Dear Mr. President

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	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. Pink said that the song was an open letter to the President of the United States, George W. Bush, and that it was one of the most important songs she had written. She stated that it would never be released as a single in the United States, because it was too important to be perceived as a publicity stunt.^[1] It has since been released in Europe, Australia and Canada. The video of her performance live from Wembley Arena was added to the VH1 line-up of videos.

Track listings

• 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

Charts

Chart (2006–09) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 3 Canadian Hot 100[6] 55 Czech Republic (IFPI)[7] 2 German Singles Chart[8] 3 German Airplay Chart 1 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] 43 New Zealand (RIANZ)[10] 11 Slovakian IFPI Chart 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 3 UK Singles Chart 34

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Rank German Singles Chart[13] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[14]	Gold	35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15]	Platinum	30,000x
Germany (BVMI)[16]	Gold	150,000^
Summaries
World		1,000,000[17]
^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

• Vocals: Pink and Indigo Girls
• Backing vocals: Emily Saliers and Amy Ray
• Mixed by: Al Clay
• Pro Tools: Christopher Rojas
• Guitar: Emily Saliers
• Production coordinator: Lana Israel

References

1. ^ Haddon, Cole (July 20, 2006). "Simple Girl: Pink just wants to rock out — and rock the boat". Broward-Palm Beach New Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20071220054756rn_1/www.browardpalmbeach.com/2006-07-20/music/simple-girl/. 
2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
3. ^ "P!nk – Dear Mr. President – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
4. ^ "Ultratop.be – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
5. ^ "Ultratop.be – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
6. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Dear Mr. President". Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc.. 2007-11-24. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080202142054/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=793&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Canadian+Hot+100&ci=3088143&cdi=9506669&cid=11/24/2007. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200740 into search.
8. ^ Germany Singles Chart
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – P!nk – Dear Mr. President" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
10. ^ "Charts.org.nz – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – P!nk – Dear Mr. President". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
12. ^ "P!nk – Dear Mr. President – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
13. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2007
14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Singles.htm. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 
15. ^ "Austrian single certifications – P!nk – Dear Mr President" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. 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
16. ^ "German single certifications – Pink – Dear Mr. President" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Dear+Mr.+President&strInterpret=Pink&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 
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