'So What' Singer P!nk Returns With New Single
Fifth Studio Album Is Scheduled For October 28th Release
PRNewswire
NEW YORK
07/23/2008
Grammy winning, platinum-selling singer P!nk, will soon return to radio airwaves with her newest single, "So What." The anthemic song is the lead single from her forthcoming untitled fifth studio offering, set for release on October 28th. "So What" will be delivered to radio stations early August and will be available for sale digitally mid-August.
The launch reunites the talented star with several of her previous collaborators including Max Martin and Dave Meyers. "So What" was co-written by P!nk and produced by Max Martin, who successfully collaborated with her on her #1 hits, "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand." Meyers has been tapped to direct the video for "So What." P!nk previously worked with him on the videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls," which earned an MTV Video Music Award for "Best Pop Video."
"So What" will premiere on MTV's new show FNMTV and the network will exclusively broadcast the video for 72 hours. To further promote the video, P!nk with be the guest commentator on FNMTV on July 25th and August 1st.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer/songwriter, and the Pennsylvania native's genre-defying creative risk-taking has propelled her to global stardom. To date, the chanteuse has sold 22 million albums cumulatively worldwide. Her previous albums include: her four million-unit selling debut, Can't Take me Home (2000); her sophomore follow-up, M!ssundaztood (2001) which sold 11 million worldwide; and the 2.7 million worldwide seller Try This (2003). Her most recent effort, I'm Not Dead (2006) sold over 5 million units globally and spawned two No. 1 hits, "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" along with critic/fan favorites, "Stupid Girls" and "Dear Mr. President."
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