The Canadian singer-songwriter has re-worked and re-released her single ''Warriors'' to show her appreciation for frontline workers and help ''lift some spirits''.
Avril Lavigne calls health workers 'warriors'; reflects on her Lyme disease struggle
Avril Lavigne explained from lockdown in Los Angeles that she was able to record ''We Are Warriors'' in her home studio and shoot the music video in her backyard.
''(It's) in dedication to everybody out there who's ... stepping up, channelling their inner warriors," said Lavigne.
"They are the true heroes.
And I just want to say like a huge thank you to everybody''.
''We Are Warriors'' which includes the lyrics, ''We are warriors, And we're stronger, that's why we're alive, We will conquer, time after time,'' originally came out of Lavigne's own health struggle overcoming tick-borne illness Lyme disease.
It features on her 2019 single ''Head Above Water'' which was her first new album of the same title in five years.
''I went through a challenge with Lyme disease and I overcame that ... I just have to stay super on top of my health, " she said.
"I am so grateful to have my life back and to have come so far on my life journey,'' she added.
Lavigne burst onto the music scene when she was a teenager, with her debut 2002 album ''Let Go'' which included hit singles ''Complicated'' and ''Sk8er Boi''.
Since then she has released six albums, selling over 40 million copies worldwide.
When the coronavirus hit and many countries told their citizens to stay home, Lavigne was in the middle of touring around the globe with her new record.
No stranger to isolation having spent a lot of time alone when she was ill, Lavigne says the coronavirus provides a time to for reflection.
As well as recording ''We Are Warriors'' she also recently joined other Canadian stars in singing a cover of Bill Withers' ''Lean on Me'' to help raise funds for the coronavirus relief.
All net profits from ''We Are Warriors'' will go to Project HOPE, which according to the single's press release is a ''global health organization dedicated to placing power in the hands of local healthcare workers across the globe.''