Soooo what does everyone think? What are you expecting from this new album and what are you hoping for?
It feels like she only released BT yesterday, and she's still touring with that album, so why the quick release? (Not complaining, just feel like its so unlike her!)
Bloody hell! I didn't even know she was working on one.
??!! That's come out of nowhere 😮 I'm hyped af 😍
So unexpected!!
Guessing the UK tour will feature this album as well?
So unexpected!!
Guessing the UK tour will feature this album as well?
Oh wow that's unexpected, I hope it wasn't rushed and flops or something but Pink always just smashes it tbf!
I don't think it'll have been rushed, she's obviously recorded new stuff while she's been off tour, but she could also use leftover tracks from BT as well.
I also wonder if she's releasing it now (rather than after the beautiful trauma tour has ended) because the tour has carried on so long since BT's release, especially in Europe.
OMG I WASN’T EXPECTING THIS!!!!!
Very hyped! Dido in March and then Pink in April? Fantastic news!
So surprised she’s doing a new album already but very excited. I’m quite glad to see her release earlier in the year, something she hasn’t done since IND. I’d like to see quite a few songs with single potential. I loved BT but there weren’t loads of ‘singles’ on there and the campaign fizzled out fairly quickly.
I just hope she doesn't burn herself out. She literally has no time to promote this album. BT tour starts again 1st March in US until 22nd May so I expect there will be little promo around the release of the album. Then the European tour starts 16th June. She's already told us how hard it is to tour with two young kids, add to that a new album to promote too...
But I trust her, she knows what she's doing, she has been releasing music long enough
I guess music and its releases/tour etc are very different these days compared to previous eras.
Its only been announced today and already I'm waiting impatiently for track list, new photoshoots and snippets I hope we get more photoshoots for this album, I felt there wasn't much from BT
www.pinkspage.com
So exciting!
I'm so excited for this! She never misses the mark for me so this should be yet another fantastic era
I’ve been on a Pink binge today. So excited for this!
Same here! I've been doing housework, decluttering and tidying up today with my P!nk playlist playing nice and loud
April seems sooooooo far away
Sneak peak of the album cover
Rumoured tracklist so far...
Broken & Beautiful
Entitled Girl
Hurts 2B Human (if there’s a title track)
Walk Me Home
When It’s Over
Someone from the official message boards have managed to get this from the insta video of the album cover, I like it!
Not keen on the title, it doesn't sound very Pink and stylizing it as "2B" and not "To Be" is out of character too tbh.
I wouldn't say it was out of character.
M!ssundaztood was spelt differently than Misunderstood after all
I think the title screams Pink. She’s often good with her titles. I think The Truth About Love was probably the most naff but my favourites are M!ssundaztodd, I’m Not Dead and Beautiful Trauma.
The cover looks really good from what we can see. I’m so excited, I need a release date!
It's very Funhouse, in a good way. Excited to see what kind of sound it has. The subtle soundshift in her new single is appreciated already.
I am still just so thrilled that Pink has managed to transition into the kind of artist like Madonna that has a long and appreciated career with sustained success unlike so many of her contemporaries, and from starting off as someone who looked a real underdog compared to the powerhouses of her generation.
That is super unlike Pink to wheel another album out so quickly but I'm always here for new music from her (need to hear Walk Me Home)! *.*
I do like that! Very different!
It does remind me a little of Dido’s new album cover.
I'm hoping that's a joke? ORRRRR hopefully she's done what Kelly did with her Piece By Piece cover and the physical copy is like that shiny, metallicy paper instead! I think that'd work.
But yeah. Not sold on the cover Such a mess.
I'm hoping the cover and the "2B" can both grow on me.
I feel like that photo is too busy, like someone has just discovered a new editing software and have got too carried away.
I like the album cover but walk my home is quite a weak song so I’m hoping for a better single prior to the album release.
I really like the cover, and think it would look amazing on vinyl
The cover is a painting by a French artist called Hueman rather than a photo edit too
Rumoured track list, but many are saying its fake. Nothing official has been said about the track list yet
1.Walk Me Home
2. Safe Place featuring Nate Ruess
3. The Winter is Over
4. Color featuring Adam Lambert
5. Down, Set, Go…
6. Red Razor Wrists
7. Predators
8. Let The Pain Behind
9. 12 Cents
10. Frida
11. Hurts 2B Human
Bonus Track: Another Beer featuring Natalie Imbruglia
https://www.helloforos.com/t/pink-hurts-2b-human/517124
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA?
ADAM LAMBERT?
Oh em eff gee! Please be true.
*edit - actually, the typing error (I presume) on track 8 is making me think that's fake.
Red razor wrists sounds bleak.
Is there no release date yet?
Created a meme while bored at work last night
Absolutely adore that album cover! It stands out amongst her many other albums and is sort of reminiscent of the Try video. If I'm being nit-picky I don't like the "2B" as well but then I wouldn't really like the "To Be" either - they're just nothing words when it comes to a title. Maybe Hurts Being Human would've sounded better...
album out next month...and nothing. No release date, other tracks released, not even the video for WMH
Yeah, it’s all very weird, isn’t it? I was so pumped for this a few weeks ago when the single dropped and the Brits happened but now there’s just nothing? I can’t believe we haven’t had a release date. In the meantime, Dido has launched an amazing album and that’s distracted me and I feel like I’m losing my buzz for this album.
I can't see the album being out next month tbh - I reckon May or June.
I don't really follow new music anymore, but is it normal to leave a release date/pre orders so late to when the album is supposed to be released? I know when Avril Lavigne released her latest album the date was announced ages before its actual released...
I think her management/record company/whoever is in charge have made a mistake with this one. They shouldn't be releasing while she's still on tour with the last album, surely they could've waited until after the European tour, released at the end of summer, she could promote it, take a couple of months off over Christmas, then next year work on a greatest hits/20th anniversary celebrations, while on tour with H2BH.
I think they're pushing this album to be released so soon so they have more material for a greatest hits, she released one for 10 years, so makes sense to release one for 20... but she's only had two albums (and a few soundtracks & you+me) since the last GH.
Release date April 26th!!!
Finally! At least it will be out in my Easter holiday, I’d rather it was earlier since I’m back at work on the 29th but I was beginning to think it wasn’t going to happen next month!
This is gonna come out the day before I get paid from my new job I start on the 8th of next month
Good news to hear that we now have a release date though
I am going to be off work after Wednesday next week for about 6 weeks. The same thing happened when Beautiful Trauma was released
Would rather it had been a couple of weeks earlier, but I can't wait to go out to Manchester and buy the CD and vinyl from HMV like the good old days
Now all we need is a track list! And maybe some bundles from her official store too
Two versions of "Hustle" have been registered on PPL Repertoire and the length is 3:01 min. The song, which could be released this week, is co-written with Jorgen Odegard and Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons.
Imagine dragons posted that tweet last week...so 'next week'...will mean this week!
Also HMV posted https://www.hmv.com/music/pink-announces-release-date-for-her-new-album-hurts-2b-human on 22nd March, which also states that we will get 'more details next week'....so hopefully we will get more news, pre-order, tracklist or new song this week
https://youtu.be/Hz0K7VoAIts
New Track from the album named Hustle.
Unsure as of yet as to whether it’s an instant grat or the next official single.
It’s far better than Walk Me Home though.
Doesn’t really sound like Beautiful Trauma either sounds like Funhouse era.
Tracklisting for the album...
1. Hustle
2. (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime
3. Walk Me Home
4. My Attic
5. 90 Days (feat. Wrabel)
6. Hurts 2 Be Human (feat. Khalid)
7. Can We Pretend (feat. Cash Cash)
8. Courage
9. Happy
10. We Could Have It All
11. Love Me Anyway (feat. Chris Stapleton)
12. Circle Game
13. The Last Song Of Your Life
Intruiged by the Cash Cash collab
Love Chris Stapleton!
That is such a weird and unexpected track listing for Pink! It almost sounds...commercial, like she's not just doing her own thing again. But the tracks released so far send the opposite impression tbh!
Very different to Walk Me Home but I like it. It does feel like she’s searching for some streaming hits though.
Khalid, REALLY? That seems like quite a stoop for her.
I desperately wanted the Natalie Imbruglia thing to be true.
haha I also preferred the collaborators on the fake tracklist
looks like it's all been planned with Spotify in mind, guess thats why Khalid is in
Don’t think much to hustle. The swearing is completely unnecessary too. I thought walk me home was weak too so might be the first album I don’t buy.
I’m not too surprised Khalid is on there tbh he presented her BRIT didn’t he.
Intrigued to hear the album as a whole I think the Chris Stapleton duet will work well.
Khalid and Cash Cash collabs sound interesting, love a bit of Khalid! Could do without Chris Stapleton but You & Me showed Pink is great with country. I'm not too impressed with Hustle either tbh, it's probably better than Walk Me Home but neither have grabbed me at all.
I'm kinda worried about this album. 'Walk Me Home' and 'Hustle' are making no impression on me and I don't get the sense she has anything new to say or offer. The one thing you could never say about P!nk was that she was bland and I fear she's heading in that direction.
Knew everything would be announced/released yesterday when I wasn't here
I tend not to take track list on until I actually hear the songs, I used to think barbies would be a similar song to stupid girls and how wrong was that. Really looking forward to the new album
The vinyl has been added to the UK online store with a release date of 21st June
Happy there will be a vinyl...not so happy about the date
It’s odd that the vinyl is being released so much later. Most releases get them on the same day as the CD now.
Don't think this has been mentioned anywhere but I noticed the title track is on Spotify, randomly slotted between all the Beautiful Trauma singles.
Doesn't really do anything for me.
Managed to listen to H2BH before they took it down, don’t think they were supposed to put it on there today!
Thought it was pretty good after the mess we got yesterday 🤭😜
Just one week to go for this to be released
Starting to become excited for this now. And I start work late next Friday so I’m actually going to listen in full come midnight
I must admit I’m not feeling hyped yet. I was much more excited back in February but this is actually the first time I’ve been worried for a Pink album.
I do like what we’ve heard so far but I don’t think any of the tracks have been up there as Pink’s best. Admittedly I have played Walk Me Home a lot recently and am loving it but it’s not been on the same scale as the leads from previous albums.
I have no excitement at all for this None of the three songs so far have grabbed me at all, wish I had heard the Khalid collab before it got taken down as I love a bit of Khalid so hopefully that's one good song at least!
I quite like the Cash Cash one but it feels like it should be the kinda thing she released as a feature in between albums, not a track on her own album.
I'm intrigued for the album but as I've said already, nothing I've heard so far feels like a step forward from BT.
Pink has always delivered strong lead singles but this is one of her weaker openings to a new album but enjoyable nonetheless.
I’ve heard that the album has leaked somewhere. Apparently it’s Pink’s most ballad heavy album and that Can We Pretend sticks out somewhat. I’m not sure I was expecting a ballad heavy album this time.
I’m starting to get a little hyped for Friday though, was on a Pink binge this morning.
Hurts 2B Human the song is Zane Lowes World Record tomorrow. 6PM UK
I’m thinking this is likely the next official single. Khalid does well on streaming too.
https://crypticrock.com/pnk-hurts-2b-human-album-review/
(Sorry for the multiple posts! I'm catching up with everything and posting stuff as I find it!!)
Some of the lyrics have been posted https://genius.com/albums/P-nk/Hurts-2b-human
I am so ready for this! Still can’t believe it’s not out until Friday!
I feel like the build up to this album has been such a rollercoaster. I was so excited, and a little shocked, when she announced the album, loved walked me home...hustle was ok but not a favourite, and I felt disappointed by can we pretend and I started to think this album wouldn't be what I was expecting. But now, after reading the reviews, I'm so so ready for this album again. TWO DAYS!!!!!
But it kills me to know that the album is out there, people have heard it and are giving out reviews... and I don't have it yet
The reviews for this seem quite promising.
I feel it may be another Try This type situation where the album itself was solid but the wrong singles were chosen to lead the campaign
OK I'm on first listen and so far i love it! Apart from can we pretend of course 😂 favourites so far: happy and circle game ❤️
I was going to wait until I got the CD. But I’m about to listen to this on Apple Music now so excited.
There no copies put out yet in either my local Tesco or Asda! I’ve had to drive into town to get mine from HMV so I decided to stay and have breakfast too!
As a whole album I really liked it!!
Courage was my favourite on first listen. It’s structured very similarly to Chandelier and it’s very much Sia. This is the track I most want to be a single.
The duets on the album are amongst her best duets ever as well. Cash Cash aside the rest are all very good. I’d probably say it’s her best album for collaborations actually..
I feel it’s quite a different album from her in terms of sound and production. I’d say it’s the most unlike P!nk album since Try This or maybe even her debut but lyrically it’s still P!nk but she has switched it up on this one which I give credit for.
My picks so far are
Courage
Circle Game
90 Days
My Attic
Love Me Anyway
It’s more instant than Beautiful Trauma for me and more mainstream too so I hope she gets some hits from this.
Playing it for the first time right now....
I love cardboard sleeves and all but they’re way too delicate, already torn the corner on this one trying to get the CD out!
So one listen down...and I’m really liking this!
It’s not I’m Not Dead or M!ssundaztood but I wasn’t expecting that, people don’t make albums like those anymore. But for anyone that criticises Pink for sticking to the same style, this is an album where she definitely doesn’t.
It’s all very true to Pink but she’s experimented with her sound on some tracks. My favourites so far I think are Hey Why Miss You Sometime and Love Me Anyway which don’t sound anything alike. Courage is definitely a Sia song. It will take a bit of getting used to as I feel she’s trying to cram to many syllables into the chorus.
I’d say it doesn’t have to highs of Beautiful Trauma but it’s is a bit more consistent. It’s never going to be remembered as Pink’s best album but it is a damn good album!
just listening and it's great, much much better than what those 4 tracks we knew suggested
really think they chose the wrong grats to present the album
favourite on 1st listen is My Attic
least fav, Courage, that's too Sia, really sounds like ok now we take a break and Sia comes and does a song
I was a little bit worried about this album but I’m so glad now it’s here that I actually like it!
Just listening to iTunes clips. I like the album tracks far more than the singles. Sounds ok. Might buy this!
For anyone who doesn’t have a streaming subscription. Her VEVO and YouTube page has the album in full all the album tracks are on there as well as the instant grats.
I’ve listened at least 7 times now, I’m loving it! So annoying I go back to work on Monday and it’s one of the most stressful times of the year because I just want to keep listening!
Was there a Japanese only bonus track with this?
Apparently it’s called More, is this true? Has anyone heard it?
^Apparently so, I see it's written by busbee so I'd be interested in hearing that one!!
The album is better than I thought following the promo singles, but it's certainly far from her best, it might be her weakest album for me actually. It's good all in all, just not exactly what I want from her or something I'm jumping to go back to, perhaps individual tracks will jump out at me and grow, but Hurts 2B Human remains my fave along with (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime, Happy and We Could Have It All.
Can We Pretend is the weakest on the album though and Walk Me Home is probably not far behind, Hustle is growing though.
^ It’s there, if you change your iTunes to Japan you can listen to the preview.
On just the preview I’m a little unsure on it.
Really hoping it can get #1!
I agree that the album is thankfully way better than the preview tracks. Attic, Courage and Love Me Anyway were standouts for me on the first listen.
It’s #1 in the midweeks
12,000 ahead of Catfish.
30K sold.
So it’s looking promising
I'm really glad that I gave this album a chance because, like everyone else has pointed out, it's better than the pre-album tracks suggested and even those have grown on me a fair bit in the context of the album. The run of 'Courage' / 'Happy' / 'We Could Have It All' is my personal highlight; '(Hey Why) Miss You Sometimes' and 'Attic' are also great.
I'm really impressed how this is doing in the charts. It felt like there was a lack of hype for this release but to have a 12k lead and projected to sell 45k+ is much better than I anticipated. I can see this being a really consistent seller too. Also expecting the Khalid collaboration to be pushed as the next single.
On Friday, I was coming home from Manchester on the bus, it was crowded and noisy so I put my earphones on loud listening to H2BH... Can we pretend came on and I actually enjoyed it! Conclusion... I think I can enjoy Can we pretend...but only if its played loud
Is anyone else now thinking Love Me Anyway is going to the next single?
It’s performing very well on iTunes especially in the US.
It sounds like something from A Star Is Born. Can see it being a big hit though.
Still #1 in the UK midweeks. 38.8k sold and sold just under 3.4k yesterday (which was just over double what Catfish and the Bottlemen did), so still on track to manage 45k+.
I don't really follow new music and charts, so I have no idea what is a good, average or poor sales figure, but from what I've been reading online H2BH seems to be doing very well, which is incredible as she has done very little promo and is still in the middle of a tour for the last album
So happy for P!nk - she received the Brits Outstanding Contribution to Music for a reason! The UK love her!
Officially #1 in the UK
Her third number one album after Funhouse and Beautiful Trauma.
Really like the album and Courage, although it shocks me how much a carbon copy of Unstoppable by Sia it is (you can tell it's the Sia song without needing credits).
So glad she has a third no.1 album. She should really have had more.
Number 1 debut here in Ireland too.
Got this album but have to say I’m disappointed. It’s not as strong as her other albums and most of songs sound like leftovers from the last album. It lacks a killer song.
We Could Have It All is the standout album track for me so far
The album isn't as instant as previous releases but i feel in time the album will sound better.
Walk Me Home i initially found disappointing but really enjoy the song now.
It’s also become her third US #1 album following The Truth About Love and Beautiful Trauma.
It’s also number one in Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
This album has done amazing, even without much promo!!
So chuffed for her! Hoping it can hold on to the number 1 spot this week too!
Number 1 in today's midweek information, 69 sales ahead.
Pink will take her 2nd week at number 1 now.
Sales seem to have fallen off a cliff though. I know it was expected but I can see this struggling to match any of her other albums overall.
Sales should stay steady and her tour in June will provide a boost.
Glad to see she’s #1 again. Its now the first time ever that a P!nk albums spent more than its debut week at #1 in the UK.
Great success what’s the release schedule like this week? Could she manage a third week?
To think though many didn’t even think she’d get one week at #1 so to get two with this is just fantastic.
So pleased she’s still no.1.
Looks set to be #1 for a third week! Currently on 5.5k (1k down on last Monday) and is on track to sell 12k+ this week.
Wonderful to see the album tracking for a third week at number 1.
I wish she'd hurry up and announce the next single. I'm hoping for Hurts 2B Human or Courage (though I can't really see it being the latter).
I think the next single will be either Hurts 2B Human or Love Me Anyway.
'Can We Pretend' has been sent out to UK radio as the next single
Disappointing choice. I mean it's an alright song but there were definitely better candidates on the album.
That’s surprising!
I won’t lie, I love it now but I don’t think it’ll be much of a success.
I can't keep up with all these what is supposed to be the second single 😂
First it was hustle, because it was the second promo single, then hurts 2b human because she said there has been a video recorded, then 90 days with the video release and now can we pretend? 😂
What exactly is going on with this album campaign?
Until yesterday I was under the impression 'Hurts 2B Human' was the second single, then she releases a video for '90 Days' and now 'Can We Pretend' being the next UK single?
I can't help but feel they've properly messed up this campaign already and destroyed any hope of it lasting beyond the first single.
What an absolute mess no idea what they're doing but yeah it's difficult to imagine her getting a second hit from this album sadly.
It is a complete mess. It’s as if Pink and her team have absolutely no idea how to plan an era in the streaming world.
I don’t care too much about singles but I want the album to sell, and in order for that to happen they really need a coherent release strategy for singles.
I'm at the point where I don't really care much for singles any more as well, since its rarely an option to go out and buy an actual physical copy of one any more. All this streaming has ruined my P!nk CD single collection
The only thing I look forward to when a single is released is the music video.
90 Days is at 85 on iTunes UK but the albums back inside the top 5.
The album should go top ten again next week or the week after hopefully.
90 Days has a music video now so that appears to be the next single or at least what most will presume is the next single outside of forums.
On the screens at the Liverpool gig they were advertising H2BH before the show.
And it said...
I thought 'Hustle' was always just a teaser track and was never mooted as a proper single?
For a while people were saying it was the second single, but really I think it was just released as a promo single
I’ve seen Twitter ads saying that Can We Pretend is the new single but this is such a weirdly done campaign.
Back in top 10 this week at #9. (UK).
Got the vinyl today! Looking forward to giving it a spin!
#12 this week in UK.
#13 this week in UK.
It’s second non consecutive week there.
(It’s chart run so far. 1, 1, 1, 8, 8, 10, 13, 11, 9, 12, 13)
Steady chart run for the album so far.
I would welcome this making it to platinum to get keep her record for having all platinum selling albums.
It’s got a long while and I’m not sure if she’ll make it, not many albums do anymore. She may get lucky with Christmas sales like she did with Beautiful Trauma but it’s a long way away and she’ll need to keep up the current momentum. I still think this will be her lowest selling album but that’s more down to the climate of the album market than anything else.
I agree with T Boys comments.
Beautiful Trauma was helped by Christmas sales as it was released nearer to then too. I think she done the X Factor final that year and some chat shows in the December which helped her out.
For this to get a big Christmas push it would need a huge winter single or a re release which seems unlikely.
It’s her only album to get more than just one week at #1 though so it’s broken a positive record for her in
The UK even if it’s gonna be her lowest seller.
It’ll still be one of the biggest albums of this year though and it’s holding up well. It’ll probably stay too 40 for the next few months at least.
The album will continue selling.
The time of year for its release does make it harder to get the big sales that Beautiful Trauma had.
Album had a bit of a drop this week going from #22 to #38
It’s 17 on sales though
I just hope it’ll still be visible in shops for the Christmas period. Though if there’s no single pushed, it may not matter either way.
The title track is expected to be pushed as the next single from the album. The song will be sent to Italian radio this Friday.
Slides down to 66 this week. If the title track is the third single, I hope radio get on board but at the moment I can’t see the album lasting long enough to be a go to stocking filler at Christmas.
Such a shame because I love this album.
"Love Me Anyway" has been sent to immeditate airplay to US Country radio today.
Literally the song has so much chance of being a hit. Get it on r2 asap
Literally the song has so much chance of being a hit. Get it on r2 asap
146K sold so far in UK
Could this get to 200K by Xmas? Hopefully there Netflix show from London will help the album out plus a winter single?
If not by Xmas then maybe eventually it could reach that mark.
I’m surprised hurts 2 b human hasn’t been reissued with a deluxe edition for Christmas. If it included a strong lead single then it could help push the album to platinum status.
From her latest insta post and an interview she did I think this era is now over.
She’s overdue a break but there was some missed potential on the album! I think the album kinda come too soon in some ways. The BT tour was still on going and was largely in favour of that era.
Yeah I think its time for her to take a break now too. She's been working non stop for over two years. I think we will perhaps get a greatest hits part 2 some time next year, but she doesn't really need to work as much for that, maybe a couple of singles/music videos (like the last time). Surely she'll do something for 20 years in music?
"Love Me Anyway" is the next single and is getting pushed to US radio. Its HAC adds date is November 18th and was released to country radio back in September, although I don't think it was really pushed at all then. Given her CMAs performance, it'll likely pick up there. I hope "Love Me Anyway" will get a video. It could be a massive HAC/AC radio hit during the winter and help album sales a bit more.
I’m gutted that this era was like the quiet era and it’s likely we won’t hear certain songs ever done live or on a tour. (Like I know it was released whilst she was touring the BT album but I wish this era was released later).
I still think this is a better album than Beautiful Trauma and also think it’s her most diverse sounding album since Try This as well.
If you think P!nk always sticks to the same formula listen to this album because I think by her standards it’s quite different sounding whilst still sounding fresh.
Courage deserved a Try / Chandelier esque video and Love Me Anyway was such a big WW hit that never was.
Really enjoying this album again lately.
The album needed to be pushed more to be more successful.
It doesnt deserve to be her lowest selling album despite it going to Number 1.
I can’t believe this album is already one year old!!
Almost a year since I seen her on tour too!
Feels older I think! In fact I sometimes forget that Beautiful Trauma wasn't her last album.
The album was much better than the singles suggested (although they too improved in the context of the album) and I feel it would be on its way to Platinum if they had stuck to a proper post-album release campaign. I hate when artists cut their album eras short.
In some ways I kinda wish that we got some tracks on this as a Deluxe Beautiful Trauma as this just doesn’t deserve to be her lowest seller despite being her longest running #1 album here!
I can see why the era was hard to promote on its own as it was released during a tour but I’m sad certain songs from this we could never hear live as I imagine her next tour will be promoting her 9th studio album.
For me I think Hey Why, Courage and Love Me Anyway all had potential. We Could Have It All is probably the closest thing to a signature P!nk style track though. I really think this album shows some diversity those who think “P!nks released the same song / album since 2006” type posters should really check this album out. It’s her most diverse offering since Try This id say!
Hurts 2B Human and Love Me Anyway could have been really big hits I think. I’ll never really understand Can We Pretend being the second single.
But Pink just can’t really sell outside of a first single anymore. Times have changed since her commercial peak and whilst she still does well enough, she seems to lose interest quickly.
This album is still so good even after a year and it’s a shame it doesn’t get the recognition. It’s rubbish that it’s her lowest seller but I honestly think anything she released would be in this climate. beautiful Trauma sold really well for the sales climate but nowhere near what she used to get.
Beautiful Trauma was a comeback album though wasn’t it. I guess that may have helped the sales of that album. It’s her second longest runner in the UK top ten as well although when it comes to the top 100 it isn’t as far ahead as her others.
I think P!nk will always manage to at least to top 40 with her lead singles. I’d love her to keep her streak of every album of hers having at least one top ten single on it though.
I think the singles could've been a lot better tbh, at least to garner a bit more interest in the album.
1 Walk Me Home (February 20th)
2 Hurts 2B Human (April 19th, one week before album)
3 We Could Have It All (June)
4 Courage (August)
5 Love Me Anyway (November)
I think Hurts 2B Human, pushed with a music video on release week then with an album boost could have been a Top 20 hit at least. Given the album would have already had two decently sized hits We Could Have It All would get easy support from radio/streaming and be well liked enough as it's more 'classic Pink' whilst not sounding too different to the rest of the album. All Love Me Anyway needed was a live performance to take off tbh - performing at the AMA's with Chris Stapleton would give the song a decent boost at the right time.
They really spectacularly messed this up, somehow even more than they did with the Beautiful Trauma era!
In some ways I wish this album was released like a year or so later. I think touring her previous album at the time on what was a full on global event of a tour meant that this album would unfortunately not get a full album cycle promo the way all her others did.
I think Pink hasn’t adapted to the streaming era but I also don’t really care that she hasn’t. She followed the old standard release strategy with Beautiful Trauma and the album was relatively successful but the singles weren’t post album release. These days artists tend to keep you waiting 18 months and 6 singles before they’ll finally give you the album so I’m quite glad Pink doesn’t do that.
Hurts 2B Human was WEIRD though. Plans to release sort of came out of nowhere and she has a lot of hype around the Brits that year but then randomly released the album two months later, when Walk Me Home was beginning to fade away and she hadn’t settled on a second single to lead it. Then the second single was so confusing with videos for other tracks and so on. It’s a great album though so it’s frustrating it had such a short chart life.
I don’t know what’s in store for Pink in the future. I think hit singles are behind her now. Possibly a lead single could do well but others won’t unless she releases half the album first and probably not even then.
Sia has reworked and re-titled 'Courage' for her upcoming film 'Music':
The arrangement is better but I just can’t stand Sia’s voice these days.
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