I already have a song that I know is going to be a single, I just need to re-record it!' In late 2011, Lavigne confirmed that she had moved to Epic Records, which is now headed by L.A. Lavigne explained, ' Goodbye Lullaby was more mellow, the next one will be pop and more fun again. Lavigne stated that the album would musically be the opposite of Goodbye Lullaby, with a release date rumored for sometime in 2012. Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne announced that work on her fifth studio album had already begun, with eight songs written so far. To further promote the album, Lavigne embarked on her fifth concert tour, The Avril Lavigne Tour.īackground, development and release Lavigne also generated publicity with a controversial music video for the Japan-only fourth single ' Hello Kitty'. The second, ' Rock n Roll', had less impact, while the third, ' Let Me Go', performed well internationally, reaching the top 20 in Czech Republic, South Korea, and Canada. ' Here's to Never Growing Up' was released as the lead single in April 2013 and was an international success, reaching number one on the Taiwan and Philippines charts, while reaching the top ten in China, Ireland, Japan and Russia among others. Three singles were released from Avril Lavigne worldwide. Worldwide, the album impacted moderately on the charts, reaching the top-ten in over twelve countries, while peaking at number one in China and Taiwan. It also peaked at number two in Japan, selling 47,873 copies in its first week, the highest opening for the album in a particular country. While this proved to be her fifth consecutive top-five album on the chart, it also tallied the lowest first-week sales of Lavigne's career. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. The album marks her first and only release through Epic Records, and is her final release for Sony Music, to which, under BMG, she signed in 2000.Īvril Lavigne received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its carefree, feel-good vibe while others criticized its 'rebellious' attitude in some tracks, calling it forced and unnatural. The album features two vocal collaborations: Kroeger and American industrial metal singer Marilyn Manson, making Avril Lavigne Lavigne's first album to contain featured vocalists. Avril Lavigne also incorporates electronic music, industrial and punk rock. In both musical and lyrical aspects, the album represents a departure from the acoustic-oriented production of her previous album Goodbye Lullaby (2011), featuring a more uptempo pop sound juxtaposed with power and piano ballads. Lavigne collaborated with numerous producers including Martin Johnson, Peter Svensson, David Hodges, Matt Squire, and Chad Kroeger. It was released on November 1, 2013, through Epic Records in North America and Sony Music Entertainment worldwide. Let Go shows promise, but the question is whether Lavigne and only Lavigne will shine through on her next effort.Avril Lavigne is the self-titled fifth studio album by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne. Lavigne is still so young she's listening to the radio hits of the '90s and early 2000s: she's Pink when she's bucking authority, Alanis Morissette when she's angry, and Jewel when she's sensitive. Lavigne is a capable songwriter with vocal chops, and at her age, one imagines, she is still finding her feet, borrowing from the music she's grown up listening to. Lavigne, a self-professed skater punk and labelmate of Pink, shares her 'Take Me as I Am' credo as well. She handles a variety of styles deftly: 'Sk8er Boi' has a terrific power pop bounce 'Complicated' is a gem of a pop/rock tune with a killer chorus, making the song a knockout radio hit. Her debut runs the gamut from driving rock numbers like 'Losing Grip' - where she shows off her vocal range, powering into the anger-fueled, explosive rock chorus - to singer/songwriter pop tunes like 'My World,' where Lavigne fills listeners in on the past 17 years of her life. Luckily for Lavigne, aside from youth, she does have talent. So if 17-year-old newcomer Avril Lavigne truly wants to be 'Anything But Ordinary,' as she sings on her debut album, Let Go, she'll have to dig deeper. And as mass-produced teen pop makes its exit and a glut of young singer/songwriters enter, child prodigies no longer have built-in marketing appeal. Talk about pressure - being under 21 and having a record deal no longer qualifies as extraordinary.

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