The Best Damn Thing

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The Best Damn Thing
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Studio album by
Avril Lavigne
ReleasedApril 17, 2007
RecordedAugust 2006 – January 2007
Genre
Length40:39
Label RCA
Producer
Avril Lavigne chronology
Under My Skin
(2004)		The Best Damn Thing
(2007)		 Goodbye Lullaby
(2011)
Singles from The Best Damn Thing
  1. "Girlfriend"
    Released: February 27, 2007
  2. "When You're Gone"
    Released: June 19, 2007
  3. "Hot"
    Released: October 2, 2007
  4. "The Best Damn Thing"
    Released: June 13, 2008

The Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was firstly released in Europe on April 13, 2007, then worldwide on 17 April 2007 by RCA Records. as her second studio album on the label. The album represents a musical departure from her previous studio album Under My Skin (2004), which incorporated more elements of post-grunge. The Best Damn Thing is seen by critics as Lavigne's most commercial effort. The album was noted as her first effort to feature a wide range of producers, including Matt Beckley, Rob Cavallo, Dr. Luke and Lavigne herself, who was credited as the executive producer.

Contents

Upon its release, The Best Damn Thing received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Lavigne's transition from grungey alternative rock music to more pop-punk and bubblegum pop [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] music, with it being considered catchy and very radio-friendly. However, the main criticism of the album was the lyrical content, which some found too rough or brutal. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 289,000 copies. The album also debuted atop the charts in Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom and many other countries. Alternative Press listed it as one of the albums that best represented the pop-punk scene in 2007. [7]

The Best Damn Thing had sold over 6 million copies worldwide and it is Lavigne's third best-selling album. [8] Four singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Girlfriend" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Lavigne's most successful chart single to date. The single also reached number one in twelve other countries across the world including Australia, Canada and Japan, making it one of the best-selling singles of 2007 worldwide. The second single of the album, "When You're Gone", also received commercial success, peaking within top ten in many single charts worldwide, including Canada, Australia, Scotland, Sweden, Italy and the United Kingdom, while peaking at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The third and fifth singles from the album, "Hot" and "The Best Damn Thing", received limited success on singles charts. To promote the album, Lavigne performed at many TV shows and award ceremonies, including the 2007 Teen Choice Awards and the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards, as well as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live . Furthermore, Lavigne embarked on a concert tour, entitled The Best Damn Tour, starting on March 8, 2008, and ending on October 6, 2008. Footage from the concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto were recorded and released on a DVD titled The Best Damn Tour: Live in Toronto .

Background and development

Following the release of her second album Under My Skin (2004) and a world tour, Lavigne began recording material for her third album. While writing material, Lavigne was approached by Fox Entertainment Group to write a song for the soundtrack to the 2006 fantasy-adventure film Eragon . [9] Lavigne wrote the power ballad "Keep Holding On" for the film and stated her intentions to include it on her own album, although she maintained that the song was not indicative of the sound of her next album.[ citation needed ] In late 2006, Lavigne declared in a blog post that she wanted to record more upbeat music, citing the material on her upcoming album as "fast, fun, young, bratty, aggressive, confident, cocky in a playful way ... all the good stuff". [10]

In an interview with MTV, Lavigne discussed how the writing process for The Best Damn Thing was straightforward, as she opted to write about fictional experiences that she felt were more widely relatable. [10] She intended to have fun when recording the album, commenting, "Some of the songs I wrote didn't even mean that much to me. It's not like some personal thing I'm going through. They're just songs". [10] Many of the sessions involved ordering take-out and drinking alcohol, with songs such as "Girlfriend" and "I Can Do Better" being written while inebriated. [10]

Composition

Music and lyrics

The songs were described as sounding like Toni Basil cheerleading for Blink-182, [11] with Lavigne praised for her ability to combine bubblegum pop melodies with punk rock riffs. [1] Lavigne described the record as "fast, fun, young, bratty, rock, aggressive, confident, cocky in a playful way...all the good stuff". Many of the songs on the album did not have a deep meaning to Lavigne, with her stating "It's not like some personal thing I'm going through. They're just songs." [12] It was produced by Dr. Luke, Butch Walker, [13] Lavigne herself, and Lavigne's husband at the time, Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley. Travis Barker of Blink 182 and +44, recorded some of the drums for the album as did Josh Freese & Sum 41's drummer Steve Jocz when Lavigne and her party could not reach Dave Grohl. [14]

Songs

A total of twelve songs are featured on the album. The opener and lead single, "Girlfriend", was written by Avril Lavigne and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, who also produced the song. "Girlfriend" is a moderately fast pop-punk, [15] [16] song at 152 beats per minute, performed in the key of D major. Lavigne's vocal range spans from A3 to D5. [17] "Girlfriend" is available in seven other languages, the only difference from the English version being the chorus translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, German and French. The song was compared to the song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", in which chants the similar verses, but was resulted in a lawsuit in mid 2007, accusing her of plagiarism. "I Can Do Better" was compared to the cheerleader anthem "Mickey". [5]

The songs "Runaway" and "Alone" were compared to each other. [5] "When You're Gone" is a power ballad with a piano and synth introduction. "Everything Back But You" was compared to "99 Red Balloons" and Sum 41. [5] The songs "One of Those Girls" and "Contagious" were highlighted for their chugging metallic guitars [One of Those Girls] and overlapping vocal lines [Contagious]. [5]

Plagiarism allegations

On 25 May 2007, songwriters James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar sued Lavigne, her co-songwriter Lukasz Gottwald, Almo Music, and RCA Records, claiming that "Girlfriend" contains lyrics plagiarized from their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", originally performed by The Rubinoos and released by Beserkley Records in 1978. [18] [19] In January 2008, a confidential settlement was reached with Gangwer and Dunbar retracting their claims of plagiarism. [20]

In June 2007, Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, with whom Lavigne co-wrote the majority of her second album, Under My Skin, spoke to Performing Songwriter magazine about Lavigne's songwriting ability and ethics. Kreviazuk claimed that the song "Contagious" was based on a track she had sent to Lavigne in 2005. [21] [22] On 6 July 2007, Lavigne denied the accusation in an open letter on her website. She also threatened legal action against Kreviazuk for her allegations, [22] [23] and Kreviazuk ultimately made a full public apology and retracted the statements. [24]

Music critics also noted very close similarities between the introductions of "I Don't Have to Try" and Peaches' 2003 song "I'm the Kinda". [25]

Promotion and release

Promotional releases

On February 18, 2007, clips of "Everything Back But You", "I Can Do Better" and "When You're Gone" were released on AOL Music. [26] The track "Alone" (the B-side of "Girlfriend") was made available for download on the iTunes Store in New Zealand and Australia on March 29, 2007. The whole album made its radio debut on Ottawa radio station HOT 89.9 at 6:00 pm on 14 April 2007.

Days before the release of The Best Damn Thing Lavigne was full in promotion around North America doing live performances on shows including Saturday Night Live , Late Show with David Letterman , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Total Request Live , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and Live with Regis and Kelly .

On September 11, 2007, Lavigne appeared on the season finale of Canadian Idol 2007 and performed "Hot" and "When You're Gone". On the show, Lavigne made announcement regarding her tour in support of the album.

Lavigne also made her debut on the worldwide fashion website Stardoll to promote "The Best Damn Thing". Here, she created her own "paperdoll" and answered questions to her fans in a quick 10-minute exercise. Her suite can be found on [www.stardoll.com/en] in the Real Celebrities column. She also has a promotion column and her clothing Abbey Dawn also features on the website, where other members can buy her clothing to dress up their dolls.

Singles

"Girlfriend", the first single released from the album, was produced by Dr. Luke and was a global success. It reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single also reached number one in twelve other countries across the world including Australia, Canada and Japan. It was also the top selling song of 2007 worldwide. [27] The accompanying music video broke YouTube records, becoming the most watched video of all-time by July 2008. It holds the record as the first video on YouTube to reach 100 million views. There was also a remix of the song featuring rapper Lil Mama.

"When You're Gone" was the second single. Released on June 19, 2007, while "Girlfriend" was still strong on the charts, the power ballad became another hit in the UK and other countries. It peaked at No. 4 on the European Hot 100, was close to reaching the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and attained top twenty status in over thirteen countries. [28] There is an acoustic version of the song on the deluxe edition of The Best Damn Thing that was only available on the iTunes Store. [29]

"Hot" was the third single, released on October 2, 2007. The song was written by Lavigne herself and Evan Taubenfeld; it showcased Lavigne at her most revealing. The lyrics describe Lavigne's feelings for a guy who "makes [her] feel hot". [30] The song's music video was considered her sexiest to date at the time. The single was the least successful in the US, charting only at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, yet it managed to reach the top 10 in Japan and Canada, and top 20 in Australia. A version of the song was recorded in which the chorus was replaced with lyrics in Japanese and Mandarin.

"The Best Damn Thing" was the fourth single from the album. It was released on June 13, 2008, and was produced by Butch Walker. The song has a strong pop-punk vibe mixed with a teen-cheerleader theme. "Innocence" was released as a radio single for Italy and Canada, and managed to chart in the latter. [31]

Release and promotion

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Lavigne performing in Amsterdam in 2008

During all of 2007, Lavigne promoted her album with a Promotional Tour playing some TV concerts for CBC and MTV in Canada and Paris. She also played three full concerts in Mexico and places such as Rome, Hong Kong, Russia, and played in China for the very first time in her career with a record sold-out concert in Shanghai. In Europe she played at different summer festivals. In Asia she was part of the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan and by the end of the year formed part of the Jingle Bell Christmas Tour.

In 2008, Lavigne embarked on The Best Damn World Tour with 110 performances to support The Best Damn Thing. [32] [33] The tour visited North America from March to May then moved to Europe until July. The tour returned to North America for more performances between July and August, after which it travelled to Asia to conclude the tour in October. The opening act for the first North American leg of her tour was Boys Like Girls. [32] The European leg of the tour was opened by the Jonas Brothers. Demi Lovato was the opening act for some of the dates in the second leg of the North American part of the tour. [34] Other opening acts included Double Faced Eels and The Midway State. The setlist included songs of the new album but also older singles from Let Go and Under My Skin. A DVD with live recordings of the tour was released on 9 September 2008, called The Best Damn Tour: Live in Toronto .

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Lavigne performing in Amsterdam in 2008

Lavigne performed a small tour to promote The Best Damn Thing. Only members of her fan club were allowed to attend the shows. She kicked off the small tour in Calgary, Alberta, and played for a crowd of around 200. The Calgary show aired on television on 2 April 2007, on the CBC Network. On this show, one could see behind-the-scenes footage and Lavigne performing songs from The Best Damn Thing, as well as other shows in Los Angeles, Paris and Madrid. She also held autograph signings in New York City and Hollywood after the album was released.

The tour stirred controversy when it generated protests in Malaysia. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, who led the protests, claimed "[Lavigne's performance] is considered too sexy for us" and "it's not good for viewers in Malaysia". [35] However, the government finally gave permission for her to perform on 29 August 2008. [36]

Lavigne canceled the last eight North American concerts acute laryngitis. She also canceled her concert in Barcelona, Spain, the same day of the concert due to a truckers' strike.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [37]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [38]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [39]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [40]
The New York Times (mixed) [41]
PopMatters (6/10) [42]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [43]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [44]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [45]
Stylus Magazine B [46]

The Best Damn Thing garnered generally positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that the album "feels even more adolescent than her aggressively catchy-n-shallow debut, 'Let Go', perhaps because this is an album where Avril is allowed to run wild," calling it "as exuberant, irreverent, and exciting as any other bubblegum pop, defiantly silly and shallow, but also deliriously hooky." [2] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a triumphant comeback", describing it as "a high-octane blast on which she is having the time of her life." [39] Alex Nunn of musicOMH called it "a fun, engaging record", "an exuberantly fun album, one that packs more than a fair punch and puts a delightfully perky twist on the direction of former releases 'Let Go' and Under My Skin." [40]

Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly and Theon Weber of Stylus Magazine gave the album a "B" rating, while Willman praised Lavigne for "providing the best darn rock & roll album teen girls are likely to hear all year", [38] Weber described the album as an "enormous, senseless, superficial, selfish, and cocky past the point of absurdity, but it's never wrong." [46] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone praised the album for being "totally fearless about targeting pop radio and rather expert in its execution." [44] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters was positive towards its uptempo songs, calling it "strong pop-punk turns", while considering the ballads "regrettable". However, O'Neil praised Lavigne for making "the brave decision to measure artistic maturity with no one's yardstick but her own." [42] In a more mixed review, Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that "as an album, 'The Best Damn Thing' is too relentless to be heard end to end", [41] while Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine was more critical of the album's unexpected move, calling it "a big step back for an artist who was just starting to grow up." [45]

Accolades

Awards for The Best Damn Thing
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2007
Hong Kong Top Sales Music AwardsTop Ten Best Selling Foreign AlbumsWon [47]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Album Nominated [48]
Premios Oye! Main English Record of the YearNominated [49]
2008
 Japan Gold Disc Awards Album of the YearWon [50]
Best 3 AlbumsWon
Juno Awards Album of the Year Nominated [51]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Album of the Year Nominated [52]

Commercial performance

The Best Damn Thing became Lavigne's third album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. The Best Damn Thing debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 286,000 copies, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan for the chart dated 5 May 2007. [53] The Best Damn Thing became Lavigne's second album to top the Billboard 200, following 2004's Under My Skin . [53] The album topped the Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks, selling 121,000 copies in its second week. [54] After three months of its release the album was certified Platinum in the United States RIAA for reaching sales of 1 million copies. [55] As of September 2015, The Best Damn Thing had sold 1.7 million copies in the US, it was certified RIAA 2×Platinum with 2 million units sold. [56]

In Canada, the album debuted at number one with 68,000 copies sold, slightly more than Under My Skin. [57] In its second week, there was a 62% sales drop to around 26,000 copies. In Australia, The Best Damn Thing debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number two and shipped over 35,000 copies, being accredited Gold by ARIA; it was Lavigne's first album not to reach number one. It has been certified two times platinum.

In Japan, it debuted at number two. In its second week of release, after Lavigne's Music Station performance, it reached the number-one spot, selling 120,000 copies. This is her second number-one album in Japan. In its chart run, it sold 900,000 copies and was the third best selling album of the year, and the only non-domestic album in the top twenty-five. In Spain, The Best Damn Thing debuted at number nine, lower than Under My Skin, which debuted at number one. The album debuted at number one in over twenty countries and sold 784,000 copies in its first week worldwide. Overall, the album charted at number one in ten countries.

According to the IFPI, The Best Damn Thing was the fourth top-selling album worldwide and Sony BMG's top-selling album of 2007 with sales of over 5 million copies worldwide. [58] The Best Damn Thing has sold 6 million copies worldwide. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Girlfriend"
3:37
2."I Can Do Better"
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:17
3."Runaway"
3:48
4."The Best Damn Thing"
Walker3:10
5."When You're Gone"
  • Lavigne
  • Walker
Walker4:00
6."Everything Back but You"
  • Lavigne
  • Walker
Walker3:03
7."Hot"
3:23
8."Innocence"
  • Lavigne
  • Taubenfeld
 Rob Cavallo 3:53
9."I Don't Have to Try"
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:17
10."One of Those Girls"
  • Lavigne
  • Taubenfeld
 Deryck Whibley 2:56
11."Contagious"
  • Lavigne
  • Taubenfeld
Whibley2:10
12."Keep Holding On"
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
  • Dr. Luke
  • Beckley [a]
4:00
Total length:40:39
AvrilLavigne.com digital edition bonus track [59]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Girlfriend" (live)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:14
Total length:44:16
German bonus track [60] [61]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Girlfriend" (German version)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:37
Total length:44:16
International iTunes Store bonus video edition [62]
No.TitleLength
13."Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes - Episodes 8, 9, 10 and 11" (manga series; video)27:11
Total length:67:45
Digital store deluxe edition bonus tracks [63] [64]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."When You're Gone" (acoustic version)
  • Lavigne
  • Walker
Walker3:58
14."I Can Do Better" (acoustic version)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
Dr. Luke3:39
15."Girlfriend" (the Submarines' time warp '66 mix)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
  • Dr. Luke
  • The Submarines [b]
3:10
16."When You're Gone" (music video)   
Total length:51:21
Japanese bonus track [65]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Alone"
3:14
Total length:43:48
Japanese enhanced CD bonus track [66]
No.TitleLength
14."Girlfriend" (video) 
Japanese special edition bonus tracks [67]
No.TitleLength
14."Sk8er Boi" (live)3:44
15."Adia" (live)4:11
Total length:51:43
Physical limited edition and digital expanded edition bonus tracks [68] [69] [70] [71]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Alone"
3:14
14."I Will Be"
  • Lavigne
  • Martin
  • Gottwald
4:00
15."I Can Do Better" (acoustic)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
Dr. Luke3:39
16."Girlfriend" (the Submarines' time warp '66 mix)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
  • Dr. Luke
  • The Submarines [b]
3:11
17."Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama)
Dr. Luke3:25
Total length:58:03
Asian limited edition bonus tracks [72] [73]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Girlfriend" (Mandarin version)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:38
17."Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama)
Dr. Luke3:25
Total length:58:30
Japanese limited edition bonus tracks [74]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Girlfriend" (Japanese version)
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
3:38
17."Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama)
Dr. Luke3:25
Total length:58:30
Deluxe edition bonus DVD [75]
No.TitleLength
1."The Making of The Best Damn Thing Album" 
2."Photo Gallery" 
Limited edition bonus DVD [68]
No.TitleLength
1."Everything Back But You" (live performance from the Orange Lounge) 
2."Girlfriend" (live performance from the Orange Lounge) 
3."Hot" (live performance from the Orange Lounge) 
4."When You're Gone" (live performance from the Orange Lounge) 
5."Girlfriend" (music video) 
6."When You're Gone" (music video) 
7."Hot" (music video) 
8."The Best Damn Thing" (music video) 
Japanese special edition bonus DVD [67]
No.TitleLength
1."Girlfriend" (music video) 
2."Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; music video; featuring Lil Mama) 
3."When You're Gone" (music video) 
4."Hot" (music video) 
5."The Best Damn Thing" (music video) 
6."The Making of The Best Damn Thing Album" 
7."The Making of 'Girlfriend' Music Video" 

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from The Best Damn Thing liner notes. [76]

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [124] Platinum40,000^
Australia (ARIA) [125] 2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [126] Platinum20,000*
Belgium (BEA) [127] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [128] Platinum60,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [129] 2× Platinum279,000 [130]
France (SNEP) [131] Gold75,000*
Germany (BVMI) [132] Platinum200,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece) [133] Gold7,500^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [134] Gold3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [135] 2× Platinum30,000^
Italy—120,000 [136]
Japan (RIAJ) [137] Million1,000,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [138] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [139] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [140] Gold10,000*
Portugal (AFP) [141] Gold10,000^
Russia (NFPF) [142] 4× Platinum80,000*
South Korea—18,260 [143]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [144] Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [145] Platinum491,000 [146]
United States (RIAA) [147] 2× Platinum2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [148] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—6,000,000 [8]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateLabel
Italy [149] 11 April 2007 Sony BMG
Germany [60] 13 April 2007
Canada [150] 17 April 2007
United States [151] RCA

Notes

  1. ↑ The regular edition peaked at number 135 on the Japanese chart, while the special edition peaked at number one and the Japanese limited edition peaked at number fifteen.

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"When You're Gone" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007). It was released as the second single from the album on 19 June 2007, by RCA Records. Lavigne co-wrote the song with Butch Walker, whilst production was solely helmed by Walker. According to Lavigne, the song is about saying goodbye to and missing a person that one cares about.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hot (Avril Lavigne song)</span> 2007 single by Avril Lavigne

"Hot" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, taken as the third single from her third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007). The song was written by Lavigne and Evan Taubenfeld, while it was produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald. The pop rock ballad talks about her feelings about a boyfriend, who makes her "hot". The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its "old-style" vibe and its anthemic nature. A version of the chorus in Mandarin was released in China and a version of the chorus in Japanese was released in Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Best Damn Thing (song)</span> 2008 single by Avril Lavigne

"The Best Damn Thing" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, taken from her third studio album of the same name (2007). The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album only in some European countries and in Brazil during June 2008. The song was written by Lavigne and Butch Walker, and was produced by Walker. The song is a pop punk track about female self-confidence, containing a spell out of her name, in the style of an American football cheer, with each letter spelling out a different way in which a girlfriend deserves to be treated.

<i>Goodbye Lullaby</i> 2011 studio album by Avril Lavigne

Goodbye Lullaby is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released worldwide on March 8, 2011 through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album began in November 2008 and continued over a period of nearly two years, concluding in October 2010. Goodbye Lullaby is a primarily a pop rock album and is considered a more introspective record from Lavigne in comparison to her previous material, consisting mainly of stripped down instruments such as the piano and acoustic guitar. Lavigne assumed an integral role in the album's production and co-wrote every original track on Goodbye Lullaby, as well as collaborating with several producers including Max Martin, Shellback, Butch Walker, and her ex-husband Deryck Whibley. Goodbye Lullaby is Lavigne's third and final studio album with RCA, following The Best Damn Thing (2007) and Under My Skin (2004)

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smile (Avril Lavigne song)</span> 2011 single by Avril Lavigne

"Smile" is a song by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne from her fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby (2011). It was co-written by Lavigne, Max Martin and Shellback and produced by Martin and Shellback. "Smile" was released on 11 April 2011 by RCA Records as the second single from the album to Australian radio stations and then on 17 May the song was released to US contemporary hit radio. Upon its release, the song received critical acclaim from music critics, who described the track as a "sassy and catchy pop song". It has charted inside the top-thirty on the Australian, Japanese and New Zealand charts, in addition to being certified by the recording industry associations of Australia and the United States. A music video directed by Shane Drake was filmed in April 2011 and released on 20 May. By November 2014, the music video had reached 100 million views on Vevo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">What the Hell</span> 2011 single by Avril Lavigne

"What the Hell" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby (2011). It was released on 10 January 2011 by RCA Records as the lead single from the album. The song was produced by Max Martin and Shellback, who co-wrote the song with Lavigne. According to Lavigne, she wrote the song as her "personal message for freedom".

<i>Avril Lavigne</i> (album) 2013 studio album by Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on November 1, 2013, through Epic Records in North America and Sony Music Entertainment worldwide. Lavigne collaborated with numerous producers including Martin Johnson, Peter Svensson, David Hodges, Matt Squire, and Chad Kroeger. In both musical and lyrical aspects, the album represents a departure from the acoustic-oriented production of her previous album Goodbye Lullaby (2011), featuring a more uptempo pop sound juxtaposed with power and piano ballads. Avril Lavigne also incorporates electronic music, industrial and punk rock. The album features two vocal collaborations: Kroeger and American industrial metal singer Marilyn Manson, making Avril Lavigne Lavigne's first album to contain featured vocalists. The album marks her first and only release through Epic Records, and is her second and final studio album with Sony Music, to which, from BMG, she first signed in 2000, before being moved to Sony Music following their acquisition of all BMG labels.

<i>Head Above Water</i> (album) 2019 studio album by Avril Lavigne

Head Above Water is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on February 15, 2019, through BMG Rights Management. It is Lavigne's first studio release since her self-titled fifth studio album five years prior, marking the longest gap between two of her studio albums, and is her first and only album recorded for the new incarnation of BMG She assumed an integral role in the album's production and collaborated with several producers including Chad Kroeger, Stephan Moccio, Chris Baseford, Johan Carlsson, Lauren Christy from The Matrix, Ryan Cabrera, Travis Clark of We the Kings, Bonnie McKee, JR Rotem and Mitch Allan among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dumb Blonde (Avril Lavigne song)</span> 2019 single by Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj

"Dumb Blonde" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on February 12, 2019, and serves as the third single from her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019). The song was originally recorded by Lavigne as a solo artist, but was later recorded with an additional verse written and performed by Minaj. The solo version of the song is featured on physical editions of the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bite Me (song)</span> 2021 single by Avril Lavigne

"Bite Me" is a song by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne. It was released on November 10, 2021, through Elektra Records and as Lavigne's debut on Travis Barker's label DTA Records. It is the lead single from Lavigne's seventh studio album, Love Sux (2022). The song was noted by critics as a return to Lavigne's pop-punk roots. The song peaked at number 63 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 61 on the UK Singles Chart.

<i>Love Sux</i> 2022 studio album by Avril Lavigne

Love Sux is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on February 25, 2022, by DTA and Elektra Records. Her first studio album in three years since Head Above Water (2019), Lavigne worked on Love Sux with various artists including Machine Gun Kelly, Blackbear and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. Musically, it embraces emo pop angst and Lavigne's early skate punk influences from Blink-182, Green Day, NOFX and the Offspring. The album was preceded by two singles: "Bite Me" and "Love It When You Hate Me".

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