It's difficult to enjoy a song while you're wincing during the chorus." Story Gilmore of reviewed Lavigne's live performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. " biggest problem with the song is that Lavigne, trying to come off like Amy Lee, is constantly screeching while attempting to hit those high notes.
Bain was also unimpressed with the chorus. Ingoldsby sub-titled his review "Wail of a Fail", but although he could appreciate the beginning of the song, calling it "eerie and captivating" and describing Lavigne's voice as "unremarkable, yet pleasant", he found the rest of the song – from "the second part of the first verse" onwards – to be a "recreation of an Alanis Morissette-style spaz-out session". There was general consensus among critics regarding the chorus of the song, in which Lavigne repeatedly holds a high note for an extended period. Mark Ingoldsby, of, had little to praise in Lavigne's lyrics, stating that Lavigne is "pparently incapable of crafting witty lyrics that paint an interesting picture through creative metaphors." Martens had similar feelings, writing, " listener never really gets a picture of trippy world Lavigne has found herself in." Becky Bain of Idolator began her review commending Lavigne's lyrics for "carry genuine sentiment," believing that her "words of encouragement" would "resonate" with her teenage fans. Several critics focused on the lyrics of the song, with mixed reaction. Digital Spy's Nick Levine called the song "a big angsty rock ballad", finding the track "cinematic" and at times "ghostly", before mentioning that the song took several listens to appreciate. The Calgary Herald wrapped its opinion of "Alice" in succinct praise, calling it "one of the best songs of Avril's career", adding that Avril's repertoire does not otherwise live up to its hype. He described the beginning of the song as, "promising, with wavy synths caught somewhere between a nightmare and a dream". Todd Martens, writing for the Los Angeles Times, approved of the song's "darker, more angsty vision", adding that it was a return to Lavigne's sound in Under My Skin. In his review for the soundtrack Almost Alice, William Ruhlmann of Allmusic described "Alice" as "a typical piece of self-assertive adolescent pop/rock", noting that it was "ideally suited for heavy rotation on Radio Disney".
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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Guitar and piano accompany Lavigne's vocals. Lavigne's vocal range spans from G3 to F5. "Alice" is a moderately fast rock ballad at 120 beats per minute performed in the key of G major. Lavigne performed "Alice" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 3 March 2010. The song was played over the film's end credits, and went on to sell 45,000 copies within the first four weeks of its release.
Lavigne described the song as different from her previous work, calling it "a little darker." " "Alice" was premiered on Seacrest's radio show on 27 January, when Lavigne made a surprise visit to the studio. You gotta go for it, because if you didn't ask for it, then you wouldn't have gotten. On his radio show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Seacrest called the story a "great lesson," telling his listeners "you ask for what you want.
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Lavigne stated, "I got off the phone, sat down at my piano at home, wrote the song immediately I was so inspired because I'd been designing for the movie so I had all the images in my head." She played the song for Burton, who later called Lavigne to give his approval and confirm the song would be used for the film. Discussions between Lavigne's manager and film executives took place, and director Tim Burton agreed to let Lavigne write the song. In January 2010, Lavigne was in a board meeting at the Disney offices going over clothing designs inspired by Alice in Wonderland for her Abbey Dawn line, when she mentioned to the executives that she was writing music for her upcoming album and would love to write a song for the film's soundtrack.