someone on bandaids gathered a whole bunch of info up:
1. Black Star:
(Lavigne)
- It was originally going to be the theme song for Black Star fragrance.
- First song recorded for this Album.
- Written quickly between tour stops in a Malaysian Hotel Room.
- Ethereal Lullaby that turns epic with tinkling Coldplay-like pianos and soaring strings.
- Avril: "A lot of people like it. It's kind of like a lullaby."
- Evan: "Deryck did a fantastic job at producing it"
2. What The Hell:
(Lavigne, Max Martin, Johan Karl Schuster)
-First Single.
3. Push:
(Unknown)
- About exploring the dynamics of a relationship.
4. Wish you were here:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
- It shows her vulnerable side.
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
5. Smile:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
- A bridge from her previous Albums.
- Feisty, Rocker.
- Lavigne expresses her gratitude for special people.
6. Stop Standing There:
(Unknown)
- Upbeat Track.
- Fueled by an early-‘50s girl-group feel.
7. I Love You:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
-
8. Everybody Hurts:
(Unknown)
- Acoustic Beginning, then explodes into a loud chorus.
- Has weighty guitar riffs.
- Impressive vocals and comforting lyrics.
- Vocals are front-and-center.
- Piece of Chorus "Everybody hurts some days.”
- Piece of Lyric: "It's okay to be afraid"
- Avril: "Different… but not different to stray away from who I am and what I am"
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
9. Not Enough:
(Lavigne, Evan Taubenfield)
-
10. 4 Real:
(Lavigne)
-Written and Produced by herself.
11. Darlin:
(Lavigne)
- Bright, rich textures of acoustic guitar and piano, as well as an orchestra.
- “Whenever I hear ‘Darlin,’ I think of the family room I wrote it in and playing it for my mom,”
- Written when Lavigne was 15 years old and still unsigned.
- Second song she ever wrote.
- Catchy hooks.
- Big Lunged Chorus
- Piece of Chorus "There's nothing I could do but love you the best I can"
- Avril: “I always really liked this song, and I never recorded it.”
- Avril: "It's really special to me."
12. Remember When:
(Lavigne)
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
13. Goodbye:
(Lavigne)
-About finding the strength to close one chapter of her life and move on to the next
-Lavigne says. “We get through it and we grow.” Nowhere is this feeling better expressed than on “Goodbye”
-A delicate piano-and-string ballad that closes out the album.
-"Is the most raw and vulnerable track I’ve ever written and recorded in my career” Lavigne says.
-“It’s a very special song because I wrote and produced it myself. It’s so real and truthful. You can’t fake that.”
14. Alice:
(Lavigne)
- "Alice in Wonderland" Movie Soundtrack.
Max has at least 4 songs!
someone on bandaids gathered a whole bunch of info up:
1. Black Star:
(Lavigne)
- It was originally going to be the theme song for Black Star fragrance.
- First song recorded for this Album.
- Written quickly between tour stops in a Malaysian Hotel Room.
- Ethereal Lullaby that turns epic with tinkling Coldplay-like pianos and soaring strings.
- Avril: "A lot of people like it. It's kind of like a lullaby."
- Evan: "Deryck did a fantastic job at producing it"
2. What The Hell:
(Lavigne, Max Martin, Johan Karl Schuster)
-First Single.
3. Push:
(Unknown)
- About exploring the dynamics of a relationship.
4. Wish you were here:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
- It shows her vulnerable side.
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
5. Smile:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
- A bridge from her previous Albums.
- Feisty, Rocker.
- Lavigne expresses her gratitude for special people.
6. Stop Standing There:
(Unknown)
- Upbeat Track.
- Fueled by an early-‘50s girl-group feel.
7. I Love You:
(Lavigne, Martin, Schuster)
-
8. Everybody Hurts:
(Unknown)
- Acoustic Beginning, then explodes into a loud chorus.
- Has weighty guitar riffs.
- Impressive vocals and comforting lyrics.
- Vocals are front-and-center.
- Piece of Chorus "Everybody hurts some days.”
- Piece of Lyric: "It's okay to be afraid"
- Avril: "Different… but not different to stray away from who I am and what I am"
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
9. Not Enough:
(Lavigne, Evan Taubenfield)
-
10. 4 Real:
(Lavigne)
-Written and Produced by herself.
11. Darlin:
(Lavigne)
- Bright, rich textures of acoustic guitar and piano, as well as an orchestra.
- “Whenever I hear ‘Darlin,’ I think of the family room I wrote it in and playing it for my mom,”
- Written when Lavigne was 15 years old and still unsigned.
- Second song she ever wrote.
- Catchy hooks.
- Big Lunged Chorus
- Piece of Chorus "There's nothing I could do but love you the best I can"
- Avril: “I always really liked this song, and I never recorded it.”
- Avril: "It's really special to me."
12. Remember When:
(Lavigne)
- About exploring what it means to push through the tough times and emerge stronger for it
13. Goodbye:
(Lavigne)
-About finding the strength to close one chapter of her life and move on to the next
-Lavigne says. “We get through it and we grow.” Nowhere is this feeling better expressed than on “Goodbye”
-A delicate piano-and-string ballad that closes out the album.
-"Is the most raw and vulnerable track I’ve ever written and recorded in my career” Lavigne says.
-“It’s a very special song because I wrote and produced it myself. It’s so real and truthful. You can’t fake that.”
14. Alice:
(Lavigne)
- "Alice in Wonderland" Movie Soundtrack.
Max has at least 4 songs!