What is the Avril Lavigne and Tony Hawk TikTok video?
THE Canadian “Pop Punk Queen” Avril Lavigne made a major splash on social media after joining the TikTok community.
Lavigne debuted on the music scene in 2002 with her album, Let Go, which featured the singles Complicated and Sk8er Boi.
Avril Lavigne and Tony Hawk collaborated on Lavigne’s TikTok debut videoCredit: Instagram
What is the Avril Lavigne and Tony Hawk TikTok video?
Lavigne joined forces with true Sk8er Boi legend Tony Hawk to mark her TikTok debut.
In a video posted on her TikTok account, the Canadian singer is lip-syncing her way through the 2002 hit.
Set against a sunny beach backdrop, Lavigne is dressed in black shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt, complete with a similar colored red and blue striped tie from her 2002 music video.
In the TikTok video, Lavigne lip-sync her 2002 smash hit ‘Sk8er Boi’Credit: Instagram
As the song gets to the chorus, “He was a skater boy, she said, ‘See ya later, boy,'” the camera shifts from Lavigne to professional skateboarder Hawk.
Hawk is seen wearing the same colored tie with a black t-shirt underneath as he performs stunts on a beachfront ramp.
Lavigne’s TikTok video was timed to coincide with Go Skateboarding Day, an annual celebration of the sport that first began in California in 2004.
The Pop Rock Queen’s video has received over two million likes on TikTok.
Who is Tony Hawk?
In the 1980s and 1990s, Hawk dominated skateboarding competitions.
He was named top vert – short for vertical – skater every year from 1984 to 1996.
Tony Hawk dominated skateboarding competitions in the 1980s and 1990sCredit: Getty
He won 73 titles and has invented dozens of skateboarding moves.
A video game series based on Hawk’s skateboarding, titled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, debuted in 1999.
What are people saying on Twitter?
Lavigne and Hawk’s video went viral on social media, giving folks 2000s nostalgia.
One person tweeted, “Avril Lavigne. Tony Hawk. sk8r boi. all in one video. THE EARLY 2000s ARE BACK.”
Lavigne and Hawk’s TikTok collab gave folks 2000s nostalgia on social mediaCredit: Instagram
Another spectator wrote, “didn’t know how much I needed an Avril Lavigne x Tony Hawk tiktok collab.”
A third person tweeted, “Avril and Tony Hawk Weary. My millennial heart is combusting.”
Another fan tweeted, “Avril Lavigne x Tony Hawk. I can die happy now sk8erboi.”
