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B-Sides (Avril Lavigne album)

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B-Sides
Official CDr promo cover
Compilation album by
Avril Lavigne
ReleasedJune 4, 2002
Genre
Length63:18
LabelArista
ProducerThe Matrix
Avril Lavigne chronology
B-Sides
(2002) 		Let Go
(2002)

B-Sides, also known as Let Go: B-Sides, is a promotional album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was published before her debut studio album Let Go by Arista Records in 2002. The compilation contains demo and original tracks not included on the final Let Go release. The songs were written and produced in 2001 under the management of Nettwerk in Los Angeles by Lavigne, her post manager Clifford Fabri, the production team the Matrix, and songwriter Cliff Magness[1] after Arista sent her to Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk, in an attempt to fit her image and attitude with her voice.[2]: 165  Though Lavigne would release Let Go through Arista, she continued with Nettwerk for her management.[3]

Different versions and media usage

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  • The demo version of "I Don't Give" is an explicit version in which Lavigne sings "I don't give a damn / I don't give a shit". The clean version, in which she sings "I don't give it up / I don't give a damn", appears as a B-side on some formats of Lavigne's debut single "Complicated" and on the American Wedding soundtrack.
  • The demo version of "Get over It" is an explicit version in which Lavigne sings "Don't turn around, or you will get punched in the face". The clean version, in which she sings "Don't turn around, I'm sick and I'm tired of your face", appears as a B-side on some formats of Lavigne's second single "Sk8er Boi".
  • Lavigne recorded two different songs called "Take Me Away": one on this album mainly titled (Pick Me Up) Take Me Away, and the other on Under My Skin (2004).
  • "Falling into History" was sold to Brie Larson in 2005.
  • Breaway was sold to Kelly Clarkson in 2004 for the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and later on her second studio album of the same title name and in 2022 Lavigne re-recorded the song for the 20th anniversary of Let Go.
  • "Falling Down" is featured in the soundtrack for the 2002 film Sweet Home Alabama.
  • A different version of "Things I'll Never Say" made the tracklist of the final Let Go album.
  • Despite the album Let Go being named after the song with the same title, it was not included on that album.
  • Remixed versions of "Falling Down", the single version of "Get over It", "I Don't Give" and a re-recorded version of Breakaway were included in the 20th anniversary edition of Let Go.[4][5]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by the Matrix.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Give" (demo version)
3:31
2."Why" (demo version)
4:01
3."Get over It" (demo version)
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Edwards
  • Spock
3:27
4."(Pick Me Up) Take Me Away"
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Edwards
  • Spock
3:29
5."Headset"Lavigne3:33
6."Falling into History"
  • Lavigne
  • Jessica Sheely
  • Zizzo
4:08
7."Falling Down" (demo version)
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Edwards
  • Spock
4:08
8."Tomorrow You Didn't"Lavigne4:12
9."Think About It"Lavigne3:07
10."All You Will Never Know"
  • Lavigne
  • Terence Dover
3:40
11."Once and for Real"
  • Lavigne
  • Dover
3:48
12."Make Up" (demo version)
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Edwards
  • Spock
3:18
13."Not the Only One"
  • Lavigne
  • Frasca
  • Breer
3:14
14."Stay (Be the One)"
  • Lavigne
  • Zizzo
3:52
15."Move Your Little Self On"
4:11
16."You Never Satisfy Me"
  • Lavigne
  • Magness
3:00
17."Let Go"Lavigne4:10
Total length:63:19

References

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  1. ^ "Lavigne's Music Takes Hold With Arista's 'Let Go'". Billboard. 22 June 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ Ryan, Denise (2010). Nettwerk: 25 Years of Music We Love. John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-470-67844-2.
  3. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (20 March 2003). "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (3 June 2022). "Avril Lavigne Drops New 'Breakway' Version, Unearths Rarities for 'Let Go' Anniversary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ Shafer, Ellise (3 June 2022). "Avril Lavigne Celebrates 'Let Go' 20th Anniversary With Expanded Edition, Including New Recording of 'Breakaway'". Variety. Retrieved 3 June 2022.


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