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:
Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
Try
Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
True Love
Walk of Shame
Are We All We Are
Track list / Writers / Producers
Are We All We Are / Pink, Butch Walker, John Hill, Emile Haynie / Walker, Hill, Haynie
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) / Pink, Greg Kurstin / Kurstin
Try / Busbee, Ben West / Kurstin
Just Give Me A Reason (feat Nate Ruess) / Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess / Bhasker
True Love (feat Lily Allen) / Pink, Kurstin, Allen / Kurstin
How Come You’re Not Here / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin
Slut Like You / Pink, Max Martin, Shellback / Max Martin, Shellback
The Truth About Love / Pink, Billy Mann, David Schuler / Mann, Schuler
Beam Me Up / Pink, Mann / Mann
Walk of Shame / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin
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
Where Did The Beat Go? / Pink, Mann, Jon Keep, Steve Daly / Mann, Tracklacers
The Great Escape / Pink, Dan Wilson / Wilson
My Signature Move / Pink, Walker, Jake Sinclair / Walker
Is This Thing On? / Pink, Walker, Sinclair / Walker
Run / Pink, Walker, Sinclair / Walker
Good Old Days / Pink, Mann, Schuler / Mann, Schuler
Chaos & Piss / Pink, Francis White / Eg White
Timebomb / Pink, Kurstin / Kurstin
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On This Day in Pink History… 13th September 2012, Pink performed at the iTunes Festival in London
On Thursday 13th September 2012, Pink played at the iTunes Festival The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London, England. The opening act was Walk The Moon, who also supported some dates on Pink’s Truth About Love Tour in 2013. The event was a ‘winners only’ event, as no tickets could be bought. It was broadcast on some channel 4 channels and there was a live streaming on iTunes.
Setlist:
Are We All We Are
How Come You’re Not Here
U + Ur Hand
True Love
The Truth About Love
Just Like A Pill
Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
Family Portrait
Who Knew
Dear Mr President
Fuckin’ Perfect
Try
Funhouse
Sober
Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
So What
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