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'Released: August 27, 2013. 'Released: October 15, 2013. 'Released: May 23, 2014. 'Released: March 30, 2015Avril Lavigne is the eponymous fifth studio album by Canadian singer. It was released on November 1, 2013 through in North America and worldwide.
Developed shortly after (2011), Avril Lavigne is primarily a record with influences. Lavigne collaborated with numerous producers including,. In both musical and lyrical aspects, the album represents a departure from the acoustic-oriented production of Goodbye Lullaby, featuring a more pop sound juxtaposed with power and piano ballads.
Avril Lavigne also incorporates,. The album features two vocal collaborations: Kroeger and American industrial metal singer. The album marks her first and only release through Epic Records.Avril Lavigne received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its carefree, feel-good vibe while others criticized its 'rebellious' attitude in some tracks, calling it forced and unnatural. The album debuted at number five on the, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. While this proved to be her fifth consecutive top-five album on the chart, it also tallied the lowest first-week sales of Lavigne's career. It also peaked at number two in Japan, selling 47,873 copies in its first week, the highest opening for the album in a particular country.
Worldwide, the album impacted moderately on the charts, reaching the top-ten in over twelve countries, while peaking at number one in China and Taiwan.Three singles were released from Avril Lavigne worldwide. ' was released as the in April 2013 and was an international success, reaching number one on the Taiwan and Philippines charts, while reaching the top ten in Belgium, China, Ireland, Japan and Russia among others.
The second, ', had less impact, while the third, ', performed well internationally, reaching the top 10 in Belgium, Czech Republic, South Korea, and Canada. Lavigne also generated publicity with a controversial music video for the Japan-only fourth single '. To further promote the album, Lavigne embarked on her fifth concert tour,. The album features Lavigne's ex husband (left) and her friend (right).Recording sessions began in November 2011, and took place over a period of almost two years, concluding in July 2013. One of the first confirmed producers and writers for the album was 's frontman. The first song they wrote was 'Let Me Go', a breakup ballad. 'We started off in March 2012 just getting to know each other, and then we really bonded through music,' Lavigne said.
Eventually, Lavigne and Kroeger became romantically involved in July 2012, and a month later they got engaged. Kroeger co-wrote 10 songs on the album, being the producer of three, and co-producer of four. They promised, string arrangements and a duet. Lavigne also worked with former member, commenting, 'I’ve just spent 17 days working with Chad Kroeger and David Hodges. And the three of us have been writing a lot of songs together. And recording and having a really good time, having a really great time.
They’re very talented musicians and it feels good for me to be around people like that.' Frontman also worked with Lavigne on the album, co-producing five songs, including the lead-single '. In a interview, Lavigne revealed that she worked with on a track called 'Bad Girl'. She said about the collaboration, 'It's a heavier tune and I thought his voice would be perfect on it, so I hit him up. I called him and he came over to the studio and he really liked the track and he just put some vocals down on it. He was a pro and he did an amazing job. I really appreciate him as an artist and I love his style and I really respect him and his art, and I thought it was really cool to have him on this record.'
In an interview for, Lavigne teased a female collaboration, but it didn't make to the album. Because Lavigne had written so many songs for her fifth album, she was considering releasing two back-to-back albums. This is the second time that Lavigne has mentioned writing enough material for more than one record, the first during the production of. 'I kinda wanna do the back-to-back records because I've worked so hard on writing a ton of songs and I just wanna make it perfect. And then because there were so many it was like, 'OK well what makes sense?'
,' she commented. Composition and themes. 'We've got these pop-rock tunes, and then these piano ballads with orchestras.
I have a heavier song that Marilyn Manson's on called 'Bad Girl,' and then I've got a song called 'Hello Kitty' that sounds like nothing I've done before. 'Here's To Never Growing Up' is one of the rock tunes on it, but it's all over the place.' —Lavigne talking about the album's diversity.In an interview for, Lavigne stated that the album was 'more artistic' than her previous efforts, explaining, 'This time it's not just all songs about relationships and dudes. I just wanted to write songs and make something that was a little more artistic.
I wanted to go down that road, I wasn't trying to write a big radio record.' While discussing the album's style for, Lavigne opined, 'The album is really all over the place.
There's piano songs which are just piano and vocals, some very raw, emotional pieces. There's a few summer songs, it's nostalgic.' Regarding the album's lyrical meaning, she commented, 'Lyrically I pushed myself to talk about different subjects I haven't talked about before. I didn't want to be so simple.
I tried to really express myself and go deeper.' . 'There's a bunch of summer songs then a couple of songs which are pretty nostalgic, about looking back like ‘17’. I guess I didn’t mean for it to turn out like that but it's good.' While discussing the songs on the album, Lavigne revealed, 'I'm really excited about the song 'Hello Kitty' that I've written for this record, because I'm obsessed with and it's really fun and the sound is different,' she said. 'It sounds like nothing I've done before, and I even throw a little bit of Japanese in it.' She also described the song called 'Rock n Roll' as 'LOUD, impressive and it stands for so many other things than just music – that's really what it comes down to - and it's a song that I’m just putting the final touches to now.'
She also called her duet with Marilyn Manson as 'heavier' and 'rock'. While responding what was her favourite song on the album, Lavigne answered, 'Give You What You Like,' 'Hush Hush' and 'Bad Girl.' ' Songs The album's opening track ' is an upbeat, song, about a boisterous declaration of rebellion on which Lavigne puts up her 'middle finger to the sky' to 'let 'em know that we're still rock and roll.' The second track and lead single, ', is a celebration of being forever young. The third track '17' was considered a 'fizzy, buzzing look back on adolescence,' over a 'steady' beat, 'long acoustic' strums and 'yelping' vocals that refract the mischievous glow of youth. It also stays the course, recalling her high school days of 'learning how to break the rules'.
The fourth track, 'Bitchin' Summer', is a mid-tempo song where she and the object of her affection are like 'high school lovebirds' and she's picking him up at the liquor store. ', the fifth track, is a duet with Lavigne's husband and 's frontman, and was described by Lavigne as 'the journey of love through one's life, going from one stage in one love into finding the right one.' The sixth track ' is a sensual-sounding ballad about the exchange of physical pleasures to combat loneliness.The seventh track ' finds Lavigne teaming up with in a, and arrangement, with Manson singing about his perverted 'daddy' fantasies while Lavigne invites him to 'do whatever' and more.
' sees Lavigne flirting with and, while also featuring a breakdown. Lyrically, Lavigne pointed out that the song 'is about her love of the Japanese brand' but also has a 'flirtatious' meaning. The ninth track, the 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet', finds its protagonist rounding 'third base and headed for a home run,' while the bouncy 'Sippin' on Sunshine' with lyrics about the sunshine being delivered by way of a kiss. The breakup track 'Hello Heartache' has a background vocal hook crawling 'la-la-la' and a skittering backbeat, which amplify Lavigne's pain. The twelfth track 'Falling Fast' is a influenced song.
The song's guardedly celebrates new love with 'hushed' rock elements and 'crystallized' melody, which was described by Jason Lipshutz of Billboard as 'at home on a album'. 'Hush Hush', the last track on the album's standard edition, is a piano-driven ballad which emits a rush of feelings - regret, anger, desperation, nakedness, and finally, faint hopefulness.
Promotion Lavigne promoted the album with a series of live performances. First, she went to ' famed club, 'the ', performing a range of tracks, including '. On September 21, 2013, Lavigne performed on the, performing ', ' and other hits. On October 2013, Lavigne performed at 'We Day 2013', which took place in, Canada.
She performed ' with, as well as ' and 'Here's to Never Growing Up'. On November 5, 2013, during the album's release day in the United States, Lavigne performed 'Let Me Go' and snippets of 'Girlfriend' and '. She also performed 'Let Me Go' on, on November 8, 2013 and on, on November 11, 2013. On December 4, 2013, Lavigne performed on 's Jingle Ball, singing 'Here's To Never Growing Up', 'Girlfriend', 'Let Me Go' and 'Sk8er Boi'. Singles On April 9, 2013, the album's lead single, ', produced by of the band, was released. The song received mixed reviews, but was the album's most successful single.The track peaked at number 20 on the in the United States, also reaching the top-twenty in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, while reaching the top-ten in Ireland and Japan.
A lyric video featuring submitted photographs of fans 'never growing up' was released onto Lavigne's official account the same day as the release of the single. The song's official music video was later released on May 9, 2013.The second single, ', premiered on Lavigne's official YouTube channel on July 18, 2013 and was released on August 27, with the music video premiering a week earlier on August 20, while the lyric video for the song, featuring fan-made videos submitted through, was released onto Lavigne's official Vevo account on August 12, 2013. The song received very limited commercial success, being a success in Japan, where it reached number five. However, it only managed to peak at number 37 in Canada, number 45 in Australia, number 68 in the United Kingdom and number 91 in the United States.' ' featuring Chad Kroeger was confirmed as the album's third single.
It premiered on the radio station on October 7, 2013. It was officially impacted in Italy on October 11, 2013. It was later made available for purchase on iTunes along with its music video on October 15, 2013. Worldwide, 'Let Me Go' was more successful than 'Rock n Roll', reaching a peak of number 12 on the chart and the top-forty in Austria. Elsewhere, it also achieved moderate impact in the United Kingdom and the United States.On February 27, 2014, Lavigne revealed on her page that she would be releasing two singles in two different territories. Later, she revealed that ' was going to be released in, shooting its music video in March 2014. Lavigne also revealed the cover art for the single and its music video was released on April 21, 2014.
Its music video was heavily criticised by critics, with labelling it 'abhorrent' and 'lazy'. Its depiction of Japanese culture was met with widespread criticism, which has included suggestions of racism, with Lavigne denying it.
'Hello Kitty' debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, due to the popularity of its music video.On March 21, 2014, Lavigne confirmed that ' would be released as the album's fifth single. Almost a year later, on February 2, 2015; the official artwork for 'Give You What You Like' was uploaded via Lavigne's official Twitter account along with the announcement that the song would be featured in the upcoming Lifetime film Babysitter's Black Book, which premieres on February 21, 2015. The following day, a 30-second clip of the music video, including footage from the film, was posted on Vevo. On February 10, 2015, the music video for 'Give You What You Like' was released. The song was released to the by on March 30, 2015 as the album's fifth single. Other songs The only promotional single ' was released in Japan on December 11, 2012, as a digital download on the soundtrack. It was released on December 19, 2013 as a digital download in the UK.
The song was included in the Japan, Taiwan and China Tour Edition of the album as one of the bonus tracks. Main article:To further promote the album, Lavigne embarked on her fifth concert tour, ', starting in, followed. In the, Lavigne served as opening act on the tour, '. Critical reception Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRating65/100Review scoresSourceRating6/1082/100B+At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 65, based on 9 reviews indicating 'Generally favorable reviews'. Of gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it 'one of Avril's livelier and better albums; it's all about the good times, no matter how temporary or illusionary they may be.'
Erlewine also wrote that the 'hooks are stronger, better than so many of Avril's songs since her 2002 debut,.' Jason Lipshutz of praised the album for 'encapsulating everything worth loving about the 29-year-old's long-running artistry,' highlighting that 'unlike 2011's, which featured moments in which Lavigne sounded unsure of herself, the singer is fully in control here.'
Nick Catucci of was also positive, praising Lavigne for 'revealing her grown-woman wisdom,' noticing that the album 'reminds us that maturity sometimes means doubling down on what's expected of you.' Sowing Season of wrote that the album 'couldn't be a better representation of her career up to the present day.
It's fun, easily digestible pop for the masses, featuring the soaring choruses and melodies that made us fall in love with her over the past ten years.' Sam Lansky of lauded the album as his 'favorite pop album of the year,' labeling it 'the Avril-iest album of Avril's career. It's brimming with character, jagged with contradictions, deeply nostalgic, occasionally annoying, likably bratty and mostly great.' Laurence Green of praised the album, writing that 'the eponymous effort goes a long way to restore the singer to her rightful place as purveyor of some of the most carefree, feelgood pop around.' Craig Manning of acknowledged that, 'It's not going to be a new favorite album for anyone other than Avril Lavigne's most ardent admirers, but a handful of great summer mixtape songs and a few other exercises in mindless pop fun are still enough to make 'Avril Lavigne' the eponymous singer's best record in nine years.' Caroline Sullivan of echoed the same thought, calling the 'bratty nostalgia trip', 'the best thing she's done in years.' In a more negative review, Chuck Eddy of found that the album features 'soggy ballads, sometimes vaguely goth or R&B, and tries in vain to keep up with,' but praised 'Hello Kitty' for feeling 'truly playful.'
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Kyle Fowle of also found the exploration of life-affirming mantras and boasts of rebelliousness 'forced, as if she's trying to capture an attitude, and craft a persona, that she no longer lives.' Accolades YearAwards ceremonyAwardResults2013World's Best AlbumNominated2015Pop AlbumNominatedCommercial performance Avril Lavigne debuted at number five on the chart, selling over 44,000 copies, becoming Lavigne's fifth straight top 10 album.
However, it also heralded her lowest peak and first-week sales on the chart. In its second week, the album dropped from number 5 to number 26.
As of September 2015, the album has sold 156,000 copies in the United States. In Canada, the album debuted at number four, with sales of 8,500 copies. With this chart position, Lavigne managed to have all of her albums debut on the chart within the top five. In Japan, the album debuted at number-two, shifting 47,873 copies in its first week, becoming the second album by Lavigne to peak in this position, the other being (2011).
As of 2014, the album has sold over 210,000 copies in Japan.In the United Kingdom, the album debuted and peaked at number 14 with a little over 9,000 units sold, becoming her first album to enter and peak outside the top 10 within the United Kingdom, leaving the charts after one week. As of September 2015, Avril Lavigne sold 50,000 copies, becoming the least successful album by Lavigne in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the album debuted at number 7, selling 2,829 copies and remained on the chart for two weeks. In China and Taiwan, the album debuted at the top of the charts, eventually receiving Gold and Platinum certifications in both countries, respectively. The album is the 9th best selling album of 2013 in Taiwan with sales of over 36,000 sold making Lavigne the only female western artist on the Top 10 list. Track listing No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1.' .
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' ( cover)Kroeger4:06Special Asian tour edition bonus DVDNo.TitleLength1.' Here's to Never Growing Up' (music video)3:452.'
Rock n Roll' (music video)5:013.' Let Me Go' (featuring Chad Kroeger) (music video)5:06China tour edition bonus discNo.TitleLength1.' Let Me Go' (radio edit)3:592.' Let Me Go' (main version)4:273.' Let Me Go' (instrumental)4:27Notes. signifies an additional producer. signifies a vocal producerPersonnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Avril Lavigne.
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'Released: June 7, 2019The album draws inspiration from Lavigne's battle with, with her describing the album as an 'emotional journey'. The song ' was released as the from the album in September 2018, followed by ' as the second single in December, ' as the third single the week of the album's release, a collaboration with rapper and ' as the fourth single in June. The album became her sixth consecutive album to chart in the top five of Lavigne's home country, Canada. In December 2014, Lavigne was diagnosed with. According to her, she 'sat behind a piano and sang past the pain'.
The songs on the album are inspired by her battle with Lyme disease. On December 25, 2016, Lavigne announced that she would release the album in 2017. On March 1, 2017, Lavigne announced that she had signed with and promised to release the album in 2017.
On January 21, 2018, Lavigne responded to a fan on Twitter about the album, saying: 'The album is personal, dear, intimate, dramatic, raw, powerful, strong and unexpected. This record is a true emotional journey.' On February 7, 2018, Lavigne posted on Twitter about the album, saying: 'I've started mixing my album and all of the pieces are finally coming together. These songs are so close to my heart. Wish me luck while I throw every last drop of me into these final stages.'
In May, Lavigne finished recording the album, though she was reported to have worked with songwriter Bonnie McKee afterwards.On July 7, 2018, Lavigne stated that the album cover was being shot that week. On August 18, 2018, Lavigne posted on her social media: 'Exciting things coming' and 'prepping for my video shoot'.
On September 6, 2018, Lavigne posted a letter to her fans on her official website, revealing she wrote and recorded most of the album on her couch due to Lyme disease. She also stated that ' was the first song she wrote for the album. To Lavigne, recording this album was a 'victorious moment' and a 'huge accomplishment', describing it as 'a very strong, triumphant, powerful and true record to me and my experiences over the last few years'. On December 7, the singer revealed that the name of the album as Head Above Water and the tracklist. Along with revealing the album title, Lavigne also unveiled the cover artwork. The front cover shows her nude sitting in a pool of water holding an acoustic guitar close to her body.
The song ' serves as the album's lead single. It was released on September 19, 2018, and impacted radio and on October 8, 2018. The song was described as 'a powerful, spiritual epiphany detailing the Canadian singer's journey through her battle with Lyme disease.' ' was announced as the second single from the album on December 5, 2018, and was released the following December 12, with the album's pre-order.'
' was released as the third single from the album on February 12, 2019. The song features rapper.' ' was announced as the fourth single from the album on June 7, 2019. In the United States the album debuted at number 13 on, selling 28,000 units on its first week, making it Lavigne's first album to not enter the top ten on the first-week of release. It also became the lowest entry on the chart, comparing to the previous one, (2013) that sold 44,000 copies.
On the Independent Albums, the album peaked at number one. In the United Kingdom the album debuted and peaked at number 10 with 5,766 units sold. It also went straight to number one on the UK Independent Albums. In Germany, the album debuted at number three, making it her best performance on the chart since (2007).
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Published Dec 07, 2018recently came back into our lives with a, and now she's getting ready for an entire new album. Preparing us for that, the Canadian pop superstar has now shared her artwork for Head Above Water, and it's revealing, to say the least, with Lavigne being completely naked on the cover.Lavigne made the reveal today on her Twitter, sharing both the album cover you see above and the new record's tracklist. As you've no doubt noticed by now, Lavigne is completely naked on the album cover, with an acoustic guitar covering up all the NSFW bits.As for the tracklisting, it contains 12 new songs, which seem like they will be as dramatic as the album cover. Among the titles are 'I Fell in Love with the Devil,' 'Tell Me It's Over,' 'Dumb Blonde' and 'It Was in Me.'
Head Above Water is without a release date so far, but following the 'Head Above Water' single, she will release the new album track 'Tell Me It's Over' on December 12. On that same date, the album pre-order is reportedly going live, so we'll likely know the release date then.You can see Lavigne's post below, where you'll also find 'Head Above Water.' Head Above Water:1. Head Above Water2. I Fell In Love With The Devil4. Tell Me It's Over5.
Dumb Blonde6. It Was In Me7. Bigger Wow11. Love Me Insane12.
Warrior— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne).
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