He Wasn't
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| Single by Avril Lavigne from the album Under My Skin |
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| Released | March 28, 2005 (U.K.) Unreleased (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | Punk-pop | |
| Length | 3:00 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Writer(s) | Avril Lavigne, Chantal Kreviazuk | |
| Producer | Avril Lavigne, Chantal Kreviazuk | |
| Avril Lavigne Canada singles chronology | ||
| "Nobody's Home" (2004) |
"He Wasn't" (2005) |
"Fall to Pieces" (2005) |
| Avril Lavigne Australia singles chronology | ||
| "Nobody's Home" (2005) |
"He Wasn't" (2005) |
"Take Me Away" (2005) |
| Avril Lavigne UK singles chronology | ||
| "Nobody's Home" (2004) |
"He Wasn't" (2005) |
"Girlfriend" (2007) |
"He Wasn't" is the fourth single from Avril Lavigne's second album Under My Skin. It was not released in the United States, instead "Fall to Pieces" was the fourth single. Beforehand, it was a released as a third single in Japan in June 2004. It was written and produced by Avril Lavigne and Chantal Kreviazuk. Its genre is best described as Punk pop. The song has been criticized because of its lyrical content, but was praised for its hard-edged sound.
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[edit] Track listing
- Australia
- "He Wasn't" (Album version)
- "He Wasn't" (Live full band performance)
- "He Wasn't" (Live and acoustic)
- "He Wasn't" (Music video)
- UK
- "He Wasn't" (Album version)
- "He Wasn't" (Live version)
- "He Wasn't" (Music video)
- Plus exclusive video diary and other stuff.
- UK promo
- He Wasn't (Album version)
[edit] Song meaning
"He Wasn't" is about an unsuccessful relationship between Avril and another guy. The song is a fast, up-beat catchy take on the guy "not being good enough" and how he never made her "feel like she was special." So now she is bored and alone. She says "There's not much going on today", and other similar phrases. On a document of making "My Happy Ending", the song was playing in the background, and Avril jokes, "'He wasn't what I wanted'...is there a theme on my record?"
[edit] Music video
The video features Avril singing and her band playing instruments in the backround. There are scenes where she dances around wearing white gloves, a pink skirt, and holding a magic wand (she is protraying an angel), and other scenes where she is wearing devil horns on her head (she is protraying the devil). It turns out that Avril and her band are at a video shoot, and later get into a food fight, much to the dismay of the directors. Avril then rebells and smashes her guitar into the camera lens, and then into the paper wall, where pink paint splashes out. The video ends with the band dancing and Avril performing the splits.
[edit] Chart positions
"He Wasn't" wasn't released in the U.S. and the song barely gained success in the UK charting at #23, #25 in Australia and #35 in Ireland. In some countries it did especially poorly on the charts, such as Canada, where it peaked at #92, and the European chart, where it only reached #112. However, "He Wasn't" was successful in Japan, where it reached #10, and was a #1 hit in Brazil.
| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
| Argentinean Top 40 Singles Chart[1] | 18 |
| Belgian Ultratip (under 50) | 2 |
| Brazil Hot 100 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 35 |
| Austrian Top 75 Singles Chart | 35 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 38 |
| German Top 100 Singles Chart | 29 |
| Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart | 43 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart | 92 |
| Euro 200 | 112 |
| Tokyo Hot 100 | 10 |
| Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[2] | 15 |
| Philippines Radio Airplay Chart | 13 |
| United World Chart | 18 |
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