Avril Lavigne has released a cover of Alanis Morissette‘s “Ironic” as part of the soundtrack for the new rom-com Mile End Kicks.
Lavigne mirrors Morissette’s original version, showcasing her grungy vocals — but this isn’t her first time performing the song. Back in 2005, on the heels of her second record Under My Skin, Lavigne got invited to duet the track with Morissette at a concert at Los Angeles’ House of Blues. That same night, the duo also sang Lavigne’s “Losing Grip ” from her album Let Go.
“Ironic” is one of Morissette’s most well-known and beloved songs and appears on her third album, Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995. In 2018, the album was transformed and adapted into a Broadway jukebox musical, winning two Tony Awards (including Best Book of a Musical) and a Grammy (Best Musical Theater Album). In a 2020 episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Morissette revealed that she initially didn’t want to include “Ironic” on the album, but eventually gave in. It became Morissette’s highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 4 (is it ironic?).
Mile End Kicks follows Grace Pine, a music critic (played by Barbie Ferreira) living in Montréal in 2011. Her initial goal upon her move to Canada is to write a book about Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, but when she begins to fall for two members of a rising indie band, she becomes their publicist. The film also stars Devon Bostick (best known as Rodrick from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series) and Stanley Simons (The Iron Claw). Mile End Kicks hits theaters in the United States and Canada on April 17.
Both Lavigne and Morissette’s latest albums, Love Sux and The Storm Before the Calm, were released in 2022. While Lavigne wrapped her Greatest Hits Tour last summer, Morissette is playing a handful of festival slots and concerts in Europe and North America through July.
