"There's a certain thing the world is being fed, and my point is there should be a choice," P!nk said. She stated that " Who Knew" is about "the death of friendship," as well as friends of hers who died as a result of drug overdoses. P!nk was inspired to write opening track " Stupid Girls," in which she deplores the lack of good role models for young girls while encouraging them to cultivate independence, after she noticed many such girls aspire to be like female pop icons, particularly those near her Los Angeles home. I was just feeling really creative and really emotionally available again, and it came out great." According to her, she wrote more than forty songs for the album on "everything I could possibly think of." On December 4, 2007, an edition of the album titled I'm Not Dead: Platinum Edition was released.
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"I feel like there's a hole and I know how to fill it, people aren't talking trash anymore. "I guess I was just kind of at that place where I felt like I kind of had something to add to the world," she said. That's definitely a huge part of that title." According to P!nk, she did not expect to be very emotionally involved in the making of the album because the experience of making her last, Try This (2003), was "draining," but that she was "forced to be almost emotionally involved" by her collaborators, such as Billy Mann. I turned twenty-five and I just kind of woke up and realized I have so much to learn, whereas before I thought I knew everything. P!nk said she titled the album I'm Not Dead because "It's about being alive and feisty and not sitting down and shutting up even though people would like you to." She said it came from "the awakening" and how "it felt good to feel again.
President." A platinum edition of the album was issued with bonus tracks, remixes and a DVD. Subsequent regional singles include " Nobody Knows," " Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)," and " Dear Mr. The two songs are also P!nk's first two singles to achieve Platinum certifications. The album's third single, " U + Ur Hand," reached the top ten and became a significant chart success, reviving the album's sales fortunes in the US, leading to a platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of one million. " Who Knew," originally released as the album's second single, was subsequently re-released to critical and commercial acclaim. The release of I'm Not Dead was preceded by its controversial lead single, " Stupid Girls," a top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 the video of which earned P!nk an MTV Video Music Award. I'm Not Dead is primarily a pop rock album, but includes country, alternative rock and R&B influences. Its title was changed to I'm Not Dead, also a song on the album, in order to match the comeback nature of the album, and its heavy tone in terms of lyrical content, strong language and edgy sound.
Originally titled Long Way to Happy, a song on the album, and scheduled for release on September 20, 2005, the album was delayed several months. The album helped renew interest in P!nk's music after a three-year break which followed the poor commercial and critical performances of her previous album, Try This. The album was released on Apthrough LaFace Records to coincide the same release date of P!nk's first album, Can't Take Me Home. I'm Not Dead is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter P!nk.