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| Length = | Label = Hollywood | Producer = | Last album = ''Hilary Duff'' (2004) | This album = ''Most Wanted'' (2005) | Next album = ''Dignity'' (2007) | Misc = }} ''Most Wanted'' is the first compilation album of American 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 chart, becoming Duff's second number one album there. 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. Four singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Wake Up", was released in August 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 the album's third single and "Fly", originally released as the lead single from ''Hilary Duff'', was released throughout Europe as the fourth and 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.〔("Hilary Will Not Release Anymore Singles" ). 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. 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. 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 ()", she went into the recording studio without the guidance of her record label or management. According to Duff, she did not tell anyone at her record label that she was working with the Dead Executives. 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.〔 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, three of which appear on the standard edition of the album—"Wake Up", "Beat of My Heart" and "Break My Heart"〔— while the fourth appears only on the deluxe edition: "Supergirl". The song was penned by Duff alongside Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supergirl (Legal Title) BMI Work #7710116 )〕 The track listing for ''Most Wanted'' was revealed on July 12, 2005, 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. 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.〔 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. ''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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Most Wanted (Hilary Duff album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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