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Avril Lavigne | Artist Essentials

Avril Lavigne / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 18

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original 2007 studio recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Set this beside When You're Gone to compare two gentler album performances.

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First released: 2007 (year verified)

The selected original recording supports a first-release year of 2007. Recording-level evidence and the release program were read together; only year precision is asserted. Later annual-list appearances or single promotion do not reset that year.

Recording: Original 2007 studio recording
Credit: Avril Lavigne
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The Best Damn Thing (Expanded Edition)

Innocence - licensed recording item
Actual item title, performer credit, album association and public recording release field were retrieved and read. Only the supported year is published; an observed day is not an independent proof of the earliest global release day. | Reviewed 2026-10-19

The Best Damn Thing (Expanded Edition) - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-19

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Ontario. Her 2002 debut Let Go introduced Complicated and Sk8er Boi, followed by Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing. Subsequent albums explored additional pop settings before Love Sux returned strongly to pop-punk in 2022, with producers including Travis Barker. Her career has also included extensive international touring, particularly in Japan.

Artist background sources

Avril Lavigne - Sony Music Japan profile
Canadian identity, early albums and repertoire, later pop-punk direction with Travis Barker and documented Japanese tours. The Japanese biography was read; health history and sales totals are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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