Can't Take Me Home

Can't Take Me Home (2000)

P!nk began her career as an R&B artist, signed to the predominately urban label LaFace Records. She has since complained that because she chose to relinquish creative control to her record label, she did not like the type of music she made at this time, or her image, which included bright pink hair. Her debut album, Can't Take Me Home was released on April 4, 2000. A substantial success, it went double platinum, and spun off two top 10 singles: "There You Go" and "Most Girls". The album's third single, "You Make Me Sick", was released towards the end of 2000 and also became a smaller pop hit in early 2001 (#33 in February of 2001), thanks in part to being featured in the movie Save The Last Dance.

In spring of 2001, P!nk teamed up with rapper Lil' Kim, R&B singer Mya, and pop music singer Christina Aguilera on a remake of LaBelle's 1975 hit "Lady Marmalade". The track was produced by hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott and was featured in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!. The song's music video featured the four singers dressed in underwear and heavy makeup, portraying turn-of-the-20th century courtesans. The video was immensely popular on music centered television channels and adult top 40 radio. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award—P!nk's first—for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. The song also topped the charts in Australia with the soundtrack being the best selling album of 2001 in that country.

M!ssundaztood

M!ssundaztood (2001)

Tired of being marketed as another cookie-cutter pop act, and eager to become a more serious songwriter and musician, P!nk took her sound in a new direction and sought more creative control during the recording of her second album. She recruited former 4 Non Blondes vocalist Linda Perry, and together they co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on Missundaztood, released on November 20, 2001.

Its lead-off single "Get the Party Started", written and produced by Perry, went top five in the U.S., while topping the charts in many countries. It was narrowly denied the #1 spot in the UK due to the posthumous release of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". The album's other singles, "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Just Like a Pill", and "Family Portrait" were also radio and chart successes. "Just Like a Pill", produced by Dallas Austin, finally gained P!nk her first solo UK #1 in September 2002 and as a result, album sales of M!ssundaztood increased dramatically. Uptempo dance remixes of these more rock-oriented songs allowed them to become crossover hits on U.S. rhythmic radio and in the clubs, and the less R&B, more alternative rock sound of M!ssundazstood helped all four singles to become modest hits at adult top 40 radio also. The album's tracks "18 Wheeler" and "Eventually" (the first song P!nk wrote with Perry) were rumored as fifth singles; however, following sales that exceeded all expectations, P!nk took a short hiatus.

M!ssundaztood was the second-best-selling album in the UK during 2002, and P!nk was the best-selling female artist globally. The album has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. to date.

In the summer of 2003, P!nk released a single from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, "Feel Good Time". The track, produced by electronic music artist William Orbit, peaked in the 60's on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 Singles chart. She also had a small cameo in the movie as a dirt bike race promoter.

Try This

Try This (2003)

P!nk's third album Try This was released on November 11, 2003. Eight of the thirteen tracks were co-written with Tim Armstrong of punk band Rancid. Try This reached the Top 10 on album charts in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia in 2003. Though its singles "Trouble" and "God Is a DJ" didn't do as well in her home country as her previous singles, "Trouble" earned P!nk her second Grammy award in 2003. However, the singles were largely successful in Europe, especially Britain, and Australia, prompting her to release a third non-U.S. single, "Last to Know". Due to the album's popularity, P!nk toured extensively throughout Europe, but made no plans for a U.S. tour.

I'm Not Dead

I'm Not Dead (2006)

P!nk's fourth album, I'm Not Dead was released in April 2006. The first single, "Stupid Girls," has already been released to radio, and is currently available on iTunes. P!nk made videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls" but decided to release the latter first. The CD had started causing controversy before it was even released. The song "Dear Mr. President" is an open letter to President George W. Bush. The CD was released 31 March in some parts of Europe (those which release albums on Fridays, as opposed to Mondays) 3 April and 4 April in the U.S. and Canada. This album was released exactly 6 years to the day of P!nk's first album Can't Take Me Home.

A DVD containing concert footage of P!nk's Try This European Tour was released in May. Track two of the album, "Who Knew", was released as the second single from the album on May 29, 2006.

Despite popular belief that "Dear Mr. President" would be released as a single, during a promotional visit to Australia, Pink appeared on tv show Rove Live and said that the track would never become a single.

P!nk has now released the second single off I'm Not Dead, "Who Knew".

On June 30th, 2006, P!nk announced on her official UK site the follow up single to Who Knew: "U + Ur Hand", to be released this summer