when you're recording and being creative." At the same time, Duff was also nervous about how her fans would react to the new music. Duff recorded four tracks for the album,{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000957087 |title=Duff's 'Most Wanted' to Boast New Songs|last=A. Jeckell|first=Barry|magazine=Billboard|date=June 14, 2005 |access-date=September 2, 2011}} three of which appear on the standard edition of the album—"Wake Up", "Beat of My Heart" and "Break My Heart"{{cite AV media notes |title=Most Wanted |others=Hilary Duff |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=Hollywood Records, a division of The Walt Disney Company |location=Burbank, California}}— while the fourth appears only on the deluxe edition: "Supergirl".{{cite AV media notes |title=Most Wanted: The Collector's Signature Edition |others=Hilary Duff |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=Hollywood Records |location=Burbank, California}} The song was penned by Duff alongside Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells.{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7710116&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715033845/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7710116&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Supergirl (Legal Title) BMI Work #7710116|publisher=Broadcast Music Incorporated|access-date=October 17, 2011}} The track listing for Most Wanted was revealed on July 12, 2005,{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000977717 |title=Duff Finalizes Most wanted Track List|last=A. Jeckell|first=Barry|magazine=Billboard|date=July 12, 2005 |access-date=September 2, 2011}} and the album was released on August 16, 2005 in the United States and Canada. The Japanese standard edition of the album features the same track listing as The Collector's Signature Edition, with additional remixes of "Wake Up" by DJ Kaya, and was released on August 10, 2005.{{cite web|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-japan-bonus-tracks-r970228|title=Most Wanted [Japan Bonus Track] – Hilary Duff|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107101524/https://www.allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-mw0000657465|url-status=live}} Another version with a bonus DVD including music videos to selected songs and "making of" clips was also released in the same region. In the US, the iTunes digital version includes an interview with Duff.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/most-wanted-bonus-track-version/id78424788|title=Most Wanted (Bonus Track Version)|date=January 2005 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=February 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221084859/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/most-wanted-bonus-track-version/id78424788|url-status=dead}} A deluxe edition of the album, subtitled The Collector's Signature Edition, was also released, containing an acoustic version of "Who's That Girl?", an alternate version of "Jericho" and a remix of "Party Up" along with "Supergirl". The pressing features a different album art and was packed with four autographed photo cards and a wristband.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507660/new-releases-hilary-duff-click-five-311.jhtml|title=New Releases: Hilary Duff, Click Five, Rick James, 311, Taproot, Idlewild, Cowboy Junkies|last=Orzeck|first=Kurt|publisher=MTV|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222090912/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507660/new-releases-hilary-duff-click-five-311.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Most Wanted also contains 10 previously released tracks from Metamorphosis (2003) and Hilary Duff (2004), as well as songs from soundtracks of Duff's films: The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and A Cinderella Story (2004), three of which—"Come Clean", "Rock This World" and "Why Not"—are in a remixed form.

New material

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"Wake Up", the opening track, is a mid-tempo{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0063640|first1=John|last1=Feldmann|first2=Benji|last2=Madden|first3=Joel|last3=Madden|first4=Hilary|last4=Duff|title=Digital Sheet Music – Hilary Duff – Wake Up|website=Musicnotes.com|year=2005|access-date=February 22, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042324/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0063640|url-status=live}} number backed by dance, pop and electronic beats,{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/wakeuphduff.htm|title=Wake Up – Hilary Duff|last=Lamb|first=Bill|website=About.com|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=September 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916212553/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/wakeuphduff.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/arts/music/01duff.html|title=These Kids Today: A Bit Pop, a Bit Punk|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|work=The New York Times|date=September 1, 2005|access-date=October 9, 2011}} and has "a more mature pop-techno sound" than Duff's previous work. Its instrumentation includes a guitar, bass and drums. Kelefa Anneth of The New York Times noted that the song contains musical influences of The Go-Go's. The lyrics of the song speak about having fun. Duff initially sings about the consequences of her fame and how people think they know "everything about [me]" ("There's people talking / They talk about me / They know my name / They think they know everything / But they don't know anything about me"). As the chorus draws near, the song takes on a "party anthem" approach, where Duff discusses the "struggle" for joy and self-confidence: "I know I make mistakes / I'm living life day to day / It's never really easy but it's OK..." According to Duff, the song "makes you want to forget about all the pressure of dealing with your boss, or your teacher, or your mom, or [whoever]," and lyrically discusses "getting out and not forgetting to have some fun." Duff has also said the song also "talks about being in all [my] favorite places in the world, which is Tokyo and Paris and London and New York."2007. "At Home with Hilary Duff" featurette on Dignity deluxe edition DVD. Hollywood Records: Canada (D000033800). "Beat of My Heart", the third track on the album, is inspired by the new wave genre. The song also draws influences from the bubblegum pop and dance genres.{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2007-09-01/news/29227047_1_hilary-duff-malibu-barbie-pop|title=Duff, and her tunes, are all dolled up|last=Anderman|first=Joan|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 1, 2007|access-date=October 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527221955/http://articles.boston.com/2007-09-01/news/29227047_1_hilary-duff-malibu-barbie-pop|archive-date=May 27, 2012}}{{cite news|first=Rick|last=Massimo|title=Hilary Duff delivers the stuff of teen-girl dreams|work=The Providence Journal|date=July 25, 2005}} It carries a "soft electronic pop" sound and has the heart beat sound as its base.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4930000/newsid_4938900/4938986.stm|title=Single Review: Hilary Duff – Beat of My Heart|publisher=CBBC News|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109114146/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4930000/newsid_4938900/4938986.stm|url-status=live}} According to Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine, the word 'beat of my heart' is repeated forty-four times in the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhMEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews: Singles|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=48|page=65|issn=0006-2510|date=November 26, 2005|access-date=October 17, 2011}}

The next new track and the ninth track on the album, "Break My Heart" is another dance-inspired number incorporating pop punk elements, and was described as a "highly produced four-on-the-floor rocker." The song interpolates "slick and clean 'punk' guitars and a chugging rhythm". "Break My Heart" leans more towards the rock genre and was compared to the works of Good Charlotte. The lyrics describe the feelings faced by the protagonist, following her heartbreak. Bill Lamb of About.com observed that "Beat of My Heart" and "Break My Heart" were "cookie cutter copies" of Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" (2002). "Come Clean", "Why Not" and "Rock This World" are featured as remixes in Most Wanted. According to Spence D. of IGN, "Come Clean", remixed by Chris Cox exhibits elements of house music, while "Rock This World" displays "Kid Rock-meets-Aerosmith rock blitz". He classified the remix of "Why Not" as a "hyperkinetic pop" sped-up to a "level of sugar high bounce". Another remix, of the Diane Warren-penned "I Am", is included as a hidden track, with added synths to give it a '80s indie feel. The version of "Girl Can Rock" featured on the album, according to Anthony Miccio of Baltimore City Paper has a chord progression similar to the song "Cherry Pie" by American band Warrant. The song displays elements of country music and the lyrics are a "statement of purpose". Duff sings the chorus, backed by a guitar: "It ain't no shock/ The girl can rock".

Critical response

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| rev1 = About.com

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/mostwantedduff.htm|title=Most Wanted – Hilary Duff|last=Lamb|first=Bill|website=About.com|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209085646/http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/mostwantedduff.htm|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-mw0000657465|title=Most Wanted – Hilary Duff|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=August 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815092055/http://www.allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-mw0000657465|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Baltimore City Paper

| rev3Score = (unfavorable){{cite news|url=http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=9581|title=Hilary Duff / Most Wanted – Record Review |work=Baltimore City Paper|date=November 23, 2005|access-date=October 9, 2011}}

| rev4 = BBC Music

| rev4score = (mixed){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r98c|title=Review of Hilary Duff – Most Wanted|last=Kraines|first=Talia|date=November 16, 2005|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424015752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r98c|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Common Sense Media

| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/most-wanted|title=Most Wanted - Music Review|last=Goldmark|first=Kathi Kamen|work=Common Sense Media|access-date=February 24, 2013|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429094303/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/most-wanted|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = IGN

| rev6score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/17/hilary-duff-most-wanted|title=Hilary Duff – Most Wanted|last=D.|first=Spence|website=IGN|date=August 17, 2005|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145131/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/17/hilary-duff-most-wanted|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = MTV Asia

| rev7Score = 5/10{{cite web|url=http://web.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050901001286.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129064711/http://web.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050901001286.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Hilary Duff – Most Wanted|last=Leong|first=Gabriel|publisher=MTV Asia|date=September 1, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2011}}

| rev8 = The Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev8Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-135173630/reviews-new-pop-blues.html|title=Reviews of New Pop, Blues, Jazz and Classical releases|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=August 16, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2011|archive-date=May 22, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150522073238/https://www.questia.com/|url-status=live}}

| rev9 = The San Francisco Chronicle

| rev9Score = (unfavorable){{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/CD-REVIEWS-2616607.php|title=CD Reviews|last=Vaziri|first=Aidin|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|page=2|date=August 14, 2005|access-date=October 9, 2011|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628211654/http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/CD-REVIEWS-2616607.php|url-status=live}}

| rev10 = Slant Magazine

| rev10score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/hilary-duff-most-wanted/613|title=Hilary Duff: Most Wanted|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|work=Slant Magazine|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-date=July 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714081528/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/hilary-duff-most-wanted/613|url-status=live}}

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a mixed review of Most Wanted, stating that "hardcore fans will be hard-pressed for a reason to add this to their collection" and that the new songs—"Wake Up", "Beat of My Heart" and "Break My Heart"—"sound a bit like leftovers". Although he wrote that Most Wanted "isn't a terrible album by any means, it's not particularly a good one, since Duff's two pop albums [Metamorphosis (2003) and Hilary Duff (2004)] have distinctive personalities that don't necessarily mesh together [...], and are both more fun than this." Bill Lamb of About.com noted that the three new songs "seem to be marking time instead of finding a new direction" but said that "[the] remaining bulk of this collection is strong." Anthony Miccio, from the Baltimore City Paper, wrote that the album "doesn't signify the closure of a brief career" but is "meant to satisfy an audience that won't be offended by the opportunity to buy their favorite songs again and again." He noted that Duff's voice was not strong enough and stated that the "rock tracks are surprisingly sluggish." Talia Kraines of BBC Music commented that " ... there isn't enough here to warrant a purchase if you're already the owner of her back catalogue. But if you're after your first taste of Duff-flavoured pop to listen to in the background as you do your homework, then this album can do no harm."

Spence D. of IGN stated that "the only draw for this album are the three new tracks and the three remixes." He further commented that Most Wanted is a "filler album" and that "[T]he new songs that are served up still show Duff chasing trends rather than setting them and actively searching for her own voice and image." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine was critical of the album writing he "literally laughed out loud when I heard the Duffster was releasing a best-of album titled Most Wanted." He praised the Dead Executives produced tracks and concluded the review by writing that "apparently there aren't even enough bearable moments in Duff's recording career to fill one CD". Gabriel Leong of MTV Southeast Asia started the review by writing "A greatest hits album seems a tad flagrant when you've only had two albums so far. So let's call this one a compilation album instead." Leong noted that the title fitted the album perfectly and that it proves "its innocuous appeal of infectious bubblegum pop." David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer commented that it was "a little early in the career" to release a greatest hits album and that it showcased that "Duff is more product than talent." Aidin Vaziri of San Francisco Chronicle also commented that it was premature as it was too early in Duff's career to release a greatest hits compilation. He commended the new tracks produced by the Dead Executives writing that they "help alleviate the feeling that this is a total cash grab." In 2006, Rolling Stone included the album in their Lamest Greatest Hits Albums Ever list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/staff-blog/list-of-the-day-lamest-greatest-hits-albums-ever-20060921|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909013901/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/staff-blog/list-of-the-day-lamest-greatest-hits-albums-ever-20060921|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2012|title=List of the Day: Lamest Greatest Hits Albums Ever|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 15, 2011}}

Commercial performance

In the United States, Most Wanted debuted at number one, with sales of over 208,000 units. It became her first album to debut at the top, and her second album to top the chart after Metamorphosis (2003).{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001020095|title=Duff Is 'Most Wanted' On Billboard Album Chart|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|magazine=Billboard|date=August 24, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011}} It stayed at the same position in its second week of release, after a 40% drop in sales.{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051422|title=Duff Set Remains 'Most Wanted' At No. 1|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|magazine=Billboard|date=August 31, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011}} In September 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Hilary%20Duff&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=January 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019184225/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Hilary%20Duff&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=October 19, 2015}} By January 13, 2007, the album had sold over 1.4 million in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pRIEAAAAMBAJ|title=Disney Stars on the Rise|magazine=Billboard|volume=119|issue=2|date=January 13, 2007|issn=0006-2510|page=22|access-date=October 17, 2011}} In Canada, the album became Duff's third consecutive album to debut at number one, selling 45,000 units in its initial week.{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Duff_Hilary/2005/08/24/1186328.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710051648/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Duff_Hilary/2005/08/24/1186328.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=Duff is 'Most Wanted' on Canadian charts|first=Martin|last=Kuebler|publisher=Jam!|date=August 24, 2005 |access-date=September 2, 2011}} In December 2005, it was certified two times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of over 200,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/1205_g.php|title=Gold & Platinum – May 2004|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|access-date=September 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727024757/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1205_g.php|archive-date=July 27, 2013}} In Australia, the album debuted at number three and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810083242/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm|url-status=live}} In New Zealand, it debuted at number 17 and two weeks later, peaked at number 10 becoming Duff's first and only top 10 entry in New Zealand, to date.{{cite web|url=http://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff|title=Discography Hilary Duff|website=charts.nz|access-date=February 22, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022205224/https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff|url-status=live}} As of July 27, 2014, the album had sold 1,489,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6189519/ask-billboard-how-has-enrique-iglesias-bailando-become-such-a?page=0%2C2|title=Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?|date=July 27, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=June 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603032919/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6189519/ask-billboard-how-has-enrique-iglesias-bailando-become-such-a?page=0%2C2|url-status=live}}

Overseas, in the United Kingdom, Most Wanted debuted at number 31, with first-week sales of 10,661 copies,{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=16356|title=Westlife pull off chart double|work=Music Week|date=November 7, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2011}} and stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 100,000 copies in January 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number eight on the Irish Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for eighteen weeks, with its final appearance on the chart at number sixty-nine.{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=27|title=Top 75 Artist Album|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815185323/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%252Fmusicvideo%252Fmusic%252Farchive%252Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=27|url-status=live}} It was certified gold by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) denoting sales/shipments of 7,500 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold.htm|title=2005 Certification Awards|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523085307/http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold.htm|archive-date=May 23, 2012|url-status=dead}} In Japan, the album debuted at number three on the Oricon charts, with sales of 38,892 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2005&month=8&week=4&submit5.x=20&submit5.y=15|title=検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 15, 2011}} It stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200508.html|script-title=ja:一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|language=ja|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019020506/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200508.html|url-status=live}} Most Wanted also peaked within the top 10 in Italy and Ireland, and the top fifty in Mexico and Spain. Due to its appearance on many European charts, it peaked at number 59 on the European Albums Chart, as compiled by Billboard{{'}}s Music & Media.

Promotion

= Singles =

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"Wake Up" was released as the lead single from Most Wanted. It was serviced to US mainstream radio on July 12, 2005,{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007|title=CHR: Available for Airplay|work=Friday Morning Quarterback|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031092345/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=69239#2007|url-status=live}} and was physically released on August 26, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wake-up-cd-1-r884593|title=Wake Up [CD] – Hilary Duff|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 2, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The song was met with generally mixed reviews from critics; a few noted that the Madden-produced track was a standout on the album. Chuck Taylor of Billboard called the song "an easy ace" and deemed it "a summer beach staple". He also commended Duff's vocal style in the song and remarked that it would "put her singing career on par with her hyperactive acting endeavors."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews Spotlight: Singles|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|magazine=Billboard|page=62|volume=117|issue=29|date=July 16, 2005|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628150646/http://books.google.com/books?id=uRQEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=live}} Stephen Thomas Erlwine of Allmusic commented that it sounded like "leftovers" Commercially, "Wake Up" peaked within the top 10 in Italy, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Wake+Up&cat=s|title=Hilary Duff – Wake Up|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103025548/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Wake+Up&cat=s|url-status=live}} In the United States, the song reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Duff's highest peak at the time.{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001021637|title=Chart Beat|magazine=Billboard|date=September 25, 2005|access-date=October 26, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-r782736/charts-awards/billboard-single|title=Most Wanted – Hilary Duff > Charts & Awards > Singles|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 26, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102149/https://www.allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-mw0000657465|url-status=live}} The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Marc Webb, portrays Duff in several different looks, representing styles from Tokyo, London, Paris and New York City.

"Beat of My Heart" was released as the second single from Most Wanted on December 12, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beat-of-my-heart-r970230|title=Beat of My Heart – Hilary Duff|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102148/https://www.allmusic.com/album/beat-of-my-heart-mw0001495950|url-status=live}} The song received generally negative reviews from critics, who labelled it repetitive. Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote: "Pop music is always appreciated, but this is a kiddie anthem, plain and simple, so repetitive and childlike [...] that is hardly a contender for contemporary radio." The song failed to chart in the US, but was a moderate success elsewhere, peaking within the top 10 in Italy, and the top-twenty in Australia and Spain.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Beat+Of+My+Heart&cat=s|title=Hilary Duff – Beat of My Heart|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114031445/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilary+Duff&titel=Beat+Of+My+Heart&cat=s|url-status=live}} The song's accompanying music video, directed by Phil Harder, was influenced by the opening title sequences of James Bond films, and Duff sports different looks inspired by the different eras of the Bond films.{{cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510304/hilary-duff-evokes-bond-girls-latest-video.jhtml|title=Hilary Duff Forms a Bond with Espionage Hotties in New Video|publisher=MTV|date=September 24, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017203625/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510304/hilary-duff-evokes-bond-girls-latest-video.jhtml|url-status=dead}} In a few European countries, "Fly" was released as the second single from Most Wanted on March 13, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ECWZXY|title=Fly: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102149/https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ECWZXY|url-status=live}} It charted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 on the Italian Singles Chart. A third single from the album was planned to be released, but due to Duff's busy schedule and exhaustion from touring, it did not materialize.{{cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513377/hilary-puts-everything-on-hold-do-nothing.jhtml|title=Hilary Duff Puts Everything on Hold to Do Nothing|work=MTV News|date=November 9, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2011|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053848/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513377/hilary-puts-everything-on-hold-do-nothing.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Instead, "Supergirl" was released as a download-only single on February 28, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://amazon.com/gp/product/B001P7B70E|title=Supergirl: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.com|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102150/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P7B70E|url-status=live}} "Wake Up" and "Supergirl" were also used in an advertisement campaign to promote Candie's' clothing line for young women in 2005–06.{{cite web|last=Donahue|first=Ann|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/us-panettiere-idINN0737718620080607|title=Panettiere, fashion label team on album|publisher=Reuters|date=June 7, 2008|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306172409/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-panettiere-idINN0737718620080607|url-status=dead}}

= Tour =

To promote the album, Duff embarked on a worldwide arena tour. Titled the Still Most Wanted Tour, the tour—an extension of the Most Wanted Tour (2004–2005)—began on July 12, 2005 in Los Angeles, California at the Greek Theatre, with a United States leg.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/concerts/a/hilaryduffc.htm|last=Lamb|first=Bill|title=Hilary Duff Concert Tour|website=About.com|access-date=August 17, 2011|archive-date=January 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120204030/http://top40.about.com/od/concerts/a/hilaryduffc.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=IGN Music |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/630/630303p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120181714/http://music.ign.com/articles/630/630303p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2005|title=Hilary Duff Is Still Most Wanted|website=IGN|date=June 30, 2005|access-date=August 17, 2011}} Following the end of the US leg in September, it visited Australia in December. Duff then made her Canadian touring debut in January 2006,{{cite web|url=http://www.channelcanada.com/Article1144.html|title=Hollywood Records / Universal Music Chooses CTV's eTalk Daily as Exclusive Partner for Hilary Duff's Still Most Wanted Tour|publisher=Channel Canada|date=November 22, 2005|access-date=August 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404073717/http://www.channelcanada.com/Article1144.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|url-status=dead}} before heading off to Europe in April.{{cite web|url=http://www.shauneybaby.com/html/events.html|title=Events|first=Shauney Sherice|last=Recke|website=Shauneybaby.com|access-date=August 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316175443/http://www.shauneybaby.com/html/events.html|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}} She then visited Latin America, before closing the tour up with various dates in North America from June to September 2006.{{cite web|url=http://hilaryduff.com/tour|title=Tour|website=HilaryDuff.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701224307/http://hilaryduff.com/tour |archive-date=July 1, 2006|access-date=August 17, 2011}} The set list contained songs from Metamorphosis and Hilary Duff. Duff also premiered "Wake Up", "Beat of My Heart" and "Break My Heart" on the tour.{{cite web|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505649/duff-launches-tour-with-gasp-only-one-outfit.jhtml|title=Hilary Duff Launches Tour Amid Sea Of Glow Sticks, In (Gasp!) Only One Outfit|publisher=MTV|date=July 13, 2005|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505649/duff-launches-tour-with-gasp-only-one-outfit.jhtml|url-status=dead}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = North American edition{{cite AV media notes |title=Most Wanted |others=Hilary Duff |year=2005 |type=booklet |publisher=Hollywood |location=Burbank, California}}

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 44:25

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title1 = Wake Up

| writer1 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length1 = 3:38

| title2 = The Getaway

| writer2 = {{hlist|Julian Bunetta|James Michael}}

| extra2 = Hilary Duff, 2004

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Beat of My Heart

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Come Clean

| note4 = Remix 2005

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kara DioGuardi|John Shanks}}

| extra4 = Metamorphosis, 2003{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Mr. James Dean

| writer5 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Haylie Duff|Kevin De Clue}}

| extra5 = Hilary Duff

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = So Yesterday

| writer6 = {{hlist|Charlie Midnight|Lauren Christy|Scott Spock|Graham Edwards}}

| extra6 = Metamorphosis

| length6 = 3:35

| title7 = Metamorphosis

| writer7 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Midnight|Chico Bennett|Andre Recke}}

| extra7 = Metamorphosis

| length7 = 3:28

| title8 = Rock This World

| note8 = Remix 2005

| writer8 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Midnight|Denny Weston Jr.|Ty Stevens}}

| extra8 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length8 = 3:58

| title9 = Break My Heart

| writer9 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length9 = 3:21

| title10 = Fly

| writer10 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Shanks}}

| extra10 = Hilary Duff

| length10 = 3:43

| title11 = Girl Can Rock

| note11 =

| writer11 = {{hlist|Midnight|Weston}}

| extra11 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length11 = 3:04

| title12 = Our Lips Are Sealed

| note12 = with Haylie Duff

| writer12 = {{hlist|Jane Wiedlin|Terence Hall}}

| extra12 = A Cinderella Story, 2004

| length12 = 2:40

| title13 = Why Not

| note13 = Remix 2005

| writer13 = {{hlist|Midnight|Matthew Gerrard}}

| extra13 = The Lizzie McGuire Movie, 2003{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length13 = 2:59}}

{{Track listing

| headline = International edition{{Cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4BPk3LHOtllvzwljCIvbkv?si=YTNNnLyIT3CI1dPtaGq4Kg |title=Most Wanted - Album by Hilary Duff | Spotify |website=Spotify |access-date=2020-11-06 |archive-date=2021-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102149/https://open.spotify.com/album/4BPk3LHOtllvzwljCIvbkv?si=YTNNnLyIT3CI1dPtaGq4Kg&nd=1 |url-status=live }}

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 48:58

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title14 = I Am

| note14 = Remix 2005) (hidden track

| writer14 = Diane Warren

| extra14 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length14 = 4:03}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Target bonus track

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 52:44

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title14 = Do You Want Me?

| note14 = AOL session

| writer14 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Gerrard}}

| extra14 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length14 = 3:44

| title15 = I Am

| note15 = Remix 2005) (hidden track

| writer15 = Diane Warren

| extra15 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length15 = 4:03}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Radio Disney bonus track{{Cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6YYFNGVHMrAj0bZp4HDpzy |title=Most Wanted (Radio Disney Page Version) by Hilary Duff on Spotify |website=Spotify |access-date=2020-09-06 |archive-date=2019-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122025512/https://open.spotify.com/album/6YYFNGVHMrAj0bZp4HDpzy |url-status=live }}

| total_length = 47:23

| title14 = Hilary Duff Most Wanted Interview

| length14 = 2:58}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian edition{{cite web|url=http://www.hilaryduff.com.au/news/index.php|title=WAKE UP AND MOST WANTED RELEASE DATES|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050810233112/http://www.hilaryduff.com.au/news/index.php|access-date=2021-11-07|archive-date=2005-08-10}}

| extra_column = Original album

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title1 = Wake Up

| writer1 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length1 = 3:38

| title2 = Beat of My Heart

| writer2 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length2 = 3:09

| title3 = Break My Heart

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length3 = 3:21

| title4 = Why Not

| note4 = Remix 2005

| writer4 = {{hlist|Charlie Midnight|Matthew Gerrard}}

| extra4 = The Lizzie McGuire Movie, 2003{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length4 = 2:59

| title5 = So Yesterday

| writer5 = {{hlist|Midnight|Lauren Christy|Scott Spock|Graham Edwards}}

| extra5 = Metamorphosis, 2003

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = Come Clean

| note6 = Remix 2005

| writer6 = {{hlist|Kara DioGuardi|John Shanks}}

| extra6 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = Party Up

| note7 = Remix 2005

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ashley Hamilton|Taylor Laurence Rhodes|Meredith Ann Brooks}}

| extra7 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length7 = 3:56

| title8 = Our Lips Are Sealed

| note8 = with Haylie Duff

| writer8 = {{hlist|Jane Wiedlin|Terence Hall}}

| extra8 = A Cinderella Story, 2004

| length8 = 2:40

| title9 = Fly

| writer9 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Shanks}}

| extra9 = Hilary Duff, 2004

| length9 = 3:43

| title10 = Someone's Watching Over Me

| writer10 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Shanks}}

| extra10 = Hilary Duff

| length10 = 4:11

| title11 = Girl Can Rock

| note11 =

| writer11 = {{hlist|Midnight|Denny Weston Jr.}}

| extra11 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length11 = 3:04

| title12 = Rock This World

| note12 = Remix 2005

| writer12 = {{hlist|Midnight|Weston|Hilary Duff|Ty Stevens}}

| extra12 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length12 = 3:58

| title13 = Supergirl

| note13 = bonus track

| writer13 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Greg Wells}}

| length13 = 2:53}}

{{Track listing

| headline = The Collector's Signature Edition{{cite AV media notes |title=Most Wanted: The Collector's Signature Edition |others=Hilary Duff |year=2005 |type=booklet |publisher=Hollywood |location=Burbank, California}}

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 58:30

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title1 = Wake Up

| writer1 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length1 = 3:38

| title2 = The Getaway

| writer2 = {{hlist|Julian Bunetta|James Michael}}

| extra2 = Hilary Duff, 2004

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Beat of My Heart

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Come Clean

| note4 = Remix 2005

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kara DioGuardi|John Shanks}}

| extra4 = Metamorphosis, 2003{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Who's That Girl?

| note5 = Acoustic Version

| writer5 = {{hlist|Charlie Midnight|Desmond Child|Andreas Carlsson}}

| extra5 = Hilary Duff

| length5 = 3:26

| title6 = Mr. James Dean

| writer6 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Haylie Duff|Kevin De Clue}}

| extra6 = Hilary Duff

| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = So Yesterday

| writer7 = {{hlist|Midnight|Lauren Christy|Scott Spock|Graham Edwards}}

| extra7 = Metamorphosis

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = Metamorphosis

| writer8 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Midnight|Chico Bennett|Andre Recke}}

| extra8 = Metamorphosis

| length8 = 3:28

| title9 = Rock This World

| note9 = Remix 2005

| writer9 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Midnight|Denny Weston Jr.|Stevens}}

| extra9 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length9 = 3:58

| title10 = Break My Heart

| writer10 = {{hlist|Hilary Duff|Dead Executives}}

| length10 = 3:21

| title11 = Jericho

| note11 = Remix 2005

| writer11 = {{hlist|Midnight|Bennett}}

| extra11 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length11 = 3:50

| title12 = Fly

| writer12 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Shanks}}

| extra12 = Hilary Duff

| length12 = 3:43

| title13 = Supergirl

| writer13 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Greg Wells}}

| length13 = 2:53

| title14 = Party Up

| note14 = Remix 2005

| writer14 = {{hlist|Ashley Hamilton|Taylor Laurence Rhodes|Meredith Ann Brooks}}

| extra14 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length14 = 3:56

| title15 = Girl Can Rock

| note15 =

| writer15 = {{hlist|Midnight|Weston}}

| extra15 = Metamorphosis{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length15 = 3:04

| title16 = Our Lips Are Sealed

| writer16 = {{hlist|Jane Wiedlin|Terence Hall}}

| extra16 = A Cinderella Story, 2004

| length16 = 2:40

| title17 = Why Not

| note17 = Remix 2005

| writer17 = {{hlist|Midnight|Matthew Gerrard}}

| extra17 = The Lizzie McGuire Movie, 2003{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length17 = 2:59}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US Target edition bonus track

| extra_column = Original album

| total_length = 62:14

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 30%

| title18 = Do You Want Me?

| note18 = AOL session

| writer18 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Gerrard}}

| extra18 = Hilary Duff{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length18 = 3:44}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| total_length = 68:16

| title18 = Wake Up

| note18 = DJ Kaya Long-T Remix

| length18 = 5:29

| title19 = Wake Up

| note19 = DJ Kaya Dance Remix

| length19 = 4:17}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese deluxe edition DVD

| title1 = Wake Up

| note1 = Music video

| title2 = So Yesterday

| note2 = Music video

| title3 = Why Not

| note3 = Music video

| title4 = Come Clean

| note4 = Music video

| title5 = Our Lips Are Sealed

| note5 = Music video

| title6 = Learning to Fly

| title7 = Making of Hilary's Interview in L.A. 2003

| title8 = Making of Japan Promotion Tour 2003

| title9 = Making of Japan Promotion Tour 2004

| title10 = Making of Hilary's Interview in Toronto 2005

| title11 = Making of 'Wake Up'}}

Notes

  • {{note|a|[a]}} These tracks are previously unreleased. The original version appears on a previous release.
  • The version of "Girl Can Rock" on Most Wanted is an alternate mix.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the album

{{div col}}

  • Hilary Duff – vocals & executive production (all tracks)
  • Andre Recke – executive production (all tracks); production & mixing (track 5)
  • Dead Executives – production, engineering, mixing & bass guitar (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Julian Bunetta – production (track 2)
  • The Matrix – production (track 2, 6); mixing, arrangement & recording (track 6)
  • John Shanks – production (track 4, 10); mixing (track 10)
  • Haylie Duff – production (track 5)
  • Kevin De Clue – production (track 5)
  • Chico Bennett – production (track 7)
  • Charlie Midnight – production (track 7, 8, 11, 12)
  • Denny Weston Jr. – production (track 8, 11)
  • Ty Stevens – production (track 8)
  • Spider – production (track 12)
  • Matthew Gerrard – production & remix (track 13)
  • Chris Cox – remix (track 4)
  • Dean Butterworth – drums (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Monique Powell – background vocals (track 1, 3, 9)
  • The Fruit – background vocals (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Todd Parker – engineering (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Grant Conway – engineering (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Allan Hessler – engineering assistance (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering (track 1, 3, 9)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (track 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Joel Soyffer – mastering (track 7, 11, 12); remix (track 8)
  • Eric Sarafin – mixing (track 2)
  • Jeff Rothschild – mixing (track 10)
  • Jay Landers – executive production (2, 4, 5-8, 10-12)

{{div col end}}

Charts

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="australia"}}
{{album chart|Austria|72|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="austria"}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Hilary Duff|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="canada"}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|51|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="netherlands"}}
scope="row"| European Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3062703|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|date=November 19, 2005|access-date=August 10, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 59

{{album chart|Ireland|8|artist=Hilary Duff|year=2006|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="ireland"}}
{{album chart|Italy|6|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="italy"}}
scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/131927/products/music/607033/1/|title=モースト・ウォンテッド ヒラリー・ダフのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=August 10, 2014|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212735/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/131927/products/music/607033/1/|url-status=live}}

| 3

scope="row"| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON){{cite web|url=http://amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2006.pdf|title=Top 100 Album 2006|publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220004539/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2006.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2012|language=es|access-date=August 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}

| 25

{{album chart|New Zealand|10|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="newz"}}
{{album chart|Scotland|25|date=20051106|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2023}}
scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA){{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za/top20.asp|title=

Suid-Afrika se enigste amptelike Top 20 is eksklusief aan RSG|publisher=Recording Industry of South Africa|access-date=April 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229093508/http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za:80/top20.asp|archive-date=December 29, 2006}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

{{album chart|Spain|43|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="spain"}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|69|artist=Hilary Duff|album=Most Wanted|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="switzerland"}}
{{album chart|UK2|31|date=20051106|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2023|refname="uk"}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Hilary Duff|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2014|refname="us"}}

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2005|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 15, 2011|archive-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228203709/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm|url-status=live}}

| 53

scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url= http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=637&idtipo_documento=1|title= Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen|language=it|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060506075305/http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=637&idtipo_documento=1 |archive-date=May 6, 2006}}

| align="center"| 91

scope="row"| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)

| 74

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/tlptitl.jsp|title=2005 Year End Charts: The Billboard 200 Titles|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 15, 2011|archive-date=September 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930195344/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/tlptitl.jsp|url-status=live}}

| 86

scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005|publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=February 2, 2023}}

|50

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=763&idtipo_documento=1|title= Musica: Classifiche Annunali 2006 FIMI-AC Nielsen|publisher=FIMI|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070112111437/http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=763&idtipo_documento=1 |archive-date=January 12, 2007|access-date=December 14, 2020}}

| 27

scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA)

| 18

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 12, 2021}}

| 104

{{col-end}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2005|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Ireland|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|relmonth=8|certmonth=8}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Mexico|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Gold|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|relmonth=8}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2018|access-date=March 3, 2025|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Spain|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Gold|certyear=2006|certweek=20|relyear=2005|relmonth=8|access-date=August 29, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Most Wanted|type=album|artist=Hilary Duff|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|award=Gold|id=4374-2482-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Hilary Duff|title=Most Wanted|award=Platinum|type=album|certyear=2005|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Summary}}

{{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Worldwide|salesamount=2,200,000|salesref={{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2006/03/04/241482-termino-el-reinado-britney/|website=Infobae|date=March 4, 2006|language=es|title=Terminó el reinado de Britney?|access-date=April 13, 2025|archive-date=April 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413112752/https://www.infobae.com/2006/03/04/241482-termino-el-reinado-britney/|url-status=live}}}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Country

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Edition

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Japan

| August 10, 2005

| {{flat list|

  • Standard (CD)
  • limited (CD+DVD)

}}

| Avex Trax

| *{{cite web|url=https://amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009VEC0O|script-title=ja:モースト・ウォンテッド(初回限定盤): ヒラリー・ダフ: 音楽|website=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102204/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009VEC0O|url-status=live}}

  • {{cite web|url=https://amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009VEC0E|script-title=ja:モースト・ウォンテッド(初回限定盤): ヒラリー・ダフ: 音楽|website=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102152/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009VEC0E|url-status=live}}
scope="row"| Canada

| rowspan="2"| August 16, 2005

| rowspan="2"| {{flat list|

  • Standard
  • collector's (CD)

}}

| Universal

| Most Wanted release in Canada:

  • {{cite web|url=https://amazon.ca/dp/B0009W5J3C|title=Most Wanted (W/4 New Tracks): Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.ca|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102221/https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0009W5J3C|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://amazon.ca/dp/B000AA7HZ6|title=Most Wanted: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.ca|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102207/https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000AA7HZ6|url-status=live}}
scope="row"| United States

| Hollywood

|

scope="row"| Italy

| October 28, 2005

| rowspan="5"| Standard (CD)

| Virgin

| {{cite web|url=https://amazon.it/dp/B000BQ7BXC|title=Most Wanted: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.it|language=it|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102152/https://www.amazon.it/dp/B000BQ7BXC|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| October 31, 2005

| Angel

| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BOJZTC|title=Most Wanted: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102152/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BOJZTC|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Germany

| November 18, 2005

| rowspan="3"| EMI

| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000BOJZTC|title=Most Wanted: Hilary Duff|website=Amazon.de|language=de|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107102151/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000BOJZTC|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Poland

| November 28, 2005

| {{cite web|url=http://empik.com/most-wanted-duff-hilary,357113,muzyka-p|title=Most Wanted – Duff Hilary|language=pl|website=Empik.com|access-date=September 22, 2011|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210901/http://www.empik.com/most-wanted-duff-hilary,357113,muzyka-p|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Denmark

| November 30, 2005

| {{cite web|url=http://cdon.dk/musik/duff_hilary/most_wanted-710466|title=Most Wanted – Duff Hilary|website=Cdon.dk|language=da|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214320/http://cdon.dk/musik/duff_hilary/most_wanted-710466|url-status=live}}

References