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"He Wasn't" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on March 28, 2005, as the fourth and final single from her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004). The song was written by Lavigne and Chantal Kreviazuk, and produced by Raine Maida. "He Wasn't" was released as a single in Europe and Oceania and received airplay on Canadian radio. In the United States, "Fall to Pieces" was released as the fourth single instead.
"He Wasn't" is a faster and more upbeat take on the boyfriend "not being good enough" trope, as opposed to Lavigne's slower paced songs from Under My Skin on the same matter. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian compared the song to the pop-punk of her debut album, Let Go (2002), specifically "Sk8er Boi". Chantal Kreviazuk described the song as "a super-fun, punk, screw-you-to-boys song," while AllMusic highlighted the song as one of the most significant in the post-grunge genre.
The song's lyrics are about an unsuccessful relationship between Lavigne and a man who appears to be treating her badly, such as not even opening the door to her. On a documentary of the making of the "My Happy Ending" music video, "He Wasn't" plays in the background and Lavigne jokes, "'He wasn't what I wanted'...is that a theme on my record?".[citation needed]
"He Wasn't" was criticized for the shallowness of the lyrics. Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine described the song as a "crappy faux-punk tune", mostly because of the lyrical content. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly described the song as a "bratty kiss-off" and labelled it "boardroom-approved mall punk" noting that it sounded similar to songs on Lavigne's first album, Let Go.
However, "He Wasn't" has also been praised for its loud, catchy nature; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic describes the song as "the fastest, loudest, catchiest, and best song here, and the one closest to the spirit and sound of Let Go". He also highlighted the song as a 'track pick' in a review of the album, Under My Skin. Rolling Stone was positive "The album's best song, a raucous three-minute sprint called "He Wasn't," has a pretty vacant opening line ("There's not much going on today/I'm really bored") and a simple yet ambiguous chorus: "He wouldn't even open up the door/He never made me feel like I was special." but "The words are full of contempt and self-pity, but she sings them like she doesn't really care." Yahoo Music! wrote: ""He Wasn't" maintains this theme (broken relationship) with a dashing, Clash-style chorus that chastises this young man for not opening doors. Jeez, young women these days - one minute they're wearing stack-heeled DMs and fairy queen ra-ra skirts and the next they give you hell for not acting like your dad."
"He Wasn't" released as a single in the United States, instead "Fall to Pieces" was, but in the United Kingdom, the song debuted at No. 23 and spent four weeks on the chart. In Australia, it debuted at No. 25 and spent six weeks on the chart. The song was most successful on the Ultratip Bubbling Under charts in Belgium, peaking at No. 2 in both the regions of Flanders and Wallonia.
The music video was directed by American duo the Malloys in New York on December 13, 2004. The production duo previously worked on the music video for Lavigne's "Complicated" (2002). Members of Lavigne's backing band, including Evan Taubenfeld, are featured in the music video.
During the shooting of the music video when the pink slime came out, Lavigne tells that days later her hair was still pink and she needed to redye it because during the next days she was scheduled to have a photoshoot with Cosmopolitan and her hair was looking really messy and all pink.
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He Wasn't
"He Wasn't" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on March 28, 2005, as the fourth and final single from her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004). The song was written by Lavigne and Chantal Kreviazuk, and produced by Raine Maida. "He Wasn't" was released as a single in Europe and Oceania and received airplay on Canadian radio. In the United States, "Fall to Pieces" was released as the fourth single instead.
"He Wasn't" is a faster and more upbeat take on the boyfriend "not being good enough" trope, as opposed to Lavigne's slower paced songs from Under My Skin on the same matter. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian compared the song to the pop-punk of her debut album, Let Go (2002), specifically "Sk8er Boi". Chantal Kreviazuk described the song as "a super-fun, punk, screw-you-to-boys song," while AllMusic highlighted the song as one of the most significant in the post-grunge genre.
The song's lyrics are about an unsuccessful relationship between Lavigne and a man who appears to be treating her badly, such as not even opening the door to her. On a documentary of the making of the "My Happy Ending" music video, "He Wasn't" plays in the background and Lavigne jokes, "'He wasn't what I wanted'...is that a theme on my record?".[citation needed]
"He Wasn't" was criticized for the shallowness of the lyrics. Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine described the song as a "crappy faux-punk tune", mostly because of the lyrical content. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly described the song as a "bratty kiss-off" and labelled it "boardroom-approved mall punk" noting that it sounded similar to songs on Lavigne's first album, Let Go.
However, "He Wasn't" has also been praised for its loud, catchy nature; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic describes the song as "the fastest, loudest, catchiest, and best song here, and the one closest to the spirit and sound of Let Go". He also highlighted the song as a 'track pick' in a review of the album, Under My Skin. Rolling Stone was positive "The album's best song, a raucous three-minute sprint called "He Wasn't," has a pretty vacant opening line ("There's not much going on today/I'm really bored") and a simple yet ambiguous chorus: "He wouldn't even open up the door/He never made me feel like I was special." but "The words are full of contempt and self-pity, but she sings them like she doesn't really care." Yahoo Music! wrote: ""He Wasn't" maintains this theme (broken relationship) with a dashing, Clash-style chorus that chastises this young man for not opening doors. Jeez, young women these days - one minute they're wearing stack-heeled DMs and fairy queen ra-ra skirts and the next they give you hell for not acting like your dad."
"He Wasn't" released as a single in the United States, instead "Fall to Pieces" was, but in the United Kingdom, the song debuted at No. 23 and spent four weeks on the chart. In Australia, it debuted at No. 25 and spent six weeks on the chart. The song was most successful on the Ultratip Bubbling Under charts in Belgium, peaking at No. 2 in both the regions of Flanders and Wallonia.
The music video was directed by American duo the Malloys in New York on December 13, 2004. The production duo previously worked on the music video for Lavigne's "Complicated" (2002). Members of Lavigne's backing band, including Evan Taubenfeld, are featured in the music video.
During the shooting of the music video when the pink slime came out, Lavigne tells that days later her hair was still pink and she needed to redye it because during the next days she was scheduled to have a photoshoot with Cosmopolitan and her hair was looking really messy and all pink.