"What the Hell" is a song by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne, taken as the lead single from her fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby. The song, written by Lavigne with its producers Max Martin and Shellback was released on 10 January 2011 as the lead single from Goodbye Lullaby. According to Lavigne, she wrote the song as her "personal message for freedom".
The track is a pop punk, pop rock, synthpunk and pop song, set in a moderately fast tempo. Upon its release, "What the Hell" received mostly positive reviews from music critics with many complimenting its catchiness and comparing it to her 2007 single "Girlfriend". The song was successful, reaching number one in Japan, the top five in Asia, the Top 10 in Europe, Australia, South America, Mexico, Canada, and the Top 20 in the US and UK, peaking at eleven and sixteen, respectively. It received generally positive reviews from music critics.
An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Marcus Raboy and premiered on 23 January. "What the Hell" was performed by Lavigne on several television programs such as Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Daybreak, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on some award shows such as Much Music Video Awards, America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent. Additionally she added the song on the setlist of her The Black Star Tour (2011).
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What the Hell
You say that I'm messing with your head
All 'cause I was making out with your friend
Love hurts whether it's right or wrong
I can't stop 'cause I'm having too much fun
You're on your knees
Begging, Please
Stay with me
But honestly
I just need to be
A little crazy
All my life I've been good,
But now
I'm thinking, what the hell?
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby, baby
All my life I've been good
But now
What the hell?
What?
What?
What?
What the hell?
So what if I go out on a million dates?
You never call or listen to me anyway
I'd rather rage than sit around and wait all day
Don't get me wrong, I just need some time to play
You're on your knees
Begging, Please
Stay with me
But honestly
I just need to be
A little crazy
All my life I've been good,
But now
I'm thinking, what the hell?
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby, baby
All my life I've been good
But now
What the hell?
You say that I'm messing with your head
Boy, I like messing in your bed
Yeah, I am messing with your head when
I'm messing with you in bed
All my life I've been good,
But now
I'm thinking, what the hell?
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
All my life I've been good,
But now
I'm thinking, what the hell?
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
(If you love me)
If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby, baby
(If you love me)
All my life I've been good
But now
What the hell?
--song written by Avril Lavigne, Max Martin & Shellback
How adult. As in messed up on booze (& whoknowswhatallelse) while sleeping around. Although wine is needed as well as an appropriate libation for the pursuit of promiscuity, which honors the Goddess. Any mistletoe will do, don't you know...?
The protagonatrix is in charge. She rules men's sex. She rules their lives. And may totally ruin them as well. But its not like the males that come sniffing around her don't know what she's all about or what they themselves are in for. The time of their lives, yes. But also misery, heartache, blue-balls, gonads sore from overuse, headache, pain, humiliation, the usual physical & psychological
Femme fatales are out in force. Its the full moon. So if you're lean & on the prowl beware who you pounce. She might be very nice to look at but there'll be hell to pay somewhere down the line. And perhaps sooner than you think. And she'll laugh at you. And cry even as she dumps you. She cries for her own man-killer ways that surprise & stimulate her. She needs to be a little crazy. A little crazy is good. Sometimes. But she sounds a lot crazy. This is one dangerous broad...So, you had better be a bad-boy worthy of the required mutual madness. Of course you also have to be a little stupid to enjoy this one-way ticket to Palookaville.
She rages against the dying of the light & keeps you guessing on your toes off-balance depleted. She will kill you. She'll love you but defeat you. Its just how she's made. She can't help it. And I know..O I know damn well how hard it is walking away from such a good time.
But he who turns & walks away
Lives to love another day...