Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)

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"Girlfriend"
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album The Best Damn Thing
B-side "Alone"
Released 27 February 2007 (2007-02-27)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop punk, power pop, pop rock
Length 3:37 (Album version)
3:25 (Dr. Luke Remix)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald; Niatia Kirkland (Dr. Luke Remix only)
Producer Dr. Luke
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Keep Holding On"
(2006)		 "Girlfriend"
(2007)		 "When You're Gone"
(2007)
The Best Damn Thing track listing
Alternative Cover
"Dr. Luke Remix" Cover
Music video
"Girlfriend" on YouTube

"Girlfriend" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. The song was written by Lavigne with her producer Dr. Luke for Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007). "Girlfriend" was released as the lead single from The Best Damn Thing on 27 February 2007. Lyrically, the song revolves around its protagonist having a crush on someone who is in a relationship, proclaiming she should be his girlfriend. The song has been noted to have similarities to Toni Basil's 1982 single "Mickey", and The Rubinoos' 1979 single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". The songwriters of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" sued Lavigne and Dr. Luke for copyright infringement; the suit was later settled.

"Girlfriend" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its catchiness. The song was a worldwide success, peaking at the top spot of the charts in eight countries, including Canada, the United States, and Australia. It additionally charted in the top ten of most other countries. The song's accompanying music video, directed by The Malloys sees Lavigne portraying three alter-egos, with all of them fighting over the same guy. In June 2007, the song's official remix, featuring American rapper Lil Mama was released. Lavigne performed the song a number of times, including at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards, the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, and the 2008 Juno Awards.

The song's success made it a mainstay of pop music in the late 2000s. "Girlfriend" was certified multi-platinum in Australia and the United States. It was the top-selling song of 2007, with over 7.3 million worldwide sales. In 2008, the song became the most viewed video on YouTube, and was the first video on the site to reach 100 million views. Rolling Stone ranked the song number thirty-seven on their list of "Top 100 Songs of 2007" list. Several versions of the song were released with the chorus sung in multiple languages. In 2010, the song was named the ninety-fourth most successful song on the Hot 100 in the 2000s decade.

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[edit] Background and composition
Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
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"Girlfriend" was written by Avril Lavigne and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, who also produced the song.[1] "Girlfriend" is a moderately fast pop punk,[2][3][4] power pop,[4] and pop[5] song at 152 beats per minute, performed in the key of D major. Lavigne's vocal range spans from A3 to D5.[6]

The chorus was written before the verses and was described by Lavigne to be written using "rocky chords". Gottwald then came up with a beat for the song and Lavigne immediately loved it.[citation needed] Lavigne has stated that "Girlfriend" was quite a different song for her.[citation needed]

The song's chorus was recorded in seven different languages other than English.[7]

[edit] Critical reception

"Girlfriend" received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The song was #35 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[8] This song was also #77 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[9] Also was listed as the number 1 hit of 2007 according to MTV Latin America.[10] "Girlfriend" also won the Best Song of the Year at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards. It beat "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Don't Matter", and "Beautiful Girls".

Reviewers have noted similarities between Girlfriend and other songs. One similarity is to The Rubinoos' 1979 single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", in which they sing "Hey hey, you you, I wanna be your boyfriend" similar to "Hey hey, you you, I could be your girlfriend" in "Girlfriend".[11] The song can be heard on the Rubinoos' MySpace page. Similarities have also been noted to Toni Basil's "Mickey".[12] [13] [14]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic highlighted the song as a 'track pick' in a review of the album, The Best Damn Thing.[11] He complimented the album for opening with Girlfriend, describing the song as a "bright bubblegum blast".[11] Focusing on Girlfriend in a review for The Best Damn Thing, Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly said "If the girls of Heathers formed a Runaways tribute band, it would sound exactly like this".[15] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian newspaper labelled Girlfriend as "brilliantly addictive".[16] Jon Pareles of The New York Times called Girlfriend the best song off the album and stated it used "cleverly manipulated echoes and attacks to sound as if Ms. Lavigne were charging in from all directions".[17] Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine was more negative on the song and states that Lavigne can't "pull off the pink pumps or punky pout with any kind of believability".[18]

[edit] Chart performance

Because of digital download sales in excess of 122,000, the song debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest debut of her career.[19] Afterwards it became Lavigne's first (and as of 2011, only) song to reach number one on the Hot 100, in the issue dated May 5, 2007; her previous highest peak on the chart was with 2002's "Complicated", which reached number two.[20] It remained in the top ten for eighteen weeks,[21] and has since been downloaded 3.41 million times.[22]In Canada, the song debuted at number 1.

"Girlfriend" debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number three. The following week it reached number-one, and it remained at the top for six non-consecutive weeks, equaling Lavigne's previous number-one single on the ARIA Charts, "Complicated". After three weeks on the charts, it was certified gold by ARIA, then platinum after seven weeks for sales in excess of 70,000 copies.[23] It was then certified double platinum, sales in excess of 140,000. In 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum for sales of 280,000.[24]

On the UK Singles Chart, "Girlfriend" peaked at number two, surpassing "Complicated" as Lavigne's highest peaking single on the chart. The song ended 2007 as the years 20th biggest-selling single in the UK and spent 27 weeks inside the chart and is Lavigne's biggest hit in the UK to date.[25]

It won the Award for "Canción del Año" (Song of the Year) in "Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007" (The Latin American MTV Awards) and was nominated for "Monster Single" in the MTV Video Music Awards 2007. It won Most Addictive Track (Single of the Year) at the MTV Europe Music Awards

[edit] Lawsuit

On 25 May 2007 Lavigne, Gottwald, RCA Records, and Apple Inc. were sued by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar (songwriters for The Rubinoos) over claims that "Girlfriend" infringes their copyright on their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".[26] Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, denied that "Girlfriend" was copied from "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", and pointed out that "Boyfriend" itself is similar to The Rolling Stones' song "Get off of My Cloud". McBride said he hired a musicologist to compare the songs. According to McBride the musicologist reported that the songs were totally dissimilar, even a different meter. Prominent music critics such as Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic have publicly said that the chorus is a "total lift" from the Rubinoos' song.[11] In July 2007 McBride said that Lavigne had no plans to settle the case, but would consider the costs of defending the case against those of settling.[27] In January 2008, the lawsuit was settled, and Gangwer and Dunbar released a statement saying that the similarities between the songs were based on "certain common and widely used lyrics" and that they "completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit."[28]

[edit] Music video

Lavigne as three of her alter-egos in the video for "Girlfriend".

[edit] Development

The music video was directed by The Malloys and filmed at Golf N' Stuff in Norwalk, California.

[edit] Concept

It features two girls: one with glasses and red hair (Lavigne), and one with a rebellious persona and black hair (also Lavigne). The video begins inside the building where the red-haired girl and her boyfriend are walking together. Lavigne sees her and shows her an intimidating disposition. As the couple walk away, Lavigne begins to sing the song and tries her luck on the red-haired girl's boyfriend. Featured in the video are scenes of Lavigne fighting over the man with the red-haired girl and trying to outdo her repeatedly. Between the scenes we see Lavigne, now with pink streaked blonde hair, singing with her band accompanying her at the back. The video also featured Lavigne and her friends dancing in a restroom. After the starting scene, the video shows them at Li'l Indy, where they ride go-carts. Here, Lavigne is seen viciously bumping the car of the red-haired girl, causing her to spin around and lose control. Next, the red-haired girl and her boyfriend get inside a photo booth where Lavigne hears them and grabs the red-haired girl away before they take pictures. Lavigne's friends then block the red-haired girl's way to give her more time.

The next scene shows the couple eating together, where Lavigne sees them, throws the food away and kisses the red-haired girl's boyfriend. It is nighttime when the next scene was shown. This scene takes place in a miniature golf course where the couple are playing, and the red-haired girl cheerfully wins.

Unfortunately for her, Lavigne and her friends are also present at the scene. As soon as she and her friends see them, Lavigne hits her in the head with a golf ball, and the red-haired girl splashes down below and into the water. Her boyfriend tries to grab her hand but misses. Finally, the last scene shows the man waiting for Lavigne. As she comes toward him, they soon hold hands together, and the red-haired girl sees them and tries to seize Lavigne (at the same time trying to get her boyfriend back). But Lavigne ducks down and the man moves sideways as soon as the red-haired girl charges towards Lavigne. She then tumbles all the way down and falls into a Porta Potty ahead, where she gives a look of desperation towards the camera, showing that she has failed to win back her boyfriend. Lavigne then finally wins the youth's affections. The video ends when she takes her new boyfriend into a bathroom stall and slightly opens the door after a moment and pumps her arm in victory. Lavigne's boyfriend in the video is played by American model Bryan McMullin and dresses similarly to the "rocker" Lavigne in the video. The video features Lavigne's previous guitarist Evan Taubenfeld, and Lavigne's brother Matt on bass.[29]

[edit] Reception

On 18 July 2008 "Girlfriend" became the most viewed video at that time on YouTube[30] and in August of that year, surpassed 100 million views becoming the first YouTube video to reach that milestone. The YouTube video of the song was accused of having an exaggerated number of views due to the use of a web link posted by AvrilBandAids, a fansite devoted to Avril Lavigne.[31] Clicking on the link would automatically reload the YouTube video of Girlfriend every fifteen seconds.

Fans of Avril Lavigne were encouraged to: "Keep this page open while you browse the internet, study for exams, or even sleep. For extra viewing power, open up two or more browser windows at this page!" [32] It is expected that Avril's YouTube video views have earned in excess of $2 million (U.S). In November 2009, RCA Records removed the video of the song from YouTube, by which time it had received around 130 million views.[33] The official video is now hosted by Vevo, a premium music video service owned by Google and Sony.

The song is featured on the soundtrack to the video game Burnout Dominator in four different languages which includes Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin and English.[34] The song is also featured in Burnout Paradise which only includes the English Version.[35]

[edit] Dr. Luke Remix

Lil Mama and Lavigne shot a video for the remix of "Girlfriend", which was directed by R. Malcolm Jones.[36]

[edit] Live performances

Lavigne performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 15 June 2007.[37]

[edit] Track listings and formats

CD single[38]
  1. "Girlfriend"
  2. "Alone"
Japan CD single[39]
  1. "Girlfriend" (Radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Girlfriend" (Instrumental) – 3:36
Junkie XL remix digital download
  1. "Girlfriend" [Junkie XL Mix]
  2. "Girlfriend" [Junkie XL Extended Mix]
Dr. Luke remix edition [iTunes only]
  1. "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix, featuring Lil Mama)
  2. "Girlfriend" (album version)
  3. "Girlfriend" (original music video)
  4. "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix, featuring Lil Mama) [music video]
Ringle edition
  1. "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke remix, featuring Lil Mama)
  2. "Girlfriend" (Japanese version) [clean edit]
  3. "Keep Holding On"
  4. Ringtone1

1 A code was included on the CD to download the ringtone online.

[edit] Zebrahead version

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"Girlfriend"
Single by Zebrahead
from the album Panty Raid
Released 20 September 2009
Recorded March–April 2009
Genre Pop punk, rap rock
Length 3:05
Label Sony BMG
Producer Cameron Webb, Matt Beckley
Zebrahead singles chronology
"The Juggernauts"
(2008)		 "Girlfriend"
(2009)		 "Underneath It All"
(2010)
Music video
"Girlfriend" on YouTube

In September 2009, punk rock American band Zebrahead released "Girlfriend" as the first single of their new album Panty Raid, which was released on 4 November 2009, in Japan and 8 December in the rest of the world. The album is noticed to only have cover versions of women's famous pop songs of the past two decades. It runs 3:05 and is fast-paced, thanks to Ali rap sing style. It was peaked in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks in the first week in the #84 place.

The music video of the song was released in mid October and is a parody of the original "Girlfriend" video, with Ali playing the "Bad Avril" and Matty playing the good one. It resembles numerous situations that occur in the original video, but with a more comic sense into the video.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 84

[edit] Credits and personnel

[edit] Charts and certifications

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[40] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[41] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[42] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[43] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[44] 1
Czech Republic (IFPI)[45] 4
European Hot 100 Singles[46] 1
France (SNEP)[47] 2
Germany (Media Control AG)[48] 3
Hungary Singles Chart 16
Ireland (IRMA)[49] 1
Italy (FIMI)[50] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[51] 34
New Zealand (RIANZ)[52] 1
Slovakia (IFPI)[53] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[54] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[56] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[57] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[58] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[59] 13

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart[60] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[61] 11
German Singles Chart[62] 2
Irish Singles Chart[63] 8
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[64] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[65] 29
UK Singles Chart 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[66] 11
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[66] 6

[edit] Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[67] 94

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 4x Platinum[68]
Belgium Gold[69]
Canada 2× Platinum[70][71]
United States 3× Platinum[72]
Brazil Platinum[73]
New Zealand Platinum[74]
Japan Million[75]

[edit] See also

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  • "Into You"
  • "Rescue Me"
  • "Falling Apart"
  • "Hello Tomorrow"
  • "Are You for Real?"
  • "Anthem"
  • "Broadcast to the World"
  • "Postcards From Hell"
  • "Karma Flavored Whiskey"
  • "Mental Health"
  • "Hell Yeah!"
  • "The Juggernauts"
  • "Girlfriend"
  • "Underneath It All"
  • "Ricky Bobby"
  • "Get Nice!"
  • "She Don't Wanna Rock"
Other songs
  • "OC Life"
  • "Violent Love"
  • "With Legs Like That"
  • "His World"
DVDs
  • MFZB - The DVD - Banzai Mother F**ker
  • The Show Must Go Off! Zebrahead Live at the House of Blues
  • Blood, Sweat & Beers!!! Live in Tokyo
  • Broadcast to the World: The Fucking DVD
Other

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