Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)

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Let Go

Studio album by Avril Lavigne
Released	June 4, 2002
Genre	Pop rock
Length	48:38
Label	Arista Records
Producer(s)	Antonio "LA" Reid
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Avril Lavigne chronology
	Let Go (2002)	Under My Skin (2004)

Let Go is the first album by pop rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002.^[1] It was highly successful, being certified platinum six times in the United States, seven times in Australia, and once in Japan. In Canada it received a diamond award for surpassing sales of 1 million in less than a year (11 months). To this date, Let Go has sold over 18,000,000 copies.^{[citation needed]}

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Japan Tour Special Limited Version (with a bonus DVD)
- 1.2 Additional Tracks
2 Singles
3 References
4 Further reading

[edit] Track listing

"Losing Grip" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:53
"Complicated" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:05
"Sk8er Boi" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:23
"I'm with You" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:44
"Mobile" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:31
"Unwanted" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:40
"Tomorrow" (A. Lavigne/C. Frasca/S. Breer) – 3:48
"Anything but Ordinary" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:12
"Things I'll Never Say" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:43
"My World" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:27
"Nobody's Fool" (A. Lavigne/P. Zizzo) – 3:57
"Too Much to Ask" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:45
"Naked" (A. Lavigne/C. Frasca/S. Breer) – 3:29/4:27 ¹

¹ A longer version of "Naked" was released in several European countries. The song includes longer instrumental parts.

[edit] Japan Tour Special Limited Version (with a bonus DVD)

"Losing Grip" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:53
"Complicated" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:05
"Sk8er Boi" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:23
"I'm with You" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:44
"Mobile" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:31
"Unwanted" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:40
"Tomorrow" (A. Lavigne/C. Frasca/S. Breer) – 3:48
"Anything but Ordinary" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 4:12
"Things I'll Never Say" (A. Lavigne/The Matrix) – 3:43
"My World" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:27
"Nobody's Fool" (A. Lavigne/P. Zizzo) – 3:57
"Too Much to Ask" (A. Lavigne/C. Magness) – 3:45
"Naked" (A. Lavigne/C. Frasca/S. Breer) – 3:29/4:27 ¹
"Why" – 4:00
"Complicated (Video)"
"Sk8er Boi (Video)"
"I'm With You (Video)"
"Day In The Life (NYC Epk)"

[edit] Additional Tracks

"Why" – 4:00 (Japanese bonus track, B-side to "Complicated")
"I Don't Give" (Enhanced track, B-side to "Complicated")
"Get Over It" (B-side to "Sk8er Boi")
"Falling Down" (from the soundtrack of Sweet Home Alabama)

[edit] 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, and number one in Australia for 6 weeks. "Complicated" remains Lavigne's most successful song to date.

"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, and top 30 in Canada. Nonetheless, it remains one of Lavigne's biggest songs to date.

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 seven in the UK, and number seventeen in Canada.

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.

"Mobile" was the fifth single released from the album, and was released in Australia as a radio-only track. It was later used in the 2004 film Wimbledon with Kirsten Dunst.

The first four of Avril's singles earned Grammy nominations though none have garnered her an award.[1]

Since Lavigne's big success, a 'leaked' unmixed version the album appeared online. This set included unmixed versions of Lavigne's tracks which included alternate instruments and alternate vocal takes.

All though "Too Much to Ask" was a fan favorite, it was never chosen as a single due to work starting on Under My Skin.