Rock n Roll (Avril Lavigne song)
"Rock n Roll" | ||||
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Single by Avril Lavigne | ||||
from the album Avril Lavigne | ||||
Released | August 23, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
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Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Avril Lavigne singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rock n Roll" on YouTube |
"Rock n Roll" is a song by Canadian recording artist
"Rock n Roll" is an upbeat pop-punk song, and lyrically it is a declaration of rebellion on which the singer puts up her "middle finger to the sky" to "let 'em know that she's still rock and roll," refusing to behave like an adult. The song received critical praise from music critics, and was highlighted as one of the standout tracks on the album.
"Rock n Roll" performed moderately on the charts, reaching number one in South Korea and Taiwan, and number five in
Background and release
After "
Lavigne announced via Twitter that "Rock n Roll" would be digitally released on 30 July 2013,[2] but later announced on the day that it had been pushed back and it would be released to coincide with the song's music video. The date was later confirmed to be 27 August 2013.[3]
Composition and lyrics
"Rock n Roll" was written by Lavigne,
Lyrically, "Rock n Roll" is a "boisterous" declaration of
Reception
Critical reception
"Rock n Roll" was universally acclaimed by music critics. Robert Copsey of
While reviewing the album, Jason Lipshut of
"Rock n Roll" was named by MTV.com as 'The Best Superhero-themed Music Video of all-time' beating Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' and many more.
Commercial performance
"Rock n Roll" performed modestly on the charts worldwide, not matching the success of the previous single, "Here's to Never Growing Up". In the United States, "Rock n Roll" only peaked at number 91 on Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her lowest charting single since "Hot" (2007), staying only one week on the charts.[16] While in Canada, the single managed to enter the top-forty, peaking at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100, but only stayed on the charts for two weeks.[16] In Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number 45 on the ARIA Charts.[17]
On the other hand, the single proved to be way more successful in East Asia, reaching the top-five in two countries. In South Korea, the single debuted at number 2, with sales 26,637,[18] while in the next week, the song took over the number-one spot with 23,153 downloads sold. It's the fourth best-selling song by a foreign artist in September 2013 in South Korea with 46,865 downloads. In October the song fell to number eighty with 9,383 copies sold. "Rock N Roll" debuted at number 91, and rose to number 5, on the week ending 12 October 2013. The song re-entered into the charts dated on 15 November 2013, when she performed the song on a TV station in Japan, peaking at #5 on the country's official singles chart. To date, "Rock N Roll" has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.
Accolades
Award/Publisher | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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MTV | 2013 | The Best Superhero-Themed Music Video Ever | 2nd place | [19] |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan | 2014 | Best Karaokee! Song | Nominated | [20] |
MuchMusic Video Awards
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2014 | International Video of the Year By A Canadian
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Nominated | [21] |
Your Fave Artist/Group | Nominated |
Music video
Lyric video
A lyric video for "Rock n Roll" – featuring fan-made videos submitted through Instagram – was released onto Lavigne's official Vevo account on 12 August 2013. Irish duo Jedward, make a cameo in the lyric video.[22]
Background and release
On 25 July 2013, Lavigne began shooting the music video for the song, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero. It features actress Danica McKellar,[23] Billy Zane and Sid Wilson of the band Slipknot.[24] According to Courtney E. Smith of Radio.com, the video "takes all kinds of ideas from the 1995 cult film Tank Girl including the comic book inspired opening credits and the punk-meets-military costuming. Avril even wears the blonde hair with pink streaks that Lori Petty sported as the titular character."[25] Four teaser videos were released on 13, 16, 18 August, and 19 August 2013 respectively, followed by the full video on 20 August 2013.[26] The music video was shot in Palmdale, California.
Synopsis
"It was the first kiss for both of us. We never really talked about it afterward. But I think about the events of that day again and again, and somehow I know Winnie does too" | ||
—Lavigne talking about the kiss shared with Danica McKellar, directly quoting the voiceover from the pilot episode of The Wonder Years.[27]
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The music video opens with a promo for
After defeating the lobster, the singer, Winnie and their dog follow the bearshark. During the car chase, the drunken dog crashes into a tree, dying. After an argument between Lavigne and Winnie, they mourn the dog, and share a kiss, with a voiceover by Lavigne talking about the kiss. During the dog's funeral, Lavigne unlocks a guitar equipped with a sawblade from his casket, which she uses to play the song's guitar hook in the front yard of a church, then she uses it to slay the bearshark, who finally appears in his real form. After her victory, Lavigne gets a thumbs up from the ghost of Billy Zane, who launches vertically into the sky on a
Reception
The video had mixed reception from critics. Natalie Finn of
Samantha Martin of Pop Dust wrote "the video is the weirdest and also the greatest", expressing that, "[...] when Avril Lavigne makes things more complicated, she ends up with a masterpiece."[33] Nicole James of Fuse called it "a mind-boggling hodgepodge of weird moments," writing that Avril "wins this one."[34] In a negative review, Melinda Newman of HitFix criticized the video, for "moving at a fast clip," because it "feels compelled to put in 'shocking' moments, like a really bad joke about a dog licking its balls, and a stunningly unsexy girl-on-girl kiss between Lavigne and McKellar. It is only when Lavigne is leaning up against her souped-up getaway vehicle singing or when she grabs a very cool guitar that she seems remotely in her element." Newman also wrote that, "It’s almost painful to watch her try to emote her way through her tough-girl antics."[29] The video was highly met with positive feedback when it was able to grab 5th position on Yahoo's top 10 music videos of 2013. Similarly PopCrush also expressed the same reviews on the song claiming it to be the best music video of 2013
Live performances
On 26 September 2013, Lavigne performed the song on the
On 30 September 2013, Lavigne performed the track on
Track listing
Digital download[38]
- "Rock n Roll" – 3:26
CD single (Walmart exclusive)
- "Rock n Roll" (Album version) – 3:26
- "Rock n Roll" (Instrumental) – 3:27
Credits and personnel
Personnel
- Avril Lavigne – lead vocals, backing vocals, songwriting
- Chad Kroeger – songwriting
- David Hodges – songwriting
- Peter Svensson – songwriting, producer
- Rickard Göransson – songwriting, producer
- Jacob Kasher – songwriting
- Martin Johnson – producer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Kyle Moorman – engineer
- Brandon Paddock – engineer
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Avril Lavigne (2013), Epic Records.[5]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Italy[58] | 23 August 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony |
United States[3][59][60] | 26 August 2013 | Top 40 Radio | Epic Records |
27 August 2013 | Digital download, CD single | ||
Australia[61] | Digital download | Epic Records, Sony Music | |
Philippines[62] | |||
Taiwan[63] | CD single | Sony Music | |
United Kingdom[38] | 27 October 2013 | Digital download | Epic Records, Sony Music |
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