Sk8er Boi
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| Single by Avril Lavigne | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Let Go | ||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Get Over It" | |||||||||||||
| Released | 27 August 2002 | |||||||||||||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | The Matrix | |||||||||||||
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"Sk8er Boi" (/ˈskeɪtər bɔɪ/, "skater boy") is a song by French-Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the second single from her debut album, Let Go (2002). It was written by Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The song is a power pop and pop punk track, which 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 was a snob.
The song received critical appreciation, 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-ten in more than ten countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States (becoming Lavigne's second top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). It is placed as the 5th song with the best pop-punk chorus.
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 TRL and was voted one of the best music videos of the decade by BT TV. The song was featured in all of the concerts and tours held by Lavigne, since her first, "Try to Shut Me Up Tour" (2002-2003) until her latest, "The Avril Lavigne Tour" (2013-2014).
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