Peak
1
Weeks
24
Score
6,078
Chart Year
2007
he music video was directed by The Malloys and filmed at Golf N' Stuff in Norwalk, California. They praised the video for "sounding different than most female artist at the time and for its very punk rock-pop feel, something she does better than anybody."[41] The music video features two women both played by Lavigne: one with glasses and red hair, and one with a rebellious persona and black hair. The video portrays both of them fighting over the redheaded woman's boyfriend (played by American model Bryan McMullin). The video's storyline is interwoven with shots of Lavigne with pink-streaked blonde hair performing with her band. The video also featured this Lavigne and her friends dancing in a restroom. Eventually the man develops feelings for the black-haired woman and they enter a relationship. Thie redhead attempts to break them up but is thwarted and falls into a portable toilet. The blonde-haired Lavigne seen throughout the video then takes the man into a bathroom stall, pumping her arm in victory. Lavigne's boyfriend in the video dresses similarly to the "rocker" Lavigne in the video. The video features Lavigne's previous guitarist Evan Taubenfeld, and Lavigne's brother Matt on bass.[42] Lil Mama and Lavigne shot a video for the remix of "Girlfriend", which was directed by R. Malcolm Jones.[43]
In this song, Avril sings from the perspective of a girl who likes a guy that already has a girlfriend. Her strategy is to be very persistent in trying to convince him that she is the better choice. Unlike some of the more personal songs on Lavigne's 2004 album Under My Skin, this is simply a fun song reflecting the social tribulations of a schoolgirl. Lavigne was married to Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 when she recorded it. Lavigne wrote this song with the hitmaker Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald), who was also a producer on the track. It was his first US #1 as a co-writer; the following year he topped the chart as one of four writers on Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl." In 1978, a pop group called The Rubinoos recorded the song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which bears some resemblance to this. The writers of The Rubinoos song sued Lavigne in 2007 over the similarities. Avril responded with this statement: "I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on five words! All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language. Let it be crystal clear that I have not ripped anyone off or done anything wrong." Avril Lavigne reached a confidential agreement with The Rubinoos in January 2008. Following the disclosure that a confidential settlement had been reached in their federal lawsuit, Dunbar and Gangwer of the Rubinoos said in a statement on January 15, 2008: "We are satisfied that any similarities between the two songs resulted from Avril and Luke's use of certain common and widely used lyrics. We therefore completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit." In an interview on Britain's Channel 4 TV, Avril Lavigne explained: "The song is just a fun song and it doesn't really mean anything. Writing it I just starting singing, 'I don't like your girlfriend, I think you need a new one,' thinking this is cool. So we just went in that direction." Avril Lavigne earned two million dollars in a year after her management company uploaded this song's official video to YouTube. Due largely to a coordinated fan campaign, the video clocked up almost 100 million hits from around the world between mid 2007 and mid 2008. This meant that there was close to 100 million ad-views and even after YouTube took its cut, there was close to $2m owing to the Canadian songstress. On the CD/DVD of the album, if features a part where they are making this song. Avril started randomly blowing into her beer bottle while listening to the playback and it happened to be right on pitch with the song. They ended up recording her blowing into the bottle and can now be faintly heard in the background during the last remaining seconds of the song where she sings the chorus one more time. >> This song was used twice on the show The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In the first episode, it was the first song ever played on the show, and on the second season finale, it played when they were looking at who had gotten together, with the character Amy in bed sleeping after having her baby, John. >> Speaking about the song becoming her first #1, Lavigne told Billboard magazine: "Sometimes I've found that the stuff I write really quickly and don't really think about tends to be the magic. We both knew, Dr. Luke and I, that that song was going to do well." In The Office episode "Deposition" (2008), Kelly (Mindy Kaling) sings this to taunt Pam about Jim's ping-pong skills.
Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way, I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me No way, no way, no, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend You're so fine, I want you mine, you're so delicious I think about you all the time, you're so addictive Don't you know what I can do to make you feel all right? Don't pretend, I think you know I'm damn precious And, hell yeah, I'm the motherfuckin' princess I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right She's like so, whatever You could do so much better I think we should get together now and that's what everyone's talkin' about Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way, I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me No way, no way, no, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend I can see the way, I see the way you look at me And even when you look away, I know you think of me I know you talk about me all the time, again and again So come over here and tell me what I wanna hear Better yet, make your girlfriend disappear I don't wanna hear you say her name ever again (and again and again and again) 'Cause she's like so, whatever And you could do so much better I think we should get together now and that's what everyone's talkin' about Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way, I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me No way, no way, no, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend Uh, in a second you'll be wrapped around my finger 'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in? She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking? Uh, in a second you'll be wrapped around my finger 'Cause I can, 'cause I can do it better There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in? She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking? Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way, I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend No way, no way Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me No way, no way, no, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend No way, no way Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend No way, no way, I think you need a new one Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend No way, no way Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me No way, no way, no, it's not a secret Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend No way, no way, hey, hey
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 17, 2007 | 5 | 121 |
| 2 | Mar 24, 2007 | 9 | 117 |
| 3 | Mar 31, 2007 | 8 | 118 |
| 4 | Apr 7, 2007 | 7 | 119 |
| 5 | Apr 14, 2007 | 5 | 121 |
| 6 | Apr 21, 2007 | 6 | 120 |
| 7 | Apr 28, 2007 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | May 5, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | May 12, 2007 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | May 19, 2007 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | May 26, 2007 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Jun 2, 2007 | 3 | 123 |
| 13 | Jun 9, 2007 | 7 | 119 |
| 14 | Jun 16, 2007 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Jun 23, 2007 | 7 | 119 |
| 16 | Jun 30, 2007 | 7 | 119 |
| 17 | Jul 7, 2007 | 7 | 119 |
| 18 | Jul 14, 2007 | 8 | 118 |
| 19 | Jul 21, 2007 | 13 | 113 |
| 20 | Jul 28, 2007 | 16 | 110 |