The Best Damn Thing

The Best Damn Thing is an album and hit song by musical artist Avril Lavigne. It was released April 17, 2007.[1] The lead single off the album, "Girlfriend" was released on February 27, 2007. The song was very successful and peaked in a lot of countries #1. This was Lavigne's first Billboard Hot 100 chart number one.[2] The second single, "When You're Gone" was released on June 19, 2007. The song was quite successful, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The third single, "Hot" was released on October 2, 2007. The song was unsuccessful in the U.S, it debuted two months after its release on the Billboard Hot 100 at #95. But the song was successful in Canada, it peaked at #10 on the Canadian Hot 100.[4] The fourth and final single from the album was "The Best Damn Thing". It was released on June 24, 2008. The single was not very successful, it peaked at #76 on the Canadian Hot 100.[5] The Best Damn Thing sold 6 million copies worldwide.[6]

The Best Damn Thing
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)
Recorded2006
GenrePop rock, Pop punk, alternative rock
Length40:41 (excluding bonus tracks)
LabelRCA Records
ProducerDeryck Whibley,
Butch Walker,
Dr. Luke,
Rob Cavallo,
Avril Lavigne (executive)
Avril Lavigne chronology
Under My Skin
(2004)
The Best Damn Thing

(2007)
Goodbye Lullaby
(2011)

Track listing

Original / Deluxe Edition

CD
  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) 4:00[1]
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
  1. "The Making of The Best Damn Thing"
  2. "Photo Gallery"

Limited Edition

CD
  1. "Girlfriend" (explicit) 3:37
  2. "I Can Do Better" (explicit) 3:17
  3. "Runaway" 3:48
  4. "The Best Damn Thing" 3:10
  5. "When You're Gone" 4:00
  6. "Everything Back But You" (explicit) 3:03
  7. "Hot" 3:23
  8. "Innocence" 3:53
  9. "I Don't Have to Try" (explicit) 3:17
  10. "One of Those Girls" 2:56
  11. "Contagious" 2:10
  12. "Keep Holding On" 4:00
  13. "Alone"1 (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 3:14
  14. "I Will Be" (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 4:00
  15. "I Can Do Better" (acoustic version) (explicit) 3:40
  16. "Girlfriend" (The Submarines' Time Warp '66 mix) (explicit) 3:11
  17. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix)" (featuring Lil Mama) (A. Lavigne, L. Gottwald, Niatia Kirkland) 3:25
DVD

Live at Orange Lounge

  1. "Everything Back But You" 3:02
  2. "Girlfriend" 3:39
  3. "Hot" 3:22
  4. "When You're Gone" 3:57

Music Videos

  1. "Girlfriend" 3:48
  2. "When You're Gone" 4:01
  3. "Hot" 3:23
  4. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix feat. Lil Mama)" 3:25
1 Also available on Girlfriend single.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "AvrilLavigne.com - Full Length Releases". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. McAlpine, Fraser. "BBC - Chart Blog: Avril Lavigne - 'Girlfriend' - THE BIG DEBATE". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. McAlpine, Fraser. "BBC - Chart Blog: Avril Lavigne - 'When You're Gone'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. McAlpine, Fraser. "BBC - Chart Blog: Avril Lavigne - 'Hot'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne" – via www.metacritic.com.
  6. http://bahcecikdevekusu.com/avril/lyrics3/