![]() ![]() On December 25, 2016, Lavigne announced that she would release the album in 2017. The songs on the album are inspired by her battle with Lyme disease. According to her, she "sat behind a piano and sang past the pain". In December 2014, Lavigne was diagnosed with Lyme disease. In support of the album, Lavigne embarked on the Head Above Water Tour, starting on Septem(her first tour in nearly five years following the Avril Lavigne Tour). ![]() In the United Kingdom the album debuted and peaked at number ten on the UK Albums OCC chart. In the United States the album debuted at number thirteen on the Billboard 200 chart. ![]() The album debuted at number five on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, making it Lavigne's sixth album to enter the top ten in Canada. While some praised Lavigne's vocal performance, themes and maturity compared to the singer's previous works, some noted the "generic" sound of the album, criticizing the lyrics and production of certain songs. Head Above Water received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The title track was released as the lead single from the album in September 2018, followed by " Tell Me It's Over" as the second single in December 2018, " Dumb Blonde" as the third single the week of the album's release, a collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj and " I Fell in Love with the Devil" as the fourth single in June 2019. The album draws inspiration from Lavigne's battle with Lyme disease, with her describing the album as an "emotional journey". She assumed an integral role in the album's production and collaborated with several producers including Chad Kroeger, Stephan Moccio, Chris Baseford, Johan Carlsson, Lauren Christy from The Matrix, Ryan Cabrera, Travis Clark of We the Kings, Bonnie McKee, JR Rotem and Mitch Allan among others. It is Lavigne's first studio release since her self-titled fifth studio album (2013), marking the longest gap between two of her studio albums, and is her first and only album recorded for the new incarnation of BMG (she was originally signed to the first incarnation of BMG, which later became Sony Music). It was released on February 15, 2019, through BMG Rights Management. Head Above Water is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. ![]()
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