The Late Show with David Letterman is an American talk show which was hosted by David Letterman. The final episode of the Late Show aired on 20th May 2015, so lets take a look back at Pink’s appearances on this show…
First up is Pink performing her hit Family Portrait from her second album Missundaztood:
In 2003, Pink performed Trouble on the Late Show in support of her third album Try This.
I’ve performed a few times on The David Letterman Show, but this was a special one. Pink and I had established great chemistry and the band was like a family. The music was a blend between Rock and Punk and a bit of Pop of course, we rarely used any Pro Tools (by choice) and we all sang backing vocals! It was raw and honest and she sounded amazing as always. A fun memory for me looking back, when Mr. Letterman came out at the end of the performance, pointed at me and said “how does he get that job?!” It went over my head as I didn’t expect him to direct a comment at me. Thank you Mr. letterman for many years of entertainment. I always thought you were a class act and you’ll be missed! … Rafa
Rafael Moreira
#Tbt A fun memory for me looking back, when I was playing Guitar with Pink, Mr. Letterman came out at the end of the performance, pointed at me and said “how does he get that job?!” It went over my head as I didn’t expect him to direct a comment at me. Thank you Mr. letterman for many years of entertainment. I always thought you were a class act and you’ll be missed! … Rafa
Rafael Moreira
In 2006, Pink was back with her fourth album, I’m Not Dead, and performed the second single, Who Knew.
Happy Birthday Reina! Thank you for being a part of Pink History, for being an inspiration and making tours fun!
A native from Miami and New Jersey, Reina began her training in ballet, tap, and jazz at the age of 5. After graduating from high school she attended college at New World School of the Arts in Miami where she received numerous scholarships and received her B.F.A. in dance in 2002. Not too long after finishing her program there, she was part of the Miami Sol WNBA co-ed dance team for 2 years. Since relocating to California after graduation in 2004, Reina has appeared in numerous films, TV shows, and music videos. She is active in the community and has put on shows to raise money for the ONE campaign, victims of Hurricane Katrina ,and the earthquake victims in Haiti raising about $4,000. She has had the delightful pleasure to travel the world and work with some of the top artists of today such as Pink, Rihanna, JLO, KYLIE MINOGUE, Missy Elliott, Ciara, Daddy Yankee, Paula Abdul, Thalia, PRIMA J, Nelly Frutado , and many others. Her film credits include, ” TEEN BEACH MOVIE”,“Beauty Shop”, Hannah Montana”. Commerical credits: “IPOD”,”KSWISS”, and “Chrysler”. T.V. credits: MTV VMA’S, Pink’s “Glitter in the Air” GRAMMY’S performance, Dancing with the Stars,Latin Grammys, BET Awards, ESPY Awards, Australia MTV Music Awards, NAACAP Awards, to name a few. Tours: Rihanna “Last girl on Earth world tour” P!nk European and Australian in 2006, 2009,and 2013-2014, Gloria Estefan 2004, and Missy Elliott. She currently on promo tour with Ricky Martin and you can watch the hit new show EAST LOS HIGH on Hulu which she has choreographed the past 2 seasons along with Noel Bajandas.
On This Day in Pink History… 18th May 2006, Who Knew was released
Who Knew was released as the second single from Pink’s fourth studio album, I’m Not Dead. Written by Pink, Max Martin and Dr. Luke, it was released by LaFace Records. The single also had the b-side Disconnected.
Upon its release, Who Knew was mostly well-received from music critics, who acclaimed it as a solid song on the album and lauded the lyrical content, however the song faced comparisons for having similarities with Kelly Clarkson’s 2004 single Since U Been Gone. The song was commercially successful worldwide, where it peaked in the top spot in countries including Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and component charts in the United States. In addition, the song is also Pink’s longest chart runner on the Hot 100, spending 36 weeks before dropping out.
The song is lyrically about loosing a friend to drugs. Pink says of her experience:
“My life was insane, I was [in her youth] out of control and doing lots of stupid things. Some of my friends were selling crack, and I got into drugs too. I’ve always been honest about that, although I don’t like going into details. I’ve got lots of young fans and I wouldn’t want to give them any ideas. I found a friend dead from a drug overdose when I was 14. He was a male friend, not a boyfriend. Most of the people at the funeral were just children. It should have been a wake-up call for me, but it wasn’t.”
In the Oceanic region, the song debuted at number six on the Australian Singles Chart. The song then rose and peaked at number two for two consecutive weeks. In total, the song stayed in the charts for thirty-two weeks, becoming Pink’s second longest charting single in that country. The song is also the seventy-fifth Best Of All Time single in Australia, and is certified platinum for sales of over 70,000 copies. It was ranked at number nine on ARIA’s Top 100 singles of 2006. The song had debuted at number thirty-six on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and eventually rose to number eleven, just missing the top ten. The song spent a total of twelve weeks on the charts.
In the European markets, the song was generally successful. Who Knew entered the UK Singles Chart at nineteen in early June, 2006 and ascended to a peak at five the following week. It is her joint fifth highest charting single in the UK and her second longest charting behind only So What. With a total of 26 weeks inside the top 100 songs it beats her number-one hit Just Like A Pill. The song had success throughout other charts in Europe, where it peaked in the top twenty in Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Finland and Norway, while it peaked in the top fifty in The Netherlands and Sweden.
When the single was originally released in North America, Who Knew was less successful. Though it peaked at number nineteen on the BDS Airplay Chart in Canada, it was virtually ignored by American radio. In the U.S., where it was released to mainstream radio in May, 2006, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, initially reaching number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (which comprises the most popular songs yet to enter the Hot 100). Billboard magazine credited the poor performance of the single on radio with significantly reducing momentum of initial sales of I’m Not Dead.
The single’s video was directed by Dragon, a team comprising Sam Bayer, Robert Hales and Brian Lazzaro. It was filmed in a weekend in April, 2006 in Los Angeles, United States, and it was released to the internet and to UK music channels in early May 2006. The video reached number one on MTV Germany’s top ten and on TRL Italy. Who Knew was voted number one on TRL Germany twenty times, allowing Pink to earn the “Golden Tape”. In the U.S. Total Request Livebroadcast a “First Look” of the video in May, and it debuted on the show’s top ten countdown; it spent eight non-consecutive days on the countdown, peaking at number seven.
It features a young couple visiting a fairground and going on the rides, and at one point the boy puts a necklace on the girl. The video flashes back to the boy secretly injecting himself with drugs on a previous night while the girl is sleeping. At the carnival, when the girl is playing a game, the boy walks away. The girl realizes he’s gone and follows him, but when she tries to get him to stay with her he gets violent. He goes to the back of the fairground to inject himself with drugs and breaks into a sweat. His girlfriend wanders around looking for him, and finds him unconscious; he has overdosed. She gives him a kiss, gives back the necklace and phones for an ambulance; after it has arrived, she walks away crying. The video is inter-cut with shots of Pink singing the song at the entrance to the fairground.
On This Day in Pink History… 17th May 2014, Pink took part in the American Hot Shots Extreme Run
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In 2014, Pink took part in the American Hot Shot Extreme Run which proudly gives 100% of the profit to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.
Check out the video below for a quick aerial preview of the terrain. The footage was captured with remote control helicopter mounted digicams, which will also be used during the event to capture footage of your run!
The American Hotshots Extreme Run staff are big fans of Tough Mudder™, and we’ve attended many different obstacle runs. The big two…Tough Mudder™ and Spartan Race™ – are the undisputed industry leaders. Our mission is to provide obstacles similar in quality and magnitude, with a few unique twists of our own.
For starters…the 10,000 acre ranch where our event will be held, in the heart of Santa Barbara County’s wine country, will be hard for anybody to compete with. Our signature course will also be designed and built over a 6 month period, giving us unmatched quality control.
Broadcast Music, Inc, honored dynamic singer-songwriter P!nk with the BMI President’s Award for her outstanding achievement in songwriting and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry at the Company’s 63rd annual Pop Awards, held last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The event also included naming the songwriters and publishers behind the year’s most-performed pop songs, as well as the Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year awards.
As the 2015 President’s Award recipient, P!nk joins an elite list of past honorees that includes Adam Levine, Juanes, Kike Santander, Taylor Swift, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Pitbull and Willie Nelson.
Taylor Swift, Tim Bergling a.k.a. Avicii, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran and Noel Zancanella all earned the coveted BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year title with each penning three songs on the most-performed list: Swift composed “22,” “Everything Has Changed,” and “Shake It Off;” Bergling wrote “Hey Brother,” “Wake Me Up,” while also co-penning Coldplay’s “Sky Full of Stars;” Blanco co-wrote Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow,” Maroon 5’s “Maps,” and Rixton’s “Me and My Broken Heart;” Sheeran was honored for co-penning “Lego House,” “Sing” and Swift’s “Everything Has Changed;” and Zancanella co-wrote Ellie Goulding’s “Burn,” Maroon 5’s “Maps,” and Demi Lovato’s “Neon Lights.”
John Legend clinched the BMI Pop Song of the Year honor for co-writing “All of Me.” With 27 songs among the year’s most-performed, Sony/ATV Publishing claimed the prestigious BMI Pop Publisher of the Year crystal.
The musical tribute to P!nk featured pop-folk duo The Weepies and alt-country purveyor Brandi Carlile. The Weepies offered a powerful rendition of P!nk’s “F*ckin’ Perfect,” while Carlile commandeered “Who Knew.” Alecia Moore (P!nk) then joined troubadour Dallas Green on stage as You+Me for a trio of songs including “You and Me,” “Unbeliever” and “Open Door.” Closing out the evening, P!nk was joined by Billy Mann for a meaningful rendition of “Dear Mr. President.”
The 63nd annual BMI Pop Awards were hosted by BMI Vice President and General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Barbara Cane, and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill.
On This Day in Pink History… 8th May 2009, Bad Influence was released
Bad Influence was the fourth single to be released from Pink’s fifth studio album, Funhouse. It was released in Australia on 8th May 2009, and in 2010 in Europe.
Bad Influence was written by Pink, with Billy Mann, Butch Walker, Robin Mortensen Lynch and Niklas Olovson, while production was handled by Machopsycho and Billy Mann. It is a straight up rock chick party song that makes no apologies for wilding out with your gal pals once in a while. Pink stated: “I’m with the Hindus on that one,” the singer laughs. “Pleasure for pleasure’s sake is not a guilty sin.”
The song was chosen as the album’s fourth single following its use in an Optus advertisement, promoting her Funhouse Tour. The track was also played frequently on Channel Pink on Channel V Australia, as well as becoming the theme for the Volkswagen Polo commercials in Europe.
Bad Influence was the opening track on the setlist for the 2009 Funhouse Tour
The song was the most added song to the radio in Australia in its first week of release. On the ARIA Singles Chart, the song peaked at number 6, and has been certified Gold, selling over 35,000 copies. On the Australian Airplay Chart, the song became Pink’s 4th consecutive #1 song on the chart, and 4th from the album. In New Zealand, “Bad Influence” debuted at number thirty three in May, 2009, rising to number twenty seven later. It has so far peaked at number twelve. It entered the UK charts at #161 in October 2009 because of the advert, peaked at #123. Bad Influence entered the German Singles Chart at #26 in April 2010.
On This Day in Pink History… 1st May 2013, Pink played at the O2 World in Hamburg, Germany
Pink played at the O2 World in Hamburg, Germany on the Truth About Love Tour and was joined by Nate Ruess during the performance of Just Give Me A Reason
On This Day in Pink History… 30th April 2009, Pink attended the filming of the T-Mobile Advert in London
Pink makes surprise appearance as thousands gather in London for T-Mobile advert
Pink, the American pop star, made a surprise performance in London as thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square to sing on the new T-Mobile advert.
Around 13,000 people congregated to take part in the mobile phone operator’s new commercial by singing hits such as The Beatles’ Hey Judeand Britney Spears’s Hit Me Baby One More Time.
But the crowd got a shock when Pink broke into an impromptu rendition of her hit single So What from the middle of the mob.
Speaking after the event on Thursday evening, the 29-year-old singer said: “What a fantastic experience.
“Everyone singing along together in the middle of London – it was incredible. I was thrilled to be a part of such an amazing event and to share it with so many people.”
The new advert, called Sing, is a sequel to T-Mobiles last television commercial, Dance, which featured 350 dancers performing a choreographed routine among commuters at London’s Liverpool Street Station.
Described as a “mass karaoke singalong”, the latest offering was captured by handing out 2,000 microphones to members of the crowd, and was filmed by 24 cameras.
During the event, compèred by presenter Vernon Kay, the crowd belted out versions of the Grease hit Summer Nights, Total Eclipse of the Heart, and I Say a Little Prayer.
Pink joined in halfway through the crowd’s rendition of the Erma Franklin hit Piece of my Heart.
Daniella Kostic, 18, from King’s Cross, London, said: “It is amazing. We came down to film the advert but we did not expect anything like this.”
Jamilla Gibbs, 63, from Clapham, South London, added: “We loved the first advert and really wanted to get involved in the second. It’s not dancing but we’re still having fun.”
T-Mobile spokeswoman Lysa Hardy said: “We wanted to get everyone to have a really good time. People really enjoyed the Dance campaign and we have had an amazing response to this one.
“The first advert is a really tough act to follow.”
The previous T-Mobile advert has become an online sensation on YouTube, attracting more than 11 million hits.
Fans organised a re-enactment of the advert in January at Liverpool Street Station, through the social networking website Facebook.
However, police were forced to close the station due to safety concerns when it was swamped by around 12,000 people who turned up to dance in the “silent disco”, listening to music through headphones.
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