Sk8er Boi

"Sk8er Boi"
"Sk8er Boi"
	Official American CD artwork
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Let Go
A-side	"I'm with You" (DVD only)
B-side	"Get Over It"
Released	9 September 2002
Genre	Pop-punk; power pop;
Length	3:23
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Avril Lavigne; Lauren Christy; Scott Spock; Graham Edwards;
Producer(s)	The Matrix
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
Alternative cover
Music video
	"Sk8er Boi" on YouTube

"Sk8er Boi" (pronounced "skater boy") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the second single from her debut album, Let Go (2002). It was written by Lavigne and the Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by the Matrix. The song, which combines power pop and pop-punk elements, lyrically tells a story told from the singer's viewpoint about her rocker boyfriend and a girl he knew in high school who rejected him because he was a skateboarder and she did ballet.

The song was well received by critics, with most commending its hook, calling the song "funny" and "clever". It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 2003 edition. Commercially, "Sk8er Boi" was a success, reaching the top 10 in more than ten countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States (becoming Lavigne's second top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) and sold over 1.8 million copies worldwide. According to Spin, "Sk8er Boi" has the fifth best pop-punk chorus of the 21st century.^[1]

The music video for the song, directed by Francis Lawrence, features a concert on a city street with Lavigne singing on the hood of a car with a crowd rocking out around her. It was a success on Total Request Live and was voted one of the best music videos of the decade by BT TV. The song has been performed in all of Lavigne's concert tours to date.

^ The 21 Best Pop-Punk Choruses of the 21st Century (28 April 2017). "The 21 Best Pop-Punk Choruses of the 21st Century". SPIN. Retrieved 30 April 2017. 5. Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi" The choruses in "Sk8er Boi" are all different, but they all start the same way: "He was a sk8er boi / She said see you later boi," two lines that won't stop being funny until animals stop riding skateboards. Which chorus is best? It might be the first one ("He wasn't good enough for her"), but actually it's the second, the one where Avril might as well say "plot twist" first: "Now he's a superstar / Slammin' on his guitar." — AG{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[spin.com-1] The 21 Best Pop-Punk Choruses of the 21st Century (28 April 2017). "The 21 Best Pop-Punk Choruses of the 21st Century". SPIN. Retrieved 30 April 2017. 5. Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi" The choruses in "Sk8er Boi" are all different, but they all start the same way: "He was a sk8er boi / She said see you later boi," two lines that won't stop being funny until animals stop riding skateboards. Which chorus is best? It might be the first one ("He wasn't good enough for her"), but actually it's the second, the one where Avril might as well say "plot twist" first: "Now he's a superstar / Slammin' on his guitar." — AG{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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