Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone (official Video) May 2026

Watch the official music video to see these emotional stories unfold: Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone (Official Video) AvrilLavigneVEVO YouTube• Oct 2, 2009 Behind the Scenes

An older man mourns his recently deceased wife. He is seen surrounded by her belongings, clutching her photographs and mementos in an empty house where her clothes still hang in the closet.

In the video’s climax, the metaphorical walls of their isolation collapse as the vignettes break into daylight: Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone (Official Video)

The visits his wife's grave and raises a glass in a final toast to her memory.

The finally receives a text from her husband saying, "I'm okay. I miss U," while at a military memorial service. Watch the official music video to see these

The returns to the park where she and her boyfriend were caught, where they have carved their initials, "A + D," into a tree.

A teenage couple is torn apart by the girl's controlling mother. After catching them together in a park, the mother locks the girl in her room, where she cries over digital photos of her boyfriend. The Video Ending The finally receives a text from her husband

Lavigne came up with the concept for the video herself, which was directed by . While she has stated the song is generally about the "emotional stuff" that comes with missing someone you love, it was reportedly written while she was married to Deryck Whibley and inspired by the distance created by their separate touring schedules.