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The Best Damn Thing is the third album by Canadian rock singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It is said to be less mellow than previous Lavigne albums, and more upbeat.[citation needed] It is also more explicit. The album was released in United States, Mexico and Canada on April 17, 2007, and in Australia and in the UK on April 16. It made its radio debut on Ottawa radio station HOT 89.9 at 6:00 pm on April 14.

The album's first single was the number-one hit "Girlfriend", the second single is "When You're Gone", and the upcoming third single is "Hot". It also includes "Keep Holding On", a single from the soundtrack of the film Eragon.

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Album information

Lavigne described the record as "fast, fun, young, bratty, aggressive, confident, cocky in a playful way...all the good stuff."[1] It is produced by Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Lady Sovereign, Marion Raven and Daughtry), Lavigne's husband Deryck Whibley (Sum 41, The Operation M.D., Treble Charger, No Warning), Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, My Chemical Romance, Jewel), Butch Walker and Lavigne herself.[2][3] Travis Barker (Box Car Racer, blink-182, +44, Transplants, Expensive Taste, Aquabats) has also recorded drums for the album.

The standard version of the album, released on April 14, has all the profanities censored. This applies to four songs, "Girlfriend", "I Can Do Better", "Everything Back but You" and "I Don't Have to Try". In "I Can Do Better", all uses of the word shit are replaced with a shhh sound, but the line "You're so full of shit" is changed to "You're so full of it", and on "Everything Back but You" the words bitch and slut are replaced with hey, similar to those in "Girlfriend". Also, the lyrics "Get ready, motherfucker" is replaced with double "Get ready" in "I Don't Have to Try". Only the CD/DVD version contains the unedited, explicit versions. This version of the album bears the Parental Advisory label because of instances of profanity; for example, the term motherfucking is used in the track "Girlfriend" and "...bitch, slut, psycho babe..." is part of the chorus of "Everything Back but You", although the word "bitch" is unedited on the song "Runaway". It was Lavigne's first album in the U.S. to bear the label; in some markets the label was used on her second album, Under My Skin (2004).[4] Because of this some children's radio stations (e.g. Radio Disney) that previously were playing her music are no longer playing Avril's new songs, mainly in part of the title of the album bearing the word 'damn' in it.

Promotion

The first single, "Girlfriend", was to be released on January 29, but the date was changed because of the then-increasing popularity of "Keep Holding On" on the radio.[citation needed] The single premiered on Ottawa radio station HOT 89.9 on February 6, and the video debuted on February 26. Evan, her former guitarist, said in his MySpace blog that he makes a cameo in the "Girlfriend" video. "Girlfriend" is available in seven other languages, the only difference from the English version being the chorus translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, German and French.

Lavigne has been doing a small tour to promote The Best Damn Thing. Only members of her fan club were allowed to attend the shows. She kicked off the small tour in Calgary, Alberta, and played for a crowd of around 200. The Calgary show aired on television on April 2, 2007, on the CBC Network. On this show, one could see behind-the-scenes footage and Lavigne performing songs from The Best Damn Thing, as well as other shows in Los Angeles, Paris and Madrid. She also held autograph signings in New York City and Hollywood after the album was released.

On February 18, 2007, clips of "Everything Back but You", "I Can Do Better" and "When You're Gone" were released on AOL Music. The track "Alone" (the B-side of "Girlfriend") was made available for download on the iTunes Store in New Zealand and Australia on March 29. On April 4, 2007, the album was leaked onto the internet and was made available to download on many file sharing sites. The whole album made its radio debut on Ottawa radio station HOT 89.9 at 6:00 pm on April 14, 2007.

On July 6, 2007, Lavigne performed the song "Hot" on The Friday Night Project in the UK.

Chart performance and sales

The Best Damn Thing sold 19,000 copies in a few hours in the UK,[citation needed] eventually selling over 60,000 copies in its first week. It became Lavigne's third number-one album on the UK Albums Chart. To date it has sold over 202,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with about 288,000 copies sold, less than Under My Skin, which sold 381,000 in its first week. This is Lavigne's second number-one album, after Under My Skin.[11] The Best Damn Thing remained at number one in its second week on the chart, selling about 121,000 copies.[12] To date, the album has sold more than 979,000 copies.

In Canada, the album debuted at number one with 68,000 copies sold, slightly more than Under My Skin. In its second week, there was a 62% sales drop to around 26,000 copies. In Australia, The Best Damn Thing debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number two and shipped over 35,000 copies, being accredited Gold by ARIA; it was Lavigne's first album not to reach number one. It has been certified Platinum.

In Japan, it debuted at number two. In its second week of release, after Lavigne's Music Station performance, it reached the number-one spot, selling 120,000 copies. This is her second number-one album in Japan. To date, it has sold 712,623 copies. It peaked on the Taiwanese Albums Chart at number one, and it had already been certified Gold within three days when the album was available for pre-order. It went Platinum when it was released to stores. In Spain, The Best Damn Thing debuted at number nine, lower than Under My Skin, which debuted at number one.

The album debuted at number one in over twenty countries. So far, 3.5 million copies of the album have been sold, according to the United World Chart.

Singles and other tracks

"Girlfriend" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number five in March 2007. This was Lavigne's highest debut on the chart.[13] On April 1, 2007, "Girlfriend" went to number two on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, rising twenty-one places from the last time it appeared in the UK Top 75. This is her highest chart position in the UK so far, ahead of her first single, "Complicated" (number three). On May 5, "Girlfriend" reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, the same week that The Best Damn Thing debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. This is Lavigne's first number-one single in the United States; her previous peak was with "Complicated", which peaked at number two in 2002.

On March 8, 2007, Lavigne announced on Kiss FM that "When You're Gone" would be the second single released from The Best Damn Thing. The single debuted at number ninety on the Billboard Hot 100. The song "Hot" has been reported to be the third single from the album, and Lavigne told a U.S. news station that she plans to shoot a video for the song.[citation needed] The third single in Japan (as of yet undecided, but described as being a "hot rock 'n' roll tune" from the album) already has a planned release date of September the 26th. The Japanese physical single will feature Girlfriend (The Submarines' Time Warp '66 mix) and an acoustic version of When You're Gone as its B-sides.[14][15] The track "Innocence" is played on satellite radio in the U.S.

Songs that were not released as singles appeared on Billboard charts. The title track "The Best Damn Thing" debuted at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and at number ninety-one on the Pop 100; "Runaway" debuted at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and at number ninety-four on the Pop 100; and "Innocence" debuted at number sixteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[16][17] In a similar fashion, some album tracks debuted inside the top 200 on the UK Singles Chart: "Keep Holding On" debuted at number 175, "When You're Gone" debuted at number 117 and "Innocence" at number 190.[18] Before the release of "Girlfriend", "Keep Holding On" was released as a single from the Eragon soundtrack in North America, charting at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Standard Edition

  1. "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald) – 3:37

  2. "I Can Do Better" (Lavigne, Gottwald) – 3:17

  3. "Runaway" (Lavigne, Gottwald, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:48

  4. "The Best Damn Thing" (Lavigne, Butch Walker) – 3:10

  5. "When You're Gone" (Lavigne, Walker) – 4:00

  6. "Everything Back but You" (Lavigne, Walker) – 3:03

  7. "Hot" (Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld) – 3:23

  8. "Innocence" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) – 3:53

  9. "I Don't Have to Try" (Lavigne, Gottwald) – 3:17

  10. "One of Those Girls" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) – 2:56

  11. "Contagious" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) – 2:10

  12. "Keep Holding On" (Lavigne, Gottwald) – 3:59

Japanese Edition bonus tracks

  1. "Alone" (Gottwald, Lavigne, Max Martin) – 3:13

  2. "Girlfriend" (music video) – 3:48

Deluxe Edition/Special Edition

CD

  1. "Girlfriend" (explicit version)

  2. "I Can Do Better" (explicit version)

  3. "Runaway" (explicit version)

  4. "The Best Damn Thing"

  5. "When You're Gone"

  6. "Everything Back but You" (explicit version)

  7. "Hot"

  8. "Innocence"

  9. "I Don't Have to Try" (explicit version)

  10. "One of Those Girls"

  11. "Contagious"

  12. "Keep Holding On"

Bonus DVD

  1. "The Making of The Best Damn Thing"

  2. "Photo Gallery"

Limited Tour Edition

CD

  1. "Girlfriend"

  2. "I Can Do Better"

  3. "Runaway"

  4. "The Best Damn Thing"

  5. "When You're Gone"

  6. "Everything Back but You"

  7. "Hot"

  8. "Innocence"

  9. "I Don't Have to Try"

  10. "One of Those Girls"

  11. "Contagious"

  12. "Keep Holding On"

  13. "I Will Be"

  14. "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix featuring Lil' Mama)

DVD

  1. "The Making of The Best Damn Thing"

  2. "Photo Gallery"

iTunes edition

  1. "I Will Be" (Gottwald, Lavigne, Martin) – 3:59 (pre-order only)

  2. "Avril Lavigne's Make Five Wishes" (episodes 8–11) – 27:15

iTunes Deluxe Edition

  1. "When You're Gone" (acoustic version)

  2. "I Can Do Better" (acoustic version)

  3. "When You're Gone" music video

  4. "Girlfriend" (The Submarines' Time Warp '66 mix)

  5. Digital Booklet - The Best Damn Thing

Bonus tracks and B-sides

  • "Alone" – "Girlfriend" single B-side and Japanese bonus track

  • "I Will Be" – iTunes exclusive pre-order bonus track

  • "Girlfriend" (Spanish version) – Spanish bonus track

  • "Girlfriend" (Mandarin version)

  • "Girlfriend" (Japanese version) – "When You're Gone" Japanese single B-side

  • "Girlfriend" (French version)

  • "Girlfriend" (German version) – German bonus track

  • "Girlfriend" (Italian version)

  • "Girlfriend" (Portuguese version)

  • "Girlfriend" (remix by Dr. Luke, featuring Lil' Mama) – featured on Lavigne's official MySpace page

  • "Girlfriend" (instrumental version) – "Girlfriend" Japanese single B-side

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