Skater Boi
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| Single by Avril Lavigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Let Go | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Get Over It" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | October 28, 2002 (see release history) |
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| Format | CD Single, Digital Download | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Avril Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | The Matrix | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum[1](ARIA) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Sk8er Boi" is a song by Avril Lavigne, and was the second single from her debut album, Let Go (2002). It was written by Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. Released in 2002, the single reached number ten on the United States Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Lavigne's second top ten single there), number eight in the United Kingdom, number three in Australia, number thirteen in Canada and number one in Spain, becoming one of her most successful songs to date.
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[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, begins with a man in the alley of a city with a pile of spray paint on the ground. The video continues with posters that have a star on them advertising a concert Lavigne hosts. The posters say "7th & Spring Noon" (indicating the intersection where and when the impromptu concert is to take place). Multiple people are seen spreading the posters around a city. The video then shows Avril and her band driving modified vehicles to the intersection, where they then cut off traffic. Then two associates throw power cables to the musicians below to power their instruments. A crowd then grows, bringing police to the scene. At the end of the video, Lavigne crashes her guitar into the car windscreen and a helicopter appears overhead.
While singing, Lavigne wears a T-shirt with the logo for Wilkesboro Elementary School, a North Carolina elementary school. After the video was released, the school was flooded with so many requests for the T-shirts that they were able to buy computers with the extra revenue from T-shirt sales.[2][3]
The video was considerated by BT Vision the 3rd 'Best music video of the decade' in the UK.[4]
[edit] Cover versions and appearances in other media
The compilation album A Japanese Tribute to Avril Lavigne features a cover version of "Mah Boi" by King Harkinian. Eurodance group Cascada recorded a dance cover of the song for the European and Japanese editions of their 2007 album Perfect Day. A cover version of the song by Angela Michael appears in the video game Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS. The song is also included in SingStar Pop, a PlayStation 2 game and another cover version is featured in Rock Revolution by Konami.
"Sk8er Boi" is featured in the television series Cold Case (Season 3, "The Promise", October 2, 2005).
In 2003, Paramount Pictures optioned the song for adaptation into a feature film.[5] As of April 2008, the film has apparently been abandoned or is in development hell.[6]
Also in 2003, Australian Sketch Show Big Bite did a sendup of Sk8er Boi that was called 'It's just the sales boy'.
This song was used in a montage of funny rollerskates and skateboard clips in the recent edition of America's Funniest Home Videos.
In 2008, a cover version of the song was featured in the video game "Rock Revolution".
In 2008, HBO included the song in the episode "Get Some" of the miniseries Generation Kill. The song is sung by Cpl. Josh Ray Person as he is urinating in the desert.
The song is referenced in Comedian Rob Paravonian's Pachelbel Rant.
[edit] Track listings
- Australia CD single
- UK, Mexico CD single
- "Sk8er Boi" 3:23
- "Get Over It" 3:27
- "Nobody's Fool" (recorded live in Vancouver for Z95) 3:58
- "Sk8er Boi" (music video)
- French CD single
- "Sk8er Boi" 3:23
- "Get Over It" 3:27
[edit] Promo
- Australia, UK, USA promo
- "Sk8er Boi" 3:23
- USA promo vinyl
- Side A
- "Sk8er Boi" 3:23
- Side B
- "I'm With You" 3:44
- UK 2003 promo
- "Sk8er Boi" (live from Buffalo) 4:10
[edit] Official versions
- "Sk8er Boi" (album version) 3:23
- "Sk8er Boi" (Demo) 3:28
[edit] Charts
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[edit] Awards
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award | Results |
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| 2003 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Pop Video | Nominated | |
| MuchMusic Video Awards | Best international video by a Canadian | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Song | Won |
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| USA | August, 2002 | Arista Records | CD, digital download |
| Australia | October 28, 2002 | Sony BMG | |
| Europe | December 6, 2002 |
The song was inspired by Lavigne's current romantic interest, Matt Briand.
[edit] References
- ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles
- ^ "Avril Sparks T-Shirt ruin" (in English). mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470449/20030310/lavigne_avril.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved 2006-09-30.
- ^ "Avril sets school t-shirt trend" (in English). The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/10/1047144904667.html. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "Best Video of the decade" (in English). BT Vision. http://www.btvision.bt.com/music/decade-2/. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi' Is Big Screen Bound" (in English). Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1896988. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "Yahoo! Movies" (in English). Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/search?p=Sk8er+Boi. Retrieved 1009-01-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi". http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=5427&cat=s.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=485926&model.vnuAlbumId=902639.
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