Dignity (album)

Dignity
The face and shoulders of a young woman looking over her left shoulder. She has brown hair and wears small crystal earrings. To the left of her image, the words "Hilary Duff" are written in silver, capital letters, with "Dignity" in silver, italic, cursive letters below that.
Studio album by
Hilary Duff
ReleasedMarch 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length48:36
LabelHollywood
Producer
Hilary Duff chronology
4Ever Hilary
(2006) 		Dignity
(2007) 		Best of Hilary Duff
(2008)
Japanese edition cover
Singles from Dignity
  1. "Play with Fire"
    Released: August 21, 2006
  2. "With Love"
    Released: February 20, 2007
  3. "Stranger"
    Released: June 25, 2007

Dignity is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Hilary Duff. It was released on March 21, 2007, by Hollywood Records. After launching her third studio album Hilary Duff (2004), she experienced an eventful personal life, including a stalking incident, her parents getting divorced and her breakup with her boyfriend Joel Madden after two years of dating. Consequently, Duff assumed an integral position in its production, co-writing almost every track with longtime collaborator Kara DioGuardi instead of her previously-limited involvement.

In contrast to the pop-rock themes of her prior releases, Dignity takes on more of a dance and electropop sound, which she said was not her intention while writing the album. The lyrics reference the events Duff experienced in the years leading to the album's release, and the album's songs contain influences of rock and hip-hop music.

Critical response was mostly positive; the album was praised for its songwriting and her new musical direction. Upon release, Dignity debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200. This was a lower peak than Duff's previous albums and the album had lower sales, which Billboard attributed to the loss of fans during her musical evolution. Despite this, it produced Duff's highest-peaking single on the US Billboard Hot 100 to date, "With Love", which peaked at number twenty-four. The song also topped the US Dance Club Songs chart, as did her subsequent single from the album, "Stranger". The album reached the top ten in several countries and was certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). To promote the album, Duff embarked on her fourth concert tour, the Dignity Tour, between July 2007 and February 2008.