Hilary Duff Stranger Video

"Stranger" is a song written by Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Derrick Haruin and Julius Diaz, and recorded for Duff's third studio album, Dignity (2007). It is the third single from the album, and HMV Japan reported a release date of June 4, 2007 (see 2007 in music) for the CD single, but the date was changed to July 9, 2007. Duff's official UK site reported that "Stranger" would be the second single from Dignity to be released there.

The song was rumored to be about Duff and her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Joel Madden; Entertainment Weekly wrote, "When the fairy-tale romance between [Duff and Madden] went belly-up late last year, the Good Charlotte frontman speedily rebounded into the twiglike arms of Nicole Richie, and the world moved on. Duff, it seems, did not, and hell hath no fury like a young woman scorned."

According to Duff, the song is actually about how she thought her mother feels around her father, who had an extramarital affair with another woman. Duff said she wrote "Stranger" to appear to be about one of her own relationships, because she didn't want people to know about the strained relationship between her parents. "But I've realized that so many people can relate to what I've gone through", she said. Another song on the album, "Gypsy Woman", was inspired by the same situation.

In Duff's blog she told her fans that they could vote for her next single, and "Stranger" amassed the most votes. Duff started promoting the song with performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, TEENick and "George Lopez Hosts National Kidney Foundation Gala, Show".

The video for the single premiered on Yahoo! Music on May 30, 2007, and was directed by choreographer Fatima Robinson. On May 10, 2007 TMZ.com published a photo from the set of the music video in which Duff was reportedly dressed as a snake charmer. Duff said that she is not dressed up as a snake charmer, but that the video has an Indian style, and she said that it is her best video to date.

The video shows Duff's character running out to her partner, but he is driving off. There are then shots of them at a dinner event where her partner repeatedly is talking to and flirting with other women. In between shots, there are scenes of Duff and backing dancers dancing in a nightclub and dressed in Indian style outfits. The video ends with Duff walking out of the couple's home with her packed suitcases.