P!nk has been outspoken throughout her career, but she went for the jugular in this open letter to President George W. With cheeky lyrics like “I don’t believe Adam and Eve spend every goddamn day together,” there’s a reason it was included on the setlist of her past three major tours. This singalong anthem seamlessly blends P!nk’s two best qualities: her humor and her honesty. While this playful jam was released as a single in other countries, we got the short end of the stick in the States. “Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely),” I’m Not Dead (2006) With lyrics like “I’m not scared/ just changing/ right behind the cigarette and devilish smile,” its title track serves as the perfect thesis for this era. P!nk found her signature sound on her career-reviving 2006 comeback, I’m Not Dead. She notched her first solo Grammy win for “Trouble,” and it contains two of her more experimental (albeit hardly chart-topping) singles: “Feel Good Time” and “God Is A DJ.” Another highlight? The rowdy “Humble Neighborhoods,” a roaring anthem to living the rockstar life and traveling the world. While P!nk’s third album, Try This, has been marked as a low point for P!nk’s career - not only has she since dismissed it, but it’s her lowest selling album - it still had a few standout moments.
The album explored several personal themes, including her parents’ divorce and an abusive relationship, but the most vulnerable of the collection is undoubtedly “My Vietnam,” where she compares her veteran father’s stint in The Vietnam War to her own inner struggles.
P!nk’s crossover to pop-rock was a major risk, but it paid off: M!ssundaztood launched three singles to the Hot 100’s top 10 and stayed in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 for over a year. Though she’d quickly evolve from her original sound, the cool, skittering beat in “Hell Wit It” serves as a reminder of how versatile her vocal abilities are, and the electric guitar surging in the song’s background foreshadowed her upcoming genre shift. “Hell With It,” Can’t Take Me Home (2000)īefore P!nk was swinging from the rafters to her rock-tinged catalog, she debuted as an aggressive R&B vixen. Take a look at ten of P!nk’s best non-singles: And while her vast collection of hits is a strong testament to her evolution, some of her best artistic moments never made it to radio. Throughout her career, the rebellious singer has experimented with R&B, country, hip-hop, rock, dance, folk and everything in between. While P!nk has remained a Hot 100 mainstay, she hasn’t conformed to sticking to one sound.