The Best Damn Thing (song)
| The Best Damn Thing | |
|---|---|
| Avril Lavigne | |
| publication | June 21, 2008 (Europe) |
| length | 3:10 |
| Genre (s) | Glam rock , pop rock |
| Author (s) | Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker |
| Producer (s) | Butch Walker |
| Label | RCA |
| album | The Best Damn Thing |
The Best Damn Thing is a song by the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne , which was released in June 2008 in some European countries as the fourth and final single from her third album The Best Damn Thing , which was released in April 2007 .
The song was written by Avril Lavigne and Butch Walker and produced by Butch Walker.
Text and music
Daryl Sterdan from the Jam! described the song as having a " cheerleader beat" and a "killer chorus".
In the bridge, Avril Lavigne spells her name in the style of an American football chant : "Give me an A", "Give me a V", ...
Alex Macpherson of The Guardian wrote that Lavigne " sings about the period " on this track . (Lavigne sings: "I hate it when a guy doesn't understand / Why I don't want to hold his hand at a certain time of the month".)
Music video
The music video was shot on February 28, 2008, directed by Wayne Isham , and premiered in April. In this video Lavigne plays three different roles / characters: the leader of the cheerleading troop called Team Avril and two singers / musicians, one with long blonde hair and the other with a short pink wig.
Avril's brother Matthew and her former band members Evan Taubenfeld and Devin Bronson can be seen in this music video.
reception
The song reached number 64 in Germany. In the United States, it rose to number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in the week of May 5, 2007 .
Charts and chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
64 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
51 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
107 (1 week) | 1 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Brazil (PMB)
|
 platinum
|
100,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
100,000 |
Main article: Avril Lavigne / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avril Lavigne: Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (Songbook) . Hal Leonard, August 1, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4584-6429-3 , pp. 32-.
- ↑ ア ヴ リ ル 『Best Damn Thing』 詳細！ . HMV & Books Online News . March 14, 2007. Accessed February 8, 2020.
- ↑ a b Album Review: The Best Damn Thing . JAM! Music. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing Lyrics . Genius Lyrics. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Review: Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing , Sputnikmusic . April 15, 2007. Accessed February 8, 2020.
- ↑ CD: Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing . The Guardian. April 20, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Thing (Video 2008) - IMDb . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ a b Fãs elegem novo clipe de Avril Lavigne o pior de sua carreira . Omelet. September 21, 2014. Accessed February 9, 2020.
- ↑ Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (Official Music Video) - YouTube . Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ↑ Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing . GfK Entertainment . Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ A b Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing Chart History . Billboard . Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT BEF BEW