Hilary Duff released her new song, “Roommates,” as well as its music video on Thursday, and the track turned heads for its explicit lyrics about sex, frustration, and feeling ignored in a relationship. In the song, Duff describes a romance that used to feel exciting. Then, she shifts into something that sounds like two people sharing space, even singing about touching herself and “looking at porn” because her partner no longer pays attention to her.
Hilary Duff gets NSFW with new song lyrics, sings about ‘touching’ herself’ and ‘looking at porn’
Hilary Duff framed the song as something bigger than just shock value. In a press release (via Us Weekly), she described “Roommates” as “a song about when life is life-ing, babe,” adding that it taps into “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.”
Besides, the timing stands out. Duff teased “Roommates” earlier this month on Instagram, right as netizens speculated about her involvement in the “toxic mom group” story that Ashley Tisdale recently sparked in her viral essay for The Cut. While Tisdale’s rep denied the essay involved Duff, the latter’s husband, musician Matthew Koma, fueled conversation when he posted a parody tied to the drama.
Koma did not just comment from the sidelines, either. Us Weekly noted that he co-wrote “Roommates,” along with his wife’s previous single “Mature.” Duff and Koma married in 2019 and share three daughters, namely Banks, Mae, and Townes. Additionally, the Disney alum shares her son Luca with ex-husband Mike Comrie.
The new song, “Roommates,” arrives ahead of Duff’s upcoming album, “Luck … or Something,” due out February 20, marking her first album in more than a decade, following 2015’s “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” Fans who grew up with Duff’s Disney-era image see the message clearly: this new chapter comes with mature lyrics, real-life mess, candor, and no interest in playing it cute anymore.
