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Wish You Were Here (Avril Lavigne song)

December 01, 2023

"Wish You Were Here" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby (2011). The song was released on September 9, 2011, by RCA Records as the third and final single from the album. "Wish You Were Here" was written by Lavigne along with the song's producers Max Martin and Shellback. According to Lavigne, the song shows her vulnerable side. Critical reception toward the song was positive, with critics praising it as a highlight on the album.

"Wish You Were Here"
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Goodbye Lullaby
B-side"Smile" (Acoustic Version)
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2011 (2011-09-09)
Recorded2010
StudioMaratone (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:45
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Smile"
(2011) 		"Wish You Were Here"
(2011) 		"Here's to Never Growing Up"
(2013)
Music video
"Wish You Were Here" on YouTube

The accompanying music video for "Wish You Were Here" was directed by Dave Meyers and it premiered on September 9, 2011. Lavigne described the video as different from her previous work. Upon its release on the Internet, it received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who praised Lavigne's portrayal of emotions, and described it as dark. She further added "Wish You Were Here" to the set list of her tour, The Black Star Tour.

Background and release edit

"Wish You Were Here" is written by Lavigne, Max Martin, and Shellback, while produced by the latter two.[2] It was recorded at Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.[2] In a telephone interview with The Caprice, Lavigne confirmed that the song would serve as the third and possibly last single from Goodbye Lullaby.[3] During an interview with Artistdirect, Lavigne said that the song showed her vulnerable side.[4]

In an interview with MTV News, she stated that the song is the perfect tune for anyone who's not able to be with the ones they love this holiday season. "I’m excited about 'Wish You Were Here' being the single because it's a ballad and the song kind of represents the album definitely more so than the first single," she told MTV News about the song, which she performed during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last week. "That was kind of more my older stuff and more pop rock and aggressive and a lighter subject. Goodbye Lullaby, for me, was a record that I was writing for myself."[5] Lavigne also described her meeting with Martin and the work on "Wish You Were Here":

"He said some really kind things that really meant a lot to me. He worked with so many people and he's an artist, he's very sensitive. We wrote a couple really special songs together. It's kind of hard to work with someone new, and when I went in and did vocals on 'Wish You Were Here', I did my first take, and then Max stood up and was like, 'I'm so honored that you're here.' And it was a really special moment, where he understood me and I understood him. We connected and had a really great time. And it was really magic my first trip there."[6]

Composition edit

 
"Wish You Were Here"
A 26 second sample of the song's chorus, which features Lavigne's vulnerable side and how bad she wishes her boyfriend to be there beside her.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

"Wish You Were Here" was described as a midtempo power ballad, while featuring soaring strings, piano and drum kits. The lyrics talk about missing someone and something we all go through in our lives.

In an interview with MTV News, Lavigne described the song as the most personal track on the album. "It was more raw and stripped-down and more emotional and I wasn't holding back," she said of working on the album. "[It's] sort of more song driven and the production was mainly just like a lot of acoustic guitars and loops and just all about the vocal; the vocal being clear and having an honest emotion to it. And saying that, yeah, the first two singles ['What the Hell' and 'Smile'] were more pop rock, and so now finally with this one, 'Wish You Were Here', being released, it feels right."

The song comes from a place deep inside and is very much about someone in Lavigne's life. "I love this song. I like this song because I wrote it about missing somebody and that's something that we all go through at some point in our lives," she explained. "It's just about looking back and remembering all those good times you shared with somebody, all the crazy moments. And that's life. We all experience that at some point, but it has a positive message."[7]

Critical reception edit

"Wish You Were Here" received largely positive reviews from critics. Jody Rosen, writing for Rolling Stone magazine, described "Wish You Were Here" as a "jangling power ballad".[8] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic marked "Wish You Were Here" as a highlight of the album, Goodbye Lullaby.[9] Al Fox, an editor of BBC Music, said that the song is one of the tracks from the album where "Lavigne actually manages to communicate some real sentiment". He also commented that it is "an unassuming strum-along".[10] Bill Lamb of the website About.com found "interesting arrangements and musical settings" in the song.[11] While reviewing Goodbye Lullaby, Robert Copsey of Digital Spy concluded that the main theme of the song was based on the lines "I can be tough, I can be strong/ But with you it's not like that at all" and talked about Lavigne's divorce.[12] He further put the song in his list of "Possible future singles".[12]

On a more negative note, Mikael Wood of Spin magazine wrote that, in songs like "Wish You Were Here" and "Everybody Hurts", the "former brat-punk princess in dreary woe-is-me mode" can be found.[13] According to Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine, this song, along with others from Goodbye Lullaby, "mistake having a potty mouth for having an actual personality", stating it "fails to pass off 'Damn, damn, damn / What I'd do to have you here, here, here' as a hook".[14]

Chart performance edit

Even before being released as a single, the song peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 on the week of the album's release.[15][16] Upon release to radio stations, the song entered the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay at number 69 on November 13, 2011,[17] has peaked at 32, and re-entered the Canadian Hot 100 on November 19, 2011, at number 98.[18] It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 84 and peaked at 65.[19] The song has sold over 500,000 units of digital copies in the USA. It was never released on radio in the UK, Germany and some other European countries.

Music video edit

Background and synopsis edit

"It's a song written about missing someone and looking back and remembering all the good times and all those awesome moments. The song is 'stripped down. It's kind of raw, but also emotional. I cry in the video and that was something that I did on purpose, but it was something that was real."

Avril Lavigne talking about "Wish You Were Here" with Billboard[20]

On August 9, on her official website, Lavigne posted pictures from the shooting of the music video for "Wish You Were Here", one of a red flower, and another of her lying on a wooden floor. Lavigne said that the video will be very raw and exposed, unlike her previous videos "What the Hell" and "Smile".[21] Dave Meyers was the director of the video.[22] On September 8, Lavigne posted on her Twitter and Facebook accounts "My music video for 'Wish You Were Here' is coming out tomorrow (and the tears are real... no onions!!)" confirming that the video will be posted on September 9.[23] She further described the video, "It's simple but emotional. Raw and real. Stripped down."[24] The video premiered on Lavigne's VEVO channel on September 8. It begins with her lying on a wooden floor wearing a black dress and barefoot, surrounded by leaves. She rises, and begins to sing. Lavigne picks up a red flower and begins picking off the petals. She sets the flower on fire,[23] and waves it in the air. As she continues singing, she starts to cry. Towards the bridge of the song, Lavigne is shown lying in a bathtub. She submerges herself, then suddenly rises, and steps out. Lavigne continues to sing, and steps towards the sunlight from a nearby window.

Reception edit

 
Shows Lavigne alone with a flower.

A writer for the magazine Billboard simply called the video "dark".[25] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said that Lavigne could have worn waterproof mascara in the video but she concluded that it "wouldn't be quite as cinematic."[26] Writing for AOL, Marina Galperina concluded "Unlike other recent videos 'What the Hell' and 'Smile,' this latest cut from the Goodbye Lullaby album is a bit somber."[24] Melinda Newman of HitFix concluded that Lavigne "looks beautifully anguished, but that's a lot of screen time and focus for any one artist to try to carry off." However, she added that the video doesn't "look as awkward as she did in the horrible video for 'What The Hell.'"[27] Amy Sciarretto of Pop Crush said: "It's a somber video with Avril as the only star, in a sad, dark place. It certainly resonates, though! Even a perky pop star like Avril Lavigne is not immune to sadness that comes with separation."[28]

According to Derek Johnson of Long Island Press was "heating up the Internet" with one million views on YouTube because Lavigne "is showing another side to fans".[22] Writing for Dose, Ottawa Citizen and The Vancouver Sun, Leah Collins gave the video a mixed review saying that Lavigne is "feeling a bit more mall-emo than mall-punk".[29][30][31] She added that Lavigne used "pyromania in the opening scenes, torching a gerbera daisy while wanly singing of lost love" before concluding "What's an Avril video without at least one act of age-inappropriate mischief, anyway?".[29][30][31] Pop Dust's Katherine St Asaph compared the scene where Lavigne is in the bathtub with the music video for Britney Spears' song "Everytime" but the two scenes have different meanings.[32]

Live performances edit

Lavigne performed the song on Good Morning America on November 22, 2011.[33][dead link]

Track listing edit

Credits and personnel edit

Credits adapted from Goodbye Lullaby album liner notes.[2]

Charts edit

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label
New Zealand[51] July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31) Radio airplay Sony Music/RCA
Australia[52] September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) Digital download
Austria[53]
Belgium[54]
Germany[55]
Ireland[56]
Italy[57]
Luxembourg[58]
Mexico[55]
Netherlands[59]
New Zealand[60]
Norway[61]
Switzerland[62]
France[63] September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)
Australia[64] Radio airplay
Poland[65]
Finland[66] September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) Digital download
Spain[67]
United Kingdom[68][69] October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) Epic Records
Belgium[70] October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31) Digital download
(deluxe edition) 		Sony Music/Epic Records
Canada[71]
France[72]
Greece[73]
Ireland[74]
Italy[75]
Luxembourg[76]
Netherlands[77]
Portugal[78]
Spain[79]
Switzerland[80]
United Kingdom[81]
United States[82]
United States[83] November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) Mainstream radio Epic Records

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Official music video on YouTube

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Wish You Were Here is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Avril Lavigne from her fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby 2011 The song was released on September 9 2011 by RCA Records as the third and final single from the album Wish You Were Here was written by Lavigne along with the song s producers Max Martin and Shellback According to Lavigne the song shows her vulnerable side Critical reception toward the song was positive with critics praising it as a highlight on the album Wish You Were Here Single by Avril Lavignefrom the album Goodbye LullabyB side Smile Acoustic Version ReleasedSeptember 9 2011 2011 09 09 Recorded2010StudioMaratone Stockholm Sweden GenrePop rock 1 Length3 45LabelRCASongwriter s Avril Lavigne Max Martin ShellbackProducer s Max Martin ShellbackAvril Lavigne singles chronology Smile 2011 Wish You Were Here 2011 Here s to Never Growing Up 2013 Music video Wish You Were Here on YouTubeThe accompanying music video for Wish You Were Here was directed by Dave Meyers and it premiered on September 9 2011 Lavigne described the video as different from her previous work Upon its release on the Internet it received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who praised Lavigne s portrayal of emotions and described it as dark She further added Wish You Were Here to the set list of her tour The Black Star Tour Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 5 1 Background and synopsis 5 2 Reception 6 Live performances 7 Track listing 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Release history 11 References 12 External linksBackground and release edit Wish You Were Here is written by Lavigne Max Martin and Shellback while produced by the latter two 2 It was recorded at Maratone Studios in Stockholm Sweden 2 In a telephone interview with The Caprice Lavigne confirmed that the song would serve as the third and possibly last single from Goodbye Lullaby 3 During an interview with Artistdirect Lavigne said that the song showed her vulnerable side 4 In an interview with MTV News she stated that the song is the perfect tune for anyone who s not able to be with the ones they love this holiday season I m excited about Wish You Were Here being the single because it s a ballad and the song kind of represents the album definitely more so than the first single she told MTV News about the song which she performed during the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade last week That was kind of more my older stuff and more pop rock and aggressive and a lighter subject Goodbye Lullaby for me was a record that I was writing for myself 5 Lavigne also described her meeting with Martin and the work on Wish You Were Here He said some really kind things that really meant a lot to me He worked with so many people and he s an artist he s very sensitive We wrote a couple really special songs together It s kind of hard to work with someone new and when I went in and did vocals on Wish You Were Here I did my first take and then Max stood up and was like I m so honored that you re here And it was a really special moment where he understood me and I understood him We connected and had a really great time And it was really magic my first trip there 6 Composition edit nbsp Wish You Were Here source source track A 26 second sample of the song s chorus which features Lavigne s vulnerable side and how bad she wishes her boyfriend to be there beside her Problems playing this file See media help Wish You Were Here was described as a midtempo power ballad while featuring soaring strings piano and drum kits The lyrics talk about missing someone and something we all go through in our lives In an interview with MTV News Lavigne described the song as the most personal track on the album It was more raw and stripped down and more emotional and I wasn t holding back she said of working on the album It s sort of more song driven and the production was mainly just like a lot of acoustic guitars and loops and just all about the vocal the vocal being clear and having an honest emotion to it And saying that yeah the first two singles What the Hell and Smile were more pop rock and so now finally with this one Wish You Were Here being released it feels right The song comes from a place deep inside and is very much about someone in Lavigne s life I love this song I like this song because I wrote it about missing somebody and that s something that we all go through at some point in our lives she explained It s just about looking back and remembering all those good times you shared with somebody all the crazy moments And that s life We all experience that at some point but it has a positive message 7 Critical reception edit Wish You Were Here received largely positive reviews from critics Jody Rosen writing for Rolling Stone magazine described Wish You Were Here as a jangling power ballad 8 Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic marked Wish You Were Here as a highlight of the album Goodbye Lullaby 9 Al Fox an editor of BBC Music said that the song is one of the tracks from the album where Lavigne actually manages to communicate some real sentiment He also commented that it is an unassuming strum along 10 Bill Lamb of the website About com found interesting arrangements and musical settings in the song 11 While reviewing Goodbye Lullaby Robert Copsey of Digital Spy concluded that the main theme of the song was based on the lines I can be tough I can be strong But with you it s not like that at all and talked about Lavigne s divorce 12 He further put the song in his list of Possible future singles 12 On a more negative note Mikael Wood of Spin magazine wrote that in songs like Wish You Were Here and Everybody Hurts the former brat punk princess in dreary woe is me mode can be found 13 According to Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine this song along with others from Goodbye Lullaby mistake having a potty mouth for having an actual personality stating it fails to pass off Damn damn damn What I d do to have you here here here as a hook 14 Chart performance editEven before being released as a single the song peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 on the week of the album s release 15 16 Upon release to radio stations the song entered the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay at number 69 on November 13 2011 17 has peaked at 32 and re entered the Canadian Hot 100 on November 19 2011 at number 98 18 It re entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 84 and peaked at 65 19 The song has sold over 500 000 units of digital copies in the USA It was never released on radio in the UK Germany and some other European countries Music video editBackground and synopsis edit It s a song written about missing someone and looking back and remembering all the good times and all those awesome moments The song is stripped down It s kind of raw but also emotional I cry in the video and that was something that I did on purpose but it was something that was real Avril Lavigne talking about Wish You Were Here with Billboard 20 On August 9 on her official website Lavigne posted pictures from the shooting of the music video for Wish You Were Here one of a red flower and another of her lying on a wooden floor Lavigne said that the video will be very raw and exposed unlike her previous videos What the Hell and Smile 21 Dave Meyers was the director of the video 22 On September 8 Lavigne posted on her Twitter and Facebook accounts My music video for Wish You Were Here is coming out tomorrow and the tears are real no onions confirming that the video will be posted on September 9 23 She further described the video It s simple but emotional Raw and real Stripped down 24 The video premiered on Lavigne s VEVO channel on September 8 It begins with her lying on a wooden floor wearing a black dress and barefoot surrounded by leaves She rises and begins to sing Lavigne picks up a red flower and begins picking off the petals She sets the flower on fire 23 and waves it in the air As she continues singing she starts to cry Towards the bridge of the song Lavigne is shown lying in a bathtub She submerges herself then suddenly rises and steps out Lavigne continues to sing and steps towards the sunlight from a nearby window Reception edit nbsp Shows Lavigne alone with a flower A writer for the magazine Billboard simply called the video dark 25 Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said that Lavigne could have worn waterproof mascara in the video but she concluded that it wouldn t be quite as cinematic 26 Writing for AOL Marina Galperina concluded Unlike other recent videos What the Hell and Smile this latest cut from the Goodbye Lullaby album is a bit somber 24 Melinda Newman of HitFix concluded that Lavigne looks beautifully anguished but that s a lot of screen time and focus for any one artist to try to carry off However she added that the video doesn t look as awkward as she did in the horrible video for What The Hell 27 Amy Sciarretto of Pop Crush said It s a somber video with Avril as the only star in a sad dark place It certainly resonates though Even a perky pop star like Avril Lavigne is not immune to sadness that comes with separation 28 According to Derek Johnson of Long Island Press was heating up the Internet with one million views on YouTube because Lavigne is showing another side to fans 22 Writing for Dose Ottawa Citizen and The Vancouver Sun Leah Collins gave the video a mixed review saying that Lavigne is feeling a bit more mall emo than mall punk 29 30 31 She added that Lavigne used pyromania in the opening scenes torching a gerbera daisy while wanly singing of lost love before concluding What s an Avril video without at least one act of age inappropriate mischief anyway 29 30 31 Pop Dust s Katherine St Asaph compared the scene where Lavigne is in the bathtub with the music video for Britney Spears song Everytime but the two scenes have different meanings 32 Live performances editLavigne performed the song on Good Morning America on November 22 2011 33 dead link Track listing editDigital download 34 Wish You Were Here 3 45 Wish You Were Here Acoustic Version 3 45CD single Wish You Were Here 3 45 Wish You Were Here Acoustic Version 3 45 Digital download Deluxe Single Wish You Were Here 3 45 Wish You Were Here Acoustic Version 3 45 Smile Acoustic Version 3 33 Wish You Were Here Video Fan Edition CD Single 35 Wish You Were Here Album Version 3 45 Wish You Were Here Acoustic Version 3 45 Smile Acoustic Version 3 34 What the Hell Acoustic Version 3 40Credits and personnel editBacking vocals Lead vocals Avril Lavigne Songwriting Avril Lavigne Max Martin Shellback Production and recording Max Martin Shellback Engineering Michael Ilbert Mixing Serban Ghenea Mix engineer John Hanes Assistant mix engineer Tim Roberts Drums guitar and bass Shellback Keyboards Max MartinCredits adapted from Goodbye Lullaby album liner notes 2 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2011 12 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 36 4Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 37 34Brazil Hot 100 Airplay 34Canada Canadian Hot 100 38 64Hungary Radios Top 40 39 35Italy FIMI 40 59Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Billboard 20 33Japan Japan Hot 100 20 90Lebanon The Official Lebanese Top 20 41 3Russia Airplay TopHit 42 65Slovakia Radio Top 100 43 68South Korea Gaon Chart 44 6Ukraine Airplay TopHit 45 22US Billboard Hot 100 46 65US Adult Top 40 Billboard 47 20US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 48 30 Year end charts edit 2011 year end chart performance for You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Chart 2011 PositionUkraine Airplay TopHit 49 1852012 year end chart performance for You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Chart 2012 PositionUkraine Airplay TopHit 50 94Release history editRegion Date Format LabelNew Zealand 51 July 31 2011 2011 07 31 Radio airplay Sony Music RCAAustralia 52 September 9 2011 2011 09 09 Digital downloadAustria 53 Belgium 54 Germany 55 Ireland 56 Italy 57 Luxembourg 58 Mexico 55 Netherlands 59 New Zealand 60 Norway 61 Switzerland 62 France 63 September 12 2011 2011 09 12 Australia 64 Radio airplayPoland 65 Finland 66 September 13 2011 2011 09 13 Digital downloadSpain 67 United Kingdom 68 69 October 23 2011 2011 10 23 Epic RecordsBelgium 70 October 31 2011 2011 10 31 Digital download deluxe edition Sony Music Epic RecordsCanada 71 France 72 Greece 73 Ireland 74 Italy 75 Luxembourg 76 Netherlands 77 Portugal 78 Spain 79 Switzerland 80 United Kingdom 81 United States 82 United States 83 November 1 2011 2011 11 01 Mainstream radio Epic RecordsReferences edit MuuMuse Approved Avril Lavigne Wish You Were Here a b c Lavigne Avril 2011 Goodbye Lullaby Liner Notes Compact Disc Avril Lavigne RCA Records Avril Lavigne announces third single off Goodbye Lullaby Shuffle Me Archived from the original on March 24 2012 Retrieved August 13 2011 Sciarretto Amy December 8 2010 Avril Lavigne to Release Goodbye Lullaby on March 8 Artistdirect Retrieved 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Lullaby Spin magazine Archived from the original on March 14 2011 Retrieved March 4 2011 Jonathan Keefe March 6 2011 Music Review Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby Slant Magazine Retrieved March 7 2011 Week of March 26 2011 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc March 23 2011 Retrieved March 28 2011 Corner Lewis September 9 2011 Avril Lavigne debuts new single Wish You Were Here music video Digital Spy Hachette Filipacchi Medias Retrieved September 12 2011 US Airplay Top 100 November 13 2011 Music Charts Acharts us November 13 2011 Canada Singles Top 100 November 19 2011 Music Charts Acharts us November 19 2011 Wish You Were Here Avril Lavigne Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved March 23 2011 a b c Aguila Justino September 19 2011 Avril Lavigne Cried for Real in Raw Wish You Were Here Video Billboard Los Angeles Prometheus Global Media Retrieved September 20 2011 The Official Avril Lavigne Site Archived August 12 2011 at the Wayback Machine Avril Lavigne a b Johnson Derek 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