Tagged: Alcoholism. She added, "I had this idea in my head, 'like how do I feel this good sober?' Commercially, "Sober" attained success on the charts, reaching the top-ten in over thirteen countries, while reaching the top-twenty in the U.S., as well as the top of Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. She is one of the most consistent artists in the pop mainstream today. … So everyone was at my house, all these new friends all of sudden, and I looked around and there’s that moment when you’re drinking where you just hate everyone that’s at your house and … I was thinking, "How do I feel this good sober?" And then pictures of a white room where Pink is dressed with white outfit and wearing a white pageboy wig are shown. I was 15 then, … when I was 21 I was like, “I like alcohol, I never knew about this.” … Then I was getting a divorce and I was drinking a lot. As the chorus begins, Pink is shown singing on her bed in her bedroom and on the sofa in the party. Pink enters the bathroom and sits beside her doppelgänger who seemed disturbed and then walks out. Pink's doppelgänger is shown in the bathroom, throwing up. After falling to number 65, the song jumped to number 49. [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40], "Sober" made its debut on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, entering at number 16 and peaking at number 6 six weeks later. Pink hosts a party attended by a vamped up version of herself and the two quickly fall into bed, scratching and biting each other. I don't wanna be the girl who laughs the loudest Or the girl who never wants to be alone I don't wanna be that call at four o'clock in the morning [30] In other Billboard component charts, "Sober" was even more successful, reaching number 3 on the Pop Songs chart, and topping the Adult Top 40 chart, becoming her third consecutive number-one there, with "Who Knew" and "So What" being the two prior. It was written by Pink and Kara DioGuardi, with additional writing by Nate "Danja" Hills and Marcella Araica, while production was done by Danja, Tony Kanal and Jimmy Harry. "[29] In 2012, Mark Blankenship of New Now Next put the song at number-one on her best tracks, describing that "there are many reasons that 'Sober' is my jam. IFPI Austria - Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft, Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank, NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart, The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community, http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Singles.htm, *OFFICIAL* Sober CD single includes b-side! It was first released as a digital download on iTunes, on October 31, 2008,[6] before being released to radio stations on December 1, 2008. And it's a pretty telling song and then me and Tony Kanal and Jimmy Harry finished it, production-wise, threw some strings on it and made it a little bit darker and a little bit more rocky. As the first verse starts, Pink is shown sitting on a sofa in a party where her doppelgänger is drunk and flirting with different girls and guys. [32] Elsewhere, the song became a top-ten hit in over twelve countries. The scene was cut or replaced by almost all TV channels. Le vendite di Sober sono pari a 3,000,000 di copie. ', it's not just about alcohol, it's about vices, we all have different ones. Araica, Harry and Jake Davis recorded the track at Sha Recording (Malibu, California), 3:20 Studios (Los Feliz, Los Angeles) and Henson Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia). So that's what I did: ”Sober”. … So I went to the studio the next day, and I thought, "Cool: I want to get drunk and write a song about sobriety.
Pink is now lying on the bed, her doppelgänger calls her up, but Pink doesn't answer her cell. The lyrics of Sober by Pink describe a girl that is caught in a life that she does not want to be living.
"[27] "Sober" was also on Lamb's "Top 10 Best Pink Songs" list, being ranked at number 6,[13] while Nadine Cheung of AOL Radio also listed her "Top 10 Songs", placing it at number 5. "[14] Mark Blankenship of New Now Next analyzed the song, writing that it is "about a woman who only loves herself when she’s drunk, who wishes she could like herself this much when she’s sober, but who can’t seem to pull herself out of her spiral. Song Released: 2008. Furthermore, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2010. I was at a party at my own house, I didn't want to be there, I didn't want anyone else there. [31] As of May 2011, "Sober" has sold over 2,037,000 downloads in the United States, becoming the second million-selling song from the Funhouse album. "Sober" is a power pop song,[9] featuring heavy guitars and booming snare. Various scenes from the video are then shown and the video ends with one of the Pinks walking out of the door of the bedroom leaving the other Pink alone. She does not want to be the girl that is only called because she is a good time, or because it is so late that most normal people would not be prepared to hang out. In the song, Pink's vocals span from the low-note of E♯3 to the high-note of D5. Copyright © 2020 Advameg, Inc. All rights reserved. "[15], "Sober" debuted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated December 13, 2008. Davey Boy of Sputnikmusic called the song "a highlight that immediately follows the opener," praising her vocals, writing that they "are at her heartfelt best on this strings-assisted cut, which is sure to be a grower. [33] In 2009, the song was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 140,000 copies. As the song reaches its climax, the bridge kicks off and Pink is shown making out with her doppelgänger in bed. [16], I have had some vices in my life. "Sober" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Pink, taken from her fifth studio album, Funhouse (2008). It was written by Nate "Danja" Hills, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Araica and P!nk herself, and produced by Danja, Tony Kanal and Jimmy Harry.