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"Dear Mr. President"
Single by Pink featuring Indigo Girls
from the album I'm Not Dead
Released	December 21, 2006 (Belgium) April 16, 2007 (Netherlands) April 27, 2007 (Germany) June 4, 2007 (Czech Republic) July 7, 2007 (Australia) July 30, 2007 (UK)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	The Magic Shop, NYC Three Sound Studios, Norcross, GA
Genre	Acoustic
Length	4:33
Label	LaFace
Writer(s)	Pink, billymann
Producer(s)	Pink, billymann
Certification	Gold (Germany IFPI)
Peak chart positions
#1 (Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg) #3 (Germany, Switzerland) #5 (Australia) #11 (Europe) #16 (Czech Republic) #18 (New Zealand)
Pink EU (excluding UK/Ireland) singles chronology
"U + Ur Hand" (2006)	"Dear Mr. President" (2006)	"Nobody Knows" (2007)
Pink Oceania singles chronology
"Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" (2006)	"Dear Mr. President" (2007)
Belgian cover

"Dear Mr. President" is a song by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls, and was recorded for Pink's fourth album, I'm Not Dead (2006). Pink said that the song is an open letter to the President of the United States, George W. Bush, and that it is one of the most important songs she had written. She stated that it would never be released as a single because it was too important to be perceived as a publicity stunt.^[1] It was, however, released in Europe and Australia. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... 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Content

The song was written by Pink and Billymann. Pink came up with the idea to ask the Indigo Girls to join the recording of the song. According to an interview, they "believe in the song. An open letter to the president, that's what we needed."^{[cite this quote]} During an interview with an Australian radio station, the Australian girl group Young Divas asked Pink what she was thinking when she wrote "Dear Mr. President". Pink stated that she wrote the song on Martin Luther King Day in 2005. "I read The New York Times every day, and watch the news. And I was completely disgusted with it. I just felt like....I just needed to write a song. I really wanted to write a song to piss my dad off because he is a Bush supporter."^{[cite this quote]} billy mann (real name: William Hort Mann born Erlichman) was originally a singer/songwriter, now record producer/songwriter and entrepreneur who started his career living in a car and playing in dive bars. ... Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. ... Young Divas are an Australian girlband consisting of former Australian Idol contestants Ricki-Lee Coulter, Paulini Curuenavuli, Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams. ... “Martin Luther King” redirects here. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

When I'm Not Dead was released on April 4, 2006, "Dear Mr. President" attracted considerable attention. Most of the discussion concerned Pink's statement that the song was intended for United States President George W. Bush.^[2][3] The song's format is a series of rhetorical questions for the President, specifically pertaining to how he really feels about controversial issues such as war ("Let me tell you about hard work/Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away"), homosexuality ("What kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?"), the homeless ("What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street"), the attempted ban on abortion ("What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?") and drug abuse ("You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine"), and asks "when you look in the mirror are you proud?". is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. ... Look up war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. ...

In an interview with MTV News Pink stated she hoped George W. Bush heard the song and that "[he] is proud of the fact that we live in a country where we can do things like that, where we can have dissent, talk, communicate and share our opinions."^[2] After she performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 11, 2007, she thanked Kimmel for letting her sing it, telling him that many radio station DJs had been told they couldn't discuss the track if she was a guest, and that she wasn't allowed to perform it on other U.S. television shows.^[4] Image File history File links P!nk_-_Dear_Mr. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTVs related channels around the world. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

After her loss in the Georgia 4th District Democratic primary on August 8, 2006, Cynthia McKinney played the song to her supporters in lieu of a concession speech and sang along.^[5] The Georgia 4th congressional district election, 2006 is an election for the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. ...

The song was used during the closing of the fourth season premiere of the television series The L Word. The L Word is a television drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives, loves and learnings of a group of lesbian and bisexual women and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ...

Release

In Belgium an acoustic version of the song was released as a downloadable single in late 2006. The single was recorded at a showcase for Q-music, a Belgian radiostation. It held the number-one spot on the Ultratop 50 Chart for four weeks,^[6] becoming the first download-only song to reach number one, and it charted at number twelve on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.^[7] It reached number one in Luxembourg and Austria, the top five in Switzerland and Germany and the top forty in the Netherlands and New Zealand. It has been suggested that Unplugged be merged into this article or section. ... Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian record charts. ... The Eurochart Hot 100 is the main European singles popularity chart compiled by Music & Media magazine from March 1984. ...

In February 2007 Pink's official UK website reported that "Dear Mr. President" and "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" would be released as a download single in the UK.^[8] However, in June 2007 it was announced that the song would be released as an import single in the UK. It will be released on July 30 in the UK.^[9] Sony BMG Music in Australia announced that "Dear Mr. President" would be the sixth single from the album in that country, and would be released to radio on June 11.^[10] "Dear Mr. President" was released in Australia on July 7, 2007, according to sonybmg.com.au. The single was released in a special two disc part commemorating Pink's I'm Not Dead Tour in Australia — part two had space for the part one disc and contained dates of her record-breaking Australian tour and milestones for the album I'm Not Dead. "Dear Mr. President" peaked at number five. Leave Me Alone (Im Lonely) is the sixth single from American artist Pinks fourth album, Im Not Dead (2006). ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Im Not Dead Tour is a small venue concert tour in the United States and an arena tour in Australia and Europe with American singer Pink, in support of her album Im Not Dead, through 2006 and 2007. ...

Video

Like the video for "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", the "Dear Mr. President" music video is a live video, but it differs from the "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" video in that it includes the live vocal. It is from the performance of the song during Pink's I'm Not Dead Tour in London at Wembley Arena. The performance was featured on the tour DVD Pink: Live from Wembley Arena. Pink is in front of the stage with her backing vocalists and an acoustic guitar, singing the song. On the big screens images are shown of George W. Bush, coffins with American flags over them (pointing to the soldiers that died during the War in Iraq) and more. Those images are also shown on the left and right side of Pink's head during the song. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show). ... There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ...

The video debuted at number four on the German version of MTV's Total Request Live on May 3, 2007. It is shown with German subtitles in Austria and Germany. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The video is not being shown on Network Ten Video Hits chart countdown show in Australia. The single cover is shown and acknowledged, but does not have accompanying music. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ... Video Hits is an Australian music television show that first aired in June 1986. ...

Track listings

U + Ur Hand is the third single released from Pinks fourth album, Im Not Dead (2006). ...

Charts

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Personnel

• Vocals: Pink and the Indigo Girls
• Backing vocals: Emily Saliers and Amy Ray
• Mixed by: Al Clay
• Protools: Christopher Rojas
• Guitar: Emily Saliers
• Production coordinator: Lana Israel

Christopher Rojas (born 1982) is a songwriter and record producer based in New York, USA. Signed to Zomba Enterprises (BMG) in 2003, Chris has written with/for Jessica Simpson, P!nk, The Backstreet Boys, Joss Stone, Ricky Martin and many other top artists. ...

References

1. ^ Haddon, Cole. "Simple Girl". Broward-Palm Beach New Times. July 20, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Vineyard, Jennifer. "Pink Pens An Open Letter To President Bush On New Album". MTV News. January 3, 2006.
3. ^ Rodman, Sarah. "Whether she's cute or cranky, Pink's music is always colorful". The Boston Globe. July 14, 2006.
4. ^ "Pink takes on Bush and the 'rednecks'". Gay.com. April 12, 2007.
5. ^ "McKinney beaten but unbowed". Associated Press. August 9, 2006.
6. ^ http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=4
7. ^ Eurochart
8. ^ imnotdead.co.uk
9. ^ "Dear Mr President". HMV.co.uk.
10. ^ "P!nk At #1 With Album, Aussie Airplay + Single". Sony BMG Music Entertainment. June 4, 2007.
11. ^ Australian Singles Chart
12. ^ Austrian Singles Chart
13. ^ Czech IFPI Chart
14. ^ Euro 200
15. ^ Germany Singles Chart
16. ^ Luxembourg Singles Chart
17. ^ Netherlands Tipparade
18. ^ New Zealand Singles Chart
19. ^ Switzerland Singles Chart

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Links

Dear Mr. President lyrics @ LyricWiki.org