<P> Marina Pedrosa of Billboard wrote that "Head Above Water" "is a powerful, spiritual epiphany detailing the Canadian singer's journey through her battle with Lyme disease ." Robin Murray of Clash complimented the track's production and deemed it "(a) highly personal note". Murray described the song's lyrics and production in detail: "Now, we've never been 100% behind Avril Lavigne's music, but we can't help but be touched by the way she's approached what must be an enormously challenging situation ." Writing for Spin, Anna Gaca described the track as "dramatic piano ballad of resilience". Madeline Roth of MTV Canada named "Head Above Water" an "emotionally charged comeback". Roth was impressed with the fact that song wasn't "just metaphorical", because "it documents a culminating moment in Lavigne's years - long struggle with Lyme disease". Katherine Gillespie from Paper wrote that "Head Above Water" is "heavy piano ballad about just that: trying to stay alive ." </P> <P> Lindsay Elizabeth of Faithwire gave the song a positive review, called the song a "powerful worship ballad". Elizabeth further praised that "Lavigne details her relationship with God, and how He saved her when she thought she was at the end of her life ." Michael Foust of Christian Headlines described the song as "God - centric song" that even could be labeled "praise and worship", while Jody Rosen of Jezebel considered the song's nature as "dramatic Christian rock vibes" and comparing it to Rachel Platten's 2015 single "Fight Song". The song picked #1 in 23 countries at iTunes Worldwide . </P> <P> The music video for "Head Above Water" was filmed in Iceland (Vík í Mýrdal) and directed by Elliott Lester and it was released on September 27, 2018, on Lavigne's 34th birthday . The music video ends with an important message to join Lavigne's fight against Lyme disease by joining her namesake foundation, which supports Lyme disease prevention, treatment, and research . </P> <P> Lavigne gave the first televised performance of the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 26, 2018 . On October 15, Lavigne released a new live performance of the song on Honda Stage in her YouTube channel from a partnership between iHeart Radio and Honda . </P>

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