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A board game created by WOW Enterprises in 1991. The game is based on the subcultural dance movement of the early 1990s.

{{Infobox Single

| Name = Stranger

| Cover =

| Artist = [[Hilary Duff]]

| from Album = [[Dignity (album)|Dignity]]

| Released = [[May 25]], [[2007]] <small>([[Italy]])</small>{{Fact|date=May 2007}}<br />[[June 1]], [[2007]] <small>([[North America]])</small>{{Fact|date=May 2007}}<br />[[July 9]], [[2007]] <small>([[Japan]])</small><ref name=HMVJapan>http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2552241</ref> <br />Mid-June 2007 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><ref name=OfficialUK>http://www.hilaryduffofficial.co.uk</ref>

| B-side(s) =

| Format = [[CD single]]

| Recorded =

| Genre = [[Dance-pop]]

| Length = 4:10

| Label = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]

| Writer = Hilary Duff, [[Kara DioGuardi]], [[Vada Nobles]], [[Derrick Haruin]], [[Julius Diaz]]

| Producer =

| Certification =

| Chart position =

| Last single = "[[With Love (song)|With Love]]"<br />(2007)

| This single = "Stranger"<br />(2007)

| Next single = <!-- please do not fill without providing a reliable source -->

| Misc =

}}

"'''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 (album)|Dignity]]'' (2007). It is the third [[single (music)|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]].<ref name=HMVJapan/> Duff's official [[UK]] site reported that "Stranger" would be the second single from ''Dignity'' to be released there.<ref name=OfficialUK/>

The game was created by Patrick Treloar and contains a section designed by [[Jamie Hewlett]] of [[Gorillaz]] and [[Tank Girl]] fame. It went on to sell over 20,000 copies until it was withdrawn from the shelves by [[WH Smith]] when the store was made aware of it's overtly adult content.

==Subject==

The idea of the game was to drive around looking for fliers and energi(sic) tablets. Once the player had accumulated enough energi tablets, they could then proceed to their rave and dance, until they collected all three sections of the WOW Tryptich.

The song was rumored to be about Duff and her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, [[Joel Madden]];<ref>Bercovici, Jeff. [http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/03/post-3.php "Hilary Duff Settles Score &mdash; In Song!"]. ''[[Radar (magazine)|Radar]]''. [[March 7]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[April 9]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>Greene, Andy. [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/13967536/dignity "Hilary Duff - Dignity"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. [[April 2]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[April 9]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name=USAToday-focus/> ''[[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."<ref>Bernstein, Jonathan. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016438,00.html "Dignity (2007) - Hilary Duff"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. [[March 30]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[April 9]] [[2007]].</ref>

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.<ref name=USAToday-focus/> "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 (Hilary Duff song)|Gypsy Woman]]", was inspired by the same situation.<ref name=USAToday-focus>Gardner, Elysa. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-04-02-hilary-duff-inisde_N.htm "The focus is on Hilary"]. ''[[USA Today]]''. [[April 2]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[April 3]] [[2007]].</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Rave]]

* [[Church of the subgenius]]

* [[Dance Music]]

==Single release and music video==

== External Links ==

In Duff's blog she told her fans that they could vote for her next single, and "Stranger" amassed the most votes.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} Duff started promoting the song with performances on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', ''[[TEENick]]'' and "[[George Lopez]] Hosts National Kidney Foundation Gala, Show".

* [http://ftp.hyperreal.org/raves/database/ravegame/ Images of the game] at [[hyperreal]].

* [http://www.fantazia.org.uk/Scene/ravegame.htm Rave Game details & pics] at [[Fantazia]].

The video for the single premiered on [[Yahoo! Music]] on [[May 30]] [[2007]],<ref>[http://music.yahoo.com/premieres "Video premieres"]. [[Yahoo! Music]] Retrieved [[May 17]] [[2007]].</ref> 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 [[Hilary Duff|Duff]] was reportedly dressed as a [[snake charmer]].<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/10/hilary-the-snake-charmer/ "Hilary the Snake Charmer?"]. [[TMZ.com]].[[May 10]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[May 17]] [[2007]].</ref> Duff said that she is not dressed up as a snake charmer, but that the video has an [[India]]n style, and she said that it is her best video to date.{{fact}}

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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.

==Notes==

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[[Category:2007 singles]]

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