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"U + Ur Hand"
Song

"U + Ur Hand" is the third single released from Pink's fourth album, I'm Not Dead (2006). The song was one of the five album tracks that leaked onto the internet in July 2005.[1] "U + Ur Hand" was released as a single in Europe, Australia and other selected countries on August 28, 2006. This song is credited with reenergizing sales of I'm Not Dead in the U.S.

Release and reception

The single had success in Europe, reaching number ten in the United Kingdom, number four in Germany and number eleven in France;[2] it peaked inside the top ten on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.[3] In Australia the song peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart and is certified gold for sales of 35,000 copies. It was ranked at number twenty-five on ARIA's Top 100 Singles of 2006.

It was released in the United States on October 31, and two months later it debuted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which lists the most popular songs yet to enter the main Billboard Hot 100. In January 2007 "U + Ur Hand" debuted on the Hot 100 at number ninety-four,[4] and it has since peaked at number fourteen. It has so far not matched the peak of the album's first single, "Stupid Girls", but its performance is a considerable improvement over that of the second single, "Who Knew", which initially failed to chart.[5] It is currently inside the top ten on Top 40 radio, Pink's first top-ten hit on Top 40 since her 2002 single "Family Portrait".[citation needed]

Billboard magazine credited the single with causing an increase in the U.S. sales of I'm Not Dead, which returned to the Billboard 200 albums chart in the same period the single entered the Hot 100.[6] The album later re-entered the top 100 on the strength of "U + Ur Hand" and a resurgence of interest in "Who Knew".[7] According to Tom Carraba, Zomba Label Group general manager and executive vice president of sales and marketing, the "patience" of radio stations, the "great" music video for the single and Pink's partipication in Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow tour was responsible for the increase in popularity of "U + Ur Hand", which consequently led to renewed interest in the album. Carraba said the single "is the vehicle that will reignite the U.S. marketplace. We think we have a number-one record on our hands."[3]

Rolling Stone said in their review of I'm Not Dead that Pink "...sets a proudly bitchy tone in the song",[8] and All Music Guide described Pink as "taunting and teasing" in "U + Ur Hand".[9] British newspaper The Guardian wrote, "the pithy put-downs of ["U + Ur Hand"] make bearable the sudden shift from classy beats to lumpen power pop".[10]

This song is similar to the Veronicas' "4ever".

Music video

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Pink in the music video for "U + Ur Hand".

Pink shot videos for both "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls" at the same time, but decided to release the latter as her first single. Both videos were directed by Dave Meyers. Pink stated that in the "U + Ur Hand" video she was "glammed" up and that it took four hours of make-up and one hour of shooting for every different look in the video.[11] The music video for "U + Ur Hand" premiered on Canada's MuchMusic network on July 18, 2006, and in the United States on MTV's Total Request Live on September 29 as the "First Look" for that day. The video reached number one on TRL six days after its debut, Pink's second video to reach the top on the countdown after the video for her 2003 single "Trouble".

The video, released in Europe at the end of August, features Pink posing as several of New Zealand artist Martin Emond characters, including "Baby Red Knuckles", "Rocker Bikerboy" and "Hard Candy". Pink's character is named "Lady Delish". The use of these characters was uncredited and unauthorised. At the time of the video release Illicit Streetwear and the Martin F. Emond estate were reviewing their options to take action.[12]

The video has been viewed by 2 million people on youtube.

Track listings and formats

(Other official remixes of the song include the Junior Vasquez remix.)

Charts

Notes

  1. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Leaked Pink Songs Hint At A Rock-Heavy New Album". MTV News. July 15 2005. Retrieved February 23 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "P!nk - U + Ur Hand". MusicSquare. Retrieved January 26 2007.
  3. ^ a b Visakowitz, Susan. "Pink's latest album gets another chance". Reuters via The Washington Post. March 24 2007. Retrieved April 3 2007.
  4. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' Starts '07 Atop Hot 100". Billboard. January 4 2007. Retrieved March 2 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Pink - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 26 2007.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard - Pink: Still Not Dead". Billboard. February 16 2007. Retrieved February 23 2007.
  7. ^ Bronson, Fred. "Chart Beat Chat - Suddenly In The Pink". Billboard. March 30 2007. Retrieved April 3 2007.
  8. ^ Walters, Barry. "Pink - I'm Not Dead". Rolling Stone. April 4, 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  9. ^ "I'm Not Dead - Pink". All Music Guide. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  10. ^ Clarke, Betty. "Pink, I'm Not Dead". The Guardian. March 31 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  11. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Pink Would Rather Fall Off A Car Than Get Glammed Up For Her Videos". MTV News. December 21 2005. Retrieved March 23 2007.
  12. ^ "Pinks Illicit Style". Illicit Streetwear. Retrieved October 12 2006.
  13. ^ European Singles Chart
  14. ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/charts/arc.htm www.rockonthenet.com
  15. ^ a b "Pink - Chart History" www.allmusic.com
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