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Written for her second studio album, the 2004 LP Under My Skin, this song was released as the album’s second single in the summer of 2004. It became a Top 5 hit in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and was a Top 10 hit in the United States. The song is a power ballad with big electric guitars leading into piano hooks, all the while Lavigne sings emotively about the “dead” city around her to someone who she wants to be around again.

Released as the second single from her debut LP, Let Go, this is one of the songs that first put Lavigne on the popular map. The track, which has a memorable hook, received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 2003 awards show. The track’s music video was voted one of the best of the decade by fans of the MTV show, Total Request Live. The song is the early 2000s in a punk rock wrapper. Everyone wanted to be a skater after they heard this one.

The third single from Lavigne’s Under My Skin, this song was written by Lavigne and former Evanescence guitarist, Ben Moody. It’s a sadder, more reflective song with the refrain, She’s lost inside, she’s lost inside. This song might not be the best for a party, but it’s good to check on your emotional state at any given moment.

Released as the lead single from Lavigne’s third studio album, The Best Damn Thing, in 2007, “Girlfriend” has become one of her biggest hits. Content-wise, the song is about someone pining for another who is in their own relationship. Forbidden fruit. What do you do when this happens to you? Lavigne tries to talk you through it with aloof confidence. She’s like, so whatever! she sings. I think we should get together now. Complete with another sticky hook, this song is a hit.

A more traditional pop song than the above, “Complicated” was, however, just as catchy as “Sk8er Boi.” It was released as the debut single from Let Go and together with the album’s second hit, the two tracks solidified Lavigne as a mainstream success. “Complicated” is about being just that, complicated. Think: nuance. Layers. That’s who Lavigne wanted people to know her as, not just a one-dimensional person. Rather, a force to be reckoned with.

Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s