“Like a ticking time bomb, I’m about to Explodeeeeeee. And motherfuckers let’s go!”
So begins Avril’s seventh studio album. Love Sux,Get it now. The line—from the song “Cannonball”—is angsty and maybe even a little rude, but you can’t miss the joy in her voice as she shouts over a drumbeat that’s so driving it sounds like the heartbeat of someone who just downed three espressos, a Red Bull, and an unknown number of green tea pills. It’s everything Lavigne has been able to be since 2002 when she was 17, when she first appeared on the scene.
If you’re reading this, you probably don’t need to hear from me how impactful her debut song “Complicated” and its accompanying album Let GoThese were the early aughts. Lavigne’s image as a pop-punk princess smartly capitalized on the era’s trends—a time when the original run of JackassOn TV, skateboarders were the celebrities of the moment, while bands like Blink-182 dominated. But it went deeper than that: Speaking from personal experience, I’ll say that Lavigne was the first woman whom I—an awkward preteen experiencing a lot of rage I didn’t know how to name or understand—saw in the mainstream embrace her angst with Glee. Screaming along to hits like “Sk8er Boi” was an incredibly refreshing outlet, and her record sales from the time tell me I can’t have been alone.
Lavigne has remained relevant throughout her long career. She has never lost sight of her goals and changed her sound and image many times. She might dye her hair pink for an album or embrace a moodier tone, but she always knew her point of view: It’s rock and roll—it’s not meant to be that deep.
Love SuxShe continues to carry on the tradition. “I kind of just got together with my friends and made a really fun record,” she tells me over Zoom. “I didn’t want it to be serious or anything…. I just wanted it to be a good time and write songs for the live show.”
Like her debut, her timing and timing are impeccable. Pop punk is having a resurgence again thanks to artists like Machine Gun Kelly, who Lavigne recruited to feature on her song “Bois Lie.” Travis Barker, future Mr. Kourtney Kardashian, is a producer.
“I’m happy that people are loving and appreciating [pop punk] music right now,” she says. “It’s always been a part of who I am and where I started, musically. This has always been my vibe and it’s great to see a younger generation discovering O.G. It’s exciting to see all the collaborations that are taking place right now. It’s a really fun time in music, for sure.”
For GlamourIn the latest installment 5 Songs, 5 Stories, Avril Lavigne dives deeper into how this vibe has evolved over time. Continue reading.
“Complicated”
This was Lavigne’s debut single from her debut album. The 2002 hit reached number two on Billboard’s Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. It also received two Grammy nominations: Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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“Complicated” has a lot of meaning to me. It was a life-changing event. I only sang the song once, in one go. [Producer Lauren Christy] was like, “Cool, you’re done.” That’s really rare. Lauren and me were the only ones present. There was no one else there.
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