Editing Tiffany Darwish (section)

===2000s===
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[[File:Tiffany signing autographs at UVU.JPG|thumb|Tiffany signing autographs at the campus of [[Utah Valley University]] in [[Orem, Utah|Orem]], March 2001]]
In 2000, Tiffany released her fifth studio album, ''[[The Color of Silence]]'', which received favorable reviews. ''Billboard'' described it as "one of the best pop albums of the year" and the year's "biggest surprise".<ref>Paoletta, Michael, "Tiffany Tells Stories Her Way", ''Billboard'', August 19, 2000, p. 1.</ref> Her College Promotional Tour broke attendance records at most tour stops.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/30239 |title= BYU crowd livens up Tiffany performance
| first= Audrey | last= Perry | date= March 12, 2001 |access-date= March 25, 2008 | work= BYU.edu | publisher= Brigham Young University | url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080704185017/http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/30239 |archive-date= July 4, 2008}}</ref>

Tiffany posed nude for the April 2002 issue of ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref name=poses>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101265&page=1 |title=Tiffany Poses in Playboy |author=<!--Not stated--> |work=ABC News |access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> Tiffany stated in interviews that she explained to her nine-year-old son that it was no different from posing in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' or ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', except that it showed more.<ref name=poses/> She added years later that while she had no regrets about posing in ''Playboy'', some of her family members disapproved because of how young her son was at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/magazine/6523928/tiffany-playboy-posing-i-would-do-it-again|title=Former Teen Pop Star Tiffany on Posing For Playboy: 'I Would Do It Again in a Heartbeat!'| magazine= Billboard}}</ref>
[[File:Tiffany at Gulfstream Park, 2003.jpg|thumb|Tiffany performing at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, 2003]]
On April 2, 2005, Tiffany was featured on the British TV show ''[[Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series)|Hit Me, Baby, One More Time]]'', performing the [[Girls Aloud]] song "[[Love Machine (Girls Aloud song)|Love Machine]]" and securing a place in the show's finale. She also appeared on the US version of the show on June 2, 2005, losing to hip hop group [[Arrested Development (group)|Arrested Development]]. Tiffany released her sixth studio album ''[[Dust Off and Dance]]'' on [[CD Baby]] in May 2005, followed later as a digital release on [[iTunes]]. It was dedicated to her new husband, but recorded as a thank you to her fans (particularly her gay and European fanbase) for reminding her about the fun to be had with her career.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gower |first=Van |url=http://www.davidatlanta.com/assets/archives/web355/pages/Page%20060_jpg.htm |title= 'Dust Off' Old Notions and Dance |magazine=[[David Atlanta]] |issue=355 |page=60|access-date=August 6, 2005 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060821133840/http://www.davidatlanta.com/assets/archives/web355/pages/Page%20060_jpg.htm |archive-date= August 21, 2006}}</ref> The album consisted of [[Eurodance]] and [[Hi-NRG]] style songs. Singles from ''Dust Off and Dance'', included "Ride It", "Fly", "Be with U Tonite", "Na Na Na", and "Artificial Girlfriend".

Tiffany toured with the album, which in September 2006 was nominated for six JPF Awards. She won for best dance song of the year for "Be with U Tonite" and best dance CD of the year on November 4, 2006. In 2007, Tiffany, who had begun to struggle with her weight, was cast for the fifth season of [[VH1]]'s ''Celebrity Fit Club''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_fit_club/season_5/cast.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615080322/http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_fit_club/season_5/cast.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |title= Celebrity Fit Club | publisher= VH1 |access-date= September 11, 2015}}</ref> The show premiered on April 22, 2007. During the show, the singer's weight started at {{cvt | 152 | lb}} and finished with {{cvt | 124 | lb}}, a difference of 18.4%. In April 2007, Tiffany released a new album of cover material titled ''[[I Think We're Alone Now: '80s Hits and More]]'' on [[Cleopatra Records]]. The album features updated versions of her first three Top Ten hits from her debut album, as well as cover versions of songs from other artists of the 1980s.

Tiffany's music video for "I Think We're Alone Now" is featured in an episode of ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', an episode of ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]'', and the 2012 film ''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]''. Tiffany in 2007 signed a recording contract with 10 Spot Records, a new division of Water Music Records Group, distributed by [[Universal Music Group]], and released a new album titled ''[[Just Me (Tiffany album)|Just Me]]''. The album contained all-new material in a singer-songwriter format ''à la'' her earlier album ''[[The Color of Silence]]'' (2000). The first single from the album, "Feels Like Love", was released on May 1, 2007.

In early August 2007, the dance single "Higher" began showing up online. On October 2, 2007 (Tiffany's 36th birthday), it debuted on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart as the number-one breakout, her first ''Billboard'' chart appearance since 1989. From there, the single climbed the charts to No. 19. In March 2008, Tiffany released ''Mimi's Kitchen'', an album limited to 500 copies and featuring rare demos from age three through the present. It was shipped to fans in a personalized package which also included autographed photos, two autographed CDs, and the ''Mimi's Kitchen'' demo collection. A small subset of the release also included ''Playboy'' T-shirts.

In late April 2008, a track with the same name as her 2005 dance album ''Dust Off and Dance'' became available for download on the Internet. The song consisted of Tiffany performing vocals for the dance team Hydra Productions; it is on their album ''Liquid''. In early January 2009, the single reached number one on the Hot Club Play Breakout charts. In late July 2008, a new Tiffany dance song remixed by [[Dave Audé]], "Just Another Day", was released on CD. It peaked at No. 28 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Dance chart.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} On October 18, 2008, Tiffany appeared on the [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] reality show ''[[Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling]]'', and was eliminated in the first episode.