Song · Avril Lavigne
“Don't Tell Me” by Avril Lavigne
From the album Under My Skin (2004)
“Don't Tell Me” by Avril Lavigne appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2004. It was first released in 2004 on the album Under My Skin. Its best result is #51 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #491 alternative song of 2004.
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"Don't Tell Me" kicked off the Under My Skin campaign in 2004, the lead single Arista sent out from Avril Lavigne's second album, and it came with a grungy snarl. She wrote it with Evan Taubenfeld, who also sings backing vocals on the track; Butch Walker produced it and Tom Lord-Alge mixed.
It starts in a folk-rock hush and barrels into a hard rock chorus, a quiet-to-loud build that has drawn comparisons to Morissette. Lavigne has explained it as a song about backbone: a girl standing firm against any guy who tries to pressure her into something she doesn't want. On the Billboard Hot 100 it topped out at number 22.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 | 89 |
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