On This Day in Pink History… 5th October 2009, I Don’t Believe You was released
I Don’t Believe You was released as the sixth single from Pink’s fifth album, Funhouse.
I Don’t Believe You is Pink’s single with the lowest peak in the United Kingdom. It failed to reach the top forty due to physical single was cancelled. In the U.S. & Canada, the track has sold around 115,000+ in digital downloads, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, making I Don’t Believe You her only single from Funhouse not to have higher charting. In Australia, the song reached number twenty-three on the sales chart and was the number-one most added track to the radio on its debut week of release. In the Europe, I Don’t Believe You reached top forty in most countries with its highest peak in Portugal, where the song reached number one.
The music video was directed by Sophie Muller and was shot in California in September 2009. The video is show in black and white and features Pink in the wedding dress she wore to her actual wedding to Carey Hart in 2006.
Scenes include her lying down in the dress, rollerblading around what appears to be the inside of a church (The Los Angeles Theater), singing to an empty wedding dining room, crying over an empty wedding album and singing to herself in front of the mirror.
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On This Day in Pink History… 27th September 2006, The I’m Not Dead (arena) Tour started
On 27th September 2006, Pink played in Zurich, Switzerland, which kicked off the beginning of the I’m Not Dead arena Tour.
The tour supported Pink’s fourth studio album, I’m Not Dead, and she played in Europe and Australia, while also opening for Justin Timberlake in USA in January 2007.
However, this was not the start of the I’m Not Dead tour, as Pink had played a club tour in USA in summer 2006. Following the Australian arena tour (2007), Pink then returned to Europe to play smaller venues and festivals. South Africa and Asia was also included in the 2007 tour.
This Pink History article will focus on the arena tour throughout Europe and Australia, as well as the opening of Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveShow Tour.
Setlist:
‘Cuz I Can
Trouble
Just like a Pill
Who Knew
I’m Not Dead
Lady Marmalade
Stupid Girls
There You Go
God Is a DJ
Fingers
Family Portrait
Redemption Song
The One That Got Away
Dear Mr. President
What’s Up
U + Ur Hand
18 Wheeler
Don’t Let Me Get Me
Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
Encore
Nobody Knows
Get The Party Started
The show was recorded in December from London’s Wembley Arena for a live DVD which was released in 2007. The performances of Lady Marmalade and Redemption Song are not on the DVD. The DVD contained bonus features including: On Tour With Pink, Photo Gallery & Audio Tracks (Crash & Burn and U + Ur Hand Bimbo Jones remix).
The tour produced two music videos; Dear Mr President was a video of the live performance of the song, and Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) was a music video containing clips from the tour.
Band/Backing singers/Dancers
Adriana Balic – Keyboard and vocals
Jason Chapman – Keyboard and vocals
Justin Derrico – Guitar
Eva Gardner – Bass and vocals
Mark Schulman – Percussion
Janis Tanaka – Bass and vocals
Stacy Campbell – Background vocals
Jenny Douglas McRae – Background vocals
Vivian Sessoms – Background vocals
Reina Hidalgo – Dancer
Ruthie Inchaustegui – Dancer
Clare Turton – Dancer
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