Avril Lavigne - Let Go (2002)

Avril Lavigne - Let Go (2002)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Losing Grip"   3:53

2. "Complicated"   4:05

3. "Sk8er Boi"   3:23

4. "I'm with You"   3:44

5. "Mobile"   3:31

6. "Unwanted"   3:40

7. "Tomorrow"   3:48

8. "Anything but Ordinary"   4:12

9. "Things I'll Never Say"   3:44

10. "My World"   3:27

11. "Nobody's Fool"   3:57

12. "Too Much to Ask"   3:46

13. "Naked"   3:27

Total length:   48:37

Japanese bonus track

14. "Why"   4:00

Total length:   52:37

Japanese special edition bonus tracks

15. "Complicated" (TV track version)   4:05

16. "Sk8er Boi" (TV track version)   3:24

17. "I'm with You" (TV track version)   3:46

18. "Losing Grip" (TV track version)   3:53

Total length:   67:45

Avril Lavigne Band Members / Musicians

Avril Lavigne – lead vocals, background vocals (11), guitar (11)

The Matrix – additional vocals (2–4, 8–9)

Clif Magness – bass (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13), guitar (1, 5–6, 10, 12), keyboards (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13)

Suzie Katayama – Cello (4)

Jeff Allen – bass (11)

Joe Bonadio – drums (11)

Josh Freese – drums (1, 5–6, 10, 12)

Alex Elena – drums (7, 13)

Victor Indruizzo – (3)

Gerry Leonard – guitar (11)

Corky James – guitar (2–4, 8–9)

Peter Zizzo – guitar (11)

Curt Frasca – multi instruments (7), guitar (3)

Dennis Johnson – beats & scratching (11)

The Matrix – producer (2–4, 8–9), arranger (2–4, 8–9)

Clif Magness – producer (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13), programming (1, 5–6, 10), drum looping (13), sequencing (13)

Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12–13), programming (13)

Antonio "LA" Reid – executive producer

Rick Kerr – engineer

Leon Zervos – mastering

Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12), programming (7)

Peter Zizzo – producer (11), arranger (11), Pro-Tools editing (11), programming (11)

Jen Scaturro – Pro-Tools editing (11), programming (11)

Avril Lavigne – art direction

Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1–9, 11)

Randy Staub – mixing (10)

David Leonard – mixing (12–13)

Sabelle Breer – vocal arranger (7, 13), additional vocal production (7, 13)

Let Go is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on June 4, 2002 by Arista Records. For a year after signing a record deal with Arista, Lavigne struggled due to conflicts in musical direction. She relocated to Los Angeles, where she recorded her earlier materials for the album, the sound of which the label did not approve. She was paired with the production team the Matrix, who understood her vision for the album. Critics described Let Go as an alternative rock album with a post-grunge-oriented sound.

Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˌævrɪl ləˈviːn/ AV-ril lə-VEEN; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, Let Go (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the title "Pop Punk Queen" from music publications. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music, since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004), became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide.

Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007), reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Her next two studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial success and were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other territories. After releasing her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019), she returned to her punk roots with her seventh studio album, Love Sux (2022).

Alongside her music career, Lavigne voiced an animated character in the film Over the Hedge (2006), and made her screen acting debut in Fast Food Nation (2006). Her accolades include eight Grammy Awards nominations.

Avril Lavigne Discograhy Full

2002 Let Go

2004 Under My Skin

2007 The Best Damn Thing

2011 Goodbye Lullaby

2013 Avril Lavigne

2019 Head Above Water

2022 Love Sux

Filmography

2002 Sabrina the Teenage Witch

2003 Saturday Night Live

2004 Going the Distance

2004 Saturday Night Live

2006 Over the Hedge Heather

2006 Fast Food Nation

2007 The Flock

2010 American Idol

2011 Majors & Minors

2018 Charming Snow White

2022 Good Mourning