How Avril Lavigne DESTROYED The Sophomore Slump

Avril Lavigne's iconic second record, Under My Skin, has defined the sound of this era's pop-punk girlies: we hear echoes of this record in a host of artists, from Billie Eilish to Olivia Rodrigo. This album was truly....THE MF BLUEPRINT.

Following up a blockbuster debut like Let Go, with HUGE singles (complicated?? sk8er boi?? I'm with you?? HEARD OF IT?) was never going to be an easy feat. Avril retreated into herself and returned with a darker, moodier, but still marketable sound: cementing her legacy with follow up hits like My Happy Ending, Don't Tell Me, Nobody's Home, and He Wasn't.

Since avril has declined to remaster Under My Skin, or make a competent greatest hits tour setlist, I'm doing the lord's work today. Making this video was a true labor of love. I hope you enjoy it!! Comment and let me know your favorite memory from this iconic era x

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0:00 - 0:1:11 intro
01:11 - 3:14 avril's impact
3:14 - 6:20 avril's place in y2k pop
6:20 - 8:18 creative risk
8:18 - 11:56 the pick me female rage
11:56 - 13:15 vision and aesthetic
13:15 - 15:43 collaborators
15:42: 21:28 tracklist deep dive
21:28 under my skin legacy

4:14 - 5:11
Avril Lavigne's Influence and Personal Connection to 'Under My Skin'
03:14
The Impact of Avril's Authenticity and Rejecting Pop Stardom
04:14
Avril Lavigne's Place in the Pop Landscape of the Early 2000s
05:11
Avril's Vision for 'Under My Skin' and Collaborating with The Matrix
06:20
Avril's Agency and Compromises in Creating 'Under My Skin'
07:19
Avril's Flexibility and Intuition in the Creative Process
08:18
Exploring the Themes of 'Under My Skin': Boy-Bashing, Pick-Me Behavior, Commercial Female Rage, and Teenage Angst
11:56
The Vision and Aesthetic of 'Under My Skin'
13:15
Avril's Collaborators and Their Contributions to the Album
15:43
The Hits: 'Don't Tell Me,' 'My Happy Ending,' and 'Nobody's Home'
21:38
The Success and Legacy of 'Under My Skin'