Under My Skin
by Avril Lavigne
  • Record Label: Arista
  • Release Date: May 25, 2004
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 409 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 342 out of 409
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 409
  3. Negative: 52 out of 409

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  1. Di
    Sep 3, 2004
    4
    I didn't buy this album because all the songs are the same cliche rock music except for two, most of the songs are boring and this album isn't half as good as Let Go. Don't Tell Me is a very weak (yet leading single) track as well. Not a very good hook to help you remember it either. All the tracks on Let Go were very different but here they are all very similar and I didn't buy this album because all the songs are the same cliche rock music except for two, most of the songs are boring and this album isn't half as good as Let Go. Don't Tell Me is a very weak (yet leading single) track as well. Not a very good hook to help you remember it either. All the tracks on Let Go were very different but here they are all very similar and it's just a phase for her trying to get "credibility". Overall she changed her sound (and image) too much. And left the Matrix, who wrote Complicated although she takes credit for the song because she wrote the "preppy clothes" line. The best tracks on this album are Together, Slipped Away, Nobody's Home and Fall To Pieces. The only ones that stand out to me. And I didn't think this album would do near as well as Let Go and so far it hasn't. Oh well.… Expand
  2. AlexF.
    Jul 25, 2007
    5
    This album was way better then her last one. At least this album had some feeling to it and was not as pointless.
  3. janpk
    Jul 5, 2004
    4
    i was interested in this cd because it was dark or something.. it's still the same corny supermarketsound. but hey.. a smart product it is!
  4. JK
    Dec 19, 2005
    6
    i liked it when i first got it..... but its kinda forgettable... yeah i should go find it and try and remember some of the songs.....
  5. owenrw89
    Dec 4, 2016
    6
    All in all a good effort. Some gorgeous songs, some powerful vocals, some pop rock and some basic teen rock - just an all round good album, not overly memorable, but not totally forgettable.
  6. Mangaeyes
    Feb 27, 2016
    6
    6/10 - "She has deepened and darkened her sound without sacrificing her platinum-plated melodies" - Blender

    It's a little bit awkward lyrically; Avril wants to show us that she's a 'serious' songwriter but she doesn't really seem to have anything to write about, apart from boys.
  7. trapgold_king
    Jan 18, 2016
    5
    01. Take Me Away - 35/100
    02. Together - 42/100
    03. Don't Tell Me - 69/100
    04. He Wasn't - 67/100
    05. How Does It Feel - 69/100
    06. My Happy Ending - 62/100
    07. Nobody's Home - 71/100
    08. Forgotten - 35/100
    09. Who Knows - 70/100
    10. Fall To Pieces - 78/100
    11. Freak Out - 39/100
    12. Slipped Away - 67/100
    13. I Always Get What I Want - 60/100
    Média Total: 58 (-12)
  8. RK13
    Jun 5, 2017
    5
    Avril Lavigne constantly produces great music, however this album remains Avril's leat known album purely because it is her worst. Some tracks are amazing such as Take Me Away - however others are rather tragic i.e. Don't Tell Me.

Awards & Rankings

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#16 Most Discussed Album of 2004
30
#30 Most Shared Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. PopMatters
    60
    A good, if slightly disappointing, follow-up.
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  2. AllMusic
    60
    Under My Skin is a bit awkward, sometimes sounding tentative and unsure, sometimes clicking and surging on Avril's attitude and ambition.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    Both more satisfying and more formulaic.
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