Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)

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“Don't Tell Me”
“Don't Tell Me” cover
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Under My Skin
B-side "Take Me Away"
Released April 27, 2004
Genre Alternative rock, pop-rock, modern rock
Length 3:21
Label Arista
Writer(s) Avril Lavigne
Producer Butch Walker
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Avril Lavigne Canada singles chronology
"Losing Grip"
(2003)
"Don't Tell Me"
(2004)
"Take Me Away"
(2004)


Avril Lavigne non-Canada singles chronology
"Mobile"
(2003)
"Don't Tell Me"
(2004)
"My Happy Ending"
(2004)


Alternate covers
CD Maxi cover
CD Maxi cover
3" CD Single
3" CD Single
Lavigne walking in the street.
Lavigne walking in the street.

"Don't Tell Me" is a song written Avril Lavigne with music by Evan Taubenfeld, who featured in the music video for this song, and produced by Butch Walker, which was the first single from Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin (2004). It did moderately well on charts, peaking at number twenty-two in the United States, at number ten in Australia, at number six in Spain, at number five in the UK and doing best in Latin-America, in Mexico and Brazil, where it reached number one.

The music video portrays Lavigne's character's boyfriend trying to tease Lavigne's character, who kicks him out of her apartment. Lavigne follows him through the street while also imitates what he does as a tease for payback, and during the bridge, she appears in several places, so the boyfriend seems tormented by her memory.

The video was nominated at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards in the category of Best Pop Video.

The song appears on Totally hits 2004 Vol. 2

The b-side, "Take Me Away", also made it onto the album as the opener.

[edit] Singles and formats

International maxi single
  1. "Don't Tell Me"
  2. "Don't Tell Me" (acoustic)
  3. "Take Me Away"
  4. "Don't Tell Me" (music video)
UK CD single 2
  1. "Don't Tell Me"
  2. "Don't Tell Me (acoustic)
EU promo
  1. "Don't Tell Me" (album version)
Australian CD single
  1. "Don't Tell Me"
  2. "Don't Tell Me" (acoustic)
  3. "Take Me Away"
Japan CD single
  1. "Don't Tell Me"
  2. "Take Me Away"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Argentinean Top 40 Singles[1] 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 10
Belgian Ultratop 50 (Flanders) 22
Belgian Ultratop 50 (Wallonia) 28
Brazil Hot 100 Singles Chart 1
Euro 200 8
Italian Top 50 3
Japanese Osakan Hot 100[2] 1
Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[3] 1
Dutch Top 40 5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 15
Los 40 Principales Spain 6
Swedish Singles Chart 30
UK Singles Chart 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22
United World Chart 2

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