Under My Skin 700771 225641554 2008-07-14T18:14:58Z 201.43.240.88 /* Credits */ {{otheruses1|the album}} {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Under My Skin | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Avril Lavigne]] | Cover = AvrilLavigne UnderMySkin.jpg | Released =[[May 25]], [[2004]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]], [[Canada|CAN]])</small><br> [[May 24]], [[2004]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> | Recorded = 2003&ndash;2004 | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Modern rock]], [[Pop punk]], [[pop rock]], [[post-grunge]] | Length = 43:34 | Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]] | Producer = | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5q62mpzk9f5o link] *[[Entertainment Weekly]] (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,640572,00.html link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/avrillavigne/albums/album/6041348/review/6054703/under_my_skin link] | Last album = ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]''<br>(2002) | This album = '''''Under My Skin'''''<br>(2004) | Next album = ''[[The Best Damn Thing]]''<br>(2007) | Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = Alternate cover | Type = studio | Cover = AvrilLavigne UnderMySkin 2.jpg | Cover size = | Lower caption = | Border = <!-- optional parameter, type "yes" here to add a 1px border to the cover image --> }} {{Singles | Name = Under My Skin | Type = studio | single 2 = [[Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)|Don't Tell Me]] | single 2 date = [[April 27]], [[2004]] | single 3 = [[My Happy Ending]] | single 3 date = [[July 1]], [[2004]] | single 4 = [[Nobody's Home]] | single 4 date = [[November 15]], [[2004]] | single 5 = [[He Wasn't]] | single 5 date = [[March 28]], [[2005]] | single 6 = [[Fall to Pieces (Avril Lavigne song)|Fall to Pieces]] | single 6 date = [[June 30]], [[2005]] }} }} '''''Under My Skin''''' is the second studio album by [[Canada|Canadian]] [[rock music|rock]]/ [[Pop punk]] singer [[Avril Lavigne]], released on [[May 25]], [[2004]] in the [[North America]] by [[Arista Records]]. In its first week of release, it reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]] and [[UK Albums Chart]]. According to [[Metacritic.com]], ''Under My Skin'' received an average rating of sixty-three, reflecting a mixed reception from critics.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lavigneavril/undermyskin?q=Avril%20Lavigne www.metacritic.com]</ref> The album was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in July 2004, double Platinum in November 2004, and triple Platinum in January 2006.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp www.billboard.com] triple Platinum</ref> The album topped the United World Chart for six non-consecutive weeks. She embarked on the [[Under My Skin#Bonez Tour|Bonez Tour]] and released the DVD [[Live at Budokan: Bonez Tour]]. The album has sold over 9 million copies worldwide. Under My Skin was 3rd best-selling album of 2004 according to United World Chart.[http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-2004.htm] Under My Skin ranked number 48 on Gracenote's Ellite 100 Chart. ==Track listing== #"[[Take Me Away (Avril Lavigne song)|Take Me Away]]" (Lavigne, [[Evan Taubenfeld|Taubenfeld]]) – 2:57 #"Together" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:14 #"[[Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)|Don't Tell Me]]" (Lavigne, [[Evan Taubenfeld|Taubenfeld]]) – 3:21 #"[[He Wasn't]]" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:00 #"How Does It Feel" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:44 #"[[My Happy Ending]]" (Lavigne, [[Butch Walker|Walker]]) – 4:02 #"[[Nobody's Home]]" (Lavigne, [[Ben Moody|Moody]]) – 3:32 #"Forgotten" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:17 #"Who Knows" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:30 #"[[Fall to Pieces (Avril Lavigne song)|Fall to Pieces]]" (Lavigne, [[Raine Maida|Maida]]) – 3:28 #"Freak Out" (Lavigne, [[Evan Taubenfeld|Taubenfeld]], [[Matt Brann|Brann]]) – 3:13 #"Slipped Away" (Lavigne, [[Chantal Kreviazuk|Kreviazuk]]) – 3:34 ==Bonus tracks== #"[[I Always Get What I Want]]" – 2:31 – [[Japan]]ese and [[United Kingdom|UK]] bonus track. Also released as a B-side of the "Nobody's Home" single. #"Take It" - 2:50 (B-side of "My Happy Ending") #"Nobody's Home" (Live Acoustic Version)– ''Under My Skin'' Special Edition #"Take Me Away" (Live)– ''Under My Skin'' Special Edition #"He Wasn't" (Live) – ''Under My Skin'' Special Edition #"Tomorrow" (Live)– ''Under My Skin'' Special Edition ==B-Sides and outtakes== *"[[I Always Get What I Want]]" (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) – 2:31 *"Take It" (Avril Lavigne, Clif Magness) - 2:50 *"Daydream" (Avril Lavigne, Chantal Kreviazuk) - 3:02 *"[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)|Breakaway]]" (Avril Lavigne , Matthew Gerrard) Avril wrote this song for Under My Skin, but it was rejected. This song appears in the album ''[[Breakaway (album)|Breakaway]]'' by [[Kelly Clarkson]] and it was released as the first single of the album. ===Special editions=== ''Under My Skin'' received two notable special edition albums. On [[February 8]], [[2005]], nearly one year after the album's release, Avril decided to do what many other popular artists were doing and release a [[DualDisc]] edition of the album, although the special edition was not promoted in any way. The audio side of the disc included the original tracks as the [[United States|U.S.]] album. The [[DVD]] side included the making of the "Don't Tell Me" video, the complete "Don't Tell Me" video, as well as the clean complete video for "My Happy Ending", and her newest video at the time, "Nobody's Home". The advantage to this set was that it was released in [[Pulse-code modulation|PCM]] audio. ''Under My Skin'' also received a special edition release in [[Europe]] ([[Spain]]), [[Mexico]] and the [[Eastern Hemisphere|Eastern hemisphere]], in places such as [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Korea]], [[Singapore]], [[Australia]] and [[Taiwan]]. The album itself included 4 live bonus tracks - "Nobody's Home", "Take Me Away", "He Wasn't", and a live version of "Tomorrow" from her first album, ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]''. These songs were recorded live from her 2004-2005 ''Bonez'' tour. This edition also included a bonus [[DVD]] or [[Video CD|VCD]] that included all of her music videos from the album (all the way to "He Wasn't"), a ''Bonez'' tour documentary, and the ''Under My Skin'' diary. ==Personnel== * Clif Magness - producer, eletric & acoustic guitars, eletronic keyboards, piano and bass guitar on I Always Get What I Want * Josh Freese - drums on tracks 1,8 and I Always Get What I Want * Don Gilmore - producer on tracks 1,2 and 8 * Michael Ward - guitars on tracks 1 and 2 * Jon O'Brien - eletronic keyboards on tracks 1 and 2 * Static - eletronic keyboards on track 2 * Chantal Kreviazuk - piano on tracks 2,8 and 12 * Brooks Wackerman - drums on track 2 * Butch Walker - producer, acoustic & eletric guitars, bass guitar, bacground vocals, percussion, piano on tracks 3,6 and 11 * Evan Taubenfeld - acoustic & lead guitars, drums and backings vocals on tracks 3 and 11 * Kenny Cresswell - drums on track 3 * Mike Elizondo - bass guitar on track 4 * Raine Maida - producer, guitars and eletronic keyboards on tracks 5,9,10 and 12 * Phil X - lead & rhythm guitars on tracks 4,5,9,10 and 12 * Bill Lefler - drums on tracks 4,5,9 and 12 * Brian Garcia - percussion on tracks 4,5,9 and 12 * Jason Lader - bass guitar on tracks 5,9,10 and 12 * Kenny Aronoff - drums and percussion on tracks 6 and 10 * Sam Formicola - violin on track 12 * Mark Robertson - violin on track 12 * Alma Fernandez - viola on track 12 * Victor Lawrence - cello on track 12 * Nick Lashley - guitars on track 12 ==The making of the album== Lavigne wrote much of the album with Canadian singer-songwriter [[Chantal Kreviazuk]]. She also co-wrote one track, "Nobody's Home", with [[Ben Moody]], formerly of [[Evanescence]], and the rest with her guitarist [[Evan Taubenfeld]]. Lavigne used three producers for ''Under My Skin'': [[Butch Walker]] from [[Marvelous 3]], [[Raine Maida]] of [[Our Lady Peace]], and [[Don Gilmore]], who has produced [[Good Charlotte]] and [[Linkin Park]]. Much of the album was recorded in Maida's [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] studios, as Maida is Kreviazuk's husband, and the rest was recorded nearby. On her website, Lavigne states that she had learned a lot since her first record, ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'': "I was involved in every aspect of making this record. I'm very hands-on. I knew how I wanted the drums, the guitar tones, and the structures to be. I understand the whole process so much better this time because I've been through it. I'm really picky with my sound." Track 11, "Freak Out", though not released as a single, is used by [[BBC Scotland]] as the theme tune to their [[sports]] television programme, ''[[Sportscene]]''. It was also used as an image song in the early trailers of ''[[Ice Princess]]''. The track "Slipped Away" is about the death of Lavigne's grandfather. It has been used during the introduction of the 2003 [[ABC Family]] film, "[[Searching for David's Heart]]". ==Singles== * "Don't Tell Me" was the first [[Single (music)|single]] released from ''Under My Skin''. It deals with a girl rejecting a boy's attempts to pressure her into sex when she is not ready. The song shot Lavigne back to the charts, reaching the top ten in several countries around the world, and number twenty-two on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. The single was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] in late October 2004.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bb/riaa/archive/0410.jsp www.billboard.com] Don't Tell Me goes gold</ref> *"My Happy Ending" was the second single from the album. It was released to radio in June 2004 and to retail stores on [[August 2]], [[2004]]. The song returned ''Under My Skin'' to number one again in [[Canada]] for several weeks, and to the top five in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Germany]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Australia]], and other European countries. The song peaked at number nine on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. The single was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in mid-November 2004<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bb/riaa/archive/0411.jsp www.billboard.com] My Happy Ending goes gold</ref> and then platinum in late January 2005.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bb/riaa/archive/0501.jsp www.billboard.com] My Happy Ending goes platinum</ref> *"Nobody's Home" was the third single released from the album. It went top 40 in most countries, and received a significant amount of airplay, but failed to reach the top 40 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart, peaking at number forty-one.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} *"He Wasn't" was the fourth single from the album. It peaked at number twenty-three in the UK.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The single was not promoted in the United States; however, her 2005 tour included images from the music video. *"Fall to Pieces" was the radio-only fifth single and the fourth single in the United States. ==Chart performance== ''Under My Skin'' was released on [[May 25]], [[2004]] in the [[United States]] and went to number one there and sold over 381,000 copies in its first week. It also made its debut at #1 in [[Japan]]<ref>[http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/100n- Oricon Charts (107)]</ref>, selling 286,894 copies. ''Under My Skin'' also went to number one in [[Canada]] selling over 63,000 copies, [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Australia]], [[Spain]], [[Mexico]] and [[Taiwan]]. It also topped the United World Chart for 6 weeks but not consecutively and the U.S. [[Billboard charts|Billboard Internet Albums]]. It spent almost 5 months in the New Zealand Album Charts, eventually going [[Music recording sales certification|Gold]], but only peaking at number 7. On [[April 15]], [[2007]], the album re-entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at #60. ==Certifications== {| class="wikitable" ! Chart ! Certification ! Sales |- | [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp United States] | 3x Platinum | 3,500,000+ |- | [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200412.html Japan] | 3x Platinum | 1,000,000+<ref>[http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/100n- アンダー・マイ・スキン アヴリル・ラヴィーン - final chart appearance on 13/11/2007]</ref> |- | [http://www.cria.ca Canada] | 5x Platinum | 500,000+<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/0306_g.php CRIA Platinum and Gold Certifications - May 2006]</ref> |- | [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinum.html United Kingdom] | 1x Platinum | 500,000+ |- | [http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-C.php France] | Platinum | 300,000+ |- | [http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp Brazil] | 2x Platinum | 200,000+ |- | [http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Avril+Lavigne&titulo=&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar Mexico] | Platinum | 100,000+ |- | [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm Australia] | Platinum | 100,000+ |- | [http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=1&PerDesde_AA=2000&PerHasta_MM=12&PerHasta_AA=2007&interprete=avril+lavigne&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP Argentina] | 2x Platinum | 80,000+ |- | [http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp New Zealand] | Platinum | 15,000+ |- | [http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm United World Chart] | 4x Platinum | 9,000,000+ |} ==Bonez Tour== {{Infobox concert tour | concert_tour_name = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:BT4.jpg|250px|Bonez Tour]] --> | image = | artist = [[Avril Lavigne]] | start_date = [[September 26]], [[2004]] | end_date = [[September 25]], [[2005]] | number_of_shows = 103 | last_tour = [[Promotional Tour 2004]]<br>(2004) | this_tour = Bonez Tour<br>(2004/2005) | next_tour = [[Promotional Tour 2007]]<br>(2007) }} The '''Bonez Tour''' was a world concert tour by Avril Lavigne to promote her album, ''Under My Skin''. She played the piano in the songs "Slipped Away", "Together", and "Forgotten", and she played the drums in a [[cover version|cover]] of "[[Song 2]]" by [[Blur (band)|Blur]]. The Live performance at the Budokan Stadion was covered on the DVD [[Live at Budokan: Bonez Tour]], which was only made available in Japan. ===Opening acts=== #[[Bowling for Soup]] #[[Simple Plan]] #[[Butch Walker]] #[[Nailpin]] #[[Rooster (band)|Rooster]] #[[Gavin DeGraw]] #[[Tweak]] #[[The Glitterati]] ===Setlist=== #"He Wasn't" #"My Happy Ending" #"Take Me Away" #"Freak Out" #"Unwanted" #"Anything But Ordinary" #"Who Knows" #"I'm with You" #"Losing Grip" #"Together" #"Forgotten" #"Tomorrow" #"Nobody's Home" #"Fall to Pieces" #"Don't Tell Me" #"Sk8er Boi" #"Complicated" #"Slipped Away" ==Mall Tour== Lavigne went on a "Live and by Surprise" twenty-one-city mall-tour in the U.S. and Canada, starting on [[March 4]], [[2004]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], to promote ''Under My Skin''. Each performance consisted of a short live acoustic set of songs from the new album. She was accompanied by her guitarist, [[Evan Taubenfeld]]. The venue in each city was not announced until forty-eight hours before the show. The tour was very popular and was successful in promoting the album. The set at [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] on [[March 25]], [[2004]] at Glendale mall included "He Wasn't", "My Happy Ending", "Don't Tell Me", "Take Me Away", "Nobody's Home", "Sk8er Boi", and "Complicated". Selections of this tour were released on the ''[[Avril Lavigne Live Acoustic]]'' [[Extended play|EP]], which was released in U.S. [[Target Corporation|Target stores]]. ==References== {{reflist}} '''Worldwide Sales:''' http://img4.shareavenue.com/image.php?file=8f5d82badedff7097f844b745c83596f56cfc48c ==External links== * [http://www.avrillavigne.com/ Avril Lavigne's official website] * [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lavigneavril/undermyskin/ Metacritic's Avril Lavigne Home page] * [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html/ Avril's second studio album re-enters the UK Albums Chart] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = ''[[Get Born]]'' by [[Jet (band)|Jet]] | title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2004 (Australia)|number-one album]] | years = [[May 31]] - [[June 6]] [[2004]] | after = ''[[Wayward Angel]]'' by [[Kasey Chambers]] }} {{succession box | before = ''[[El Viaje a Ninguna Parte]]'' by [[Bunbury]] | title = [[PROMUSICAE]] [[Spain]] | years = [[June 2]], [[2004]] - [[June 8]], [[2004]] | after = ''[[El Principio del Comienzo]]'' by [[Antonio Orozco]] }} {{succession box | before = ''[[D12 World]]'' by [[D12 (band)|D12]] | title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 2004 (USA)|number-one album]] | years = [[June 12]] - [[July 18]] [[2004]] | after = ''[[Contraband (album)|Contraband]]'' by [[Velvet Revolver]] }} {{end box}} {{Avril Lavigne}} [[Category:2004 albums]] [[Category:Avril Lavigne albums]] [[Category:Post-grunge albums]] [[ar:أندر ماي سكين]] [[bs:Under My Skin]] [[cs:Under My Skin]] [[da:Under My Skin]] [[de:Under My Skin]] [[es:Under My Skin]] [[fr:Under My Skin]] [[hr:Under My Skin]] [[id:Under My Skin]] [[it:Under My Skin]] [[he:Under My Skin]] [[lt:Under My Skin]] [[hu:Under My Skin]] [[nl:Under My Skin]] [[ja:アンダー・マイ・スキン]] [[no:Under My Skin]] [[pl:Under My Skin]] [[pt:Under My Skin]] [[ro:Under My Skin (album Avril Lavigne)]] [[ru:Under My Skin (альбом)]] [[fi:Under My Skin]] [[sv:Under My Skin]] [[vi:Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne)]] [[tr:Under My Skin (albüm)]] [[uk:Under My Skin (альбом)]] [[zh:酷到骨子裡]]