Head Above Water (song)

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Head Above Water
Avril Lavigne
publication September 21, 2018
length 3:40
Genre (s) Pop rock , Christian rock
Author (s) Avril Lavigne, Stephan Moccio , Travis Clark
Producer (s) Stephan Moccio
Label BMG
album Head Above Water

Head Above Water (translated as “head over water”) is a song by the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne , which was released in September 2018 as the first single from her sixth studio album Head Above Water , which was released five months later, in February 2019 .

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The song is about Lavigne's fight against Lyme disease . She wrote it while lying on the couch, barely able to move.

In a letter to her fans posted on her website on September 6th, Avril Lavigne wrote: “I'm so excited that I can finally announce the first single from my new album [...]. Five years have passed since I released my last album. I've been home sick for the past few years battling Lyme disease. Those were the worst years of my life. I've struggled physically as well as emotionally and I'm still struggling. I was able to turn this fight into music that I'm really proud of. [...] The first song I want to release is called "Head Above Water". It's also the first song I wrote out of bed during one of the scariest moments of my life. I had accepted death and could feel my body switch off. I felt like I was drowning. Like going underwater and just taking a breath. It was like being pulled into a current in a river. Unable to breathe. I pray to God that he will help me keep my head above water. "

promotion

Lavigne performed the song live for the first time on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! (on the ABC channel ) from September 26, 2018.

Music video

The music video for this song was released on Lavigne's YouTube channel on September 27, 2018 .

reception

The single reached number two in the US Billboard charts for Christian songs ( Billboard Hot Christian Songs ). The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of October 6, 2018 at number 64, which remained the highest position.

Charts and chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 69 (1 week) 1
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 97 (1 week) 1
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 30th (10 weeks) 10
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 36 (19 weeks) 19th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 64 (2 weeks) 2

Awards for sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 40,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg gold 500,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg2 × platinum
620,000

Main article: Avril Lavigne / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

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  12. Marina Pedrosa: Avril Lavigne Performs Emotional 'Head Above Water' for First Time on 'Kimmel': Watch . In: Billboard , September 27, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019. 
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  15. a b Head Above Water Chart History (Hot 100) . Billboard . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
    The Hot 100 Chart (Week of October 6, 2018) . Billboard . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
    The Hot 100 Chart (Week of October 13, 2018) . Billboard . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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