Avril Lavigne - Alice Video

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"Alice" Video Review

"Alice" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for the soundtrack to the 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland", entitled "Almost Alice", released on March 2, 2010. In addition to appearing on the soundtrack, the song was played over the film's end credits. The song is a mid-tempo ballad sung from the perspective of the film's lead character, Alice. According to Lavigne, she wrote the song after asking Disney executives and director Tim Burton for a role on the soundtrack. The song was produced by Butch Walker and mixed by Lavigne's former husband Deryck Whibley.

While designing clothes inspired by Alice in Wonderland for her Abbey Dawn line, Lavigne told Disney executives she could write a song for the film's soundtrack. Director Tim Burton agreed, and Lavigne "wrote the song immediately" on her piano, which would become the main instrument in the song. Lavigne described the song as "a little darker". Find out if it's true by reading the Alice lyrics.

The video, directed by Dave Meyers, was shot for two days at the end of January in Los Angeles' Arboretum. And the singer and director didn't allow local rainstorms to stop them from weaving together the dreamy concept. "[Avril and I] kind of discussed a version of what we ended up shooting," he said about the video's concept. "She saw herself running during the choruses. She saw herself at a piano. She was proud of her musical contribution to the song. And I sort of played with the texture. I built the hole and told her it would be cool to have her at the bottom of the hole. It was two artists vibing."

And while "Alice in Wonderland" director Tim Burton wasn't involved with the video concept-wise, Meyers took the song's ethereal feel and embraced it for the video's vibe. "I thought it was like, honestly, Tim Burton in music form. I didn't expect it from Avril. I just really enjoyed the haunting quality of the song and just wanted to capture that in video form. In a lot of ways, what I wanted to do was a perfume ad in a goth way with enough of a story so that it's not a bunch of randomness. And it made this surreal look that was fashiony but goth."

The duo weren't able to see the movie prior to shooting, so they had to use their imaginations for the video's concept. They decided to create an "Avril" in Wonderland that included "a couple nods to the film." Meyers added, "So there were certain touch points in general. We kind of wanted to make a haunting piece that represented goth and Alice. ... It's a fun world.

"Tim Burton keeps it pretty secretive. I just saw the film yesterday though. I got to see it after the [video was made]. That was my reward for a job well done. ... Everybody was just excited [about the project], starting with Tim Burton. He loved the song and ended up loving the video. [And] I did enjoy [the film]. I thought it was wonderfully visual. It was very fashionable. It was funny. I'm a huge Tim Burton fan, so I was satisfied. It's a more interesting take than the actual book. I think it's a little more fun and has a little more edginess to it, and Alice is a little bit more of a heroine." (for more Alice in Wonderland details see MTV.com).

One of the most breathtaking shots feature Avril as Alice, sitting at a table with Johnny Deppís Mad Hatter. It really looks as if sheís in the scene with the actor even though sheís not. Tim Burtonís Alice in Wonderland hits the theaters on March 5th and the album Almost Alice will be available for purchase starting March 2nd.

You can add the video to your playlist using the Add to playlist button below the video or check out other cool videos or lyrics on Avril Lavigne's home page.

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