#NEWMUSIC: HILARY DUFF – “CATASTROPHE”

Multiplatinum global superstar Hilary Duff has released “CATastrophe,” an original song written for THE CAT IN THE HAT, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s first full-length feature film and the beloved character’s animated theatrical feature film debut, in theaters and IMAX® November 6. Written by Duff alongside Matthew Koma, Madison Love, and Brian Phillips, and produced by Koma and Phillips, “CATastrophe” serves as the emotional anchor of the film. First heard in a new film trailer which debuted earlier today, the track is available now via Atlantic Records and arrives alongside an official music video directed by Dano Cerny.

Watch the visual, which brings the Seussian aesthetic to life, following Duff as she moves through a series of whimsical, oversized worlds and seamlessly folds them into her own environment, HERE:

“Dr. Seuss was on repeat in our house for years, so when this came around I didn’t have to think about it,” shares Hilary. “CATastrophe” is about that feeling when your whole world gets picked up and moved somewhere else and nobody asks you first. I wanted it to be honest about those feelings, and still be something you’d turn all the way up in the car.”

“CATastrophe” is featured on THE CAT IN THE HAT (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), releasing on October 30 from WaterTower Music. The album features a score by GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Lorne Balfe, Duff’s original single, and “The Cat in the Hat Theme Song” written by Tim Minchin and performed by FITZ & Tim Minchin featuring Bill Hader.

ABOUT HILARY DUFF

One of the defining stars of her generation, multiplatinum global icon Hilary Duff returns to the pop world with her boldest and most self-assured project yet, luck… or something. Duff first kicked off her music career with 2003’s 4X platinum Metamorphosis (featuring the Top 40-charting “So Yesterday” and “Come Clean”), then released her platinum-selling 2004 self-titled LP and 2007 autobiographical dance-pop collection Dignity. With those three albums alone selling a collective 15 million copies worldwide, she also established herself as a producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and New York Times-bestselling author, all while continuing to deliver standout performances in TV and film, including her award-nominated turn on Darren Star’s “Younger.”

Now signed to Atlantic Records, Duff launched a thrilling new chapter with her sixth studio album, her first new music since 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. (a No. 5 debut on the  Billboard 200, made with an extensive lineup of producers/co-writers, including Tove Lo and Ed Sheeran). Co-written by Hilary and produced by her husband, GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter/producer Matthew Koma (Britney Spears, P!nk), and Brian Phillips (Alec Benjamin, blink-182), luck… or something debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, marking Duff’s highest chart position since 2007 and at the time, became the second-largest debut for a female artist this year. Named one of the “Best Albums of 2026” by Billboard, Rolling Stone and Variety and garnering additional critical praise from LA Times, Associated Press, Pitchfork, Glamour and more, the project officially became Duff’s sixth career Top 5 entry while simultaneously landing at #2 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart. Internationally, luck… or something has soared to the top of the charts with Top 5 debuts in 6 countries, including #1 in Canada and Australia. Marking her first major tour in over 18 years, Duff’s critically acclaimed global headline “the lucky me tour” spans 18 countries including SOLD-OUT performances at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, London’s The O2 and more.