After her latest record focused on her fight for survival as she battled Lyme disease, Avril’s fierce new song is a reminder of why she is and always will be the Queen of Pop Punk. “You should’ve known better, better to fuck with someone like me,” she sings on Bite Me’s explosive chorus.
The bold breakup anthem is reminiscent of what is widely seen as Avril’s most commercial and radio-friendly record, The Best Damn Thing.
Songs like Girlfriend (which went on to become her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100), I Can Do Better and Everything Back But You saw Avril transition to bubblegum pop intertwined with pop punk as she moved away from the darker sound of her sophomore album, Under My Skin.