Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)

Let Go
Let Go
Studio album by Avril Lavigne
Released	June 4, 2002
Recorded	May 2001 – March 2002
Studio	Big Baby Recording (New York, NY); Blue Iron Gate Studio (Santa Monica, CA); Boulevard Recording Studios (New Milford, NJ); Decoy Studios (Valley Village, CA); Jsm Studios (New York, NY); Real Music Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Signet Sound Delux Studios (Hollywood, CA); Top Floor Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Pop; pop-punk; alternative rock; post-grunge;
Length	48:37
Label	Arista
Producer	Curt Frasca; Clif Magness; the Matrix; Peter Zizzo;
Avril Lavigne chronology
Alternative cover
	20th anniversary edition cover
Singles from Let Go
	"Complicated"; Released: March 11, 2002; "Sk8er Boi"; Released: September 9, 2002; "I'm with You"; Released: November 18, 2002; "Losing Grip"; Released: March 24, 2003; "Mobile"; Released: May 8, 2003; "Nobody's Fool"; Released: January 18, 2005;

Let Go is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, 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 material 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 have described Let Go as an alternative rock^[2] album with a pop-punk and post-grunge-oriented sound.^[3]

The album was credited as the biggest pop debut of 2002 and was certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. It was released to generally positive reviews, although Lavigne's songwriting received some criticism. It also did extremely well in Canada, receiving a diamond certification from Music Canada, as well as reaching multi-platinum in many countries around the world, including the UK, in which she became the youngest female solo artist to have a number-one album in the region.

Let Go has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, making it Lavigne's highest-selling album to date and the best selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist.^[4] According to Billboard, the album was the 21st-best-selling album of the decade.^[5] A Rolling Stone readers' poll named Let Go the fourth best album of the 2000s.^[6] The album is considered one of the albums that transformed the pop-punk music scene, helping to consolidate the genre in the mainstream and contributing to the rise of female-fronted pop-punk bands and female-driven punk-influenced pop music.^[7] On 18 March 2013, Let Go was re-released as a double disc-set paired with her second studio album, Under My Skin, which is released under RCA Records.^[8] The album was further promoted by the Try to Shut Me Up Tour between December 2002 and June 2003.

^ "RR-2005-01-14.pdf" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1589. 14 January 2005. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2020.
^ "Lavigne, Avril - Let Go". Kilroy Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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*"Backstreet Boys & Avril Lavigne". Boston Theater. Let Go was the alt. rock, grungy soundtrack...
- Werde, Bill (12 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne: Simple Truths of A 'Complicated' Girl". Modern Rock. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014 – via washingtonpost.com. Some of the songs are hard, with grungy metal undertones
- Liss, Sarah (20 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne, New and Notable Releases". Now Toronto. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2018. ...a proclivity for punk and big, slightly grungy guitars.
- Considine, J.D. (28 December 2002). "Avril and the selling of punk lite". The Globe and Mail. Sure, the guitars are loud and a bit grungy
- Alexovich, Ariel (8 September 2009). "The Buddy System". Chicago Tribune. Lavigne's grungy angst rock
- "Album Review: Avril Lavigne's self-titled album combines old and new". Grand Central Magazine. 18 November 2013. Her music was grungy and real
- Maitri, Dyota (11 March 2014). "Avril Lavigne Returns to Jakarta for Another Concert". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Her grungy sound...
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^ "6 Canadian albums that changed pop punk forever". 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Let Go/Under My Skin". AllMusic.

[1] "RR-2005-01-14.pdf" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1589. 14 January 2005. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2020.

[kilroy-records-2] "Lavigne, Avril - Let Go". Kilroy Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[3] *"Backstreet Boys & Avril Lavigne". Boston Theater. Let Go was the alt. rock, grungy soundtrack...
Werde, Bill (12 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne: Simple Truths of A 'Complicated' Girl". Modern Rock. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014 – via washingtonpost.com. Some of the songs are hard, with grungy metal undertones

Liss, Sarah (20 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne, New and Notable Releases". Now Toronto. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2018. ...a proclivity for punk and big, slightly grungy guitars.

Considine, J.D. (28 December 2002). "Avril and the selling of punk lite". The Globe and Mail. Sure, the guitars are loud and a bit grungy

Alexovich, Ariel (8 September 2009). "The Buddy System". Chicago Tribune. Lavigne's grungy angst rock

"Album Review: Avril Lavigne's self-titled album combines old and new". Grand Central Magazine. 18 November 2013. Her music was grungy and real

Maitri, Dyota (11 March 2014). "Avril Lavigne Returns to Jakarta for Another Concert". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Her grungy sound...

[4] Werde, Bill (12 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne: Simple Truths of A 'Complicated' Girl". Modern Rock. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014 – via washingtonpost.com. Some of the songs are hard, with grungy metal undertones

[5] Liss, Sarah (20 June 2002). "Avril Lavigne, New and Notable Releases". Now Toronto. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2018. ...a proclivity for punk and big, slightly grungy guitars.

[6] Considine, J.D. (28 December 2002). "Avril and the selling of punk lite". The Globe and Mail. Sure, the guitars are loud and a bit grungy

[7] Alexovich, Ariel (8 September 2009). "The Buddy System". Chicago Tribune. Lavigne's grungy angst rock

[8] "Album Review: Avril Lavigne's self-titled album combines old and new". Grand Central Magazine. 18 November 2013. Her music was grungy and real

[9] Maitri, Dyota (11 March 2014). "Avril Lavigne Returns to Jakarta for Another Concert". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Her grungy sound...

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[7] "6 Canadian albums that changed pop punk forever". 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[8] "Let Go/Under My Skin". AllMusic.

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