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On This Day in Pink History… 5th October 2009, I Don’t Believe You was released

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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.

On This Day in Pink History… 27th September 2006, The I’m Not Dead (arena) Tour started

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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:

  1. ‘Cuz I Can
  2. Trouble
  3. Just like a Pill
  4. Who Knew
  5. I’m Not Dead
  6. Lady Marmalade
  7. Stupid Girls
  8. There You Go
  9. God Is a DJ
  10. Fingers
  11. Family Portrait
  12. Redemption Song
  13. The One That Got Away
  14. Dear Mr. President
  15. What’s Up
  16. U + Ur Hand
  17. 18 Wheeler
  18. Don’t Let Me Get Me
  19. Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
Encore
  1. Nobody Knows
  2. 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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On This Day in Pink History… 17th September 2012, The Truth About Love was released

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On This Day in Pink History… 17th September 2012, The Truth About Love was released

The Truth About Love is Pink’s sixth studio album, released on 17th September 2012 in the UK. The Truth About Love samples rock music influences and is generally themed about relationships, breakups and the different stages and cases of love, while tackling issues of feminism, sexual prowess and social exclusion. It features guest artists Eminem, Lily Allen and Nate Ruess of American band Fun.

The album was a huge success worldwide, reaching number one on the Billboard Chart, selling 281,000 copies in its first week becoming her first number one album in America. The album also debuted at number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland. As of July 2014, the album has sold 2 million copies in the US, and estimated 7 million copies worldwide, becoming her most successful album since 2001’s Missundaztood.

Six singles were released from the album:

  1. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
  2. Try
  3. Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
  4. True Love
  5. Walk of Shame
  6. Are We All We Are

Track list / Writers / Producers

  1. Are We All We Are / Pink, Butch Walker, John Hill, Emile Haynie / Walker, Hill, Haynie
  2. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) / Pink, Greg Kurstin / Kurstin
  3. Try / Busbee, Ben West / Kurstin
  4. Just Give Me A Reason (feat Nate Ruess) / Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess / Bhasker
  5. True Love (feat Lily Allen) / Pink, Kurstin, Allen / Kurstin
  6. How Come You’re Not Here / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin
  7. Slut Like You / Pink, Max Martin, Shellback / Max Martin, Shellback
  8. The Truth About Love / Pink, Billy Mann, David Schuler / Mann, Schuler
  9. Beam Me Up / Pink, Mann / Mann
  10. Walk of Shame / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin
  11. Here Comes The Weekend (feat Eminem) / Pink, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Pranam Injeti, Liz Rodrigues, Marshall Mathers / DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti, The New Royales, John Brown
  12. Where Did The Beat Go? / Pink, Mann, Jon Keep, Steve Daly / Mann, Tracklacers
  13. The Great Escape / Pink, Dan Wilson / Wilson
  14. My Signature Move / Pink, Walker, Jake Sinclair / Walker
  15. Is This Thing On? / Pink, Walker, Sinclair / Walker
  16. Run / Pink, Walker, Sinclair / Walker
  17. Good Old Days / Pink, Mann, Schuler / Mann, Schuler
  18. Chaos & Piss / Pink, Francis White / Eg White
  19. Timebomb / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin

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