Nobody's Home
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| "Nobody's Home" | ||
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| Single by Avril Lavigne | ||
| from the album Under My Skin | ||
| Released |  January 17, 2005 |
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| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 3:32 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Writer(s) | Lyrics - Avril Lavigne Music - Avril Lavigne, Ben Moody | |
| Producer(s) | Avril Lavigne, Don Gilmore | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
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| Avril Lavigne singles chronology | ||
| "My Happy Ending" (2004) |
"Nobody's Home" (2005) |
"He Wasn't" (2005) |
"Nobody's Home" is Avril Lavigne's third single from her second album Under My Skin. The track was produced by Lavigne and Don Gilmore and written by Lavigne and Ben Moody formerly of Evanescence. It is a pop/rock song that is generally slower than her last singles from Under My Skin.
[edit] CD singles & formats
Germany & Taiwan
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- Nobody's Home (Live Acoustic Version)
- Knockin' On Heavens Door
- I Always Get What I Want
- Nobody's Home (Video)
UK Part 1
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- Nobody's Home (Live Acoustic Version)
UK Part 2
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- Nobody's Home (Live Acoustic Version)
- Knockin' On Heavens Door
- Nobody's Home (Video)
Australia
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- Nobody's Home (Live Acoustic Version)
- Knockin' On Heavens Door
- I Always Get What I Want
Japan
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- My Happy Ending (Live Acoustic Version)
- Take Me Away (Live Acoustic Version)
- Nobody's Home (Video)
US Promo
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
- Instrumental Excerpt
- Suggested Callout Hook
EU Promo
- Nobody's Home (Album Version)
[edit] Chart success
"Nobody's Home", was weaker than her earlier singles. The song was so very close reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 only charting at #41, and had moderate success in Australia and the United Kingdom, both charting at #24. However it was a huge success in Mexico becoming #1.
| Chart | Position |
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| Argentina Top 40 Singles | 1[1] |
| United World Chart | 11 |
| American Top 40 | 14 |
| Los 40 Principales Spain | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 41 |
| Billboard Adult Conteporany | 38 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 3 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Chart | 35 |
| Polish Chart | 2 |
| Mexico Top 20 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 19 |
| Canadian Billboard Top 100 | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Chart (Radio) Top 40 | 4 |
| Italy Top 40 | 21 |
[edit] Song meaning
The song is thought to have three meanings. Avril Lavigne often says, before performing the song live, that she wrote the song about an old classmate who fell ill.
The general meaning of the song is about overall poverty. It tells a story of how a girl goes to her home and no one is there, and she cries as she lives on the streets. The second meaning is that the girl goes to her home and realizes that her family, friends and the people she cares about are no longer there for her.
The lyrics She wants to go home, but nobody's home are perhaps personifications (somewhat) of how sometimes parents who are, to an extreme point, over-protective and downright archaic, might kick out their child from the house after doing something disgraceful; dropping out of school, taking drugs daily, under-age sex or even pre-mature pregnancy.
Some believe the song was written about Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence, the band co-writer Ben Moody belonged to. This, however, has not been proven and is probably not the case as Avril and Amy Lee weren't classmates.
However, the music video follows the poverty theme, although it may be noted that the second meaning could be inferred to in the video: there is a scene where the homeless Avril makes a phone call and is answered by an old lady; since we don't hear either the woman or Avril make a comment, it might have simply been a wrong number.
| Avril Lavigne |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: Let Go. (2002) · Under My Skin (2004) · The Best Damn Thing (2007) |
| Singles: "Complicated" • "Sk8er Boi" • "I'm with You" • "Losing Grip" • "Don't Tell Me" • "My Happy Ending" • "Nobody's Home" • "He Wasn't" • "Fall to Pieces" • "Keep Holding On" • "Girlfriend" • "When You're Gone" |
| Related articles |
| Awards and nominations • Discography |
