Nobody's Home (Avril Lavigne song)
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| Single by Avril Lavigne | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Under My Skin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "I Always Get What I Want" "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover) |
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| Released | November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15) (See release history) |
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| Format | CD Single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Rock[1][2][3] Pop rock[1][3] |
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| Length | 3:33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Lyrics: Avril Lavigne Music: Avril Lavigne, Ben Moody |
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| Producer | Don Gilmore | |||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Nobody's Home" is Avril Lavigne's third single from her second album Under My Skin. The track featured Daniel Stern playing guitar and was produced by Don Gilmore and written by Lavigne and Ben Moody, formerly Evanescence guitarist and Lavigne's then-current good friend. It is a "rock ballad" with post-grunge oriented sounds that is generally slower than her last singles from Under My Skin. The song is featured on the Totally Hits 2005 CD. One of this song's B-sides, "I Always Get What I Want", was released as a single on iTunes on October 31, 2004.[4]
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Music video
In the music video for "Nobody's Home", Avril plays a homeless teenager who lives street-to-street with another girl. Lavigne, who said it was really fun to make, had to wear a black wig, and acid-wash jeans for the video. The other side Lavigne had to play was a rich-like version of her: in a dress, with long, curled blonde hair, singing the song with an orchestra behind her.
"Nobody's Home" showed the outcasted, homeless Lavigne trying to get off the streets. She also tries to call her mother, but hangs up. In other parts of the video the outcasted girl is shown washing herself in a convenience store bathroom. She also tries playing the guitar on the street, probably trying to earn money. The video also shows the runaway trying to get inside an unlocked car during heavy rain. At the end of the video, the girl, dirty clothes, messy short hair and all, is shown with a tear rolling down her cheek. After that, she turns around and walks away.
References in the video
In the beginning of the video, you can see "A+D", for Lavigne's then-boyfriend, now- ex husband Deryck Whibley. Next, in the bathroom scene, where Avril is using the hand dryer, "A+D" can be seen inside of a heart that is written on the bathroom wall. The other outcast runaway was real-life on-and-off best friend Monique, who also appeared as one of the young women in the "My Happy Ending" video.
Track listing
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Japan CD
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Charts
"Nobody's Home" peaked lower in most countries than some of Lavigne's previous singles, but managed to gain some respectable chart positions. The song was very close to reaching the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, but it only managed to peak at #41. It charted better in the UK and Australia, reaching #24 in both countries; it was her lowest-charting UK single before "Hot" charted in 2007 and peaked only at #30. It peaked at #4 on the Canadian BDS Airplay chart, and successfully hit #1 in Mexico.
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References
- ^ a b http://www.last.fm/music/Avril+Lavigne/_/Nobody's+Home
- ^ http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=61849
- ^ a b http://www.mp3.com/albums/629930/summary.html
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=258081287&s=143441
- ^ Australian ARIA Singles Chart 2004-11-20
- ^ Austria Singles Top 75
- ^ France Singles Top 100
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