The Best Damn Thing (album)

For the song from the same album, see The Best Damn Thing (song).

The Best Damn Thing
Studio album by Avril Lavigne‎
Released	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop rock, Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	40:41 (excluding bonus tracks)
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Deryck Whibley, Butch Walker, Dr. Luke, Rob Cavallo, Avril Lavigne (executive)
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Avril Lavigne‎ chronology
Under My Skin (2004) The Best Damn Thing (2007) Goodbye Lullaby (2011)

The Best Damn Thing is an album and hit song by musical artist Avril Lavigne. It was released April 17, 2007. The lead single off the album, Girlfriend was released February 27, 2007. The song was very successful and peaked in a lot of countries #1. This was Lavigne's first Billboard Hot 100 chart number one. The second single, When You're Gone was released June 19, 2007. The song was quite successful, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single, Hot was released October 2, 2007. The song was unsuccessful in the U.S, it debuted two months after its release on the Billboard Hot 100 at #95. But the song was successful in Canada, it peaked at #10 on the Canadian Hot 100. The fourth and final single from the album was The Best Damn Thing. It was released June 24, 2008. The single was not very successful, it peaked at #76 on the Canadian Hot 100. The Best Damn Thing sold 6 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Original / Deluxe Edition

CD

1. "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald) 3:37
2. "I Can Do Better" (Lavigne, Gottwald) 3:17
3. "Runaway" (Lavigne, Gottwald, Kara DioGuardi) 3:48
4. "The Best Damn Thing" (Lavigne, Butch Walker) 3:10
5. "When You're Gone" (Lavigne, Walker) 4:00
6. "Everything Back But You" (Lavigne, Walker) 3:03
7. "Hot" (Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld) 3:23
8. "Innocence" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 3:53
9. "I Don't Have to Try" (Lavigne, Gottwald) 3:17
10. "One of Those Girls" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 2:56
11. "Contagious" (Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 2:10
12. "Keep Holding On" (Lavigne, Gottwald) 4:00

Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD

1. "The Making of The Best Damn Thing"
2. "Photo Gallery"

Limited Edition

CD

1. "Girlfriend" (explicit) 3:37
2. "I Can Do Better" (explicit) 3:17
3. "Runaway" 3:48
4. "The Best Damn Thing" 3:10
5. "When You're Gone" 4:00
6. "Everything Back But You" (explicit) 3:03
7. "Hot" 3:23
8. "Innocence" 3:53
9. "I Don't Have to Try" (explicit) 3:17
10. "One of Those Girls" 2:56
11. "Contagious" 2:10
12. "Keep Holding On" 4:00
13. "Alone"¹ (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 3:14
14. "I Will Be" (Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 4:00
15. "I Can Do Better" (acoustic version) (explicit) 3:40
16. "Girlfriend" (The Submarines' Time Warp '66 mix) (explicit) 3:11
17. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix)" (featuring Lil Mama) (A. Lavigne, L. Gottwald, Niatia Kirkland) 3:25

DVD

Live at Orange Lounge

1. "Everything Back But You" 3:02
2. "Girlfriend" 3:39
3. "Hot" 3:22
4. "When You're Gone" 3:57

Music Videos

1. "Girlfriend" 3:48
2. "When You're Gone" 4:01
3. "Hot" 3:23
4. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix feat. Lil Mama)" 3:25

¹ Also available on Girlfriend single.