At a Glance
- Hilary Duff released her new single “Roommates” on Friday, Jan. 16
- The track arrives with a rain-soaked video that nods to her 2003 hit “Come Clean”
- Duff calls the song “the restless hum of wanting to find your way back”
- Why it matters: The single previews her first album in seven years, out Feb. 20
Hilary Duff is back with new music that strips away the polish and dives straight into domestic restlessness. The 38-year-old singer-actress unveiled “Roommates” on Friday, Jan. 16, the second offering from her upcoming album luck… or something.
The Song
“Roommates” catalogs the moment a passionate relationship cools into routine. Over moody pop production, Duff sings:
- “I only want the beginning, I don’t want the end / Want the part where you say, ‘Goddamn'”
- “Back of the dive bar, giving you head / Then sneak home late, wake up your roommates”
- “I’m touching myself looking at porn / ‘Cause you don’t even look my way no more”
The chorus bluntly captures the ache for earlier sparks: she and her partner are now “practically roommates.”
Duff’s Take
In a statement provided to News Of Los Angeles, Duff framed the track as a snapshot of modern partnership under pressure.
“‘Roommates’ is a song about when life is life-ing, babe,” she said. “It’s that ache for a wilder, freer time – before the days were swallowed by carpools, budget talks, grocery runs and letting old or new insecurities slip in. It’s the restless hum of wanting to find your way back – to your rhythm, to your person, to yourself.”
The Video
Director Matty Peacock keeps the visuals equally intimate. The clip opens with Duff performing in her living room while her on-screen husband sits nearby, disengaged. Mid-song, rain erupts inside the house, soaking furniture and memories alike – a deliberate callback to the window-pane storm in her 2003 video for “Come Clean.”
“Listen, we love a nugget, you know? We love an Easter egg,” Duff told Entertainment Tonight on set. “I’ve had such a long career. It’s hard to not find the threads and to repeat some things. This song is very different than ‘Come Clean,’ but it’s nice to have another rain moment.”
The final scene tears down a wall of the house, revealing a sunlit field that Duff walks into – a literal break from the confines she’s been singing about.
Family Affair
Matthew Koma, Duff’s husband and frequent collaborator, co-wrote and co-produced “Roommates” with her and Brian Phillips. On Instagram, Koma praised his wife’s performance, writing that she “crushed so hard” and jokingly highlighting her “caboose” in a comment beneath a drenched screenshot from the video.
Album & Tour
“Roommates” follows lead single “Mature” and sets the tone for luck… or something, Duff’s first studio album since 2016’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. The full project lands Feb. 20.
To support the release, Duff will headline the Small Rooms, Big Nerves Tour with stops in:
- London
- Toronto
- New York City
- Los Angeles
She also returns to Voltaire at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas for residency dates in February and May.
Key Takeaways
- Duff’s new single confronts long-term relationship fatigue with unfiltered lyrics
- The self-referential rain scene bridges two eras of her pop career
- luck… or something arrives Feb. 20, backed by an intimate live run
