So What (Pink song)
| So what | |
|---|---|
| P nk | |
| publication | August 11, 2008 |
| length | 3:35 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | P! Nk , Max Martin , Shellback |
| album | Funhouse |
So What is a rock - pop song by the US singer P! Nk from 2008. The song was written by P! Nk, Max Martin and Shellback.
History of origin
Pink described the genesis of the song in an interview with Canadian journalist Jason MacNeil. During the collaboration with the Swedish music producers Max Martin and Shellback (Karl Johan Schuster) in the Maratone Studios in Stockholm , where the song was also recorded, the first guitar riff was created . Pink, who in early 2008 by her husband, motocross rider Carey Hart had separated, texted to the beginning of the first verse of "I guess I just lost my husband, I do not know where he went." ( I think I've just finished my Husband lost, I don't know where he went ). Martin and Shellback's affected reaction piqued their interest. The title So What , formulated as a question, can be translated as Na and . Pink referred to the song as a joke ("joke"). In her opinion it is a kitschy but at the same time funny text about the airs of a rock star: "I'm still a rock star / I got my rock moves" ( I'm still a rock star / I have my rock poses ).
reception
In his review of the album Funhouse, Max Brandl from Laut.de criticizes the misappropriation of their privacy. So What is by far the coolest number on the album despite the prominent processing of their breakup.
Background information
The song was released on August 11, 2008 by LaFace Records. It is the first single from their album Funhouse . After So What followed the single songs Sober , Please Don't Leave Me , Funhouse , I Don't Believe You and Bad Influence .
Music video
The music video for the single was realized in 2008 under the direction of Dave Meyers on the record label LaFace Records .
The video starts in a tattoo shop. Pink shows a tattoo on her arm. In the next frequency, Pink is drunk driving a lawnmower on public transport. Then Pink is in a shop where guitars are sold, one of which she destroys and attacks the seller. Afterwards, the singer can be seen sawing off a tree with the inscription Alecia + Carey with a chainsaw .
Charts
So What is Pink's first single to make it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
1 (28 weeks) | 28 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
1 (32 weeks) | 32 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
1 (41 weeks) | 41 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (36 weeks) | 36 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (23 weeks) | 23 |
Track list of the single
- CD single
- So What (Main)
- Could've Had Everything (Main)
- Maxi single
- So What (Main)
- So What (Instrumental)
- Could've Had Everything (Main)
- So What (video)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jason MacNeil (Sun Media): Pink finds humor in divorce. In: canoe.ca. October 26, 2008, accessed May 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Pink: So What - SWR Poplexikon. In: swr.de. Retrieved May 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Max Brandl: “Funhouse” by Pink - laut.de - album. In: laut.de. Retrieved May 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Dave Meyers - Video Credits. (PDF; 196 kB) (No longer available online.) In: davemeyers.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013 ; accessed on May 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Music Videos : So What by Pink. (Video clip) In: mtv.de. Retrieved May 15, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
