Give You What You Like

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"Give You What You Like"
Folk pop
Length3:45
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Avril Lavigne
  • Chad Kroeger
  • David Hodges
Producer(s)
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Hello Kitty"
(2014)
"Give You What You Like"
(2015)
"Fly"
(2015)

"Give You What You Like" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter

folk-pop
song with lyrics that describe pretending one-night stand/casual sex is love and a way to feel loved. Throughout the song she describes a trade: if you act like you love me to help me forget about the loneliness I'll give you what you want which in this case is sex. As the song progress she loses interest in it and wants to forget everything that happened.

On 30 March 2014, Lavigne confirmed that "Give You What You Like" would be released as the album's fifth single. It would be released exclusively to North America and Europe, while "

radio by Epic Records on 30 March 2015 as the album's fifth single.[1]

Background

Prior to the album's release, snippets of three of the album's tracks were posted online for a short time by Lavigne's record label: "Let Me Go", "Sippin' On Sunshine", and "Give You What You Like". Upon the album's release, Lavigne revealed on Twitter that "Give You What You Like" was one of her favorite songs from the album, and she is considering releasing it as the fourth single from the album, with the other option being "Hello Kitty".[2] She told Idolator that "Give You What You Like", along with "Hello Kitty", "Bad Girl", and "Hush Hush", were her favorite songs from the album.[4] The song has been described as "sexual" by many of its critics and listeners, with many agreeing that the new sound Lavigne has on this song in particular shows a very dark and mature side of her. Lavigne later confirmed that she was hungover when she recorded the song, "One day I was hungover, tired, vulnerable, and didn't want to sing, but he (Chad Kroeger) made me go in on 'Give You What You Like,' and do it anyway. The rawness of my vocals comes across in the song, which made it better. I'd have to do harmonies sometimes, and I'd start whining, and he'd want me to do 10 takes of vocals."[5]

Critical reception

"Give You What You Like" garnered critical acclaim from critics, who complimented the mature sound that Lavigne showed on the song and praised its equally matured themes. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote that "the bright-eyed innocence of '17' and 'Bitchin' Summer' has vanished on 'Give You What You Like'". He further called it "a harrowing glimpse inside the exchange of physical pleasures to combat loneliness" but criticized the song's production. He ended his review by comparing Lavigne's vocals in the song to those of her 2002 hit, "I'm with You".[6]

Allan Raible of ABC News also praised the song, writing, "As the tempos slow down, things get less juvenile and slightly more interesting. 'Give You What You Like' begins with the words, 'Please wrap your drunken arms around me.' (At last, darker material!) This is a rather sleazy song, but it is way more interesting than the shallow stabs at teen pop. At least there is some sort of grit. It's not just a middle finger (referencing the album's opening track, "Rock n Roll")."[7]

Lavigne in the video with her brother Matt.

Idolator called the middle of the album (including "Give You What You Like") "less-effective", but praised "Let Me Go" and "Give You What You Like", writing that while "Let Me Go" was the superior track, "Give You What You Like" is "a fantastically eerie paean to a miserable one-night stand."[8]

Music video

A trailer of "Give You What You Like" was first released on Lavigne's official Vevo on 2 February 2015 at a total length of thirty seconds.[9] The full music video was released on her official Vevo on 10 February 2015.[10] The music video includes footage from the Lifetime TV movie Babysitter's Black Book, which was released on February 21, 2015.[11]

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the Avril Lavigne album liner notes.[12]

  • Avril Lavigne – vocals, writer, background vocals, percussion
  • Chad Kroeger – writer, producer, percussion
  • David Hodges – writer, producer, background vocals, acoustic guitars, piano, keyboards, programming
  • Chad Copelin – bass, programming, recording
  • Steven Miller – guitars
  • Justin Glasco – drums
  • Kyle Stevens – recording assistant
  • Peter Mack – recording assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
  • Brad Townsend – additional engineering assistant
  • Andrew Schubert – additional engineering assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Chart

Chart (2013-2015) Peak
position
South Korea (
Gaon International Chart)[13]
55

References

  1. ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Lavigne, Avril (27 February 2014). "@avrilbandaidsIT: Wich song would U love the most to be the next single? Include #3daysuntilavrillavigne HELLO KITTY or GIVE U WHAT U LIKE". Twitter.
  3. ^ "Avril Lavigne Teases New Music Video Following Undisclosed Illness". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. Idolator
    . Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. Glamour.com
    . Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Avril Lavigne, 'Avril Lavigne': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. Abcnews.go.com
    . Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. ^ Sam Lansky (November 5, 2013). "Avril Lavigne's 'Avril Lavigne': Album Review". Idolator. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. ^ Bradley Stern (3 February 2015). "Avril Lavigne Teases "Give You What You Like" Video: Watch". Idolator. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like". YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  11. Imdb.com
    . Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. ^ Avril Lavigne (CD liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Epic Records. 2013. 888837 7198 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. Gaon
    . Retrieved 7 February 2015.