Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Video clip)

"Girlfriend" is a melody by Canadian vocalist musician Avril Lavigne. The tune was composed by Lavigne with her maker Dr. Luke for Lavigne's third studio collection, The Best Damn Thing (2007).

"Girlfriend" was discharged as the lead single from The Best Damn Thing on 27 February 2007 by Columbia and RCA Records. Lyrically, the tune spins around its hero really liking somebody who is seeing someone, she ought to be his better half. The melody has been noted to have similitudes to Toni Basil's 1982 single "Mickey", and The Rubinoos' 1979 single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". The musicians of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" sued Lavigne and Dr. Luke for copyright encroachment; the suit was later settled.

"Girlfriend" got for the most part positive audits from music commentators, who complimented its snappiness. The tune was an overall achievement, cresting at the top spot of the graphs in eight nations, including Canada, the United States, and Australia. It also graphed in the main ten of most different nations. The tune's going with music video, coordinated by The Malloys, sees Lavigne depicting three adjust self images, with every one of them battling about the same person. In June 2007, the tune's authentic remix, including American rapper Lil Mama, was discharged. Lavigne played out the tune various times, including at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards, the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, and the 2008 Juno Awards.

The melody's prosperity made it a backbone of popular music in the late 2000s. "Girlfriend" was ensured multi-platinum in Australia and the United States. It was the top-offering tunes of 2007, with more than 7.3 million overall deals. Starting 2013 the tune has sold more than 10 million copies(2 million duplicates sold in Japan alone). In 2008, the melody turned into the most saw video on YouTube, and was the primary video on the site to achieve 100 million perspectives. Moving Stone positioned the tune number thirty-five on their rundown of "Top 100 Songs of 2007" rundown. A few variants of the melody were discharged with the tune sung in different dialects. In 2010, the melody was named the ninety-fourth best tune on the Hot 100 in the 2000s decade. Allmusic highlighted the melody as a standout amongst the most huge punk-pop tunes of all tim