Production
Hilton first announced plans to record an album in 2003, and began early collaborations with Romeo Antonio and JC Chasez. In 2004, she met with producer Rob Boldt and began recording demo tracks. While collaborating with Boldt, Hilton was pitched the song "Screwed," which was written by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells, and began talking about it in many interviews, saying it would be the first single from the album. That same summer, Haylie Duff said in an interview that "Screwed" was actually going to be recorded by her previously and would be the first single from her album, followed by a legal battle for the song. In August 2004, a lo-fi leak of Hilton's recording of the song circulated onto the Internet from an Orlando radio station airing, which complicated the legal battle behind the song. Not long afterwards, Duff was dropped by Hollywood Records which allowed Hilton to claim the song as hers. The album was tentatively titled "Paris Is Burning" and reports were made about collaborations with Lil Jon and The Black Eyed Peas. "Screwed" was the only track to appear on the album from any her recording sessions in 2004.
In 2005, Hilton was signed to Warner Bros. Records for distribution of her album and began working with Rob Cavallo. Initially, Cavallo was set to serve as producer for the entire record, who had recorded a retooled, rockier version of "Screwed" and was still intended to be the first single. The album was described to be "Blondie meets The Go Go's, and Hilton confirmed a cover of Blondie's Heart Of Glass would appear on the album. The album's sound shifted after meeting with Scott Storch in Miami in late 2005, Hilton decided to record a more hip-hop/R&B influenced tracks, and Storch assumed executive producer for the album. After months of collaboration with Storch, with contributions from Fernando Garibay, Dr. Luke, J.R. Rotem, and Greg Wells, Paris was finally complete and ready for release.
"Turn It Up" was planned as the lead single for the album, and was commissioned for remixes by Paul Oakenfold, Peter Rauhofer, and Tracy Young. It premiered at the Winter Music Conference in March 2006, but a last minute decision was made to release "Stars Are Blind," and was sent for radio adds in May. Produced by Garibay, "Stars Are Blind" was released digitally June 20 and as a CD-maxi single on July 18, and peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100; "Nothing in This World" and "Turn It Up" followed as worldwide singles.
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