Sober (Pink Song)
| Sober | |
|---|---|
| P nk | |
| publication | November 3, 2008 |
| length | 4:11 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | P! Nk , Nate Hills , Kara DioGuardi , Marcella Araica |
| album | Funhouse |
Sober (Engl. For "sober") is a pop song from 2008 that the American singer P! Nk wrote together with Nate Hills , Kara DioGuardi and Marcella Araica .
Background information
The song was released on November 3, 2008 by LaFace Records . After So What, it is the second single from their album Funhouse . The song was produced by Danja , Kanal and Jimmy Harry.
The piece was written in the key of D flat minor . It is kept at a pace of 92 beats per minute . The music video for the single was filmed in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2008 under the direction of Jonas Åkerlund and released in December 2008.
Reviews
The song received positive reviews. Andy Battaglia of The AV Club stated that it is "a solemn song that slinks along at a slower speed, the better to bear. It is a solemn song that slinks along at a slower speed, the better to bear." out the grainy range of her voice. ”) Joan Anderman wrote in the Boston Globe that the song “ hits the sweet spot between ' American Idol ' and the Red Hot Chili Peppers ”(“ finds the sweet spot between 'American Idol' and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ") Evan Sawdey wrote for PopMatters that Pink" brings out the surprisingly suppressed, a song that once again spends time convincing herself that everything is fine "(" Pink launches into the surprisingly downtrodden, a song that once again spends time convincing herself that everything's alright. ")
Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine thinks the song was "oddly-chosen" to be the album's second single, arguing that the end result is "more mixed." ) Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy realized that it was a "better representatives of their Funhouse (" a better representation of her -album than the rattling first single " Funhouse album than the clattering lead single." is).
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
3 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
4th (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
5 (30 weeks) | 30th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
9 (22 weeks) | 22nd |
 United States (Billboard)
|
15th (25 weeks) | 25th |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Online
- ↑ musicnotes.com
- ↑ expressen.se
- ^ Andy Battaglia: Pink: Funhouse | Music | Review. The AV Club, accessed March 24, 2010 .
- ↑ Funhouse. ( Memento of March 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at: blender.com , October 28, 2008.
- ^ Pink: Funhouse <Reviews. PopMatters, accessed March 24, 2010 .
- ↑ Pink: Funhouse | Music Review. Slant Magazine, October 26, 2008, accessed March 24, 2010 .
- ↑ Alex Fletcher: Pink: "Sober" - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy. In: Digital Spy . January 19, 2009, accessed February 8, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US