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Funhouse (2008)

Where the lyrics of Funhouse take you, and where it was really made.

The album was first planned under the title Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker, but the record label refused over fears that offensive language would hurt sales.

Key places

Recording in London (2008)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — Pink worked with Eg White in London while writing and recording the album. Modern Dirt Laboratories is listed as a recording location. The point marks the city centre, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Recording in Stockholm (2008)

Recording site Master Plan — Pink worked with Max Martin in Stockholm during the album sessions. Maratone Studios is listed as a recording location. The point marks the city centre, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Live recording in Sydney (2008)

Live show Albert Studios — The album and DVD of the Funhouse Tour were recorded in Sydney, Australia on July 17 and 18. The point marks the city centre, not a venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Funhouse is the fifth studio album by American singer Pink
• Released 24 October 2008 in Europe by LaFace and Jive Records; 28 October in the United States
• A pop and pop rock record
• Inspired by Pink's separation from her husband, Carey Hart

Background

• Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Carey Hart had separated, after months of speculation
• Pink said she did not want the album to look like a break-up album
• She originally wanted to call it Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker, but the label declined
• Pink sees life as a carnival, and that view shaped the title Funhouse
• Pink has said this is her most vulnerable and personal album to date

Recording

• Pink wrote and recorded about 30 to 35 songs for the album
• She worked again with earlier collaborators such as Billy Mann, Butch Walker, Max Martin and MachoPsycho
• New producers and songwriters such as Danja, Jimmy Harry, Tony Kanal and Eg White also took part
• Pink traveled abroad to write and record, working with Eg White in London and with Max Martin in Stockholm
• Pink said working away from home, with no distractions, helped her sessions

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Alecia Beth Moore-Hart (born September 8, 1979), known as Pink, is an American singer and songwriter from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
• At 15, she formed the R&B group Choice with two other teenage girls; the group signed with LaFace Records but disbanded in 1998.
• Pink then began her solo career with LaFace Records.

Career

• Debut album Can't Take Me Home (2000) reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200 and sold over four million copies worldwide.
• Missundaztood (2001) became her best-selling record with more than 13 million copies, and its single "Get the Party Started" was a worldwide hit.
• "Lady Marmalade" (with Christina Aguilera, Mýa and Lil' Kim) gave her first US No. 1 single and her first Grammy.
• Later albums include Try This (2003), I'm Not Dead (2006), Funhouse (2008), The Truth About Love (2012), Beautiful Trauma (2017), Hurts 2B Human (2019) and Trustfall (2023).
• The Truth About Love and Beautiful Trauma topped the Billboard 200; "Raise Your Glass" and "Just Give Me a Reason" were number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits.
• Pink has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and has won three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards and seven MTV Video Music Awards.
• Her Summer Carnival tour became the second-highest grossing concert tour by a woman.

Members

• Pink performs as a solo artist; the group Choice and Basic Instinct were earlier groups she was part of.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The Daily Telegraph (Sydney): 4.5 stars
• US Magazine: four stars
• Rolling Stone and Blender: three stars each
• Robert Christgau picked the single So What as a choice cut in his Consumer Guide
• Rolling Stone wrote that Pink had shown more personality before

Reappraisal

• Metacritic score: 69 out of 100, based on 20 generally favorable reviews
• Reviews were broadly positive overall

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut at number two, with 180,000 copies in its first week
• Debut behind AC/DC's Black Ice, which had 271,000 copies in its second week
• Number one in seven countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom
• UK: first number-one album for Pink, certified 4× Platinum by the BPI for over 1,200,000 copies
• Australia: debut at number one with 86,273 units in its first week
• United States: certified platinum by the RIAA in March 2009 for over 1,000,000 shipments; 1,960,000 copies sold by June 2012
• Double platinum by the RIAA and 13 times platinum by ARIA (introduction)
• Three Grammy Award nominations and five MTV Video Music Award nominations
• About 7 million copies sold worldwide as of 2012

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Pink wanted to call the album Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker, but the label declined over fears that offensive language would hurt sales.
• Pink said she did not want the album to look like a break-up album, so she named it Funhouse because there was fun on it too.
• Pink broke her own record in Australia, where she sold out seventeen shows in Melbourne, more than any other city.
• Pink performed Glitter in the Air at the 52nd Grammy Awards on 31 January 2010, and many celebrities and media outlets praised the performance.
• The album and DVD were recorded in Sydney, Australia on 17 and 18 July.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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