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Revision as of 16:56, 6 June 2013

"Sk8er Boi"
Song
B-side"Get Over It"

"Sk8er Boi" (/ˈskeɪtər bɔɪ/, "skater boy") is a song by Avril Lavigne, and is 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.

Music video

The music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, centers around an impromptu concert held by Lavigne in a Los Angeles street intersection. It begins by showing multiple people promoting the concert in advance via graffiti, flyers and posters. Lavigne and her band arrive at the location and begin performing on the roof of their car; a crowd quickly gathers. Towards the end of the song, police cars and a helicopter arrive to disperse the crowd, while Lavigne uses her guitar to break the car windscreen.

The video was considered the third 'Best music video of the decade' in the UK by BT Vision.[7]

Reception

In a review for the album Let Go, Christina Saraceno of Allmusic called "Sk8er Boi" a "terrific power pop bounce", highlighting the song as a "track pick". However she noted the lyrics show Lavigne's shortcomings as a writer.[4] John Perry of Blender magazine labelled the lyrics to "Sk8er Boi" as "endearingly naive".[8]

In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "Sk8er Boi" was voted Lavigne's fourth best song.[9]

As of October 2011, Sk8er Boi had sold 641,000 digital copies in the US.[10]

Cover versions and appearances in other media

The compilation album A Japanese Tribute to Avril Lavigne features a cover version of "Sk8er Boi". 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).

A parody of the song entitled "Sk8er Kar" was sung by Gary Numan in his 2008 album "Cars".

In 2003, Paramount Pictures optioned the song for adaptation into a feature film.[11] As of April 2008, the film has apparently been abandoned or is in development hell.[12]

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 an edition of America's Funniest Home Videos.

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.

In 2011, Irish pop punk band TheElement covered this song at their shows in Europe.

Kidz Bop did a rendition of the track, with an accompanying music video.

Track listing

Australia CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi"3:23
2."Get Over It"3:27
3."Nobody's Fool" (live in Vancouver for Z95)3:58
United Kingdom and Mexico CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi"3:23
2."Get Over It"3:27
3."Nobody's Fool" (live in Vancouver for Z95)3:58
4."Sk8er Boi" (music video)3:38
France CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi"3:23
2."Get Over It"3:27
Australia, United Kingdom and United States CD promo
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi"3:23
Japan CD promo
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi (Live)" (live from Buffalo)4:10
United States vinyl promo
No.TitleLength
1."Sk8er Boi" (side A)3:23
2."I'm with You" (side B)3:44

Charts and certifications

Awards

Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2003 Grammy Awards[9] Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
Socan Awards[9] Best Pop Song Won
MTV Video Music Awards Best Pop Video Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards People's Choice Won
Teen Choice Awards[9] Choice Music Single Won
Juno Awards[9] Juno Fan Choice Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards Best international video by a Canadian Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song Won

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States 27 August 2002 (2002-08-27) Arista Records CD, digital download
Australia 28 October 2002 (2002-10-28) Sony BMG
Europe 6 December 2002 (2002-12-06)

References

  1. ^ "Avril Lavigne To Go Acoustic For New Album". mtv.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Avril Lavigne In Concert - July 23, 2005 Moline, Illinois". Retrieved 5 July 2010. ....launches into the pop punk of "Sk8erboi,"....
  3. ^ "SK8er Boi album". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b Saraceno, Christina. "Let Go: Avril Lavigne". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  5. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles
  6. ^ http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Avril%20Lavigne
  7. ^ "Best Video of the decade". BT Vision. Retrieved 2009-11-30. [dead link]
  8. ^ Perry, John. "Avril Lavigne: Let Go". Blender. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d e Cheung, Nadine. "Top 10 Avril Lavigne Songs". AOL Radio. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Avril Lavigne's US sales". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi' Is Big Screen Bound". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  12. ^ "Yahoo! Movies". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 1009-01-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Avril Lavigne — Sk8er Boi".
  14. ^ "Top 40 week 3 van 2003". top40.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  15. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Avril+Lavigne&titel=Sk8er+Boi&cat=s
  16. ^ "UK Album Chart: Sk8er Boi". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  17. ^ "Artist Chart History".
  18. ^ a b "Billboard Music-(Allmusic.com)".
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  20. ^ "2002 UK Official Singles Chart" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  22. ^ "Austrian Annual Charts 2003". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  23. ^ "2003 UK Official Singles Chart" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  25. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  26. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi". Recorded Music NZ.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi". Recording Industry Association of America.
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