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2004 single by Ashlee Simpson

"Shadow" is the second single by American singer and songwriter Ashlee Simpson, taken from her debut album, Autobiography (2004). The single peaked at number 57 in the United States, becoming Simpson's second Billboard Hot 100 entry; it also peaked at number 31 in Australia.

The music video for "Shadow", directed by Liz Friedlander, also deals with the theme of the song. In the video, Simpson plays two different versions of herself, blonde and brunette, who live in separate "worlds" which exist side by side. The world of the blonde Ashlee appears happy and perfect, while the brunette Ashlee seems to have more negative feelings—at one point she shoves a bowl of cereal prepared by the blonde Ashlee off a kitchen table—but eventually it is revealed that the blonde Ashlee is not as happy as she seems. At the end of the video, shadows are seen leaving the brunette Ashlee. These scenes are intercut with Simpson singing in a living room setting with her band. The "Shadow" music video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on September 13, 2004, and debuted on the countdown the next day at number 10. In its fourth day on the countdown, 20 September, it reached its peak at number two; Simpson herself also visited the show on this day, but did not perform due to illness. The video spent 22 total days on the countdown, with its last day being October 21.

"Shadow" debuted at number 20 on VH1's Top 20 Countdown for the week of October 6–12, 2004, and it rose the next week to number 15. It reached number 11 for the week of 27 October–2 November and then fell to number 16 the next week. On September 22, Simpson performed "Shadow" on two U. S. shows: Live with Regis and Kelly (she also gave an interview, quoted above) and The Tonight Show. "Shadow" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September at number 68 and reached a peak of number 57. It was unable to match the popularity of Simpson's first single, "Pieces of Me", which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. "Pieces of Me" also reached number one on the Billboard Top 40 Tracks, but "Shadow" reached only number 27. In Australia, "Shadow" was Autobiographys second single, and it reached number 31 on the ARIA singles chart in November 2004; in the same week, "Pieces of Me" was still ahead of it on the chart, at number 30. In early January 2005, after some time spent out of the ARIA top 50, "Shadow" rebounded to number 34. In the United Kingdom, the song "La La" (which was the third single in the U. S. and Australia) was the second single instead of "Shadow".

+ Release dates and formats for "Shadow" Region Date Format Label Ref. (Reference) United States September 14, 2004 Contemporary hit radio Geffen Australia November 8, 2004 CD Universal Germany December 20, 2004 January 15, 2005