Avril Lavigne talks Push, explains sweetly abrasive song to Beatweek

李奧

March 24, 2011



“It’s an emotion of frustration,” Avril Lavigne says of the sentiment behind her new song Push, which may be in line to be the next single off her new album Goodbye Lullaby. “But it’s also positive, like hey, we love each other, let’s not sweat the small stuff.”

The song, which includes abrasive lyrics like Maybe you should just shut up and If you fuck this up then go take a hike is nonetheless a mid tempo acoustic-leaning number. Avril tells Beatweek that musically, a song like Push (which features guest vocals from collaborator Evan Taubenfeld) could have gone either way. “When I write a song I usually just write it on the acoustic guitar. You can take any song in any direction. It could have been an aggressive fast song.”

So is Push the next single? Avril doesn’t appear to be sure yet. Today she asked her fans via Twitter and Facebook whether Push or the more up-tempo song Smile should be the second single. After thousands of replies, she declared “looks like a tie.”

Want to know more? Avril Lavigne is on the cover of the next issue of Beatweek Magazine, and in the interview she discusses Push, lead single What The Hell, the acoustic back half of Goodbye Lullaby, and much more. The full interview with Avril will also be available on Beatweek.com.