Though Aly & AJ weren’t among the highest-profile acts on Hollywood Records, ‘Potential Breakup Song’ became one of the label’s earliest top 20 hits in America.
Leah Haywood – We Think It’s Love
Leah Haywood’s brilliant debut single, ‘We Think It’s Love’, was tipped for a UK release after reaching the top ten in Australia. Alas…
Hilary Duff – Wake Up
However peculiar it was that Hilary Duff released a greatest hits album after two years, the lead single brilliantly reinvigorated her sound.
Hilary Duff – With Love
Boasting a new electro-pop sound, ‘With Love’ served as the first proper single from Hilary Duff’s fourth album. But what was that smell…?
Hilary Duff – So Yesterday
‘So Yesterday’ helped Hilary Duff lay the foundation upon which a new generation of pop stars stampeded into the charts.
BBMak – Back Here
‘Back Here’ wasn’t a hit when it was originally released in the UK, but that didn’t stop BBMak casually conquering America in the meantime.
Hilary Duff – Fly
Hilary Duff’s third album skipped the UK entirely, But its lead single eventually reappeared two years later alongside her greatest hits.
Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul
It took almost 15 months for ‘Beautiful Soul’ to arrive in the UK after being released in America, but it was well worth the wait.
Hilary Duff – Play With Fire
‘Play With Fire’ offered a first glimpse at what would eventually be one of the most essential pop albums of the ‘00s. No, really.
BBMak – Still On Your Side
BBMak had already conquered America by the time they released their second single. Now, they just needed to land another hit in the UK.
Hilary Duff – Come Clean
Bluffing her way through the pop game, Hilary Duff described ‘Come Clean’ as “not really pop, sort of like techno, but it’s slow”