The Best Damn Thing
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Released | April 17, 2007 | |||
Recorded | August 2006 – January 2007 | |||
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Length | 40:39 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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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.
Upon its release, The Best Damn Thing received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Lavigne's transition from
The Best Damn Thing had sold over 6 million copies worldwide and it is Lavigne's third best-selling album.
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
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.
Plagiarism allegations
On 25 May 2007, songwriters James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar sued Lavigne, her co-songwriter
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
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
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.
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"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.
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Release and promotion
During all of 2007, Lavigne promoted her album with a
In 2008, Lavigne embarked on
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
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
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[37] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B)[38] |
The Guardian | [39] |
musicOMH | [40] |
The New York Times | (mixed)[41] |
PopMatters | (6/10)[42] |
Robert Christgau | [43] |
Rolling Stone | [44] |
Slant Magazine | [45] |
Stylus Magazine | B[46] |
The Best Damn Thing garnered generally positive reviews from
Chris Willman of
Accolades
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2007
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Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards | Top Ten Best Selling Foreign Albums | Won | [47] |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Album | Nominated | [48] | |
Premios Oye! | Main English Record of the Year | Nominated | [49] | |
2008
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Japan Gold Disc Awards | Album of the Year | Won | [50] |
Best 3 Albums | Won | |||
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
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Girlfriend" |
| 3:37 | |
2. | "I Can Do Better" |
| 3:17 | |
3. | "Runaway" |
| 3:48 | |
4. | "The Best Damn Thing" |
| Walker | 3:10 |
5. | "When You're Gone" |
| Walker | 4:00 |
6. | "Everything Back but You" |
| Walker | 3:03 |
7. | "Hot" |
| 3:23 | |
8. | "Innocence" |
| Rob Cavallo | 3:53 |
9. | "I Don't Have to Try" |
| 3:17 | |
10. | "One of Those Girls" |
| Deryck Whibley | 2:56 |
11. | "Contagious" |
| Whibley | 2:10 |
12. | "Keep Holding On" |
|
| 4:00 |
Total length: | 40:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Girlfriend" (live) |
| 3:14 | |
Total length: | 44:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Girlfriend" (German version) |
| 3:37 | |
Total length: | 44:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes - Episodes 8, 9, 10 and 11" (manga series; video) | 27:11 |
Total length: | 67:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "When You're Gone" (acoustic version) |
| Walker | 3:58 |
14. | "I Can Do Better" (acoustic version) |
| Dr. Luke | 3:39 |
15. | "Girlfriend" (the Submarines' time warp '66 mix) |
|
| 3:10 |
16. | "When You're Gone" (music video) | |||
Total length: | 51:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Alone" |
| 3:14 | |
Total length: | 43:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Girlfriend" (video) |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Sk8er Boi" (live) | 3:44 |
15. | "Adia" (live) | 4:11 |
Total length: | 51:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Alone" |
| 3:14 | |
14. | "I Will Be" |
| 4:00 | |
15. | "I Can Do Better" (acoustic) |
| Dr. Luke | 3:39 |
16. | "Girlfriend" (the Submarines' time warp '66 mix) |
|
| 3:11 |
17. | "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama) |
| Dr. Luke | 3:25 |
Total length: | 58:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
16. | "Girlfriend" (Mandarin version) |
| 3:38 | |
17. | "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama) |
| Dr. Luke | 3:25 |
Total length: | 58:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
16. | "Girlfriend" (Japanese version) |
| 3:38 | |
17. | "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix; featuring Lil Mama) |
| Dr. Luke | 3:25 |
Total length: | 58:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Making of The Best Damn Thing Album" | |
2. | "Photo Gallery" |
No. | Title | Length |
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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) |
No. | Title | Length |
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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]
- Avril Lavigne – A&R, vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Lukasz Gottwald– production, piano, guitar, bass guitar, electronic keyboards and addictive drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9 and 12
- Steven Wolf – drums and additional drums on tracks 1, 7 and 12
- Travis Barker – drums on tracks 2, 3, 9 and the bonus track "Alone"
- Josh Freese – drums on tracks 4 and 5
- Butch Walker – production, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, background vocals and percussion on tracks 4, 5 and 6
- Deryck Whibley – production, electric guitar and bass guitar on tracks 4, 10 and 11
- Dan Chase – electronic keyboards on track 4
- Kenny Aronoff – drums on track 6
- Rob Cavallo – production on track 8
- Matt Beckley – additional production on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12 and engineering on tracks 1, 3, 7, 9
- Jamie Muhoberac – electronic keyboards and piano on track 8
- Tim Pierce – guitars on track 8
- Jesse Welch - piano, bass, guitar, synthesizers and strings on track 5
- Greg Suran – guitars on track 8
- Paul Bushnell– bass guitar on track 8
- Abe Laboriel, Jr.– drums on track 8
- Steve Jocz – drums on tracks 10 and 11
- Chris Chaney – bass guitar on track 11
- David Campbell— string arrangements on track 8
- Larry Corbett – cello on track 12
- Cyan Wilson – viola on track 12
- Jonathan Gillespie – inspiration on track 4
- Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer on track 1, 3, and 9
- John Hanes - engineer on track 1, 3, and 9
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing enginner on track 2, 4-6, 8 and 12
Charts
Weekly charts
Mid-monthly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[124] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[125] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[126] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[127] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[128] | Platinum | 60,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[130] | 2× Platinum | 279,000[129] |
France ( SNEP)[131]
|
Gold | 75,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[132] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Greece (IFPI Greece)[133] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[134] | Gold | 3,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA)[135] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Italy | — | 120,000[136] |
Japan (RIAJ)[137] | Million | 1,000,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[138] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[139] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[140] | Gold | 10,000* |
Portugal (AFP)[141] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Russia ( NFPF)[142]
|
4× Platinum | 80,000* |
South Korea | — | 18,260[143] |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[144] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[146] | Platinum | 491,000[145] |
United States (RIAA)[147] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[148] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 6,000,000[8] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Label |
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Italy[149] | 11 April 2007 | Sony BMG |
Germany[60] | 13 April 2007 | |
Canada[150] | 17 April 2007 | |
United States[151] | RCA |
Notes
- ^ 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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