Pink: Raise Your Glass

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The song was released as the album's lead single on October 5, 2010, by Jive Records gaining both critical and commercial success, being acclaimed by most music critics and described as a party anthem, and reaching the top-ten in several countries, including the United States, where it became her third number-one single. In 2011, "Raise Your Glass" was ranked at number thirteen on the "Top 40 Year End Chart" based on Mediabase. [2] In fact, Nate Ruess said that it's practically impossible to argue with Pink when she gets something in her mind. "I went into it just obviously coming from a completely different world than where Pink is from," he recalled to MTV. "Writing the song was a whole different learning experience and was really fuelled by the fact that Alecia is so strong and independent and so very much herself. At the end of the day it's so hard to argue against her because what she does it always so great."

British single certifications – Pink – Raise Your Glass". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 26, 2023. Something about 'Raise Your Glass' obviously resonated with fans, as the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In a 2012 interview with VH1, she revealed that she started smoking marijuana aged 11 and by 13 was taking drugs like ecstasy, PCP and even crystal meth. It wasn't until a brush with death aged 15 that she decided to call it quits with the drugs.In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.

In several sequences Pink is shown depicting the iconography of Rosie the Riveter on the " We Can Do It!" poster. Away from the studio, Pink's live shows are nothing short of phenomenal; her jaw-dropping acrobatics mark her out as a truly spectacular performer. Raise Your Glass (liner notes). Pink. LaFace Records. 2010. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) I've always loved Pink's music and knew a bit about her personally because she grew up about an hour away from my hometown. I remember seeing a lot on the news as she was starting out in the music industry and thought this would be an interesting read to get the full story on her life thus far. Much of the content is referenced from interviews and articles Pink has given throughout her lengthy career, and it explores both the highs and lows of the journey. Her genre-defying style has led her to working with some of the greats within the music industry and her acumen has ensured she has remained ahead of the trends.

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The song was released in October 2010. It was praised by critics who said it was a party anthem. It was successful commercially as well. It reached the Top 10 in several countries, including the United States. There it became Pink's second solo number one hit, following " So What," and her third overall. But then there are the hits. Pink’s got a lot of them. In 2010, Pink was 10 years and five albums deep into her career, and she had hits to burn. Pink had long resisted demands for a best-of collection, but right at the decade mark, she caved. Greatest Hits… So Far!!! is one of the rare career-spanning compilations that lives up to its title’s more-to-come implications, if not its three exclamation points. As greatest-hits collections go, Greatest Hits… So Far!!! does its job. It strips most of the fat out of Pink’s discography, leaving you with one burst of serotonin-jamming recognition after another. Every song on the album isn’t great, but the record’s cumulative effect is to leave you — or at least me — thinking, “damn, Pink’s got a lot of good songs.” Among her many accolades, Pink received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2019. Later that year she was named the People's Champion of 2019 at the People's Choice Awards. Upon accepting the honor, she implored the audience to go out and make a difference, noting, "Kindness today is an act of rebellion." Pink has a huge heart as an animal rights advocate to LGBTQ rights, and acceptance of differences of all kinds. She is a strong woman, advocate, loving mother, legendary singer and performer, and she's a winemaker!! I'm really jealous about the winemaking part - lol. I can't wait to see her in concert and hope it's this summer. Let's raise your glass to that! I almost always like a song or two off of her albums, and I lean toward preferring her first few, but I admire her greatly as a person. Not sure where that places me on the fandom spectrum, but there it is. That is where I am coming from.

For over 20 years, Pink has entertained fans, and Pink: Raise Your Glass takes readers through those years and more.Producer Jeff Bhasker became involved with the song due to some record label meddling. However, after being introduced to Pink by RCA executive Peter Edge, he was on board. "[W]e just kind of did it in one day and got together and hammered it out," he told Billboard about the day the song was written. "It just kind of magically came together, and almost in an improvisational way. I started playing some chords and Nate just started singing, and [Pink] started typing down lyrics and we just kind of put the song together from there. In a nutshell, P!nk salutes everyone who flaunts convention, anyone who refuses to submit to the status quo: “So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways,” she commands. P!nk styles herself as a leader in this misfit rebellion, adding, “All my underdogs/We will never be anything but loud/And nitty-gritty, dirty little freaks.” American single certifications – P!nk – Raise Your Glass". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 26, 2023. Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de . Retrieved 2020-02-28. Of course, with a career that's lasted nearly two decades, there's bound to be a few stories to tell. So, we've done our best Angela Lansbury impression and done some investigating into the surprising stories behind her biggest hits…

There is power in believing in yourself. You may not be the best that ever did it, you may not be the prettiest, or the tallest, or the funniest, or the most talented — if you’re stubborn and you don’t give up and you work really hard — no one else can ever be you.”—Pink Danish single certifications – Pink – Raise Your Glass". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved January 31, 2023. After confronting the trainer, who insisted that the elephant was fine, Pink decided that she would no longer feature animals in her music videos. Ultimately, Pink says, the song made her relationships with both her parents better. "For us as a family, we used to sweep things under the rug and act like things were ok, and act like I didn't run away and I wasn't on drugs and it was all a dream," Pink said to VH1. "We opened up communications as a family and now, when we sit at the dinner table, we really ask each other how we are and we really answer and it's beautiful." Trust, Gary (18 March 2011). "Weekly Chart Notes: Lady Gaga, 'Glee' Cast, Billy Joel". Billboard.com . Retrieved 20 March 2017.Working mainly with Linda Perry on Missundazstood, Pink wanted to showcase a different side to herself. "In the beginning I just said, 'What do you feel?' and [Pink] would just sit behind the piano and sing," Perry recalled. Pink describes the song as a "celebration for people who feel left out from the popular crowd." [5] In an interview for MTV, Pink comments on the song: "I don't know if it's going to be huge, but it is new. I did three new songs. It was good timing. I had been on the road for two years and I hadn't written anything and I wanted to write a song about underdogs. Instead of going and becoming a cover girl, I kind of just hit the road and pounded the pavement...and became a touring artist. You don't have to be popular when you're a touring artist, you just have to be good, and this is a thank you for the fans." [5] Critical reception [ edit ] She consistently out-sings her contemporaries with hit songs such as, “Get the Party Started,” “Just Like a Pill,” “So What,” “What About Us,” and “Beautiful Trauma,” while her willingness to speak frankly about difficult topics has made her a relatable role model. She is an outspoken animal rights activist, and has been vocal about women’s rights, LGBT rights, and her support of same-sex marriage.