Avril Lavigne feels nostalgic as she reflects on a major milestone: 20 years since the release of her debut album, Let Go.
In 2002, a then-teenager shot Avril to international stars with one of the most iconic albums of his time.
It had classic cuts, including Sk8er Boi, Complicated and I’m With You, and inspired an entire generation to wear dark eyeliner, baggy clothes and (at least try) skateboarding.
Now, 20 years later, Avril (37) is engaged to his boyfriend Mod Sun, has released the seventh album Love Sux, and is preparing to go on a world tour.
But this week, she’s back to where it all began: a street corner in New York City.
The star went to Canal Street in the Big Apple where, at the age of 17, she moodyly posed for the album cover of Let Go as cars and pedestrians walked past her.
By going to TikTok, Avril shared a video of the moment she returned, again dressed in baggy black clothes, protruding at the pedestrian crossing and folding her arms.
The video then disappeared and was replaced by the original Let Go album, which allowed viewers to see the deal.
Funny enough, Avril did not use any of her own songs from Let Go as the background music for the track, but rather chose emo-adult song I’m Just A Kid by rockers Simple Plan.
The group was among the thousands of nostalgic fans who took to the comments section to mark the astonishing milestone and wrote: ‘It’s amazing! Happy 20th anniversary! ‘
Avril’s fiancé, Mod, also wrote: ‘It’s so amazing!’ while influencer and journalist Liam McEwan wrote, “This album is such a staple for the generation.”
The track has proven very popular online, having been uploaded more than 1.2 million times since it was uploaded just 10 hours earlier.
Earlier this month, Avril again used social media to celebrate 20 years of Let Go, where she talked about the ‘monumental impact’ the album had on her life.
She wrote: “It is difficult to try to understand how, 20 years later, the songs I wrote as a 17-year-old would still resonate with people today.”
She remembered how ‘Let Go took my places I could never have expected in my wildest dreams ever’, adding she is ‘thankful for it every day’.
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