Avril Lavigne’s “Nobody’s Home” Lyrics Meaning
The legend behind “Nobody’s Home” is that it is actually about someone whom Avril Lavigne actually knew personally. The way the individual is depicted by Lavigne in the music video is as a homeless girl. And indeed the title, as used in the lyrics, points to such a notion, as in the subject at hand having no place to call home. Moreover and at least partially as a result of such, she is shown to be a despondent, troubled individual who has no true friends or any genuine direction in life. Or as the songstress puts it, “she’s lost inside”. And so as the lyrics conclude as they begin, with Avril lamenting over the state of this particular peer.
Facts about “Nobody’s Home”
“Nobody’s Home” is from Avril Lavigne’s second album, which is entitled “Under My Skin”. It was released on 25 October 2004, being the third single from the project. And its labels are RCA Records and Arista Records. On that same project appears another of her global hit “My Happy Ending”. Actually “My Happy Ending” was the second single she released from this project.
“Nobody’s Home” performed well commercially. It was so successful it achieved platinum status in Brazil and became a number one song in Belgium. And internationally it charted in more than 15 nations. In the process of achieving this feat, it appeared on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100. But despite its impressive showing, it has been noted that “Nobody’s Home” did not perform as well as the singles Avril Lavigne had released prior.
The music video to this track was filmed in Los Angeles and employed Diane Martel as its director. It features a couple of references to one Deryck Whibley, a fellow Canadian musician whom Lavigne would go on to marry in 2006 though divorce in 2010.
Lavigne is also one of the co-writers of “Nobody’s Home”, doing so alongside Ben Moody. And the track was produced by Don Gilmore.
Guitar playing on this song is rendered by one Daniel Stern, who is primarily an actor and better known as one of the burglars from the hit 1990s’ Home Alone movie series.
