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Who Knew

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see Who Knew (disambiguation).

"Who Knew" is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead (2006). Written by Pink, Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, the song was originally released on May 8, 2006, by the LaFace label to radio as the album's second single, but was only a moderate success. The song saw more success upon its re-release in the United States in June 2007. Musically, "Who Knew" is a pop song. Lyrically, it regards the loss of a good friend of hers.

"Who Knew"
Single by Pink
from the album I'm Not Dead
B-side"Disconnected"
ReleasedMay 8, 2006 (2006-05-08)
StudioConway (Hollywood, California)
GenrePop[1][2]
Length3:28
LabelLaFace
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pink singles chronology
"Stupid Girls"
(2006) 		"Who Knew"
(2006) 		"U + Ur Hand"
(2006)
Music video
"Who Knew" on YouTube

Upon its release, "Who Knew" was well received by music critics, who acclaimed it as a solid song on the album and lauded the lyrical content. It faced comparisons for having similarities with Kelly Clarkson's 2004 single "Since U Been Gone", also written by Martin and Dr. Luke. The song was commercially successful worldwide, where it peaked in the top five in countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, and component charts in the United States. The song is also Pink's longest chart runner on the Hot 100, spending 36 weeks on the chart. The song was later certified Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The accompanying music video to the song was directed by Dragon and was released in May 2006, where it shows Pink singing at a county fair, with a storyline about two young lovers who end up being separated after the man begins using drugs. The song has been performed on many of Pink's world tours, including I'm Not Dead Tour, Funhouse Tour and its extension tour Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour.

Background and composition edit

The NY Daily quotes Pink as writing the song to a male friend (not a boyfriend) she lost to drug abuse. "Who Knew" was written by Pink, Max Martin and Dr. Luke, while it was produced by Martin and Dr. Luke. "Who Knew" was released as the second single off the album worldwide in 2006, while it was re-released to U.S. radio as the album's fourth single in the United States in 2007, after the success of "U + Ur Hand".[3]

 
'Who Knew'
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Pink has stated that "Who Knew" is her favorite song from her first compilation, Greatest Hits... So Far!!![4]

"Who Knew" is a pop song.[1][2] According to Musicnotes.com, which was published by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., the song is written in the key of A major. Pink's vocal's span from E3 to D5.[5] Lyrically, Pink had explained that the song is about "the death of friendship",[6] as well as friends of hers who died as a result of drug overdoses.[7] The song is about several people.[8] The song features acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums, and electric guitars. Gottwald, Martin and Pink co-wrote another song on the album, "U + Ur Hand".

Reception edit

Critical edit

 
The song was compared by some critics to Kelly Clarkson's hit "Since U Been Gone".

IGN gave a positive report stating "Pink keeps the mainstream, highly accessible pop trappings in full effect with "Who Knew," further making her whole visual stance that much more hilarious (the contrast of a punky, bad girl doing slick pop may be "rebellious" to some, but frankly it just seems contrived). Despite the slickness, the song does reveal Ms. Pink to have a wonderfully full and mesmerizing voice and makes the fact that she's a star understandable."[1] John Murphy from MusicOMH wrote that the song "is perfect driving, anthemic pop."[2] Stylus Magazine said ironically that "It’s “Since U Been Gone” spinning its wheels at half-speed, mutedly wondering where the tune went."[9]

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote a mixed review, saying that "Songs like 'Who Knew' and 'Long Way To Happy', though good, sound more hair metal than punk", while also noting that it "follows the steps of Clarkson's recent hits."[10] Billboard magazine, in its second review of the song (to accompany the U.S. re-release), called it "another cool, smart, plenty passionate melodic jewel about the death of a friend and/or friendship, with an instantly identifiable, quick-to-the-point, singalong track—maintaining Pink's stance as the smartest female millennium-era singer/songwriter, dazzling in star quality as alterna-pop's premier princess."[3]

Commercial edit

The song debuted at number six on the Australian Singles Chart. The song then rose and peaked at number two for two consecutive weeks. In total, the song stayed in the charts for thirty-two weeks, becoming Pink's second longest charting single in that country. The song is also the seventy-fifth Best Of All Time single in Australia, and is certified platinum for sales of over 70,000 copies. It was ranked at number nine on ARIA's Top 100 singles of 2006.[11] The song had debuted at number thirty-six on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and eventually rose to number eleven, just missing the top ten. The song spent a total of twelve weeks on the charts.

In the European markets, the song was generally successful. "Who Knew" entered the UK Singles Chart at nineteen in early June 2006 and ascended to a peak at five the following week. It is her joint fifth highest charting single in the UK and her second longest charting behind only "So What". With a total of 26 weeks inside the top 100 songs it beats her number-one hit "Just Like a Pill".[12] The song had success throughout other charts in Europe, where it peaked in the top twenty in Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Finland and Norway, while it peaked in the top fifty in The Netherlands and Sweden.[13]

When the single was originally released in North America, "Who Knew" was less successful. Though it peaked at number nineteen on the BDS Airplay Chart in Canada, it was virtually ignored by American radio. In the U.S., where it was released to mainstream radio on May 8, 2006,[14] it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, initially reaching number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (which comprises the most popular songs yet to enter the Hot 100). Billboard magazine credited the poor performance of the single on radio with significantly reducing momentum of initial sales of I'm Not Dead.[15]

Re-release edit

In March 2007 the song was used in promotion for the ABC television show October Road, after which download sales of the song increased; as a result, it debuted at number ninety-five on the Hot 100 at the end of the month.[16][17] During the same period, "U + Ur Hand", the third single from I'm Not Dead, had achieved major success on pop radio and was credited with "reviving" Pink's career in the U.S.[3]

Pink performed "Who Knew" on the May 9, 2007, episode of American Idol. It was re-released to mainstream radio in the United States on June 26, 2007,[18] although it had already been receiving minor airplay on CHR/top 40 and hot AC/adult top 40 stations earlier in the month.[19] In week twenty-five of 2007 "Who Knew" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-four; it eventually climbed to number nine, giving Pink her eighth top ten single on the chart and matching the peak position of "U + Ur Hand".[20] The song is Pink's longest chart runner on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 36 weeks before dropping out (a feat that would later be matched by her 2013 hit, "Just Give Me a Reason" featuring Nate Ruess).[21][22]

Music video edit

The single's video was directed by Dragon,[23] a team comprising Samuel Bayer, Robert Hales and Brian Lazzaro. It was filmed in the weekend beginning April 15, 2006, in Los Angeles, United States,[24] and it was released to the internet and to UK music channels in early May 2006. The video reached number one on MTV Germany's top ten and on TRL Italy. "Who Knew" was voted number one on TRL Germany twenty times, allowing Pink to earn the "Golden Tape". In the U.S. Total Request Live broadcast a "First Look" of the video on May 22, and it debuted on the show's top ten countdown the following day;[25] it spent eight non-consecutive days on the countdown (until June 9), peaking at number seven.[26]

It features a young couple visiting a fairground and going on the rides, and at one point the boy puts a necklace on the girl. The video flashes back to the boy secretly injecting himself with drugs on a previous night while the girl is sleeping. At the carnival, when the girl is playing a game, the boy walks away. The girl realizes he's gone and follows him, but when she tries to get him to stay with her he gets violent. He goes to the back of the fairground to inject himself with drugs and breaks into a sweat. His girlfriend wanders around looking for him, and finds him unconscious; he has overdosed. She gives him a kiss, gives back the necklace and phones for an ambulance; after it has arrived, she walks away crying. The final scenes depict flashback sequences showing the couple on several carnival rides together and both Pink and the lovers submerged underwater.

Track listing and formats edit

  • Single CD
  1. "Who Knew" (Album Version) - 3:28
  2. "Disconnected" - 3:58
  • Maxi CD
  1. "Who Knew" (Album Version) - 3:28
  2. "Who Knew" (Sharp Boys' Love Jonathan Harvey Remix) - 8:42
  3. "Who Knew" (The Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) - 3:27
  4. "Live In Europe" (Trailer)
  • Other Mixes
  1. "Who Knew" (Bimbo Jones Club Mix) - 7:49
  2. "Who Knew" (Don Diablo & Jason Nevins Edit) - 5:45
  3. "Who Knew" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit) - 3:27
  4. "Who Knew" (Eddie Baez Club Mix) - 9:45
  5. "Who Knew" (Sharp Boys' Coronation Street Dub) - 8:55

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[74] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[75] Gold 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[76] Platinum 80,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[77] Gold 150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[78] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] Platinum 600,000[79]
United States (RIAA)[82] Platinum 1,667,000[81]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Who Knew"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref(s).
United States May 8, 2006 Contemporary hit radio LaFace [83]
Germany May 26, 2006 CD single
  • LaFace
  • BMG
 [84][85]
United Kingdom May 29, 2006 [86]
Australia June 12, 2006 [87]
United States June 26, 2007 Contemporary hit radio LaFace [83]

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For other uses see Who Knew disambiguation Who Knew is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album I m Not Dead 2006 Written by Pink Max Martin and Lukasz Dr Luke Gottwald the song was originally released on May 8 2006 by the LaFace label to radio as the album s second single but was only a moderate success The song saw more success upon its re release in the United States in June 2007 Musically Who Knew is a pop song Lyrically it regards the loss of a good friend of hers Who Knew Single by Pinkfrom the album I m Not DeadB side Disconnected ReleasedMay 8 2006 2006 05 08 StudioConway Hollywood California GenrePop 1 2 Length3 28LabelLaFaceSongwriter s Pink Max Martin Lukasz GottwaldProducer s Max Martin Dr LukePink singles chronology Stupid Girls 2006 Who Knew 2006 U Ur Hand 2006 Music video Who Knew on YouTube Upon its release Who Knew was well received by music critics who acclaimed it as a solid song on the album and lauded the lyrical content It faced comparisons for having similarities with Kelly Clarkson s 2004 single Since U Been Gone also written by Martin and Dr Luke The song was commercially successful worldwide where it peaked in the top five in countries including Australia the United Kingdom and component charts in the United States The song is also Pink s longest chart runner on the Hot 100 spending 36 weeks on the chart The song was later certified Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA The accompanying music video to the song was directed by Dragon and was released in May 2006 where it shows Pink singing at a county fair with a storyline about two young lovers who end up being separated after the man begins using drugs The song has been performed on many of Pink s world tours including I m Not Dead Tour Funhouse Tour and its extension tour Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2 1 Critical 2 2 Commercial 2 3 Re release 3 Music video 4 Track listing and formats 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground and composition editThe NY Daily quotes Pink as writing the song to a male friend not a boyfriend she lost to drug abuse Who Knew was written by Pink Max Martin and Dr Luke while it was produced by Martin and Dr Luke Who Knew was released as the second single off the album worldwide in 2006 while it was re released to U S radio as the album s fourth single in the United States in 2007 after the success of U Ur Hand 3 nbsp Who Knew source source track A 26 second sample of Who Knew Problems playing this file See media help Pink has stated that Who Knew is her favorite song from her first compilation Greatest Hits So Far 4 Who Knew is a pop song 1 2 According to Musicnotes com which was published by Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc the song is written in the key of A major Pink s vocal s span from E3 to D5 5 Lyrically Pink had explained that the song is about the death of friendship 6 as well as friends of hers who died as a result of drug overdoses 7 The song is about several people 8 The song features acoustic guitar keyboards drums and electric guitars Gottwald Martin and Pink co wrote another song on the album U Ur Hand Reception editCritical edit nbsp The song was compared by some critics to Kelly Clarkson s hit Since U Been Gone IGN gave a positive report stating Pink keeps the mainstream highly accessible pop trappings in full effect with Who Knew further making her whole visual stance that much more hilarious the contrast of a punky bad girl doing slick pop may be rebellious to some but frankly it just seems contrived Despite the slickness the song does reveal Ms Pink to have a wonderfully full and mesmerizing voice and makes the fact that she s a star understandable 1 John Murphy from MusicOMH wrote that the song is perfect driving anthemic pop 2 Stylus Magazine said ironically that It s Since U Been Gone spinning its wheels at half speed mutedly wondering where the tune went 9 Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote a mixed review saying that Songs like Who Knew and Long Way To Happy though good sound more hair metal than punk while also noting that it follows the steps of Clarkson s recent hits 10 Billboard magazine in its second review of the song to accompany the U S re release called it another cool smart plenty passionate melodic jewel about the death of a friend and or friendship with an instantly identifiable quick to the point singalong track maintaining Pink s stance as the smartest female millennium era singer songwriter dazzling in star quality as alterna pop s premier princess 3 Commercial edit The song debuted at number six on the Australian Singles Chart The song then rose and peaked at number two for two consecutive weeks In total the song stayed in the charts for thirty two weeks becoming Pink s second longest charting single in that country The song is also the seventy fifth Best Of All Time single in Australia and is certified platinum for sales of over 70 000 copies It was ranked at number nine on ARIA s Top 100 singles of 2006 11 The song had debuted at number thirty six on the New Zealand Singles Chart and eventually rose to number eleven just missing the top ten The song spent a total of twelve weeks on the charts In the European markets the song was generally successful Who Knew entered the UK Singles Chart at nineteen in early June 2006 and ascended to a peak at five the following week It is her joint fifth highest charting single in the UK and her second longest charting behind only So What With a total of 26 weeks inside the top 100 songs it beats her number one hit Just Like a Pill 12 The song had success throughout other charts in Europe where it peaked in the top twenty in Switzerland Austria France Belgium Finland and Norway while it peaked in the top fifty in The Netherlands and Sweden 13 When the single was originally released in North America Who Knew was less successful Though it peaked at number nineteen on the BDS Airplay Chart in Canada it was virtually ignored by American radio In the U S where it was released to mainstream radio on May 8 2006 14 it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 initially reaching number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart which comprises the most popular songs yet to enter the Hot 100 Billboard magazine credited the poor performance of the single on radio with significantly reducing momentum of initial sales of I m Not Dead 15 Re release edit In March 2007 the song was used in promotion for the ABC television show October Road after which download sales of the song increased as a result it debuted at number ninety five on the Hot 100 at the end of the month 16 17 During the same period U Ur Hand the third single from I m Not Dead had achieved major success on pop radio and was credited with reviving Pink s career in the U S 3 Pink performed Who Knew on the May 9 2007 episode of American Idol It was re released to mainstream radio in the United States on June 26 2007 18 although it had already been receiving minor airplay on CHR top 40 and hot AC adult top 40 stations earlier in the month 19 In week twenty five of 2007 Who Knew re entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety four it eventually climbed to number nine giving Pink her eighth top ten single on the chart and matching the peak position of U Ur Hand 20 The song is Pink s longest chart runner on the Billboard Hot 100 spending 36 weeks before dropping out a feat that would later be matched by her 2013 hit Just Give Me a Reason featuring Nate Ruess 21 22 Music video editThe single s video was directed by Dragon 23 a team comprising Samuel Bayer Robert Hales and Brian Lazzaro It was filmed in the weekend beginning April 15 2006 in Los Angeles United States 24 and it was released to the internet and to UK music channels in early May 2006 The video reached number one on MTV Germany s top ten and on TRL Italy Who Knew was voted number one on TRL Germany twenty times allowing Pink to earn the Golden Tape In the U S Total Request Live broadcast a First Look of the video on May 22 and it debuted on the show s top ten countdown the following day 25 it spent eight non consecutive days on the countdown until June 9 peaking at number seven 26 It features a young couple visiting a fairground and going on the rides and at one point the boy puts a necklace on the girl The video flashes back to the boy secretly injecting himself with drugs on a previous night while the girl is sleeping At the carnival when the girl is playing a game the boy walks away The girl realizes he s gone and follows him but when she tries to get him to stay with her he gets violent He goes to the back of the fairground to inject himself with drugs and breaks into a sweat His girlfriend wanders around looking for him and finds him unconscious he has overdosed She gives him a kiss gives back the necklace and phones for an ambulance after it has arrived she walks away crying The final scenes depict flashback sequences showing the couple on several carnival rides together and both Pink and the lovers submerged underwater Track listing and formats editSingle CD Who Knew Album Version 3 28 Disconnected 3 58 Maxi CD Who Knew Album Version 3 28 Who Knew Sharp Boys Love Jonathan Harvey Remix 8 42 Who Knew The Bimbo Jones Radio Edit 3 27 Live In Europe Trailer Other Mixes Who Knew Bimbo Jones Club Mix 7 49 Who Knew Don Diablo amp Jason Nevins Edit 5 45 Who Knew Jason Nevins Radio Edit 3 27 Who Knew Eddie Baez Club Mix 9 45 Who Knew Sharp Boys Coronation Street Dub 8 55Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2006 2007 Peakposition Australia ARIA 27 2 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 28 11 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 29 30 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 30 12 Canada Canadian Hot 100 31 46 Canada AC Billboard 32 29 Canada Hot AC Billboard 33 4 CIS TopHit 34 14 Croatia HRT 35 4 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 36 1 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 37 10 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 38 16 France SNEP 39 24 Germany Official German Charts 40 12 Germany Airplay BVMI 41 1 Hungary Radios Top 40 42 1 Ireland IRMA 43 6 Italy FIMI 44 25 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 45 35 Netherlands Single Top 100 46 47 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 47 11 Norway VG lista 48 17 Russia Airplay TopHit 49 14 Scotland OCC 50 6 Slovakia Radio Top 100 51 3 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 52 42 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 53 14 UK Singles OCC 54 5 US Billboard Hot 100 55 9 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 56 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 57 4 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 58 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2006 Position Australia ARIA 59 9 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 60 35 CIS TopHit 61 52 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 62 48 Germany Official German Charts 63 38 Hungary Radios Top 40 64 13 Russia Airplay TopHit 65 59 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 66 52 UK Singles OCC 67 30 Chart 2007 Position Hungary Radios Top 40 68 89 US Billboard Hot 100 69 69 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 70 38 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 71 17 Chart 2008 Position US Adult Contemporary Billboard 72 13 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 73 25Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 74 5 Platinum 350 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 75 Gold 30 000 Canada Music Canada 76 Platinum 80 000 Germany BVMI 77 Gold 150 000 New Zealand RMNZ 78 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 80 Platinum 600 000 79 United States RIAA 82 Platinum 1 667 000 81 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Who Knew Region Date Format Label s Ref s United States May 8 2006 Contemporary hit radio LaFace 83 Germany May 26 2006 CD single LaFaceBMG 84 85 United Kingdom May 29 2006 86 Australia June 12 2006 87 United States June 26 2007 Contemporary hit radio LaFace 83 References edit a b c P nk I m Not Dead Music Review at IGN IGN April 4 2006 Archived from the original on May 16 2008 Retrieved February 7 2012 a b c Murphy Jon April 3 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