00:00So when I think back on my career and hers and just like how much time's flown by uh yeah
00:06it feels like a lifetime. Welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for songs
00:12written by the Canadian pop punk superstar Avril Lavigne but were performed by or with other artists.
00:18I still burn for you like the sun burns in the sky.
00:25Number 10. Dancing Crazy, Miranda Cosgrove.
00:33Miranda Cosgrove is primarily known for her roles on shows like Drake and Josh and iCarly
00:37but the Nickelodeon star also made a name for herself in the tween music industry.
00:42Dancing Crazy, the lead single from her 2011 EP High Maintenance is a carefree
00:46dance song that celebrates being young and having fun.
00:57Avril's fingerprints are all over this track from its devil may care attitude to Cosgrove's singing
01:02style and vocal inflections. It even has a similar chord progression as Lavigne's hit
01:07What the Hell. It goes to show just how distinct her sonic identity truly is.
01:17Did you hear me say that? Number 9. Flames, Mod Sun featuring Avril Lavigne.
01:22I still burn for you like the sun burns in the sky. I still burn for you.
01:30While Mod Sun is no stranger to genre hopping, he cut his teeth in the hardcore and pop punk
01:35music scenes. He spent time playing with bands like Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Four Letter Lie
01:40before spending some time making hip hop music. When Mod Sun returned to pop punk in 2021,
01:46he did so with the album Internet Killed the Rockstar.
01:55Its third single, Flames, was written with Lavigne before the two got romantically involved.
01:59Chock full of fiery imagery, the song tells the story of a maddening love affair between people
02:04who just aren't good for each other. But the spark between them is too good to deny,
02:08and when their voices join together at the end, it is incendiary.
02:13I still burn for you. My whole life I've been on fire.
02:19Number 8. Fake as Hell, All Time Low featuring Avril Lavigne.
02:23I got you lying in my face again. You got me hurting, gonna shut again.
02:29All Time Low have been mainstays in the pop punk scene since 2003. Best known for songs like
02:34Weightless and Dear Maria Count Me In. The band collaborated with Avril Lavigne in 2023 on what
02:39became the single Fake as Hell. This bitter screed against fake love and wasted time is
02:44a powerful addition to their catalog. I'd like to say that it's been real,
02:49but it's been fake as hell. According to Gaskarth, the collaboration was,
02:54quote, a dream realized. And we're sure pop punk fans agree. The love may have been fake as hell,
02:59but the emotions behind the song are as real as they come. I know it's bad we both say
03:06so late, but it's all in me right.
03:09Number 7. Dumb Blonde, Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj.
03:13You won't be so confident when I'm crushing you from the top.
03:17Featuring a marching band backing track reminiscent of Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl,
03:22Lavigne crafted an anthem bucking preconceived notions based on outdated stereotypes. She
03:27doesn't often feature guest rappers on her singles, but it's always a delight when she does.
03:32Now we're bombshells, raising hell now. Watch me, watch me, watch me prove you wrong.
03:37Just like her collaboration with Lil Mama on a remix of her hit track Girlfriend from The
03:42Best Damn Thing, Nicki Minaj perfectly matches Lavigne's brash energy. The line,
03:46I'm no stupid Barbie doll, perfectly lays the groundwork for the Barbie herself,
03:50where she reinforces the song's message with her signature wit and fire. The dumb blonde
03:55stereotype has existed for centuries, but don't think something like that could ever stop Avril
04:00Lavigne. Millions on millions, they never gonna die. I am the prototype, the pink print. No,
04:05I don't want no frauds, wink wink. Number 6. I Don't Wanna, Puffy.
04:18Avril Lavigne has always presented herself as one of the guys, and that tomboy energy
04:22comes through full force on this track from Puffy. Also known as Puffy AmiYumi,
04:27Western audiences probably know the Japanese duo for Cartoon Network theme songs like the one for
04:31Teen Titans. Diehard fans know them for their unique brand of pop-leaning rock music. Between
04:44that and Lavigne's huge presence in Japan, this collaboration almost makes too much sense.
04:49Co-written with Butch Walker, the lyrics to I Don't Wanna are committed to defiant individuality
04:54and independence. They don't care if you don't like their dirty hair or unconventional style,
04:59they love the way they are, even if they don't match someone else's idea of perfection.
05:10Number 5. I Will Be, Leona Lewis.
05:14All the pain, the tears, I cried, still you never said goodbye.
05:20Leona Lewis' debut album Spirit made her a household name with tracks like Bleeding
05:24Love and Better in Time. The sixth single off the album, I Will Be, is a devotional ballad.
05:30The lyrics are about someone making things right to the person they love and did wrong.
05:34This time, she's going to be everything she should have been in the first place,
05:37and Lewis carries it with her trademark belting vocals and soaring range.
05:42I will be all that you want, and get myself together,
05:51could you keep me from falling apart?
05:54Reminiscent of tracks like When You're Gone,
05:56this song showcases the more confessional and vulnerable side of Lavigne's songwriting.
06:00Get you through the day, and make everything okay.
06:08Number 4. Daydream, Miranda Cosgrove.
06:12I could have been the one you noticed, I could have been all over you.
06:17Dancing Crazy wasn't the only contribution Lavigne made to Cosgrove's music career.
06:21Co-written with Chantal Kraviazek, this guitar-heavy track was originally intended for
06:26Lavigne's sophomore record Under My Skin, and you can definitely tell it shares DNA
06:30with songs like Freak Out and Fall to Pieces.
06:33If I had my way, I'd never get over you.
06:40While it didn't make the cut for that album,
06:42it became a cut on Cosgrove's debut record Sparks Fly.
06:46The lyrics tell the story of being fixated on someone and trying to be who they might want.
06:50It's a complete shift from the blushing romance of the lead single Kissin' You,
06:54and it shows the depths of Cosgrove's emotional range.
06:57Cosgrove delivers the feelings of frustrated infatuation with authenticity and youthful angst.
07:03You're my daydream, you know that I've been thinkin' about you.
07:10Number 3. I'm a Mess. Avril Lavigne featuring Youngblood.
07:14All alone, wishing I was on my way home to you.
07:22Sometimes you just have to admit you're not okay, and neither Lavigne nor Youngblood is shy about
07:27admitting so on this track from the deluxe edition of her 2022 album.
07:31Love Sucks marked a return to her skatepunk roots by working with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
07:36The album is best known for its lead singles Bite Me and Love It When You Hate Me,
07:40but the bonus track I'm a Mess featuring Youngblood
07:43tells a compelling story of lingering codependence following a painful breakup.
07:49I wish I said I loved you just one more time.
07:54There's a sincere desperation both artists bring to their performances that feels like it comes
07:59straight from the gut. They may not be good for each other, but they sure do sound great together.
08:22Number 2. Cheers, Drink to That. Rihanna.
08:30Cheers to the freaking weekend, indeed. Rihanna's Loud album produced some of her biggest and best
08:38hits to date, including Only Girl in the World and What's My Name. It's no wonder Rihanna was
08:43the it girl of the early 2010s. Lavigne is one of 10 co-writers on the album's seventh single,
08:48Cheers, Drink to That, but her influence still comes through loud and clear. Beyond her lyrical
08:53contributions, the track includes a vocal sample from Lavigne's 2002 hit I'm With You.
08:59This club banger celebrates the end of a long week by feeling cool,
09:07look and fly, and doing whatever you want. We'll certainly drink to that.
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09:35Number 1. Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson.
09:45Easily one of Clarkson's most iconic tracks, Breakaway was initially intended for Lavigne's
09:502002 debut album Let Go. While it didn't make the cut there, it was passed on to Clarkson and
09:55used to promote The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement. Originally meant to keep fans
10:00engaged while waiting for the follow-up to her debut album Thankful, the song became so popular
10:05it became the lead single and name of Clarkson's sophomore album. Breakaway is a deeply sincere
10:19ballad about a small-town girl with dreams of making it in the big city. It's basically the
10:23story of both Lavigne and Clarkson's careers. What's your favorite Avril Lavigne song? Did
10:35it make it onto this list? Let us know in the comments below.
10:39When I think back to that writing session, I was 16 years old,
10:43I had signed a record deal, and I had no idea what was going on with my life.
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