Lyrically, the song talks about a "celebration of being forever young". Melinda Newman from HitFix thought that "Here's to Never Growing Up" is a "throwback" to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (2010) and Lavigne's " Girlfriend" (2007) for the same musical structure. Digital Spy editor Robert Cospey wrote the song has a "pumping guitars 'n drums melody". The "punchy" song is built around a "big, kick-drum" stomp, acoustic-guitar-strumming, and simple-minded tunes. Lavigne's vocal range in the track spans from the low-note of A 3 to the high-note of C 5. "Here's to Never Growing Up" is a midtempo pop rock song, with a moderate tempo of 82 beats per minute. Epic Records premiered "Here's to Never Growing Up" on On Air with Ryan Seacrest (KIIS-FM) radio show, on iTunes Stores and eventually sent the single to US contemporary hit radio station on 9 April 2013. Lavigne later revealed the single's official artwork as well as its release date via Twitter on 3 April 2013. Lavigne announced the song would be released as the first single from her fifth studio album on 8 February 2013 via Twitter. She said, "When I was writing it, I was thinking about being younger – I’m still in my 20s, but you know, like high school - and with my 20s being in music and everything, I love the concept of ‘simply prom’ for the video". Talking about the song's conception to 4Music, Lavigne revealed that she missed her high school prom so much, and that was the reason why she wrote "Here's to Never Growing Up". It's about being young, wanting to be young forever, living in the moment and having a blast". During an interview with Ryan Seacrest for 102.7 KIIS-FM show, Lavigne said, "I wanted to write something fun and summery. The song was recorded in early 2013 at Henson Recording Studios. "Here's to Never Growing Up" was written by Lavigne, David Hodges, Chad Kroeger, Jacob Kasher, and producer of the song Martin Johnson.
When I was writing it, I was thinking about being younger – I’m still in my 20s, but you know, like high school - and with my 20s being in music and everything, I love the concept of ‘simply prom’ for the video. The song is playable on the video game Guitar Hero Live. Due to the song's success, Lavigne performed "Here's to Never Growing Up" on a number of shows, including Dancing with the Stars, The Today Show and The Voice UK. The video gained positive feedback from critics, who praised Lavigne's look in the clip. It features Lavigne and her band performing at the school's prom, and resembles the music video for her 2002 single " Complicated". It achieved certifications by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) due to the chart success.Īn accompanying music video for "Here's to Never Growing Up" was directed by Robert Hales.
The single was an international success, reaching number one on the Taiwan and Philippines charts, while reaching the top ten in Belgium, China, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine, also reaching the top twenty in Australia, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States despite the lack of initial exposure. Music critics provided mixed reviews to "Here's to Never Growing Up" and drew comparisons between the song and songs by Lavigne's contemporaries Katy Perry, Kesha, and Taylor Swift.
"Here's to Never Growing Up" is a midtempo pop rock song that talks about a "celebration of being forever young" and features a reference to English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released as the lead single from the album on 9 April 2013, by Epic Records. The song was written by Lavigne, David Hodges, Chad Kroeger, Jacob Kasher, and its producer Martin Johnson. Here's to Never Growing Up is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for her self-titled fifth studio album in 2013. Martin Johnson Singles chronology Previous
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