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.
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.
Just Like Fire has been released on 15th April 2016 at all digital providers via RCA Records/Walt Disney Records. The song is the first single to be released by Pink in three years and a music video directed by Dave Meyers is set to follow in May.
Just Like Fire was co-written by P!nk, Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Holter and produced by Martin, Shellback and Holter specifically for Alice Through The Looking Glass. This is the first time P!nk has written an original song for a live action feature film. Just Like Fire will appear in the film and on the motion picture soundtrack from Walt Disney Records featuring score from four-time Academy Award nominee Danny Elfman.
Pink has also recorded a cover of White Rabbit for the film.
What do you think about Just Like Fire? What are you expecting from the music video? Let us know in the comments!
