Dear Mr. President

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This article is about the Pink song. For the Almanac Singers album, see Dear Mr. President (Almanac Singers album). For the Fredwreck song, see Dear Mr. President (Fredwreck song). For the song by 4 Non Blondes, see Bigger, Better, Faster, More!.
"Dear Mr. President"
Single by Pink featuring Indigo Girls
from the album I'm Not Dead
A-side "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
Released December 21, 2006 (2006-12-21)
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2005
The Magic Shop, NYC and Three Sound Studios, Norcross, GA
Genre Soft rock, acoustic
Length 4:31
Label LaFace
Writer(s) Pink, Billy Mann
Producer Pink, Billy Mann
Certification Gold ARIA (Australia)
IFPI (Austria, Germany)
Pink chronology
"Nobody Knows"
(2006)		 "Dear Mr. President"
(2006)		 "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
(2007)
Indigo Girls singles chronology
"Peace Tonight"
(1999)		 "Dear Mr. President"
(2006)		 "What Are You Like'
(2009)
Alternative cover
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. The song is an open letter to then President of the United States, George W. Bush. The song criticizes several areas of Bush’s administration and terms in office, including the Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act, disapproval of equal rights for homosexuals, lack of empathy for poor and middle class citizens, Bush’s strong religious beliefs, and Bush’s drinking and drug usage in college. Pink felt that it was one of the most important songs she had ever written. Other portrayals of brute honesty concerning criticism of the Bush administration can be found in songs such as When the President Talks to God and films such as W. (film).

Contents

Track listings[edit]

  • UK Single
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Album Version] – 3:18
  3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
  4. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Live] – 4:44
  • Belgian Collector's Set CD1
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
  3. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Live] – 4:44
  • Belgian Collector's Set CD2
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Album Version] – 3:18
  3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
  4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59
  • Germany Collector's Set CD1
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
  3. "Leave Me Alone" (I'm Lonely) [Album Version] – 3:18
  4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59
  • Germany Collector's Set CD2
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Who Knew" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 3:29
  3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live from Wembley Arena] – 4:45
  • Australian Tour Collector's Set CD1
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "Who Knew" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 3:30
  3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 4:45
  4. "On The Road With Pink" [Video] – 9:43
  • Australian Tour Collector's Set CD2
  1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
  2. "U + Ur Hand" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 4:39
  3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live from Wembley Arena] [Music Video] – 4:53
  4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59

Remixes

  1. Offer Nissim Club Mix
  2. Offer Nissim Radio Edit

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006–09) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] 3
Canadian Hot 100[5] 55
Czech Republic (IFPI)[6] 2
German Singles Chart[7] 3
German Airplay Chart 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[8] 43
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 11
Slovakian IFPI Chart 48
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 3
UK Singles Chart 34

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2007) Rank
German Singles Chart[12] 13

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] Platinum 30,000x
Germany (BVMI)[15] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australian-charts.com – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "P!nk – Dear Mr. President – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Dear Mr. President". Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. 2007-11-24. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
  6. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200740 into search.
  7. ^ Germany Singles Chart
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Charts.org.nz – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  11. ^ "P!nk – Dear Mr. President – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  12. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2007
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Austrian single certifications – P!nk – Dear Mr President" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved September 14, 2011.  Enter P!nk in the field Interpret. Enter Dear Mr President in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pink; 'Dear Mr. President')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
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