Wish You Were Here (Avril Lavigne song)
"Wish You Were Here" | ||||
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Single by Avril Lavigne | ||||
from the album Goodbye Lullaby | ||||
B-side | "Smile" (Acoustic Version) | |||
Released | September 9, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Studio | Maratone, Stockholm | |||
Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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Avril Lavigne singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Wish You Were Here" on YouTube |
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter
The accompanying music video for "Wish You Were Here" was directed by
Background and release
"Wish You Were Here" is written by Lavigne,
In an interview with MTV News, she stated that the song is the perfect tune for anyone who's not able to be with the ones they love this holiday season. "I’m excited about 'Wish You Were Here' being the single because it's a ballad and the song kind of represents the album definitely more so than the first single," she told MTV News about the song, which she performed during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last week. "That was kind of more my older stuff and more pop rock and aggressive and a lighter subject. Goodbye Lullaby, for me, was a record that I was writing for myself."[5] Lavigne also described her meeting with Martin and the work on "Wish You Were Here":
"He said some really kind things that really meant a lot to me. He worked with so many people and he's an artist, he's very sensitive. We wrote a couple really special songs together. It's kind of hard to work with someone new, and when I went in and did vocals on 'Wish You Were Here', I did my first take, and then Max stood up and was like, 'I'm so honored that you're here.' And it was a really special moment, where he understood me and I understood him. We connected and had a really great time. And it was really magic my first trip there."[6]
Composition
"Wish You Were Here" was described as a midtempo
In an interview with MTV News, Lavigne described the song as the most personal track on the album. "It was more raw and stripped-down and more emotional and I wasn't holding back," she said of working on the album. "[It's] sort of more song driven and the production was mainly just like a lot of acoustic guitars and loops and just all about the vocal; the vocal being clear and having an honest emotion to it. And saying that, yeah, the first two singles ['What the Hell' and 'Smile'] were more pop rock, and so now finally with this one, 'Wish You Were Here', being released, it feels right."
The song comes from a place deep inside and is very much about someone in Lavigne's life. "I love this song. I like this song because I wrote it about missing somebody and that's something that we all go through at some point in our lives," she explained. "It's just about looking back and remembering all those good times you shared with somebody, all the crazy moments. And that's life. We all experience that at some point, but it has a positive message."[7]
Critical reception
"Wish You Were Here" received largely positive reviews from critics. Jody Rosen, writing for
On a more negative note, Mikael Wood of
Chart performance
Even before being released as a single, the song peaked at number 99 on the
Music video
Background and synopsis
"It's a song written about missing someone and looking back and remembering all the good times and all those awesome moments. The song is 'stripped down. It's kind of raw, but also emotional. I cry in the video and that was something that I did on purpose, but it was something that was real."
Avril Lavigne talking about "Wish You Were Here" with Billboard[20]
On August 9, on her official website, Lavigne posted pictures from the shooting of the music video for "Wish You Were Here", one of a red flower, and another of her lying on a wooden floor. Lavigne said that the video will be very raw and exposed, unlike her previous videos "
Reception
A writer for the magazine Billboard simply called the video "dark".[25] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said that Lavigne could have worn waterproof mascara in the video but she concluded that it "wouldn't be quite as cinematic."[26] Writing for AOL, Marina Galperina concluded "Unlike other recent videos 'What the Hell' and 'Smile,' this latest cut from the Goodbye Lullaby album is a bit somber."[24] Melinda Newman of HitFix concluded that Lavigne "looks beautifully anguished, but that's a lot of screen time and focus for any one artist to try to carry off." However, she added that the video doesn't "look as awkward as she did in the horrible video for 'What The Hell.'"[27] Amy Sciarretto of Pop Crush said: "It's a somber video with Avril as the only star, in a sad, dark place. It certainly resonates, though! Even a perky pop star like Avril Lavigne is not immune to sadness that comes with separation."[28]
According to Derek Johnson of
Live performances
Lavigne performed the song on Good Morning America on November 22, 2011.[33][dead link]
Track listing
Digital download[34]
CD single
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Digital download (Deluxe Single)
Fan Edition CD Single[35]
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Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals - Avril Lavigne
- Shellback
- Production and recording– Max Martin, Shellback
- Engineering– Michael Ilbert
- Mixing – Serban Ghenea
- Mix engineer– John Hanes
- Assistant mix engineer – Tim Roberts
- – Shellback
- Keyboards – Max Martin
Credits adapted from Goodbye Lullaby album liner notes.[2]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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New Zealand[51] | July 31, 2011 | Radio airplay | Sony Music /RCA
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Australia[52] | September 9, 2011 | Digital download | |
Austria[53] | |||
Belgium[54] | |||
Germany[55] | |||
Ireland[56] | |||
Italy[57] | |||
Luxembourg[58] | |||
Mexico[55] | |||
Netherlands[59] | |||
New Zealand[60] | |||
Norway[61] | |||
Switzerland[62] | |||
France[63] | September 12, 2011 | ||
Australia[64] | Radio airplay | ||
Poland[65] | |||
Finland[66] | September 13, 2011 | Digital download | |
Spain[67] | |||
United Kingdom[68][69] | October 23, 2011 | Epic Records | |
Belgium[70] | October 31, 2011 | Digital download (deluxe edition) |
Sony Music/Epic Records |
Canada[71] | |||
France[72] | |||
Greece[73] | |||
Ireland[74] | |||
Italy[75] | |||
Luxembourg[76] | |||
Netherlands[77] | |||
Portugal[78] | |||
Spain[79] | |||
Switzerland[80] | |||
United Kingdom[81] | |||
United States[82] | |||
United States[83] | November 1, 2011 | Mainstream radio | Epic Records |
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External links
- Official website
- Official music video on YouTube