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I'm Not Dead is the fourth album by pop singer Pink, released in North America on April 4, 2006 (see 2006 in music); it was released a day earlier in most other territories. Pink worked with producers billymann, Josh Abraham, Swedish hit maker Max Martin, and Luke Gottwald, Butch Walker and Mike Elizondo co-wrote the tracks, which range from the intrinsically personal to political. The album was originally titled Long Way to Happy, after the song of the same name, but Pink changed her mind because she thought I'm Not Dead made a stronger statement that this was a comeback album.[citation needed] The album, thus far, has yielded six commercial singles: "Stupid Girls", "Who Knew", "U + Ur Hand", "Nobody Knows", "Dear Mr. President" and "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)".

Description

The album is mostly dominated by pop and rock music, with some electronic music present in the bonus track "Fingers". Pink said she titled the album I'm Not Dead because "It's about being alive and feisty and not sitting down and shutting up even though people would like you to."[1] According to her, she wrote more than forty songs for the album on "everything I could possibly think of."[2]

Pink was inspired to write opening track "Stupid Girls", in which she deplores the lack of good role models for young girls while encouraging them to cultivate independence, after she noticed many such girls aspire to be like female pop icons, particularly those near her Los Angeles home. "There's a certain thing the world is being fed, and my point is there should be a choice", Pink said.[3] She stated that "Who Knew" is about "the death of friendship",[4] as well as friends of hers who died as a result of drug overdoses.[5] The song is about several people.[6]

The third song, "Long Way to Happy", is based on a poem about sexual abuse Pink wrote when she was thirteen years old. "I know a lot of people that have been abused and/or molested and/or fucked over by someone close to them. And I'm no exception. And that's that song", she said.[2] (See also pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs.) The ballad "Nobody Knows" describes feelings that one can have but not show to the outside world, and Pink has named it the most vulnerable track on the album.[7] "Dear Mr. President" is an open letter to the president of the United States, George W. Bush;[6] the song's format is a series of rhetorical questions for the President, specifically pertaining to how he really feels about issues such as war, homosexuality, homelessness and drug abuse.

According to Pink, the sixth and title track, "I'm Not Dead", is her first "subtle" and "poetic" self-written song: "Usually it's very much more cartoon-y and blunt, the way I write songs. I don't really know diplomacy or subtlety."[2] The song was inspired by how Pink and producer billymann felt about the end of their working relationship: "We were scared to move on from each other, after seeing how much that little bit of time together changed us, and how scary change is."[6] In "'Cuz I Can" Pink says she plays by her own rules boasts about her "bling", a contrast to the anti-consumerist content of "Stupid Girls". Referring to the song, she called herself "a walking contradiction" and "a hypocrite sometimes."[8] This theme is echoed in "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", which deals with contradictory feelings about a relationship; Pink said "That's how I live my life. I'm a walking conflict."[6]

"U + Ur Hand", the ninth track, is a kiss-off song addressed to a man who is trying to seduce Pink; it became a fan favorite before the release of the album, when it was leaked to the internet.[8] Pink said of song such as "Runaway" that "It's been especially hard for [my parents] hearing me write about things they never knew about ... My mom's like, 'Were you really that angry? Was I really that in denial? Was I really that bad a parent?' 'No, Mom - you were great. You didn't try to run me over with your car. I made it up.' But by writing all of it down and sharing it with the world, I've broken with most of it."[9] "The One That Got Away" is, as Pink puts it, "the classic 'Is this the one? Or is the grass really greener?'"[4]

Pink described track thirteen, "Conversations with My 13 Year Old Self", as a "huge therapy session"[4] that addresses her "pissed-off, complicated" younger self.[2] She said of writing the song, "I needed a hug, and I get it ... now. If I tried to hug my 13-year-old self, she'd try to kick my ass, and then she'd collapse and cry."[4] "Fingers" is about her videotaping herself masturbating.[2] She said she probably didn't need to add to the number of songs about masturbation, but she couldn't help herself.[10] The final song on the album, the hidden track "I Have Seen the Rain" was written by and features Pink's father, James T. Moore. He wrote it when he was a soldier in the Vietnam War, but according to Pink "it's still relevant today. It's a soldier's cry." She had always wanted to record it with him and learnt to harmonize with it. She said of its recording, "He was so nervous, it was the most adorable experience for a father and daughter to share."[4]

History

Release and chart performance

The album was leaked to file sharing networks on March 25, eleven days before its release date, most likely from a promotional CD.[citation needed] On March 28 the official website of MTV previewed the album in a section titled The Leak, where one can listen to an album one week before it comes out in stores. The album sold 126,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. and debuted at number six, a higher debut position than those of Pink's last two albums, M!ssundaztood (2001) and Try This (2003); however, first-week sales for I'm Not Dead were lower.[11] I'm Not Dead was not a major success in the U.S., exiting the Billboard 200 after just twenty-three weeks. It reappeared at number 198 in late December 2006 and has stayed in the chart ever since; as of April 2007, it had sold over 680,000 copies and is at number forty-six on the chart.

I'm Not Dead debuted at number three in the United Kingdom and had not left the top forty by its forty-fifth week of release. The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2006 in the UK, with over 854,391 copies sold,[12] and it was certified three times (900,000 copies) platinum in January 2007. Its current position is number twenty-seven (as of April 8 2007, fifty-third week on chart).

In Australia, after twenty-six weeks of release, it ascended to number one to become Pink's first number-one album. As of December 2006 it was certified five times platinum by the ARIA with 350,000 copies shipped.[13] I'm Not Dead was the second best selling album of 2006 in Australia, and the number-one selling album by an American or a female artist. It has spent fifty-three weeks in the top fifty and twenty-eight weeks in the top five, with a current (as of April 9th, 2007) position of number five.[14]

In the rest of the world the album performed well, reaching the top ten in eighteen countries and number one in Germany, and being certified gold or platinum in sixteen countries. (For more information, see I'm Not Dead#Charts and certifications.) It debuted at number two on the United World Chart with sales of 272,000 copies.[15]

The album had a positive critical reception, receiving a 70/100 score on Metacritic.[16]

Singles

Before "Stupid Girls" was chosen as the album's lead single, videos were shot for it and "U + Ur Hand", which became the third single. Released in February–March 2006, "Stupid Girls" reached number thirteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — becoming Pink's biggest hit since 2002 — and the top five in the UK and Australia. It was the subject of considerable discussion, with Pink attending The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss what she called the "stupid girl epidemic"; in the song she deplores the lack of good role models for girls while encouraging them to cultivate independence. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" (see Grammy Awards of 2007).

"Who Knew" was released as the second single in May 2006 and initially failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, but it later debuted at number ninety-five in March 2007. It will be re-released in the U.S. in June 2007. It reached the top ten in other countries, including Australia and the UK. It received a Golden Tape in Germany for being number one on MTV's TRL for twenty days. The music video for the next single, "U + Ur Hand", reached number one on MTV's TRL in America; the single itself peaked at number eleven on the U.S. Hot 100 in April 2007. As of April 3 2007, "U + Ur Hand" is at #6 on Z100's play list. It reached the top twenty across most of Europe and Australia during August–September 2006. The fourth single, "Nobody Knows", was released outside the U.S. in November and reached the top forty in the UK and Australia.

The song "Dear Mr. President" attracted publicity, and there was popular belief that it would be released as a single. During a promotional visit to Australia, Pink appeared on the TV show Rove Live and said that the track would never be released commercially, despite unexpected radio airplay in some markets.[17] Pink mentioned during a radio interview in Seattle on Kiss 106.1 that she would not release "Dear Mr. President" as a single because she didn't want people to think it was a publicity stunt.[18] In Belgium an acoustic version of the song was released as a download-able single in late 2006, and it reached number one on the Ultratop chart.

In the UK "Dear Mr. President" was released as a download-only single with "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)". It reached the UK top forty. It is believed that in some European countries the double A-side will be released as a CD single. It has already charted in many eastern Europe countries.

Other promotion

Pink began her North American I'm Not Dead Tour on June 24 2006 in Chicago (IL), and it ended in Dallas (TX) after twenty shows. She subsequently started her European tour on September 8 of the same year in Istanbul; it ran for fifty-two shows and was scheduled to end in Milan on December 21. A DVD of a concert on this leg of the tour, Pink: Live from Wembley Arena, is scheduled for release in April 2007. In 2007 Pink headed back to the U.S. to accompany Justin Timberlake on his FutureSex/LoveShow tour. She is also scheduled to perform in Australia in April and May 2007 on a twenty-eight show tour. New dates were added to the Australian leg of the tour after the majority of them sold out, and SonyBMG Australia released a special tour edition of I'm Not Dead on March 17 2007. The CD contains two bonus tracks and the DVD features live performances and music videos.

The bonus track "Fingers" was used on a cellphone commercial in Taiwan and Korea, and "Long Way to Happy" was featured in an episode of MTV's The Hills. "Who Knew" was used in promotion for the ABC television show October Road in March 2007; the consequent increase in download sales of the song was responsible for its appearance on the U.S. Hot 100.[19] The song "I'm Not Dead" was used in an episode of the last season of Charmed.

Track listing

  1. "Stupid Girls" (Pink, Billy Mann, Robin Mortensen Lynch) – 3:17
  2. "Who Knew" (Pink, Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald) – 3:28
  3. "Long Way to Happy" (Pink, Butch Walker) – 3:49
  4. "Nobody Knows" (Mann, Pink) – 3:59
  5. "Dear Mr. President" (Pink, Mann) featuring Indigo Girls – 4:33
  6. "I'm Not Dead" (Pink, Mann) – 3:46
  7. "'Cuz I Can" (Pink, Martin, Gottwald) – 3:43
  8. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" (Pink, Walker) – 3:18
  9. "U + Ur Hand" (Pink, Martin, Gottwald, Rami) – 3:34
  10. "Runaway" (Pink, Mann) – 4:23
  11. "The One That Got Away" (Pink, Mann) – 4:42
  12. "I Got Money Now" (Pink, Mike Elizondo) – 3:55
  13. "Conversations with My 13 Year Old Self" (Pink, Mann) – 3:50
  14. "Fingers" (Pink, Mann) – 4:13 (non-U.S. bonus track)
  15. "Centerfold" (Pink, Greg Kurstin, Cathy Dennis) – 3:20 (UK bonus track)
  16. "I Have Seen the Rain" (James T. Moore) featuring James T. Moore – 3:29 (hidden track)
Bonus DVD - DualDisc DVD side
  1. Entire Album in 5.1 Surround Sound & Enhanced Stereo
  2. Preview of the Live in Europe Concert DVD
  3. Interview with P!nk
  4. P!nk Presents: The Stupid Girls
  5. "Stupid Girls" music video
  6. "Stupid Girls" outtakes & bonus photos
Australian Tour Edition - CD/DVD set
  • CD
14. "Fingers"
15. "I Have Seen the Rain"
16. "Who Knew" (Bimbo Jones radio edit)
17. "U + Ur Hand" (Beatcult remix)
  • DVD
  1. "Stupid Girls" – video
  2. "Who Knew" – video
  3. "U + Ur Hand" – video
  4. "Nobody Knows" – video
  5. "Dear Mr. President" – live video
  6. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" – live video
  7. "Stupid Girls" – making the video
  8. "U + Ur Hand" – making the video
Single B-sides
  • "Heartbreaker" ("Stupid Girls")
  • "Disconnected" ("Who Knew")
  • "Crash & Burn" ("U + Ur Hand")
  • "Words" ("Nobody Knows")

Charts and certifications

See also: Pink discography
Chart Provider(s) Peak
position 		Year-end
position
(2006) 		Sales Certification
Australian ARIA Album Chart[20] ARIA 1 2[21] 350,000+[22] 5x platinum[23]
Austria Albums Chart[24] Media Control Europe 1 9 30,000+[22] Platinum[25]
Belgium Albums Chart[26] Ultratop/Nielsen 3 33[27] 25,000+[22] Gold[26]
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[28] Billboard 6 683,164[29] Gold
Billboard Digital Albums (U.S.)
Canada Albums Chart[30] Nielsen SoundScan 2 200,000+[22] 2x platinum[31]
Czech Republic Albums Chart[32] IFPI 19
Denmark Albums Chart[33] IFPI / Nielsen 13 15,000+[22] Gold[33]
Estonian Album Chart[34] Pedrobeat 6 5,000+[22] Gold[34]
Europe Charts[35] IFPI 1 2,000,000+ 2x platinum[36]
Finland Albums Chart[37] GLF 3 26 15,000+[22] Gold[38]
France Albums Chart[39] SNEP/IFOP 7 212.000[40] Platinum[citation needed]
Germany Albums Top 50[35] Media Control 1 9 400,000+[22] 2x platinum[41]
Greece Albums Chart[42] IFPI 2
Hungary Albums Chart[43] MAHASZ 9 6,000+[22] Gold[44]
Ireland Albums Chart[45] IRMA 9 25 35,000+[22] 2x platinum[46]
Italy Albums Chart[35] FIMI/Nielsen 31 40.000+[22] Gold
Japan Albums Chart[47] Oricon 19 37,880[48] 　
Netherlands Albums Chart[49] Mega Charts BV 4 74[50]
New Zealand Albums Chart[51] RIANZ 10 7,500+[22] Gold[51]
Norway Albums Chart[52] VG Nett 4
Poland Albums Chart[53] ZPAV 39
Portugal Albums Chart[54] AC Nielsen Portugal 28
Sweden Albums Chart[55] GLF 7 12 30,000+[22] Gold[55]
Switzerland Albums Chart[56] Media Control Europe 1 8[57] 30,000+[22] Platinum[58]
UK Official Top 75 Albums[59] BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 3 9 1,000,000[60] 3x platinum
United World Chart[61] Media Traffic 2 10[62] 4,256,000

Awards

2006

Awards ceremony Award
Glamour Magazine International Solo Artist of the Year (Pink)
MTV Video Music Awards Best Pop Video ("Stupid Girls")
MTV Golden Tape Twenty days at #1 on TRL ("Who Knew")
Yahoo Online Music Video Awards Best Fun Video ("Stupid Girls")

2007

Awards ceremony Award
NRJ Radio Music Awards Best International Song
NRJ Radio Music Awards Best International Female
NRJ Radio Music Awards Best Pop
Rockbjörnen Awards Best International Album

Personnel

  • Pink: Vocals, backing vocals, keyboard, piano
  • Adem Hawkins: Song mixing
  • Al Clay: Song mixing
  • Amy Ray: Backing vocals
  • Andy Timmons: Guitars
  • Beth Cohen: Backing vocals
  • Billy Mann: Backing vocals, guitars, piano, orchestra arranged, drums
  • Butch Walker: Backing vocals, additional programming, guitars, bass
  • Chris Rojas: Mix prep, keyboard programming, violins, drums, guitars
  • Dan Chase: Keyboard programming, drum programming
  • Dan Warner: Electric guitars
  • Emily Saliers: Backing vocals, guitars
  • Fermio Hernandez: Assistant mix engineer
  • Geoff Zanelli: Guitars, bass, synthesizer
  • Jeff Phillips: Guitars
  • Joey Waronker: Drums
  • John Hanes: Additional Pro Tools engineer
  • Justin Meldal-Johnson: Bass
  • Lasse Mårtén: Drums
  • Lee Levin: Drums
  • Leon Pendarvis: Orchestra arranged, conducted
  • Lukasz Gottwald: Guitar programming, drum programming
  • Max Martin: Keyboard programming, Guitar programming, drum programming
  • Mike Elizondo: Additional programming, keyboard programming, keyboard, guitars
  • Niklas Olovson: Drum programming, bass
  • Molecules: Guest MC
  • Mylious Johnson: Drums
  • Pete Wallace: Keyboard programming, drum programming, guitars, piano, percussion
  • Rafael Moreira: Guitars
  • Robin Lynch: Guitars
  • Roc Raida: DJ
  • Serban Ghenea: Song mixing
  • Shawn Pelton: Drums
  • Steven Wolf: Additional programming, tamborine
  • Tim Roberts: Assistant mix engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge: Song mixing
  • Tom Talomaa: Assistant mix engineer
  • Tom Coyne: Mastering
  • Thom Cadley: 5.1 mixing
  • Mark Rinaldi: Assistant 5.1 mixing
  • Mark Wilder: 5.1 mastering

Production

  • Production coordinator: Lana Israel

Notes

  1. ^ "Pink: Singing With Dad Was 'Awesome'". CBS News. July 12 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e McLean, Craig. "Pink: The outspoken pop star on fame and growing up". The Independent. March 25 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  3. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Pink's 'Stupid' New Video Features Fake Breasts, Fake 50 Cent". MTV News. January 18 2006. Retrieved October 22 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d e Vineyard, Jennifer. "Pink: Not Dead, Not Stupid". MTV News. February 17 2006. Retrieved September 22 2006. Cite error: The named reference "MTVNews-Feb202006" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ellen, Barbara. "Philly girl". The Observer. June 4 2006. Retrieved March 23 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d Vineyard, Jennifer. "Pink Pens An Open Letter To President Bush On New Album" MTV News. January 3 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  7. ^ Making of Nobody Knows
  8. ^ a b "How Pink Got Her Groove Back". MTV News. April 17 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  9. ^ McCormack, Neil. "Colour me pink with rage". The Telegraph. March 30 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  10. ^ Adams, Cameron. "Pink's true colours". The Courier-Mail. January 25 2007. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  11. ^ Harris, Chris. "Pink Outdone By Rascal Flatts On Billboard Chart". MTV News. April 12 2006. Retrieved January 30 2006.
  12. ^ Music Week. January 6 2007.
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ ARIA Albums Chart
  15. ^ United World Chart week 16, 2006
  16. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/pink/imnotdead
  17. ^ Pink in an interview with Rove live Australia
  18. ^ Cole Haddon, Broward-Palm Beach New Times, Simple Girl
  19. ^ "Chart Beat Chat - Suddenly In The Pink". Billboard. March 30 2007. Retrieved April 3 2007.
  20. ^ www.ariacharts.com.au Australia Albums Charts
  21. ^ www.ariacharts.com.au - Australia year-end albums chart
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Certification Award Levels
  23. ^ Australian certifications 2006
  24. ^ www.austriatop40.at Austria Albums Chart
  25. ^ Austrian certifications
  26. ^ a b www.skynet.be Belgium Albums Chart
  27. ^ www.skynet.be Belgium year-end albums chart. Retrieved December 2006
  28. ^ www.billboard.com - Billboard Hot 200 albums sales. Accessed April 2006
  29. ^ Pink Brasil site
  30. ^ www.allmusic.com - Canadian and American digital peaks
  31. ^ www.cria.ca The Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 2006
  32. ^ www.ifpicr.cz Czech Albums Chart
  33. ^ a b www.hit-listen.dk Denmark Albums Chart
  34. ^ a b www.pedro.ee - CD top100 2006 week 14 (Estonian) Retrieved April 2006
  35. ^ a b c Europe, Germany and Italy Albums Chart - Allofmp3.com
  36. ^ www.ifpi.org Recording Industry Worldwide certifications. Retrieved October 9, 2006
  37. ^ www.finnishcharts.com Finaland Albums Charts
  38. ^ www.ifpi.fi - Finland international top 2006 or gold/platinum etc. reached
  39. ^ www.lescharts.com France Albums Charts
  40. ^ French sales
  41. ^ German Certifications
  42. ^ www.mad.tv Greece Albums Chart
  43. ^ www.mahasz.hu Hungary Albums Chart
  44. ^ Hungarian charts + certifications
  45. ^ www.irma.ie Ireland Albums Chart
  46. ^ Irish Certifications
  47. ^ www.oricon.jp Japan Albums Chart
  48. ^ JBBS. Live Door Japanese Sales
  49. ^ www.megacharts.nl Netherlands Albums Chart
  50. ^ www.megacharts.nl Click on Jaarlijst 2005 (not changed yet in 2006) left under
  51. ^ a b www.rianz.org.nz New Zealand Albums Chart
  52. ^ www.norwegiancharts.com Norway Albums Chart
  53. ^ [2]
  54. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  55. ^ a b www.hitlistan.se Sweden Albums Chart
  56. ^ www.swisscharts.com Switzerland Albums Chart
  57. ^ www.swisscharts.com Switzerland year-end albums chart
  58. ^ Swiss chart + certifications
  59. ^ www.bbc.co.uk UK Official Top 75 Albums
  60. ^ Pink UK official site
  61. ^ www.mediatraffic.de World sales
  62. ^ www.mediatraffic.de/year-end-albums.htm United World year-end chart
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