Greatest Hits

by Avril Lavigne

Overview

Packaging her biggest tracks as advertised, Avril Lavigne's Greatest Hits collects two decades of pure, punked-up pop gems. With all her most notable songs in one place, her legacy and impact on music in the early 2000s is apparent. Understandably culling the bulk of the collection from her massive first two albums -- 2002's diamond-certified Let Go and 2004's Under My Skin -- Greatest Hits owes almost half of its runtime to these chart-topping genre classics, which have collectively sold over 25 million copies worldwide since their release. These are truly "hits only," so lower charting singles from the era (like "Mobile" and "Fall to Pieces") are omitted to make room for what followed. The Best Damn Thing adds big ballads ("When You're Gone" and "Keep Holding On") and one of her most popular punk blasts, "Girlfriend," as follow-up Goodbye Lullaby follows a similar pattern with the heartwarming "Smile" and the raucous "What the Hell." At about this point in the discography, sales and chart positions couldn't match her peerless first decade, but whether people listened or not, she kept pumping out great tracks, including "Here's to Never Growing Up" from 2013's self-titled effort and 2019's "Head Above Water," a title track that was a surprise smash on Christian radio. Capping off the hit fest, Lavigne is sure to prop her most recent album (at the time), 2022's Love Sux, back into the spotlight, giving four slots to that return-to-form revival and including Yungblud, Machine Gun Kelly, and Blackbear in the mix. Greatest Hits serves its purpose as a reminder of her undeniable presence in pop music into the 2010s, making a statement for a singer who is deserving of more credit than she might receive. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2024
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0196588855122
Rank:	2802

Tracks

1. Sk8er Boi
2. Girlfriend
3. What the Hell
4. Complicated
5. Don't Tell Me
6. I'm A Mess
7. He Wasn't
8. Losing Grip
9. My Happy Ending
10. Bite Me
11. Nobody's Home
12. I'm with You
13. Bois Lie
14. When You're Gone
15. Smile
16. Love It When You Hate Me
17. Rock N Roll
18. Here's to Never Growing Up
19. Keep Holding On
20. Head Above Water

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avril Lavigne   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Yungblud   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Machine Gun Kelly   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Blackbear   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dan Gillan   Vocals (Background)
Devin Kam   Vocals (Background)
John O'Brien   Keyboards
Luke   Guitar (Bass)
Brooks Wackerman   Drums
Shellback   Bass,Drums,Guitar
The Matrix   Vocals
Rickard Goeransson   Guitar,Keyboards
mgk   Featured Artist
Brian Garcia   Percussion
Brandon Paddock   Vocals (Background)
Lukasz Gottwald   Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Butch Walker   Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Piano,Guitar
Bill Lefler   Drums
Evan Wilson   Viola
Steven Wolf   Drums,Percussion
Martin Johnson   Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Phil X   Guitar
Peter Svensson   Guitar,Keyboards
Larry Corbett   Cello
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Percussion
Kyle Moorman   Vocals (Background)
Evan Taubenfeld   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Corky James   Guitar
David Hodges   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Clif Magness   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Chad Kroeger   Vocals (Background)
Victor Indrizzo   Drums
Joel Derouin   Violin
Kenny Cresswell   Drums
Leon Pendarvis   Conductor
Josh Freese   Drums
Rob Mathes   Conductor
Max Martin   Keyboards
Ben Moody   Guitar
Mike Elizondo   Guitar (Bass)
Patrick Warren   Strings,Woodwind,Keyboards

Technical Credits

David Alspach   Lyricist,Composer
Matthew Musto   Composer,Lyricist
Dylan McLean   Mixing Engineer
Chris Greatti   Preparation
Derek Smith   Composer,Lyricist
Dominic Harrison   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Bono   Engineer
Omer Fedi   Composer,Lyricist
Bryce Bordone   Assistant Engineer
Josh Thornberry   Assistant Engineer
Danny Kalb   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Luke   Producer
Billy Griggs   Engineer
Wesley Seidman   Engineer
Nik Karpen   Assistant Engineer
Shellback   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Aniela Gottwald   Engineer
Tatiana Gottwald   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tom Coyne   Mastering Engineer
Marshmello   Composer,Lyricist
David Campbell   Arranger
Christie Priode   Coordination
Sam Holland   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering Engineer
Stephan Moccio   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Steve Gryphon   Engineer
The Matrix   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Mauricio Cersosimo   Assistant Engineer
Rouble Kapoor   Engineer
Rickard Goeransson   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
J Kash   Composer,Lyricist
Dan Chase   Engineer
Bob Boyd   Assistant Engineer
Brian Garcia   Editing,Engineer
Brandon Paddock   Engineer
Cory Bice   Assistant Engineer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer,Lyricist
Mod Sun   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Colson Baker   Composer,Lyricist
Butch Walker   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Sean Loughlin   Assistant Engineer
Femio Hernandez   Assistant Engineer
Tom Hardisty   Assistant Engineer
Dan Certa   Editing,Engineer
Tim Roberts   Assistant Engineer
Travis Clark   Composer,Lyricist
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing Engineer
Steven Wolf   Producer
Jason Lader   Editing
Mike Caffrey   Engineer
Tom Syrowski   Engineer
Martin Johnson   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Fox Phelps   Assistant Engineer
Seth Waldmann   Engineer
Travis Barker   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Steve Churchyard   Engineer
Avril Lavigne   Composer,Lyricist
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing Engineer
Don Gilmore   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Scot Stewart   Assistant Engineer
Peter Svensson   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Karl Egsieker   Engineer
Keith Gretlein   Engineer
Tom Sweeney   Assistant Engineer
Kyle Moorman   Engineer
Evan Taubenfeld   Composer
Chris Baseford   Engineer
Matt Beckley   Engineer,Producer
Chris Gehringer   Producer,Mastering Engineer
Lauren Christy   Composer,Lyricist
David Hodges   Composer,Lyricist
Clif Magness   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Graham Edwards   Composer,Lyricist
John Feldmann   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Chad Kroeger   Composer,Lyricist
Leon Zervos   Mastering Engineer
Chantal Kreviazuk   Composer,Lyricist
Russ-T Cobb   Engineer
John Hanes   Engineer
Mark Howard   Engineer
Leon Pendarvis   Arranger
Michael Ilbert   Engineer
Rob Mathes   Arranger
Raine Maida   Producer
Max Martin   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Keith Armstrong   Assistant Engineer
Ben Moody   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Paul David Hager   Engineer