AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Pink

Artist:Pink

Song:Raise Your Glass

Album:Greatest Hits...So Far!!!

Alicia "Pink" Moore topped the charts with the 2010 single Raise Your Glass. It was her second #1 hit. It was not released on one of her regular albums. Instead RCA released it as one of two previously unreleased songs on the 2011 comp Greatest Hits...So Far!!!. So it's a discography orphan until RCA inevitably releases more Pink comps. Record companies used to add unreleased songs on comps so completists would buy them. With the increased prevalence of streaming services, this marketing strategy isn't necessary anymore. Pink continues to record though she hasn't had a top ten hit since 2016. She was born Sept. 8, 1979 in Doylestown, PA. Her parents divorced when she was a child. Pink trained in gymnastics as a child. She was in a band in high school and she started writing lyrics. She was already performing in Philadelphia clubs. She formed an R&B girl group Choice. When a demo landed in the hands of LaFace Records owner LA Reid, he asked them to audition for him. He signed them. But he needed parents consent as all three girls were minors. He eventually told Pink to go solo or go home. For her 2000 debut album Can't Take Me Home, she worked quite a bit with Reid's partner Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. She scored two top ten hits from the album. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. Despite the success, Pink wanted more control over her music. Meanwhile, she appeared on the #1 hit Lady Marmalade with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mya from the film Moulin Rouge. For the 2000 album Missundaztood, Pink wrote most of the songs with 4 Non Blondes lead singer Linda Perry. The album was produced by TLC producer Dallas Austin. Though Reid didn't like the album, the first single Get the Party Started reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album was certified 5XPlatinum. For her next couple of albums, she worked with different producers. But she didn't score her first #1 hit until she started working with Swedish producer Max Martin on the 2009 album Funhouse. Of course he is best known for producing Britney Spears. Martin produced most of the album including the #1 hit So What. After touring, Pink wanted to take a break. She was already married to motocross racer Carey Hart and she announced her pregnancy in 2010. RCA wanted to release a greatest hits CD. Pink didn't want to at first but she changed her mind as RCA could have released it anyway Two unreleased tracks were on the album. Raise Your Glass topped the charts. Pink wrote and produced it with Martin and Johan "Shellback" Schuster. I'm sure the song was a leftover from the Funhouse sessions. The album was certified Platinum and is available as a budget CD. Since then Pink has not been as successful probably because she rarely works with Martin anymore. One guy she has worked with a lot is Adele producer Greg Kurstin so he brings a more mature sound. She last had a top ten hit in 2016. She went on hiatus after the 2019 album Hurts 2B Human. There were no hit singles from the 2023 album Trustfall. It remains to be seen if Pink can return to the top of the charts. I have my doubts. Maybe a full scale reunion with Max Martin would help. Here's the video for Raise Your Glass by Pink.