Sk8er Boi
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| Single by Avril Lavigne from the album Let Go |
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| B-side | "Get Over It" | ||||
| Released | August 2002 | ||||
| Format | Airplay, CD single | ||||
| Genre | Pop rock, teen pop | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | ||||
| Label | Arista | ||||
| Writer(s) | Avril Lavigne Scott Spock Lauren Christy Graham Edwards |
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| Producer | The Matrix | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIANZ) | ||||
| Avril Lavigne singles chronology | |||||
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"Sk8er Boi" alternate cover.
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"Sk8er Boi" (i.e., "Skater Boy") is the second single from Avril Lavigne's debut album, Let Go. Released in 2002, the single reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lavigne's second top-ten single there, number eight in the United Kingdom, number three in Australia and number one in Spain, becoming her second number one there after the success of "Complicated". "Sk8er Boi" also peaked at number thirteen in Canada. In Japan it stayed for 44 weeks in the charts and also reached number ten.[1]
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[edit] Song information
The song was written by Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. In this guitar-driven uptempo song, Lavigne tells the tale of the turbulent courtship between a "sk8er boi" (skater boy) and a more preppy girl who did ballet. Although they're both attracted to each other, the girl rejects him against her own secret feelings because of peer pressure. In the end the boy becomes famous and is with another girl who cares for him (Avril sings in that girl's point of view), whereas the preppy girl is now feeling regret for letting pass her chance with the "sk8er boi".
Articles in J-14 Magazine and Teen People trace the inspiration of the song to former San Diego rock-quartet frontman, Marc Gould, whom Lavigne dated during the production of her album in 2001-2002.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Aussie CD Maxi
- "Sk8er Boi"
- "Get Over It"
- "Nobody's Fool" (live)
[edit] UK / MEX / Single
- "Sk8er Boi"
- "Get Over It"
- "Nobody's Fool" (live)
- "Sk8er Boi" (music video)
[edit] French CD single=
- "Sk8er Boi"
- "Get Over It"
[edit] AU / UK / US promo
- "Sker Boi"
[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, begins with what may be the "Sk8er Boi" in the alley of a city with a pile of spray paint on the ground. The music video goes along with posters that have a star on them advertising a concert Avril hosts, where people use their cars and amps to have the concert on the streets. The concert gets so wild the police come in trying to stop it. At the end of the video, Avril crashes her guitar into the car windscreen. Then a police helicopter comes in, leaving a mystery as to what they will do.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| Argentinian Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 (Dutch) | 7 |
| Los 40 Principales Spain | 1 |
| Hong Kong Singles Chart[3][citation needed] | 1 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Italian Top 40 | 2 |
| Euro 200 | 9 |
| Japanese (Osakan Hot 100) | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Israeli Top 25 | 1 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 3 |
| World Chart Show | 2 |
| Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[4] | 5 |
| U.S. ARC Chart (Radio) Top 40 | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 12 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
| Brazil Top 100 Singles[5] | 1 |
| Venezuelan Singles Chart | 6 |
[edit] Cover versions
- The compilation album A Japanese Tribute to Avril Lavigne features a cover by Becky.
- 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 Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS
- A cover is also included in SingStar Pop (PlayStation 2 game).
[edit] References, appearances in other media, etc.
[edit] Movie adaptation
In 2003, Paramount Pictures optioned the song for adaptation into a feature film.[6] However, as of April 2008, the film has apparently been abandoned or is stuck in development hell.[7]
[edit] Trivia
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- In the music video, Avril 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.[8][9]
[edit] References
- ^ Sk8er Boi in Japanese Charts
- ^ Top 40 Argentina, CAPIF
- ^ http://www.997metroshowbiz.com/chart/international/021228.html
- ^ Mexican Singles Chart - November 11th 2002
- ^ Chart Data: Avril Lavigne
- ^ "Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi' Is Big Screen Bound", The Hollywood Reporter, May 23, 2003.
- ^ Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz's previews)
- ^ MTV News, accessed Sep 30, 2006
- ^ The Age
| Preceded by "Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
Los 40 Principales Spain number-one single March 15, 2003 - March 22, 2003 |
Succeeded by "No Me Llames Iluso" by La Cabra Mecanica |
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