The list of songs written and performed by Avril Lavigne comprises original songs recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for her studio albums, cover versions of songs by other artists performed by Lavigne, and original songs written by Lavigne that were recorded and released by other artists. Since her professional music career began in 2002, Lavigne has worked with a number of songwriters and producers.
After signing a record contract with Arista in November 2000 at age 16, Lavigne spent several months in New York working on songs for her debut album, Let Go, with several songwriters, including Sabelle Breer, Curt Frasca and Peter Zizzo. Unhappy with the direction the album was taking, Lavigne moved to Los Angeles in May 2001 and made a major breakthrough when she began working with American pop music writing and record producer trio The Matrix. Together, the four produced "Complicated", which would become Lavigne's first single and gain her international recognition, as well as two of the album's other singles, "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You". Overall, Lavigne produced six songs with The Matrix, five of which were included on the final album. She also worked with several other songwriters and producers, including Clif Magness.
For her second album, Under My Skin, released in 2004, Lavigne made no plans to work with professional writers. Instead, she wrote most of the album's songs with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, with whom she had become friends the previous summer. The two spent nearly three weeks writing in the warehouse of Kreviazuk's husband, Raine Maida, the lead vocalist and songwriter for Our Lady Peace. Because Lavigne had no experience in production, Maida produced five of the album's songs. Lavigne also worked with two other producers: Don Gilmore, who worked on two tracks, and Butch Walker, who worked on three. Along with Kreviazuk, Lavigne wrote three songs with her former guitarist, Evan Taubenfeld, and one with Ben Moody.
Lavigne began recording her third album, The Best Damn Thing, in August 2006. She teamed with songwriter and producer Dr. Luke. Together they wrote the album's debut single, "Girlfriend", a fast-paced, pop-punk song. Lavigne also worked with her then-husband and Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, as well as with Butch Walker, who worked on two of the album's singles, and Evan Taubenfeld, who co-wrote four of the album's twelve songs.
Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne's fourth studio album, was released in 2011. Lavigne began recording the album in 2008 at her home studio. The album's first track, "Black Star", was originally written by Lavigne as a jingle for the television commercial promoting her fragrance of the same name. She later expanded the song to include it on the album. In all, Lavigne wrote half of the album's fourteen tracks on her own. She also worked with Max Martin and Shellback, who co-wrote all three of the album's singles. She again wrote several songs with Evan Taubenfeld. Though he and Lavigne had been divorced in 2009, Deryck Whibley produced seven tracks on the album.
In addition to her original studio songs, Lavigne has also covered songs by other artists, both in live performances and on studio releases. Her first was "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, which she first performed in 2003. She has also covered several songs on each of her four world tours, including Green Day's "Basket Case", Blink-182's "All the Small Things", and Coldplay's "Fix You". Lavigne has also written several songs that she gave to other artists, most notably "Breakaway", which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson and released on her second album of the same name.
Avril Lavigne's original songs include those written and recorded by Lavigne and released on a studio album or on a single album. Lavigne has released seven studio albums and 32 singles.
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| Song | Featured performer(s) | Writer(s) | Original release | Year | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | "17" | Avril Lavigne Jacob Kasher Martin Johnson | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row | "4 Real" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Alice" | Avril Lavigne | Almost Alice | 2010 | ||
| scope=row | "All I Wanted" | Mark Hoppus | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith Mark Hoppus | Love Sux | 2022 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "Alone" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke | Girlfriend | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Anything but Ordinary" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Avalanche" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Bad Girl" | Marilyn Manson | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Bitchin' Summer" | Avril Lavigne Matt Squire Jacob Kasher David Hodges Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Bite Me" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith Omer Fedi Marshmello | Love Sux | 2021 | ||
| scope=row | "Bigger Wow" | Avril Lavigne Jon Levine | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Birdie" | Avril Lavigne J.R. Rotem | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Black Star" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "Bois Lie" | Machine Gun Kelly | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith Colson Baker | Love Sux | 2022 | |
| scope=row | "Break of a Heartache" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Breakaway" | Avril Lavigne Bridget Benenate Matthew Gerrard | Let Go (20th anniversary edition) | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Cannonball" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Complicated" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Contagious" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Crush" | Avril Lavigne Zane Carney | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Dare to Love Me" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Darlin" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "Déjà Vu" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Don't Tell Me" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Dumb Blonde" | Nicki Minaj | Avril Lavigne Bonnie McKee Mitch Allan Onika Maraj | Head Above Water | 2019 | |
| scope=row | "Everybody Hurts" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "Everything Back but You" | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "F.U." | Avril Lavigne Travis Barker Nick Long | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Falling Down" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Sweet Home Alabama | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Falling Fast" | Avril Lavigne | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row | "Fall to Pieces" | Avril Lavigne Raine Maida | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Fly" | Avril Lavigne Chad Kroeger David Hodges | 2015 | |||
| scope=row | "Forgotten" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "Freak Out" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld Matt Brann | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "Get over It" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Sk8er Boi | 2002 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Girlfriend" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Give You What You Like" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row | "Goddess" | Avril Lavigne | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Goodbye" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "He Wasn't" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Head Above Water" | Avril Lavigne Stephan Moccio Travis Clark | Head Above Water | 2018 | ||
| scope=row | "Hello Heartache" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Hello Kitty" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Martin Johnson Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Here's to Never Growing Up" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Martin Johnson Chad Kroeger Jacob Kasher | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Hot" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "How Does It Feel" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "Hush Hush" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "I'm a Mess" | Yungblud | Avril Lavigne Dominic Harrison John Feldmann Travis Barker | Love Sux (deluxe edition) | 2022 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "I'm with You" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "I Always Get What I Want" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "I Can Do Better" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "I Don't Give" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Complicated | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "I Don't Have to Try" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "I Fell in Love with the Devil" | Avril Lavigne | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "I Love You" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "Innocence" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "It Was in Me" | Avril Lavigne Lauren Christy | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "I Will Be" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Dr. Luke | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Keep Holding On" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke | Eragon: Music from the Motion Picture | 2006 | ||
| scope=row | "Kiss Me Like the World Is Ending" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Let Me Go" | Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Losing Grip" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Love It When You Hate Me" | Blackbear | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith Matthew Musto | Love Sux | 2022 | |
| scope=row | "Love Me Insane" | Avril Lavigne Jon Levine | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Love Sux" | Avril Lavigne John Feldmann Derek "Mod Sun" Smith | Love Sux | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Make Up" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go (20th anniversary edition) | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Mercury in Retrograde" | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux (deluxe edition) | 2022 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Mobile" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "My Happy Ending" | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "My World" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Naked" | Avril Lavigne Curtis Frasca Sabelle Breer | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Nobody's Fool" | Avril Lavigne Peter Zizzo | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Nobody's Home" | Avril Lavigne Ben Moody | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "Not Enough" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "One of Those Girls" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Pity Party" | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux (deluxe edition) | 2022 | ||
| scope=row | "Push" | Evan Taubenfeld | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | |
| scope=row | "Remember When" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| "Rock n Roll" | Avril Lavigne Rickard Göransson David Hodges Jacob Kasher Chad Kroeger Peter Svensson | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | |||
| scope=row | "Runaway" | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke Kara DioGuardi | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Sippin' on Sunshine" | Avril Lavigne Chad Kroeger Jacob Kasher David Hodges Martin Johnson | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Sk8er Boi" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Slipped Away" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Smile" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "Souvenir" | Avril Lavigne Jon Levine | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Stop Standing There" | Avril Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "Take It" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | My Happy Ending | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "Take Me Away" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | Don't Tell Me | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Tell Me It's Over" | Avril Lavigne Ryan Cabrera Johan Carlsson Melissa Bel Justin Gray | Head Above Water | 2018 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "The Best Damn Thing" | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Things I'll Never Say" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Together" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "Tomorrow" | Avril Lavigne Curtis Frasca Sabelle Breer | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Too Much to Ask" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Unwanted" | Avril Lavigne Clif Magness | Let Go | 2002 | ||
| scope=row | "Warrior" | Avril Lavigne Travis Clark Chad Kroeger | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "What the Hell" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "When You're Gone" | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | The Best Damn Thing | 2007 | ||
| scope=row | "Who Knows" | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Under My Skin | 2004 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#F8E7E1" | "Why" | Avril Lavigne Peter Zizzo | Complicated | 2002 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#BFD5EB" | "Wish You Were Here" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback | Goodbye Lullaby | 2011 | ||
| scope=row | "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" | Avril Lavigne | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | ||
A number of songs written, recorded, and performed by Avril Lavigne have never been released. Many of these have been registered with professional music and copyright bodies, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), and the Harry Fox Agency. Several have also been acknowledged and discussed by Lavigne in interviews, or by other sources.
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| Song | Featured performer(s) | Writers(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "A Ring from Tiffany's" | |||
| scope=row | "Afraid I Might Find Another Guy" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "All You Will Never Know" | Avril Lavigne Terence Dover | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Anesthesia" | |||
| scope=row | "Black & White" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Break It So Good" | Lauren Christy | Avril Lavigne Lauren Christy | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Bright" | Avril Lavigne J.R Rotem Raja Kumari Justin Tranter | ||
| scope=row | "Burn Out" | |||
| scope=row | "By the Light of the Moon" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Californyeah!" | Mod Sun | ||
| scope=row | "Can't Stop Thinking of You" | Avril Lavigne | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Cest La Vie" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Close" | |||
| scope=row | "Don't Fuck This Up" | Avril Lavigne Chad Kroeger Jacob Kasher Johan Carlsson | ||
| scope=row | "Dancing with a Hurricane" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Don't Stop" | Avril Lavigne Ketil Johnson Sebastian Kornelius Lauren Christy Taylor Parks | ||
| scope=row | "Don't Mind Me" | Avril Lavigne Peter Zizzo | ||
| scope=row | "Echo" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Eternally" | |||
| scope=row | "Face to Face" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | ||
| scope=row | "Fine" | |||
| scope=row | "Fall Back" | Avril Lavigne Ben Moody | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Fall into the Sky" | Avril Lavigne Rick Nowels | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Falling into History" | Peter Zizzo Jessica Sheely | ||
| scope=row | "Gone" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "Got Me Bad" | Avril Lavigne John Rzeznik | ||
| scope=row | "Headache" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Headset" | Peter Zizzo | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Hallelujah" | |||
| scope=row | "Hold onto You" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "I Want What I Want" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "In Touch" | Christoph Andersson Lauren Christy Bebe Rexha Talay Riley | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "If I Said I Love You" | Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row | "It's Not OK" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row | "It's Not Over" | Avril Lavigne Ben Moody | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Joker" | |||
| scope=row | "Kick and Shout" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "Leave Here a Little While" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Let Go" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Let's Get Weird" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Lights Out" | Avril Lavigne JR Rotem Nick Ruth Carah Faye Charnow | ||
| scope=row | "Love Like a Child" | Peter Zizzo | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Lucky Ones" | Avril Lavigne Isley Juber JR Rotem Lauren Christy Jason Evigan | ||
| scope=row | "Me, Myself & I" | |||
| scope=row | "Next Time" | Avril Lavigne Sabelle Breer Curtis Frasca | ||
| scope=row | "Not Gonna Run" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Not the Only One" | Avril Lavigne Sabelle Breer Curtis Frasca | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Once and for Real" | Avril Lavigne Terence Dover | ||
| scope=row | "Priceless" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Psychopath" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Rock Boyfriend" | Marshmello | ||
| scope=row | "Running from Yourself" | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | ||
| scope=row | "Secret" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row | "Show Me How" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Shut Up" | |||
| scope=row | "Sitting Here (Have No Friends)" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "Stay" | Avril Lavigne Devin Bronson | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Stay (Be the One)" | Avril Lavigne Peter Zizzo | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Take Me Away" | Avril Lavigne The Matrix | ||
| scope=row | "Take My Breath" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Teenage Nightmare" | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Temple of Life" | Avril Lavigne | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "That Kinda Guy" | Avril Lavigne Sabelle Breer Curtis Frasca | ||
| scope=row | "This Must Be Love" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row | "This One's For You" | Avril Lavigne David Hodges Chad Kroeger | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Too Fast Too Live" | |||
| scope=row | "Too Many Times" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "Twist of Fate" | Avril Lavigne Brian Howes Kara Dioguardi | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Two Rivers" | Avril Lavigne | ||
| scope=row | "Understand Me" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "What Would You Be for Me" | Avril Lavigne Evan Taubenfeld | ||
| scope=row | "Wide Open" | Avril Lavigne J.R Rotem Justin Tranter Raja Kumari | ||
| scope=row | "When Will This Be Over" | Avril Lavigne Brian Howes Kara Dioguardi | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#B6D5E7" | "Won't Let You Go" | Avril Lavigne Diane Warren | ||
| scope=row | "You Got Me" | Avril Lavigne Brian Howes Kara Dioguardi | ||
Avril Lavigne has covered a number of songs during her career. Her first was a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", which she performed live at promotional appearances in early 2003 and on her Try To Shut Me Up Tour later that year. She has included cover songs on the set list of each of her four world tours, and has also sung several songs with their original performers, notably: "Iris" with Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik in 2004, "Ironic" with Alanis Morissette in 2005, and "Love Is a Battlefield" with Pat Benatar in 2011. Lavigne has also performed as a featured artist.
Because Lavigne has performed several covers many times, the year listed for each is the year in which she first performed or released it.
| Song | Original Artist(s) | Year | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | "Adia" | Sarah McLachlan | 2007 | Performed live with McLachlan at a Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS benefit concert in Montreal in 2007 and solo at The Roxy Theatre later that year. A studio version of the cover was released on Lavigne's official MySpace page in 2008. | |
| scope=row | "All the Small Things" | Blink-182 | 2005 | Performed live at shows on the Bonez Tour. | |
| scope=row | "American Idiot" | Green Day | 2005 | Performed live at shows on the Bonez Tour. | ` |
| scope=row | "Airplanes" | B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams | 2011 | Chorus performed live at shows on the Black Star Tour as an intro to "My Happy Ending". | ` |
| scope=row | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Frank Loesser | 2017 | Studio cover performed with Jonny Blu. | [1] |
| scope=row | "Bad Reputation" | Joan Jett | 2008 | Studio cover played at shows on The Best Damn Tour in 2008 and released on Lavigne's album Goodbye Lullaby in 2011. | |
| scope=row | "Basket Case" | Green Day | 2003 | Performed live at shows on the Try To Shut Me Up Tour. | |
| scope=row | "The Beautiful People" | Marilyn Manson | 2014 | Performed live at shows on the Avril Lavigne On Tour. | [2] [3] |
| scope=row | "Best Years of Our Lives" | Evan Taubenfeld | 2011 | Recorded with Taubenfeld and released as a single. Lavigne and Taubenfeld also performed the song as a duet live at shows on the Canadian leg of The Black Star Tour. | |
| scope=row | "Bulletproof" | Nate Smith | 2024 | Recorded with Nate Smith and released as a single. | |
| scope=row | "Chop Suey!" | System of a Down | 2002 | Performed live at the London Astoria. | |
| scope=row | "Eyes Wide Shut" | Illenium | 2023 | Collaboration with Travis Barker, released as part of Illenium's self-titled fifth studio album. | |
| scope=row | "Fake as Hell" | All Time Low | 2023 | Recorded with All Time Low and released as a single. | |
| scope=row | "Fix You" | Coldplay | 2011 | Performed live at shows on the Black Star Tour. | |
| "Flames" | Mod Sun | 2021 | Recorded with Mod Sun and released as a single. | ||
| scope=row | "Fuel" | Metallica | 2003 | Performed live on "MTV Icon: Metallica". | |
| scope=row | "Get Over Me" | Nick Carter | 2015 | Musical collaboration on All American album. | [4] |
| "Grow" | Willow Smith | 2021 | Also featuring Travis Barker. Included in Willow's fourth album Lately I Feel Everything. | ||
| scope=row | "Hello" | Adele | 2022 | Recorded and released as a Spotify single with an acoustic version of "Love Sux". | |
| scope=row | "Here in Your Bedroom" | Goldfinger | 2022 | Collaboration from the deluxe edition of the album Never Look Back. | |
| scope=row | "Hey Ya!" | OutKast | 2004 | Performed live at the Wachovia Spectrum arena in Philadelphia on the Bonez Tour. | |
| scope=row | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback | 2012 | Recorded for the One Piece Film Z film soundtrack. | |
| scope=row | "Imagine" | John Lennon | 2007 | Released on the compilation album Instant Karma. | |
| scope=row | "In Too Deep" | Sum 41 | 2008 | Performed live with Deryck Whibley in Nagoya, Japan on The Best Damn Tour. | |
| scope=row | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | 2004 | Performed live with Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik at Fashion Rocks. | |
| scope=row | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette | 2005 | Performed live with Morissette at the House of Blues. | |
| scope=row | "Kiss Me" | Sixpence None the Richer | – | – | – |
| scope=row | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Bob Dylan | 2003 | First performed live in early 2003 at promotional appearances and was included on the set list of the Try To Shut Me Up Tour. A music video for the cover was also released in 2003. A studio version was included on the bonus CD released with the My World DVD. | |
| scope=row | "Listen" | One Ok Rock | 2017 | Musical collaboration on Ambitions Japanese album. | [5] |
| scope=row | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Pat Benatar | 2011 | Performed live with Benatar on The Oprah Winfrey Show. | |
| scope=row | "Love Revolution" | Lenny Kravitz | 2008 | Recorded with Plain White T's, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Vanessa Carlton for a Kohl's television commercial. | |
| scope=row | "O Holy Night" | – | 2004 | Recorded with Chantal Kreviazuk for the compilation album A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas Albums. | |
| scope=row | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | 2008 | Performed live at shows on The Best Damn Tour. | |
| scope=row | "Near to the Heart of God" | Cleland Boyd McAfee | 1994 | Performed at age 10 at a church Christmas concert in Napanee. | |
| scope=row | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People | 2012 | Performed live at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on The Black Star Tour. | |
| scope=row | "Song 2" | Blur | 2004 | Performed live at shows on the Bonez Tour in 2004 and again at shows on The Avril Lavigne Tour in 2014. | |
| scope=row | "The Scientist" | Coldplay | 2007 | Performed live on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge radio show. The performance was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 2. | |
| scope=row | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 2005 | Performed live at shows on the Bonez Tour. | |
| scope=row | "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme" | Painty The Pirate and Kids | 2004 | Recorded for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. | |
| scope=row | "Tik Tok" | Kesha | 2011 | Performed live on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge radio show. The performance was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 6. | |
| scope=row | "Wavin' Flag" | K'naan | 2010 | Recorded with a supergroup of Canadian artists (credited as Young Artists for Haiti) as a charity single to aid relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. | |
| scope=row | "We Are Family" | Sister Sledge | 2011 | Performed live with Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Miley Cyrus, and Salt-n-Pepa on The Oprah Winfrey Show. | |
| scope=row | "Wings Clipped" | Grey | 2017 | Also featuring Anthony Green. Included in Grey's debut EP Chameleon. | |
| scope=row | "What Made You Say That" | Shania Twain | 1997 | Performed live with Shania Twain in Ottawa at age 13 after winning a local radio station contest. | |
Lavigne has written several songs that were later recorded and released by other artists. The most notable of these is "Breakaway", which Lavigne wrote with Bridget Benenate and Matthew Gerrard for her debut album, Let Go. Lavigne ultimately decided against including the song because she felt it did not suit the album and sent the track to Kelly Clarkson, who recorded it in 2004 and included it on her second album. Lavigne's version of "I Will Be" was released on several editions of her third album, The Best Damn Thing, before it was given to Leona Lewis, who recorded a version for her own album.
The song "Daydream" was originally intended for Lavigne, but she offered it to Demi Lovato, who did not accept the offer but did perform it on her "Warm Up" Tour. The song later appeared on the album Sparks Fly by Miranda Cosgrove.
| Song | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | "Breakaway" | Kelly Clarkson | Avril Lavigne Matthew Gerrard Bridget Benenate | Breakaway | 2004 | |
| scope=row | "Falling into History" | Brie Larson | Peter Zizzo Jessica Sheely | Finally Out of P.E. | 2005 | |
| scope=row | "I Will Be" | Leona Lewis | Avril Lavigne Dr. Luke Max Martin | Spirit | 2009 | |
| scope=row | "All Because of You" | PUFFY | Avril Lavigne Butch Walker | Bring It! | ||
| scope=row | "I Don't Wanna" | |||||
| scope=row | "Daydream" | Miranda Cosgrove | Avril Lavigne Chantal Kreviazuk | Sparks Fly | 2010 | |
| scope=row | "Dancing Crazy" | Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback | High Maintenance | 2011 |