"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, 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 withnu metal[2] 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 theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 22, 2003. It was nominated for theGrammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, losing out toPink's "Trouble".
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.[3]
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.
Chicago Tribune described the song as agrunge song.[4]Pitchfork described the song as anu metal-pop song.[2] Christina Saraceno ofAllMusic noted that "Losing Grip" allowed Lavigne to "show off" her vocal ability during the song's "explosiverock chorus".[5] Sal Cinquemani ofSlant magazine also praised Lavigne's vocals and compared them to Canadian singer-songwriterAlanis Morissette.[6]
^abLosing Grip (Australian CD Single liner notes). Arista Records. 2003. 82876524322.
^abCox, 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.
^Kot, 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")
^"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.
