Guide Note
"Girlfriend" is the first single from the album The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne.
Fast Facts
- Genre: Pop-Punk
- B-side: "Alone"
- Album: The Best Damn Thing
- Label: RCA Records
- Writers: Avril Lavigne, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
- Producer: Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
- Recorded: 2006
- Released: February 7, 2007
- Debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart
- Certification: 2x Platinum by the RIAA
- Lil Mama and Lavigne shot a video for the remix of "Girlfriend"
Avril Lavigne Facts
- Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley
- Born: September 27, 1984
- Origin: Belleville, Ontario
- Spouse: Deryck Whibley
- Active: 2002–present
- Albums: 3
- Labels: Arista Records, RCA Records
- Released her first album when she was 16
- Has sold approximately 30 million albums worldwide
- 2007 ranked at #7 on Forbes "Top 20 Earners Under 25"
Legal Troubles
In 2007, Lavigne, Dr. Luke, RCA Records and Apple were sued by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar of the band The Rubinoos for copyright infringement. Gangwer and Dunbar claimed "Girlfriend" resembled their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". 1
In early 2008, Lavigne and Dr. Luke were cleared of the copyright infringement charges. 2
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