Losing Grip

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title: "Losing Grip" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["avril-lavigne-songs", "2003-singles", "music-videos-directed-by-liz-friedlander", "songs-written-by-avril-lavigne", "arista-records-singles", "songs-written-by-clif-magness", "nu-metal-songs", "grunge-songs", "breakup-songs"] description: "2003 single by Avril Lavigne" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Grip" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 2003 single by Avril Lavigne ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Losing Grip
cover	Avril Lavigne Losing Grip single cover.jpg
type	single
artist	Avril Lavigne
album	Let Go
released
* Signet Sound Delux (Hollywood, California)<ref name	"AUS"/
genre
length
label	Arista
producer	Clif Magness
prev_title	I'm with You
prev_year	2002
next_title	Mobile
next_year	2003
misc
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| name = Losing Grip | cover = Avril Lavigne Losing Grip single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Avril Lavigne | album = Let Go | released = | recorded = | studio =

• Blue Iron Gate (Santa Monica, California)
• Signet Sound Delux (Hollywood, California) | venue = | genre =
• Grunge
• nu metal | length = | label = Arista | writer =
• Avril Lavigne
• Clif Magness | producer = Clif Magness | prev_title = I'm with You | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = Mobile | next_year = 2003 | misc = "Losing Grip" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the fourth single and the first track from her debut album, Let Go, in March 2003. The song was written by Lavigne and Clif Magness, and produced by Magness. The song, which is lyrically about Lavigne "losing grip" with her boyfriend as they are just not meant to be, is much heavier with nu metal oriented sounds than most of the songs on Let Go that had a more poppy feel. She performed "Losing Grip" at the Juno Awards of 2003. The song's video single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 22, 2003. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, losing out to Pink's "Trouble".

Background

Arista Records intended for "Anything but Ordinary" to serve as the fourth single from Let Go, although Lavigne successfully pressed the label to release "Losing Grip" instead.

Music video

The music video was directed by Liz Friedlander and was filmed on February 25 and 26, 2003, at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City. It shows scenes of Lavigne and her band performing in front of a large crowd. There are also shots of her moshing and surfing through the crowd while pushing, punching and shoving people from time to time. The "crowd surfing" routine was practiced by other people on the audience during the shoot before Lavigne was allowed to do so.

Reception

Chicago Tribune described the song as a grunge song. Pitchfork described the song as a nu metal-pop song. Christina Saraceno of AllMusic noted that "Losing Grip" allowed Lavigne to "show off" her vocal ability during the song's "explosive rock chorus". Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine also praised Lavigne's vocals and compared them to Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette.

Awards and nominations

"Losing Grip" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, but lost to "Trouble" by Pink. ::data[format=table title="Accolades for "Losing Grip""]

Award/Publisher	Year	Category	Result	Ref.	Canadian Radio Music Awards	Grammy Awards
2003	Best New Rock/Alternative Solo
2004	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
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Track listings

• CD

1. "Losing Grip" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Losing Grip" (live) – 4:56

• Australian CD

1. "Losing Grip" (album version) – 3:53
2. "I'm with You" (live) – 3:57
3. "Unwanted" (live) – 4:01
4. "Losing Grip" (video)

• European CD

1. "Losing Grip" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Losing Grip" (live) – 4:56
3. "Naked" (live) – 4:24
4. "Losing Grip" (video)

• Cassette

1. "Losing Grip" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Losing Grip" (live) – 4:56
3. "Naked" (live) – 4:24
4. "Losing Grip" (album version) – 3:53
5. "Losing Grip" (live) – 4:56
6. "Naked" (live) – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Losing Grip""] | Chart (2003) | Peak position | Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) | Canada Rock (Nielsen BDS) | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 8 | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | 46 | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for "Losing Grip""]

Chart (2003)	Position	US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)
99
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Certifications

Release history

::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for "Losing Grip""]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.	United States	Australia	Denmark	Germany	United Kingdom
March 24, 2003	Contemporary hit radio	Arista
May 5, 2003	CD
June 30, 2003
July 7, 2003
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References

References

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17. "Losing Grip".
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20. Cinquemani, Sal. "Slant Magazine Review".
21. Cheung, Nadine. "Top 10 Avril Lavigne Songs". [[AOL Radio]].

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