Reception
In a review for the album Let Go, Christina Saraceno of Allmusic called "Sk8er Boi" a "terrific power pop bounce", highlighting the song as a "track pick". However she noted the lyrics show Lavigne's shortcomings as a writer. John Perry of Blender magazine labelled the lyrics to "Sk8er Boi" as "endearingly naive".
In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "Sk8er Boi" was voted Lavigne's fourth best song.
As of October 2011, Sk8er Boi had sold 641,000 digital copies in the US.
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