" 'DEAD' THE UNDEAD

 

Hello Keith,

 

First off, I love your column and I read it every week.

 

Secondly, I have two questions about Pink. My first question is: Since she is having a remarkable comeback with two back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles this year ("U + Ur Hand" and "Who Knew"), does her record label have any plans to re-release her "I'm Not Dead" album to capitalize on this much deserved-success?

 

The album is still sitting in the top 50 of The Billboard 200 chart and a re-release with some new tracks would no doubt rocket the album back into the top 10 and maybe even help it cross the two million mark.

 

There has been speculation that a re-release may materialize ever since "U + Ur Hand" became a surprise hit in the U.S. Are any of these rumors true?

 

My second question is in regards to the fourth single off of "I'm Not Dead" (or fifth single, depending on how you look at it). I read somewhere that it will be "Nobody Knows." Is this true?

 

Sincerely,

 

Tyler Andrade

London, Ontario

Canada

 

 

Hi Tyler,

 

Thanks for the compliments. Glad you check in every week!

 

I spoke to Pink's publicist today and she told me that not only are there no plans to re-release "I'm Not Dead," but there will not be another single in the U.S. after "Who Knew."

 

I know. Take a moment. Breathe. I'm sure Pink fans are screaming "what the?!"...

 

Keep in mind that plans can change. Remember when "U + Ur Hand" was taking off outside of America? I wrote about that in Ask Billboard back in July 2006 and spoke to Pink's rep about "Hand" hitting our shores. They said that the single wasn't going to be released in the U.S.

 

Obviously, those plans changed. "U + Ur Hand" started to impact U.S. radio in November 2006 and ultimately hit No. 9 on The Billboard Hot 100 in May.

 

So far, "I'm Not Dead" has sold 977,000 in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. At the rate it is selling, it should blow pass the one million mark in the next month or so. It has soundly beat the sales of her previous set, 2003's "Try This," which has moved 724,000. "

 

 

Taken from: billboard.com

:( Damn. They should release another single as the last 2 have done great...

Not a big surprise. I would have liked one but I think the I'm Not Dead era has gone on, long enough now

It certainly has in the UK, it seems to be only just taking off over there though. Maybe one more single wouldn't hurt over there though, one which already has a video to it so she doesn't have to promote while she takes a break/prepares for a new album and to keep the momentum going there.

What a shame, I thought this was gonna say there'd be a re-release with a song called Nothing, but ohwell :(

They should really release one more single, maybe not Nobody Knows because that hasn't had much success anywhere, but Leave Me Alone, Long Way To Happy, Cuz I Can or Runaway (never gonna happen) would make great choices.

What a shame, I thought this was gonna say there'd be a re-release with a song called Nothing, but ohwell :(

:mellow: :rofl:

 

Ahh, I was hoping to see another single from IND. :(

They should do another one in the US. Cuz I Can or LMAIL would be good choices...