#Avril lavigne the day you went away professional#

The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who is most well known from his works of director for Sum 41's music videos. However, the song was a minor hit in Belgium ( Flanders and Wallonia), where it failed to reach top twenty. In the Continental Europe, 'When You're Gone' peaked inside top twenty in countries such as Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden. It ended the year as the 54th most purchased song in the UK. 'When You're Gone' debuted at number thirty-two on UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number three. The single did well in European charts ending at number four of the European Hot 100. As of September 2015, 'When You're Gone' has sold 1,290,000 digital copies in the United States. It did well on the charts in Canada, where it reached number eight. The song later re-entered the charts and peaked at numbers 24 and 16, respectively. Billboard Hot 100 and number 77 on the Billboard Pop 100, in the Billboard issue dated. Accolades KeyД«efore its release as a single in the United States, 'When You're Gone' reached number ninety on the U.S. In an AOL Radio listener's poll, 'When You're Gone' was voted Lavigne's eighth best song.

On a more negative note, Darryl Sterdan of JAM! described the song as 'a standard piano-and-strings weeper' and went on to tell the reader to skip-it. The theme, separation from a lover, is universal, and the lyrics simple: 'I always needed time on my own/I never thought I'd need you there when I cried/And the days feel like years when I'm alone/And the bed where you lie is made up on your side.' PopMatters stated that this song tries to match ' I'm With You' but it fails. Stylus was mixed calling the song 'turgid and humdrum,' but 'taken at times by an exhilarating slickness.' Dave Donnely was mixed to positive: 'Ballad and expected next single 'When You're Gone' may be the best of the bunch, though it's superficially like any number of pop-rock ballads, with contemplative lyrics lending the album a little bit of emotional depth. Alex Nunn wrote that Avril hasn't lost her sense in ballads with this song. 'When You're Gone' has received mixed reviews from music critics. Composer Rob Mathes orchestrated the song with genuine string section, although the brief opening note, before the piano came in, was on a synthesizer.

#Avril lavigne the day you went away professional#

'If I was older, a professional writer coming up with all that, that would be lame.' Д«illboard magazine describes the song as 'a power ballad with a piano and synth introduction'. 'It's not cheesy, because I wrote it', she said. According to her, she did not intend the song to be a love song, but she was writing a slow song and the process brought out 'all that emotional stuff' in her.

The song may have been inspired by Lavigne's then-husband, Deryck Whibley, although in an interview in Northern Ireland with The Belfast Telegraph she did not confirm this. y put avril down about it.Avril Lavigne has said the song 'is about being with someone you love, and you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them'.

so wat if the chorous is too short so wat if it seems to pop like its avrils choice of dealin with grief im sure u ppl who have somin nasty things to say about it have ur own way whether it b listenin to this very song or curled up in a ball in the shower pourin ur eyes out with water drownin u wyl u sit there. i cry everytym i listen to this song becoz it is exactly how i feel about him i sat in an exam cryin writin out the words to the song wen i almost had a nervous breakdown needles to say i failed my exam n i managed to pull myself thru it. i blame myself for not protectin him wen i culd n i neva gotto tell him how much i loved him. my mom died 4 years ago n my bestfriend shot himself in the head 2 years ago - he blamed himself for things that happened to me n his other friends. i didnt expect to listen to this song till my ex made me. tom not every1 will agree wit u, im not a big fan of avrils but this song means alot to me. General Commentthis song means alot to me.