| 词条 | Dear Mr. President (Pink song) | ||||||||||||||
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| name = Dear Mr. President | cover = Dear Mr. President II.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Pink featuring Indigo Girls | album = I'm Not Dead | A-side = Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) | released = {{Start date|2006|12|21}} | format = {{hlist|Digital download|CD single}} | recorded = 2005 | studio = The Magic Shop, NYC and Three Sound Studios, Norcross, GA | genre = {{flat list |
| length = 4:33 | label = LaFace | writer = {{hlist|Pink|Billy Mann}} | producer = {{hlist|Pink|Billy Mann}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Pink | type = singles | prev_title = Nobody Knows | prev_year = 2006 | title = Dear Mr. President | year = 2006 | next_title = Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) | next_year = 2007 }}{{Extra chronology | artist = Indigo Girls | type = singles | prev_title = Peace Tonight | prev_year = 1999 | title = Dear Mr. President | year = 2006 | next_title = What Are You Like | next_year = 2009 }} }} "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 the 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, opposition to gay marriage and the gay rights movement in general, perceived 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. Released as a single in December 2006, "Dear Mr. President" became a hit in Europe and Australasia. It reached number one in Flemish Belgium for four weeks and in Austria for one week, while reaching the top five in Australia, Germany and Switzerland. It became the third highest-selling single of Austria for 2007 and the eighth highest-selling single of Switzerland the same year. The song also reached number 11 in New Zealand and number 18 in Sweden. Critical responseThe song received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Entertainment Weekly's Chris Williams described Dear Mr. President "with its incongruous folkie social concern and Bush-baiting applause lines."[1] The Los Angeles Times{{'}} Natalie Nichols said that Pink taps her inner Ani DiFranco on the confrontational "Dear Mr. President."[2] The New York Times{{'}} Jon Pareles noted that the song is "well meaning", "hectoring" and that it "grow[s] even more sententious".[3] PopMatters praised the single with long overview: {{quote|text=Oh, and speaking of presidents, Pink’s musical letter to the Commander-in-Chief (“Dear Mr. President”) is just as topical. The Indigo Girls tag along for moral support and, with lyrics like “How can you say, ‘no child is left behind’ / we’re not dumb and we’re not blind” or “You’ve come a long way, from whiskey and cocaine”, you just know that if she’d made the song a few years earlier, it would have been featured in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911. You also get the impression that this is personal for Pink, that she’s not doing it to be trendy. On the lyric page for “Dear Mr. President”, there’s a picture of Pink in an oval frame. Red, white, and blue ribbons are tied to the frame and her father’s dog tags share the reddish page."[4] }} Rolling Stone's Barry Walters praises Pink for "writ[ing] a scathing letter in 'Dear Mr. President'" and "cooing righteous folk harmonies with Indigo Girls."[5] Sal Cinquemani was mixed, writing that "'Dear Mr. President,' which cleverly uses George W. Bush's own words against him, pales next to Missundaztood's 'My Vietnam.'"[6] Formats and track listingsDigital Single
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Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Dear Mr. President|accessdate=July 11, 2018|artist=P!nk|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2006|autocat=true|certyear=2018}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Dear Mr President|accessdate=September 14, 2011|artist=P!nk|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2006|autocat=true}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Dear Mr. President|accessdate=July 13, 2012|artist=Pink|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2006|autocat=true}}{{Certification Table Summary}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1178768,00.html |title= I'm Not Dead |last= William |first= Chris |date= 3 April 2006 |website= EW.com |publisher= Entertainment Weekly |access-date= {{Date}}}} {{Pink singles}}2. ^{{cite web |url= http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/02/entertainment/ca-rack2.1 |title= Think of Pink as a spectrum |last= Nichols |first= Natalie |date= 2 April 2006 |website= latimes.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |access-date={{Date}}}} 3. ^{{cite web |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E0DB1330F930A35757C0A9609C8B63 |title= Critic's Choice: New CD's |last= Pareles |first= Jon |date= 3 April 2006 |work=The New York Times |access-date= {{Date}}}} 4. ^{{cite news|first = Quentin|last = Huff|title = Pink: I'm Not Dead|newspaper = Popmatters|date = 17 May 2006|url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/pink-im-not-dead/|accessdate = {{Date}} }} 5. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/im-not-dead-20060404 |title= I'm Not Dead |last= Walters |first= Barry |date= 4 April 2006 |website=rollingstone.com |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date= {{Date}}}} 6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/pink-im-not-dead/765 |title= Pink: I'm Not Dead |last= Cinquemani |first= Sal |date= 6 April 2006 |website=slantmagazine.com |publisher=Slant |access-date= {{Date}}}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2007|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=January 26, 2019}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2007|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2007|language=German|accessdate=January 26, 2019}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2007|title=Jaaroverzichten 2007|publisher=Ultratop|language=Dutch|accessdate=January 26, 2019}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2007|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=December 16, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2007|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2007|language=German|accessdate=January 26, 2019}} 18 : 2006 singles|Indigo Girls songs|Number-one singles in Austria|Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles|Pink (singer) songs|Protest songs|Songs written by Billy Mann|Pop ballads|Rock ballads|Songs written by Pink (singer)|Songs about George W. Bush|Anti-war songs|2006 songs|LaFace Records singles|2000s ballads|American soft rock songs|Country rock songs|LGBT-related songs |
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