'I'm Not Dead': 5th anniversary thread (CTMH 11 y.o.)
One of the best pop albums of the last decade (to me its the best album) was released five years ago today. With this masterpiece, P!nk reclaimed her title as one of the biggest pop icons in the industry after the mess that was Try This era, gained the title of Queen of Australia and of All Europe, had a record-breaking I'm Not Dead tour etc etc.
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I'm Not Dead is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Pink. The album was released on April 4, 2006 in the USA, to coincide the release of Pink's debut album, Can't Take Me Home, which was released six years prior, to receive remarkable chart success with its singles and sales. The album, originally titled Long Way To Happy, track 3 on the album, and scheduled for a September, 2005 release, explores Pop rock music and speaks about social and political issues on one hand, to switch to personal and vulnerable subjects on the other.
I'm Not Dead was preceded by its controversial lead single, "Stupid Girls," which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #13, and its music video, directed by Dave Meyers, received a VMA for Best Pop Video.
The album's second and third singles, "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand," both peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 and collected over one million sold units each, receiving Platinum certifications from RIAA, thus re-energizing Pink's career in the USA and pulling their host album back to Billboard charts, after months of battling with poor sales issues. Songs like "Nobody Knows", "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", "Dear Mr. President" and "'Cuz I Can" became regional singles and followed the success of the first three singles, without any remarkable chart performance.
The album marks Pink's comeback after the poor commercial and critical success of her previous album, Try This. It went Platinum in several regions including USA, Canada and France and scored a head-turning success in Australia, where it went 11x Platinum and spawned five Top 5 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart. Worlwide sales are estimated to exceed six and half million units in early 2010. The album was re-released as I'm Not Dead - Platinum Edition, with bonus tracks, remixes and a DVD.
An amazing album.
I decided to take a blast in the past in a way, and download + listen to albums from some of my faves that I've never listened to fully but only the singles, I did this for Rihanna, Britney, and Beyonce (I have some of their albums, but just needed to complete the collection ) I also did this for P!nk, and realized that I missed out on a lot of great hidden gems, 'I'm Not Dead' is a great album with tons of them.
I still have to listen to the album in full (I know, I'm sorry ), but I remember loving the singles back then. And I love the 'Stupid Girls' and 'U + Ur Hand' videos, especialy the first one.
One of the strangest eras of the past decade. This era was the downfall and resurrgence of Pink. After "Stupid Girls" underperformed and "Who Knew" flopped, I truly thought that was it for Pink. Thankfully, "U + Ur Hand" became a huge hit and "Who Knew" deservedly was given a second chance on the radio. Since then, she's became a force to be reckoned on the charts thanks to this era. I always thought it was a great comeback story.
) I also did this for P!nk, and realized that I missed out on a lot of great hidden gems, 'I'm Not Dead' is a great album with tons of them. 
), but I remember loving the singles back then. And I love the 'Stupid Girls' and 'U + Ur Hand' videos, especialy the first one. 
