{"id":706,"date":"2026-02-21T14:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=706"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:21:31","slug":"3-pop-hits-from-the-21st-century-that-were-written-by-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-pop-hits-from-the-21st-century-that-were-written-by-teenagers\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Pop Hits From the 21st Century That Were Written by Teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Teenage singers, songwriters, and performers dominated the music world in the early 2000s. They drew in audiences with songs about high school life, teenage emotions, and rebellious themes, giving listeners a newfound sense of identity. Here are three early 2000s pop hits that were written by teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lorde&#8217;s &#8220;Royals&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lorde - Royals (US Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlcIKh6sBtc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/lorde\">Lorde<\/a> was just 16 years old when she released her debut single &#8220;Royals&#8221;. The song highlights themes of privilege and luxury, an extreme juxtaposition to how teenage life can be mundane and boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorde wrote her breakout hit &#8220;Royals&#8221; in just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/4-famous-pop-staples-that-were-written-in-under-30-minutes\/\">30 minutes<\/a>. Soon after, &#8220;Royals&#8221; debuted as a single in the U.S. on June 3, 2013. As a result, it spent nine weeks at the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lorde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100<\/a>. Additionally, the song appeared on Lorde\u2019s debut album\u00a0<em>Pure Heroine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, a year after the song&#8217;s release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/lorde\/17976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lorde won two\u00a0Grammy Awards<\/a>\u00a0in 2014 for Song Of The Year\u00a0and Best Pop Solo Performance. &#8220;Royals&#8221; marked her as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/01\/14\/who-is-youngest-grammy-award-winner\/77483492007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youngest artists in history to win a Grammy for Song of the Year at just 17 years old. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Avril Lavigne&#8217;s &#8220;Complicated&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avril Lavigne - Complicated (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5NPBIwQyPWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/avril-lavigne\">Avril Lavigne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/250-greatest-songs-21st-century-so-far-list-85412\/avril-lavigne-complicated-85531\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was only 17 years old<\/a> when she released her debut album, <em>Let Go,<\/em> which notably  included her hit single &#8220;Complicated.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was getting out of high school, and I just wanted to rock out,\u201d Lavigne said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2022\/may\/31\/avril-lavigne-let-go-turns-20-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Guardian.<\/em><\/a> \u201cI want loud guitars, I want live drums, I want to write about the crazy stuff, the insane emotions, the good and the bad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lavigne wrote many of the songs on her debut album with the help of producer Clif Magness. &#8220;I don&#8217;t like people putting their lyrics into my songs,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/avril-lavigne\">Lavigne said.<\/a> &#8220;I want them to be my lyrics.&#8221;\u00a0Lavigne offered an alternative to girly pop stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. She also provided a listening space for a brand-new generation of <a href=\"https:\/\/lifewithoutandy.com\/news\/music\/revisiting-avril-lavignes-sk8er-boy-influenced-whole-generation-emo-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alternative teenagers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-songfacts-fact\"><div class=\"songfacts-card songfacts-card-horizontal\"><div class=\"songfacts-content-container\"><div class=\"songfacts-header\"><h3 class=\"songfacts-card-title\"><span>Songfacts: <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-title-part\">Complicated<\/span><span class=\"songfacts-separator\"> | <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-artist-part\">Avril Lavigne<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-meta\">Album:<span class=\"songfacts-album\">Let Go <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-releasedate\"> [2002]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-body\"><p class=\"songfacts-card-text\">Weird Al Yankovic wrote a parody of this song called &#8220;A Complicated Song,&#8221; about several unusual situations involving eating too much cheesy pizza, marrying a cousin, and getting your head knocked off by a roller coaster. It is on the 2003 album Poodle Hat. Sample lyric:\r\rWhy&#8217;d you have to go and make me so constipated\r&#8216;Cause right now I&#8217;d do anything to just get my bowels evacuated (thanks, Steph &#8211; SoCal, CA)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/avril-lavigne\/complicated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"songfacts-button\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongFacts-icon.png\" alt=\"Songfacts\" style=\"width:20px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px\" \/><\/span>Read the full Songfacts<svg><title>angle-double-right<\/title><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fefe Dobson&#8217;s &#8220;Take Me Away&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fefe Dobson - Take Me Away\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OeJ9Nvzp8VY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/songs\/fefe-dobson\">Fefe Dobson<\/a> had been imagining her fame <a href=\"https:\/\/nuvomagazine.com\/magazine\/autumn-2023\/fefe-dobson-reclaims-her-pop-punk-throne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since she was a little girl<\/a>. As a result, she started writing music back when she was in elementary school. As a teenager, she began recording and sending out demos and eventually caught the attention of Zomba Music Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2021\/06\/10544687\/fefe-dobson-interview-new-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">started writing<\/a> her debut album, <em>Fefe Dobson,<\/em> when she was a teenager. Eventually, by the time she was 18, the album was released. It became <a href=\"https:\/\/uscollegeexpo.com\/guest\/fefe-dobson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gold Certified<\/a> and made it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/fefe-dobson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dobson continues to make great strides as a songwriter, with artists like Miley Cyrus performing covers of her songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early 2000s were full of pop hits that dominated musical charts. 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