On This Day in Pink History… 31st August 2006, Pink attended the MTV Video Music Awards
Pink attended the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and Stupid Girls won the award for Best Pop Video
On This Day in Pink History… 29th August 2002, Pink attended the MTV Video Music Awards
In August 2002, Pink attended the MTV Video Music Awards. She performed Just Like A Pill and won awards for Best Dance Video and Best Female Video for Get The Party Started She was also nominated for Best Pop Video but lost out to No Doubt’s Hey Baby.
On This Day in Pink History… 28th August 2006, U + Ur Hand was released in the UK
Pink reportedly wanted “U + Ur Hand” to be the second single from I’m Not Dead, but “Who Knew” was released as the second and “U + Ur Hand” was instead released as the third. The single had success in Europe, reaching number ten in the UK, number four in Germany and number 11 in France; it peaked inside the top ten on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.
Pink wrote the song with Max Martin, Luke Gottwald, and Rami to mock the men who would flirt with her in clubs. The title refers to the line “looks like it’s just me and my hand tonight,” which was a phrase she’d heard guys using.
On This Day in Pink History… 26th August 2013, Pink received awards for a record breaking 18 shows in Melbourne, Australia
In summer 2013, Pink took the Truth About Love Tour to Australia and played a total of 46 shows in the country. 18 of those shows were at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. She is also the first artist to sell more than 250,000 tickets at the venue.
Pink previously set the record when she played 17 sold out shows at the Rod Laver Arena in 2009 on the Funhouse Tour.
In 2013, for the Truth About Love tour, Pink was awarded with a star at the venue’s entrance, a backstage plaque and a second Pink pole (the first one awarded on the Funhouse Tour). Door 18 at the venue was also painted pink.
On This Day in Pink History… 25th August 2009, Pink received a P!nk bathroom in Brisbane
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On This Day in Pink History… 22nd August 2008, So What music video was released
In 2008, Pink teamed up with Dave Meyers (who she also worked with for previous music videos such as There You Go, Most Girls, You Make Me Sick, Get The Party Started & Don’t Let Me Get Me), to shoot the new video for the debut single from her fifth studio album, Funhouse.
The video begins in a tattoo parlour, Pink is getting a tattoo of a red void mark on her arm across an existing tattoo before the scene cuts to Pink riding down Sunset Boulevard on a lawnmower and drinking alcohol. Pink is then shown entering Guitar Center browsing guitars. She pretends to play before attempting to smash it into the ground, but she is restrained by a store clerk which leads to them engaging in a fight. Pink is shown cutting down a tree engraved with her real name and her estranged husband’s names with a chainsaw. She cries on the chainsaw, while telling herself that she is all right, right before the tree falls and nearly crushes her neighbor. After this, Pink is sitting in a bar after losing her table to Jessica Simpson, accompanied by a man who is playing the drums out of glasses. The next scene goes to Pink on a motorbike, while a newly wedded couple in a car pull up beside her and wave and smile at her. Jealous and outraged at the happy newlyweds, Pink is shown throwing objects at the car and popping the blown up condoms used to decorate the vehicle, before climbing onto it and playfully (albeit violently) attacking the vehicle. Pink is then shown stripping on the red carpet, surrounded by photographers, she takes off her jacket to reveal her (blurred) nude body. The paparazzi all snap photos of her as she does choreography from Michael Jackson’s video for “Thriller” naked, but more akin to Austin Powers 2. Then while getting her hair done, her stylist applies hairspray, as Pink turns on her cigarette lighter, accidentally setting her hair on fire. Also shown are two men urinating in beer bottles, which they give to Pink, however Pink passes them to two guys walking past her. They drink it and then realizing what it is, spit it out in disgust. Finally, Pink is shown surrounded by men and women in their underwear engaging in a pillow fight. The video then cuts between all the scenes shown in the video before ending with Pink poking her tongue at the camera with her husband. Pink is also shown performing the song in concert near the end. Pink’s husband Carey Hart makes cameos throughout the video, such as a scene where they are talking as newspaper headlines flash behind them. Producer Butch Walker also makes a cameo. Pink has stated that Hart had not heard the song prior to arriving for the video shoot. The video was ranked on VH1 as the 3rd best music video of 2008 on the Top 40 Videos of 2008. On Facebook it was the second favorite video of 2008. The scene from the video where Pink’s hair is set on fire is censored on MTV UK and its sister channels. That scene is replaced with other short clips from the video
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the voting stage. Here are the full results with video links. Did your favourites win? Let us know @PinkHistory
Total votes: 94
4th place: Most Girls – 14.89% (14 votes)
3rd place: Lady Marmalade – 17.02% (16 votes)
2nd place: You Make Me Sick – 28.72% (27 votes)
1st place: There You Go – 39.36% (37 votes)
Total votes: 96
4th place: Get The Party Started – 8.32% (8 votes)
3rd place: Don’t Let Me Get Me – 21.88% (21 votes)
2nd place: Family Portrait – 29.17% (28 votes)
1st place: Just Like A Pill – 40.63% (39 votes)
Total votes: 93
4th place: Feel Good Time – 6.45% (6 votes)
3rd place: God is a DJ – 8.6% (8 votes)
2nd place: Last To Know – 17.2% (16 votes)
1st place: Trouble – 67.74% (63 votes)
Total votes: 94
6th place: Dear Mr President – 8.5% (8 votes)
5th place: Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) – 10.64% (10 votes)
4th place: Who Knew – 12.77% (12 votes)
3rd place: Nobody Knows – 19.15% (18 votes)
2nd place: U + Ur Hand – 19.15% (18 votes)
1st place: Stupid Girls – 29.79% (28 votes)
Total votes: 91
5th place: I Don’t Believe You – 8.79% (8 votes)
4th place: Funhouse – 16.48% (15 votes)
3rd place: Please Don’t Leave Me – 17.58% (16 votes)
2nd place: Sober – 20.88% (19 votes)
1st place: So What – 36.26% (33 votes)
Best Greatest Hits… So Far! Video
Total votes: 91
2nd place: Raise Your Glass – 48.35% (44 votes)
1st place: Fuckin’ Perfect – 51.65% (47 votes)
Total votes: 90
6th place: Are We All We Are – 4.44% (4 votes)
5th place: Walk of Shame – 4.44% (4 votes)
4th place: True Love – 5.56% (5 votes)
3rd place: Just Give Me A Reason – 15.56% (14 votes)
2nd place: Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – 15.56% (14 votes)
1st place: Try – 54.44% (49 votes)
Total votes: 81
3rd place: Capsized – 22.22% (18 votes)
2nd place: Break The Cycle – 25.93% (21 votes)
1st place: You + Me – 51.85% (42 votes)
Best Video Directed by Dave Meyers
Total votes: 79
14th place: You Make Me Sick – 0% (0 votes)
13th place: There You Go – 0% (0 votes)
12th place: Feel Good Time – 1.25% (1 vote)
11th place: Get The Party Started – 1.25% (1 vote)
10th place: Most Girls – 2.53% (2 votes)
9th place: Raise Your Glass – 3.8% (3 votes)
8th place: U + Ur Hand – 3.8% (3 votes)
7th place: Please Don’t Leave Me – 6.33% (5 votes)
6th place: Don’t Let Me Get Me – 6.33% (5 votes)
5th place: Funhouse – 8.86% (7 votes)
4th place: Stupid Girls – 10.13% (8 votes)
3rd place: Fuckin’ Perfect – 11.39% (9 votes)
2nd place: Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – 12.66% (10 votes)
1st place: So What – 31.65% (25 votes)
Best Video Directed by Sophie Muller
Total votes: 79
4th place: I Don’t Believe You – 21.52% (17 votes)
3rd place: Family Portrait – 21.52% (17 votes)
2nd place: True Love – 22.78% (18 votes)
1st place: Trouble – 34.18% (27 votes)
Best Video Containing Concert Footage
Total votes: 74
5th place: Dear Mr President – 12.16% (9 votes)
4th place: Walk of Shame – 18.92% (14 votes)
3rd place: Last To Know – 18.92% (14 votes)
2nd place: Are We All We Are – 22.97% (17 votes)
1st place: Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) – 27.03% (20 votes)
Best Video Featuring Carey Hart
Total votes: 78
5th place: Raise Your Glass – 2.56% (2 votes)
4th place: Just Like A Pill – 16.67% (13 votes)
3rd place: True Love – 17.95% (14 votes)
2nd place: So What – 29.49% (23 votes)
1st place: Just Give Me A Reason – 33.33% (26 votes)
Best Overall Video
Total votes: 76
34th place: Break The Cycle – 0% (0 votes)
33rd place: You + Me – 0% (0 votes)
32nd place: Are We All We Are – 0% (0 votes)
31st place: Walk of Shame – 0% (0 votes)
30th place: True Love – 0% (0 votes)
29th place: I Don’t Believe You – 0% (0 votes)
28th place: U + Ur Hand – 0% (0 votes)
27th place: God is a DJ – 0% (0 votes)
26th place: Feel Good Time – 0% (0 votes)
25th place: Family Portrait – 0% (0 votes)
24th place: Get The Party Started – 0% (0 votes)
23rd place: There You Go – 0% (0 votes)
22nd place: Capsized – 1.32% (1 vote)
21st place: Raise Your Glass – 1.32% (1 vote)
20th place: Funhouse – 1.32% (1 vote)
19th place: Dear Mr President – 1.32% (1 vote)
18th place: Who Knew – 1.32% (1 vote)
17th place: Trouble – 1.32% (1 vote)
16th place: Don’t Let Me Get Me – 1.32% (1 vote)
15th place: Lady Marmalade – 1.32% (1 vote)
14th place: You Make Me Sick – 1.32% (1 vote)
13th place: Most Girls – 1.32% (1 vote)
12th place: Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) – 2.63% (2 votes)
11th place: Nobody Knows – 2.63% (2 votes)
10th place: Last To Know – 2.63% (2 votes)
9th place: Just Like A Pill – 2.63% (2 votes)
8th place: Sober – 3.95% (3 votes)
7th place: Stupid Girls – 3.95% (3 votes)
6th place: Just Give Me A Reason – 5.26% (4 votes)
5th place: Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – 5.26% (4 votes)
4th place: Please Don’t Leave Me – 5.26% (4 votes)
3rd place: Fuckin’ Perfect – 9.21% (7 votes)
2nd place: So What – 19.74% (15 votes)
1st place: Try – 23.68% (18 votes)
On This Day in Pink History… 21st August 2012, Pink performed on VH1 Storytellers
In August 2012, Pink performed songs from her up-coming album The Truth About Love on VH1 Storytellers. Although not aired until later in the year, the show saw performances featuring Butch Walker, Nate Ruess and Lily Allen.
Setlist:
On This Day in Pink History… 14th August 2007, Pink played at the Brixton Academy in London
Stupid Girls
Try Too Hard
Trouble
U + Ur Hand
My Vietnam
I’m Not Dead
Piece Of My Heart
Whats Up
Videos from YouTube by satanspuppet81 & Chris L
We all know Pink and Ellen are good friends, so who better to ask write and record the song for Ellen’s show than Pink?!?
The track will debut on the 8th September when the show returns.
‘The new theme song captures the essence of The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ the team said in a release, ‘but most importantly it’s a good song to dance along to.’
Check out the video, which also stars the beautiful Willow, and let us know what you think about the new song!
On This Day in Pink History... 