Let go

This article is about Avril Lavigne's album. For additional meanings, see Let Go (disambiguation) .

Let go
Studio album by Avril Lavigne
Publication (s)	June 4, 2002 (see publications )
Label (s)	Arista Records
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	Pop rock
Title (number)	13
running time	48:37
occupation	Singing : Avril Lavigne Guitar : Gerry Leonard Guitar: Peter Zizzo Guitar: Corky James Guitar: Curt Frasca Bass , guitar, keyboard : Clif Magness Bass: Jeff Allen Drums : Joe Bonadio Drums: Josh Freese Drums: Alex Elena
production	The Matrix, Clif Magness, Curt Frasca, Peter Zizzo
chronology - Let go Under My Skin (2004)
Single releases May 21, 2002 Complicated August 27, 2002 Sk8er Boi November 19, 2002 I'm with you April 1, 2003 Losing grip

Let Go (Engl .: " Let go ") is the first studio album of Canadian rock - singer Avril Lavigne and was in on 4 June 2002 USA released. The album was releasedin Germany on September 9, 2002.

background

Due to differences with the record company Arista Records , Avril Lavigne moved from New York to Los Angeles . There she met the producer Clif Magness, with whom she could finish the album Let Go according to her wishes. She was supported by the producer collective "The Matrix", who had already written songs for Sheena Easton and Christina Aguilera . Lavigne brought personal experiences to all of the songs, for example about problems with her parents, school and her first love.

tour

To market her debut album, Lavigne started her first world tour in January 2003 called the Try to Shut Me Up Tour . In addition to the songs on the album, the setlist also consisted of cover versions of other well-known songs, e.g. B. Knockin 'on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan or Basket Case by the band Green Day . During the tour, the DVD My World was created. The tour ended in June 2003 after 57 concerts.

Track list

No.	title	Author (s)	Producer (s)	length
1.	Losing grip	Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness	Clif Magness	3:53
2.	Complicated	Lavigne, The Matrix	The Matrix	4:05
3.	Sk8er Boi	Lavigne, The Matrix	The Matrix	3:23
4th	I'm with you	Lavigne, The Matrix	The Matrix	3:44
5.	mobile	Lavigne, Magness	Magness	3:31
6th	Unwanted	Lavigne, Magness	Magness	3:40
7th	Tomorrow	Lavigne, Curtis Frasca, Sabelle Breer	Curtis Frasca, Sabelle Breer	3:48
8th.	Anything but Ordinary	Lavigne, The Matrix	The Matrix	4:12
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	Peter Zizzo	3:57
12.	Too much to ask	Lavigne, Magness	Magness	3:45
13.	Naked	Lavigne, Frasca, Breer	Magness, Frasca, Breer	3:29

A 4:27 long version of Naked with an instrumental part has been released in several European countries .

reception

The album developed into a worldwide surprise success and has been sold over 18 million times to date. It ranks 8th among the world's most successful albums from 2000 to 2009. In 2002 the album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. The song Complicated was nominated in the categories Song of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . The song Skater Boi was nominated in the category Best Female Rock Vocal Performance . In 2003, the song I'm With You was nominated for Song of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . The song Losing Grip was nominated in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category. The album went platinum six times in the US, seven times in Australia and Canada. Avril Lavigne received a diamond award for sales of over one million units. In Germany, Let Go received platinum in 2002. In total, the album stayed in the top 10 of the German album charts for 13 weeks and was among the top 100 albums for 51 weeks. The highest ranking was second. With the follow-up album Under My Skin , she was able to top this success.

Chart placements

country	placement
Germany	2
Austria	2
Switzerland	2
United Kingdom	1
United States	2
Canada	1

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	2 × platinum	500,000
Denmark (IFPI)	3 × platinum	120,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	450,000
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(2,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	16,256
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Greece (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Ireland (IRMA)	8 × platinum	120,000
Italy (FIMI)	diamond	500,000
Japan (RIAJ)	diamond	1,000,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	80,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	20,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	80,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
Taiwan (RIT)	5 × platinum	150,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	6 × gold 57 × platinum 3 × diamond	14,119,256

Main article: Avril Lavigne / Music Sales Awards

Single releases

Complicated

1. Complicated (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 4:06 (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)
2. I Don't Give (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:39 (Previously unreleased)
3. Why (Avril Lavigne, Peter Zizzo) - 3:59 (Previously unpublished)
4. Complicated (video)

country	placement
Germany	3
Austria	2
Switzerland	2
United Kingdom	3
United States	2
Canada	1

Sk8er Boi

1. Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:23 (Album Version)
2. Get Over It - 3:27 (Previously unreleased)
3. Nobody's Fool - 3:58 (Previously unreleased)
4. Sk8er Boi (Video)

country	placement
Germany	18th
Austria	7th
Switzerland	17th
United Kingdom	8th
United States	10
Canada	3

I'm with you

1. I'm with You (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:44 (Album Version)
2. I'm with You (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:57 (Live)
3. Unwanted (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) - 4:01 (Live)
4. I'm with you (video)

country	placement
Germany	13
Austria	13
Switzerland	12
United Kingdom	7th
United States	4th
Canada	13

Losing grip

1. Losing Grip (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) - 3:53 (Album Version)
2. I'm with You (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:57 (Live)
3. Unwanted (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) - 4:01 (Live)
4. Losing Grip (Video)

country	placement
Germany	43
Austria	40
Switzerland	49
United Kingdom	22nd
United States	64
Canada	-

Publications

country	date	Label	format
United States	June 4, 2002	Arista Records	CD, download
Germany	September 9, 2002

Web links

• Avril Lavigne - Official German website
• Avril Lavigne - Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Let Go - Avril Lavigne: Amazon.co.uk: Music . In: Amazon.de . Retrieved February 16, 2011.
2. ↑ Avril Lavigne - Let Go . In: Discogs . Retrieved November 26, 2010.
3. ↑ Avril Lavigne . In: GRAMMY.com . May 14, 2017 ( grammy.com [accessed January 21, 2018]).
4. ↑ Let Go - Avril Lavigne: Amazon.com: Music . In: Amazon.com . Retrieved February 16, 2011.