The Best Damn Thing

***The Best Damn Thing*** is an album and hit song by musical artist Avril Lavigne. It was released April 17, 2007. The lead single off the album, "Girlfriend" was released on February 27, 2007. The song was very successful and peaked in a lot of countries #1. This was Lavigne's first Billboard Hot 100 chart number one. The second single, "When You're Gone" was released on June 19, 2007. The song was quite successful, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single, "Hot" was released on October 2, 2007. The song was unsuccessful in the U.S, it debuted two months after its release on the Billboard Hot 100 at #95. But the song was successful in Canada, it peaked at #10 on the Canadian Hot 100. The fourth and final single from the album was "The Best Damn Thing". It was released on June 24, 2008. The single was not very successful, it peaked at #76 on the Canadian Hot 100. The Best Damn Thing sold 6 million copies worldwide.

### Original / Deluxe Edition

- CD
1. "Girlfriend" <small>(Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald) 3:37</small>
1. "I Can Do Better" <small>(Lavigne, Gottwald) 3:17</small>
1. "Runaway" <small>(Lavigne, Gottwald, Kara DioGuardi) 3:48</small>
1. "The Best Damn Thing" <small>(Lavigne, Butch Walker) 3:10</small>
1. "When You're Gone" <small>(Lavigne, Walker) 4:00</small>
1. "Everything Back But You" <small>(Lavigne, Walker) 3:03</small>
1. "Hot" <small>(Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld) 3:23</small>
1. "Innocence" <small>(Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 3:53</small>
1. "I Don't Have to Try" <small>(Lavigne, Gottwald) 3:17</small>
1. "One of Those Girls" <small>(Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 2:56</small>
1. "Contagious" <small>(Lavigne, Taubenfeld) 2:10</small>
1. "Keep Holding On" <small>(Lavigne, Gottwald) 4:00</small>

- Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
1. "The Making of _The Best Damn Thing_"
1. "Photo Gallery"

### Limited Edition

- CD
1. "Girlfriend" (explicit) <small>3:37</small>
1. "I Can Do Better" (explicit) <small>3:17</small>
1. "Runaway" <small>3:48</small>
1. "The Best Damn Thing" <small>3:10</small>
1. "When You're Gone" <small>4:00</small>
1. "Everything Back But You" (explicit) <small>3:03</small>
1. "Hot" <small>3:23</small>
1. "Innocence" <small>3:53</small>
1. "I Don't Have to Try" (explicit) <small>3:17</small>
1. "One of Those Girls" <small>2:56</small>
1. "Contagious" <small>2:10</small>
1. "Keep Holding On" <small>4:00</small>
1. "Alone"<sup>1</sup> <small>(Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 3:14</small>
1. "I Will Be" <small>(Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin) 4:00</small>
1. "I Can Do Better" (acoustic version) (explicit) <small>3:40</small>
1. "Girlfriend" (The Submarines' Time Warp '66 mix) (explicit) <small>3:11</small>
1. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix)" (featuring Lil Mama) <small>(A. Lavigne, L. Gottwald, Niatia Kirkland) 3:25</small>

- DVD
Live at Orange Lounge
1. "Everything Back But You" <small>3:02</small>
1. "Girlfriend" <small>3:39</small>
1. "Hot" <small>3:22</small>
1. "When You're Gone" <small>3:57</small>

Music Videos
1. "Girlfriend" <small>3:48</small>
1. "When You're Gone" <small>4:01</small>
1. "Hot" <small>3:23</small>
1. "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke Remix feat. Lil Mama)" <small>3:25</small>

- <sup>1</sup> <small>Also available on Girlfriend single.</small>

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: The Best Damn Thing
- **type**: Album
- **artist**: Avril Lavigne
- **recorded**: 2006
- **genre**: Pop rock, pop punk, alternative rock
- **length**: 40:41 <small>(excluding bonus tracks)</small>
- **label**: RCA Records, RCA
- **producer**: Deryck Whibley
Butch Walker
Dr. Luke
Rob Cavallo
Avril Lavigne <small>(executive)</small>
- **prev title**: Under My Skin
- **prev year**: 2004
- **next title**: Goodbye Lullaby
- **next year**: 2011