You probably know we write this articles in advance. So, we are writing this not knowing how the Juno Awards went last night - but we are pulling for this song to be Single of the Year as we write this.
So, if it won, congratulations to Avril. If it didn't win, SHE WAS ROBBED.
(Update: It did not win. This did.) (She did win the Fan Choice Award, so that's good)
Let's talk about this song. Released in late 2021 on Travis Barker's new label (he's drumming on the song as well), it's a throwback to Paramore Lavigne's earlier work - that pop-punk that defined her career for so long. Clearly, it's an endearing love song that isn't at all angry.
It's also the best thing she's done in a decade.
The video for the acoustic version of this song is kind of hilarious - with Avril doing dental work with a giant pair of boltcutters. More interestingly, this extremely angry song works really well as a melancholy ballad.
The "Tonight Show" live version of this song falls somewhere in the middle of the two versions - keeping both the anger and melancholy.
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