"Losing Grip" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriterAvril Lavigne, released as the fourth single and the first track from her debut album,Let Go (except in New Zealand, where "Mobile" was released), in March 2003. The song was written by Lavigne andClif Magness, and produced by Magness. The song, which is lyrically about Lavigne "losing grip" with her boyfriend as they are just not meant to be, is much heavier withgrunge[1] oriented sounds than most of the songs onLet Go that had a more poppy feel. She performed "Losing Grip" at theJuno Awards of 2003. The song's video single was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 22, 2003.[3]
Arista Records intended for "Anything but Ordinary" to serve as the fourth single fromLet Go, although Lavigne successfully pressed the label to release "Losing Grip" instead.[4]
The music video was directed byLiz Friedlander and was filmed on February 25 and 26, 2003 at theAngel Orensanz Foundation inNew York City. It shows scenes of Lavigne and her band performing in front of a large crowd. There are also shots of hermoshing and surfing through the crowd while pushing, punching and shoving people from time to time. The "crowd surfing" routine was practiced by other people on the audience during the shoot before Lavigne was allowed to do so.
Christina Saraceno ofAllMusic noted that "Losing Grip" allowed Lavigne to "show off" her vocal ability during the song's "explosive rock chorus".[5] Sal Cinquemani ofSlant magazine also praised Lavigne's vocals and compared them to Canadian singer-songwriterAlanis Morissette.[6]
^abKot, Greg (November 13, 2004)."Avril Lavigne blossoming".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2011.Her music touched familiar bases, ranging from coffeehouse folk (a solo acoustic version of "Tomorrow") to grunge ("Losing Grip")
^Cox, Jamieson."Avril Lavigne: Let Go Album Review".Pitchfork. RetrievedDecember 17, 2018.They also came up with roaring album opener 'Losing Grip,' which beat Evanescence to the nu-metal-pop punch by a solid year.
^Losing Grip (UK CD Single liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Arista Records. 2003. 82876534552.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Losing Grip (AUS CD Single liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Arista Records. 2003. 82876524322.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Losing Grip (UK Maxi Single liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Arista Records. 2003. 82876 53454 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Losing Grip (UK Cassette liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Arista Records. 2003. 82876 53454 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Avril Lavigne: Single".click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived fromthe original on June 18, 2003. RetrievedNovember 5, 2023.To view release date, selectLavigne Avril from Vælg kunster (A - Å), then click onLosing Grip.
