For Lavigne, the struggle to evolve beyond her early Noughties pop-punk era – when tween girls across the world played the boisterous, angst-ridden Let Go (2002) on repeat, and wore poorly. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Let Go - Avril Lavigne on AllMusic - 2002 - Talk about pressure - being under 21 and having. Self-professed skate punk Avril Lavigne sings that she'd 'rather be anything but ordinary' on her debut. While the fact that she had a record deal by the age of 16 separates her from the pack, too often Let Go 's lyrical shortcomings drag the teenager's musically impressive. The Canadian power couple met while working on Lavigne's album in 2012, and it appears that Kroeger's vocals will be heard on the track 'Let Me Go.' Tracklisting for Avril Lavigne: Rock N Roll”? The official website for Avril Lavigne. Sign up for exclusive content and updates.
Let Go is the debut albums by FrancѲ-Canadian singer songwriter Avril Lavigne, relёased 4 June 2002. For a year after signing a record dёal with Arista, Lavigne struggled duё to conflicts in musical directiФn. Lavigne relocatёd to Los Angeles, California, and recordёd there her earliёr materials for the album, thё kind of sound to which thё label was not amenable. She was paired to thё production team The Matrix, who understood hёr vision for the album.
The album was creditёd as the biggest pop debut of 2002. It was releasёd to generally positive critical reviёws, although Lavigne’s songwriting receivёd some criticism, Let Go was 6x platinum in the United Statёs. It also did extremely well in Canada, receiving a diamond certification from thё Canadian Recording Industry Association, as wёll as reaching multi-platinum in many countriёs around the world, including the UK in which she becamё the youngest female solo artist to havё a number-one album in thё region.
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) [14] Length
1. “Losing Grip” Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness Magness 3:53
2. “Complicated” Lavigne, The Matrix The Matrix 4:04
3. “Sk8er Boi” Lavigne, The Matrix The Matrix 3:23
4. “I’m with You” Lavigne, The Matrix The Matrix 3:44
5. “Mobile” Lavigne, Magness Magness 3:31
6. “Unwanted” Lavigne, Magness Magness 3:41
7. “Tomorrow” Lavigne, Curtis Frasca, Sabelle Breer Frasca, Breer* 3:48
8. “Anything But Ordinary” Lavigne, The Matrix The Matrix 4:11
9. “Things I’ll Never Say” Lavigne, The Matrix The Matrix 3:43
10. “My World” Lavigne, Magness Magness 3:27
11. “Nobody’s Fool” Lavigne, Peter Zizzo Zizzo 3:57
12. “Too Much to Ask” Lavigne, Magness Magness 3:46
13. “Naked” Lavigne, Frasca, Breer Magness, Frasca, Breer* 3:28
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| Released | December 2001[1] | ||
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| Length | 63:18 | ||
| Label | Nettwerk[1] | ||
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B-Sides, also known as Let Go: B-Sides, is a promotional album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was published before debut studio album Let Go by Arista Records in 2002. The compilation contains demo and original tracks not included in the final Let Go release. The songs were written and produced in 2001 under the management of Nettwerk in Los Angeles by Lavigne, the production team The Matrix and songwriter Cliff Magness[4] after Arista sent her to McBride CEO of Nettwerk in the attempt to fit her image and attitude with her voice.[5]:165 Though Lavigne would release Let Go through Arista, she continued with Nettwerk for her management.[6]
Different versions and media usage[edit]
- The demo 'I Don't Give' is an explicit version, while the clean version is on Lavigne's single 'Complicated'. In the explicit version, she sings 'I don't give a damn; I don't give a shit'. In the clean version, she sings 'I don't give it up; I don't give a damn'. The explicit version is featured in the film, American Wedding.
- There are two versions of the song 'Get Over It'. In the version on B-Sides, Lavigne sings 'Don't turn around, or you will get punched in the face'. In the version on the 'Sk8er Boi' single, Lavigne sings 'Don't turn around, I'm sick and I'm tired of your face'.
- Lavigne recorded two different songs called 'Take Me Away': one on this album, and the other on Under My Skin (2004).
- 'Falling Into History' was covered by Brie Larson in 2005.
- 'Falling Down' is featured in the soundtrack for the 2002 film, Sweet Home Alabama.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks produced by The Matrix.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'I Don't Give' (demo version) | 3:31 | |
| 2. | 'Why' |
| 4:04 |
| 3. | 'Get Over It' (demo version) | 3:27 | |
| 4. | 'Take Me Away' |
| 3:29 |
| 5. | 'Headset' | Lavigne | 3:33 |
| 6. | 'Falling Into History' | Lavigne | 4:08 |
| 7. | 'Falling Down' | 3:55 | |
| 8. | 'Tomorrow You Didn't' | Lavigne | 4:12 |
| 9. | 'Things I'll Never Say' (demo version) |
| 3:43 |
| 10. | 'All You Will Never Know' | 3:40 | |
| 11. | 'Once and for Real' |
| 3:48 |
| 12. | 'Make-Up' | 3:15 | |
| 13. | 'Not the Only One' |
| 3:14 |
| 14. | 'Stay (Be the One)' | 3:52 | |
| 15. | 'Move Your Little Self On' |
| 4:11 |
| 16. | 'You Never Satisfy Me' | 3:00 | |
| 17. | 'Let Go' |
| 4:10 |
| Total length: | 63:18 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Avril Lavigne - B-Sides (CDr)'. Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^'Avril Lavigne - B - Sides (CDr, Promo)'. Discogs. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^'Release 'B-Sides' by Avril Lavigne'. MusicBrainz. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^'Lavigne's Music Takes Hold With Arista's 'Let Go''. Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^Ryan, Denise (2010). Nettwerk: 25 Years of Music We Love. John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. ISBN978-0-470-67844-2.
- ^Eliscu, Jenny (20 March 2003). 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
Avril Lavigne Let Go Album Tracklist Cover Art