Track Listing

1. Girlfriend
2. I Can Do Better
3. Runaway
4. The Best Damn Thing
5. When You're Gone
6. Everything Back But You
7. Hot
8. Innocence
9. I Don't Have To Try
10. One Of Those Girls
11. Contagious
12. Keep Holding On

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #831 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-17
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The first clue to the sound of Avril Lavigne's third CD, The Best Damn Thing, comes in the form of her kickoff single, "Girlfriend," which is filled with singing, clapping, and cheerleader-style chanting. The song is quite a sonic contrast to her previous disc, Under My Skin, which was considered to be Lavigne's more mature follow-up to her 16 million-selling debut CD, Let Go. Like that debut, The Best Damn Thing will be largely and deeply embraced by teenage girls, and is packed with songs that will create enthusiastic sing-alongs in concert. There are a handful of numbers that will appeal to a wider audience; "Innocence" and disc closer "Keep Holding On" would both fit perfectly in a Gray's Anatomy episode, while the sultry message and solid harmonies in "Hot" will appease ears of many ages. Lavigne's husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryk Whibley makes an appearance as producer and instrumentalist on a handful of tracks; their union, however, seems to have bred more than love. "I Don't Have to Try" and "Everything Back But You" both have a frenetic pace and chorus that is so eerily Sum-like that if they weren't married, a copyright lawsuit might ensue. That aside, the record oscillates between lyrically acerbic fare ("One of Those Girls," "I Can Do Better") and fluffy sugar-pop melodies ("Contagious," "The Best Damn Thing") delivering far more spunk rock than punk rock. --Denise Sheppard

Album Description
Limited Edition CD/DVD (NTSC/Region 0) pressing includes a bonus DVD plus five bonus audio tracks: 'Alone', 'I Will Be', 'I Can Do Better' (Acoustic Version), 'Girlfriend' (Mandarin Version) and 'Girlfriend' (Submarines Remix). The bonus DVD features four songs filmed live at the Orange Lounge ('Everything Back But You', 'Girlfriend', 'Hot' and ' When You're Gone') plus three music videos ('Girlfriend', 'When You're Gone' and 'Hot'. Sony/BMG. 2007.

Customer Reviews

The fun side of Avril
OK, it's not like her 2 previous albums, it's not a 'milestone' in music history, no doubts about it.
But in its genre it's a good album indeed !
It's a party album, to dance, to jump, to sing along, to express all one's energy.. the pop side surely takes over the punk one.
Apart from a couple of tracks there's no serious or deep lyrics at all.
The only track I actually don't like is 'When you're gone', too sugary and corny; in the same mood it would have been better to put 'I will be' instead.

I really don't understand the people not liking this album only because is a 'light' one.
And come on, Avril Lavigne has never been a Bob Dylan or a Leonard Cohen..

As someone once said: it's just rock and roll but I like it !

Critics, hang up your hat, my friend, this album is indeed good
I love this album, it's snarky, confident and narcissistic. This is a totally change in direction from the dreadful releases she made in the past, I actually like this, it has attitude.

...odd...I now have the sudden urge to kill Avril...
...now what do you think of when you think of the word "music"...think very carefully about this word now...does it have to be a consonant and structured melody? Or is it complex dynamics and articulation with plenty of keychanges that truly make music the enigmous wonder that it should be? Now if you are looking for either with the least bit of dignity...turn around...and if you could break something on the way out you'd be helping me alot...

...Avril started her career as one of those young stars...the only difference is MTV decided to label her as "Punk" so people would be decieved into thinking that what they listened to was "fresh" and with "attitude" that and they thought "hmm...maybe we can make up for the abysmal role models in the past by making someone who seems like they'll rebel to authority only to be controlled by us? Ah-ha! Pure hypocrisy on a cake!! Genius!!!" And what we heard were whiney melodies and complaints of a girl (who is actually older then me I might add) that thinks because she has an MTV contract she has an excuse...I'll admitsome of the stuff was mediocore in melody...complexity?(that's not was this music is for however) but of course it soothed some people to think that punk had a soft and decomposed side so I left it alone...to rot of it's own accord and watch the people drink the milk from it's pointless metaphorical udders...

...but then...we have this...the irony in the title is astounding so I won't even mention it...congratulations...she's got more money for the money machine and let me explain why she's done it (finally get to the point...idiot)...

...now one in fifteen of you would be considering buying this without even listening to the lead single "girlfriend" and to you people that would be a big mistake if you have for some coincidence never heard it let me describe it to you...let's say a cheerleader pured ink into her eye...picked up a microphone...decided to embarass an insecure prepubescent boy by saying that she's attracted to him and then running him over with a lawn mower...poor child...another life gone...but yes...the chorus is reminiscent of the song "hey nicky!!" and instead is about how her envy and vanity get the better of her and she wants to steal someone elses boyfriend...well done Avril...you raised the bar...there's even an awful R'n'B impersonation after the second verse...aww...I just struggle to find respect for someone who doesn't even know how to tweak an ostinato in the slightest...yes Avril leave it be...and us music snobs will be all over you (oh come on! You know it's true...we're jerks!! Haha...because I'm not american it sounds stupid when I say that...but anyway I'm rambling...) but yes...awful awful sound...plus she stole the idea from a least sucessful song that attempted to sue her...they failed...there's a lesson there...you can't knock a giant down with a bowling pin...merely a shield case...very simply don't try and beat her...she has the subliminal sheep on her side...

...and yes besides that song there is a simple ballad (chords required are merely one digit)...and other stuff...my advice is...if you are a little boy or girl and want something to dance around to until you know better...then please be my guest...I'll be here being pretencious and listenting to stupid noise and calling it art...she's not a teenager any more...she needs to develop talent...beyond mainstream...but yeah whatever it doesn't matter...no one will read this review and give it a negative comment just to start an argument right? That would be rude...and trust me...I did listen to this...my younger cousin loves it...