Let Go
Studio album by Avril Lavigne
Released	June 4, 2002 June 17, 2002
Genre	Pop Rock, Rock
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Antonio "LA" Reid
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Avril Lavigne chronology
Let Go (2002) Under My Skin (2004)
Singles from Let Go
"Complicated" Released: April, 2002 "Sk8er Boi" Released: August, 2002 "I'm with You" Released: December, 2002 "Losing Grip" Released: May 1, 2003 "Mobile" Released: May 11, 2003

Let Go is the first album by rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002.^[1] It was highly successful, being certified platinum six times in the United States, five times in United Kingdom, seven times in Australia, four times in New Zealand, and once in Japan. In Canada it received a diamond award for surpassing sales of 1 million in less than a year (11 months). It topped the United World Chart 7 non-consecutive weeks. To this date, Let Go has sold over 18 million copies worldwide, and it's listed at number 91 on the all-time United World Chart. Lavigne recorded a song called "Let Go", but it was never put in the album.^{[citation needed]} She embarked on the Try To Shut Me Up Tour on January 23rd, and released the My World DVD. "Let Go" had the original working title "Anything But Ordinary" Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... 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Track listing

1. "Losing Grip" (Avril Lavigne/Clif Magness) – 3:53
2. "Complicated" (Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:05
3. "Sk8er Boi" (Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:23
4. "I'm with You" (Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:44
5. "Mobile" (Lavigne/Magness) – 3:31
6. "Unwanted" (Lavigne/Magness) – 3:40
7. "Tomorrow" (Lavigne/Curtis Frasca/Sabelle Breer) – 3:48
8. "Anything But Ordinary" (Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:12
9. "Things I'll Never Say" (Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:43
10. "My World" (Lavigne/Magness) – 3:27
11. "Nobody's Fool" (Lavigne/Peter Zizzo) – 3:57
12. "Too Much To Ask" (Lavigne/Magness) – 3:45
13. "Naked" (Lavigne/Frasca/Breer) – 3:27

Japan Tour Special Limited Version (with a bonus DVD)

14. "Why" – 4:00

15. "Complicated (Video)"

16. "Sk8er Boi (Video)"

17. "I'm With You (Video)"

18. "Day In The Life (NYC Epk)"

Hong Kong Special Limited Edition

14. Get Over It (Sk8er Boi B-Side)

15. Why (Complicated B-Side)

16. Unwanted (Live)

17. I'm With You (Live)

18. Nobody's Fool (Live)

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Singles

"Complicated" was the first single released from the album. Its release had a major impact on Lavigne's career, and significantly increased sales of the album. The song peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number three on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Australia for 6 weeks and number one in New Zealand for 9 weeks. "Complicated" remains Lavigne's second most successful song to date, after Girlfriend, from The Best Damn Thing. Alternate cover art Complicated is Avril Lavignes first single, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Girlfriend is a song by Avril Lavigne, and was the lead single from her third album, The Best Damn Thing (2007). ... Singles from The Best Damn Thing Released: November 17, 2006 Released: February 7, 2007 Released: June 19, 2007 Released: October 12, 2007 The Best Damn Thing is the third album by Canadian rock singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. ...

"Sk8er Boi" was the second single released from Let Go, with a punk edge. The song went top 10 in the US, UK and Australia, New Zealand and top 30 in Canada. Nonetheless, it remains one of Lavigne's biggest songs to date. In the UK, the Single Sk8er Boi also helped the Album to achieve the Number one position just one week after the single was released.^[2][3] Alternate cover Sk8er Boi alternate cover Sk8er Boi is the second single from Avril Lavignes debut album, Let Go. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

After the upbeat songs "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi" had their runs globally, Lavigne decided to release a ballad from her album. "I'm With You" performed a little bit better than "Sk8er Boi", peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number five in New Zealand, number seven in the UK, and number seventeen in Canada. It also made #1 on the United World Chart Im with You is a pop rock song written by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards) for Lavignes debut album, Let Go, and was Lavignes first ballad released as a single. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking...

The alternative rock-influenced "Losing Grip" was the fourth single. It barely gained any airplay or video play in the U.S., peaking at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, more than fifty spots lower than its three predecessors. It managed a twenty-two place in the UK, and went to number twenty in Australia, probably its highest chart position anywhere in the world. Otherwise its release was unsuccessful. Alternative music redirects here. ... Losing Grip was the fourth single from Canadian singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne. ...

"Mobile" was the fifth single released from the album, and was released in Australia and New Zealand as a radio-only track. It was later used in the 2004 film Wimbledon with Kirsten Dunst. It charted at #26 in New Zealand. Mobile is Avril Lavignes fifth and final single from her debut Let Go. ... Wimbledon is a film released in September 2004. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the...

B-Sides

• I Don't Give - 3:38 (B-side of Complicated)
• Why - 4:00 (B-side of Complicated)
• Get Over It - 3:28 (B-side of Sk8er Boi)
• All You Will Never Know -3:40 (B-side of Mobile)
• Let Go - 4:11 (B-side of Mobile)
• Falling Down - 3:54 (from the Sweet Home Alabama soundtrack)

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Outtakes / Leaked Tracks from the Let Go Sessions

• Take Me Away (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:29
• Headset (Avril Lavigne) - 3:35
• Falling Into History (Jessica Sheely, Peter Zizzo) - 4:09
• Tomorrow You Didn't (Keith Follesse, Peter Zizzo) - 4:12
• Once And For Real (Peter Zizzo, Avril Lavigne) - 3:48
• Make Up (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 3:15
• Not The Only One (Curtis Frasca, Harriet Breer) - 3:15
• Stay (Be The One) (Avril Lavigne, Peter Zizzo) - 3:54
• Move Your Little Self On (Avril Lavigne, The Matrix) - 4:12
• You Never Satisfy Me (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) - 3:00

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• • • These songs are from Lavigne's album "B-Sides" which is an album of b-sides she recorded

B-Sides Tracks:

1. "I Don't Give" (demo version) ¹
2. "Why"
3. "Get Over It" (demo version) ²
4. "Take Me Away" ³
5. "Headset"
6. "Falling Into History"
7. "Falling Down"
8. "Tomorrow You Didn't"
9. "Things I'll Never Say" (demo version)
10. "All You Will Never Know"
11. "Once And For Real"
12. "Make Up"
13. "Not the Only One"
14. "Stay (Be The One)"
15. "Move Your Little Self On"
16. "You Never Satisfy Me"
17. "Let Go"

¹ This demo is an explicit version, the "I Don't Give" clean version is on Lavigne's single "Complicated". In the explicit she sings, "I don't give a damn; I don't give a shit". In the clean version she sings, "I don't give it up; I don't give a damn".

² There are 2 versions of this song "Get Over It". The one on this album Lavigne sings, "Don't turn around, or you will get punched in the face". The version on Lavigne's single "Sk8er Boi" Lavigne sings, "Don't turn around, I'm sick and I'm tired of your face".

³ Lavigne recorded two songs both called "Take Me Away". This one on B-Sides is a happier song and the one on Lavigne's 2nd album "Under My Skin" is a lot different than the one on this album.

Certifications

Note: for all the certification definitions see: Certifications

Awards

• Avril Lavigne received four Grammy nominations for this album and its singles.

References

1. ^ AvrilLavigne.com
2. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20021228
3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/album_chart.php?week=20030104

Further reading

• Lyrics