Though the project’s lead single “Stupid Girls” became a feisty, unapologetic Top 20 hit for P!nk, the parent album initially struggled to garner sales and attention, debuting and peaking at number six on the charts. However, with the back-to-back successes experienced with follow-up singles “U + Ur Hand” and “Who Knew”, interest was rightfully reignited and helped the album remain on the charts for 88 total weeks, up till the end of 2009.
Following the slightly unexpected chart runs of “U + Ur Hand” and “Who Knew”, both peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, promotion for the album stopped, but it didn’t really need to end there. While a few regional-specific third and fourth singles were eventually released, the U.S. got nothing.
That’s a shame because I’m Not Dead had enough single strength to extend its successful run even further. An obvious fourth official single choice lied with “Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)”, a contagious pop/rock track that perfectly summed up the very essence of P!nk as an unpredictable, rowdy artist. Given revelations of the artist’s rocky personal love life, the ode to relationship schizophrenia would have resonated with listeners and dominated radio airwaves in 2007.
“You taste so sweet, but I can't eat the same thing every day, cutting off the phone, leave me the fuck alone, tomorrow I'll be begging you to come home,” P!nk admitted on an explicit second verse. While the track was one of the most upbeat creations included on the album track list, the songwriting was as revealing and honest as some of the album’s most touching and stripped back ballads. That confusing yet effective balance was, in fact, the song’s strongest asset.
He may not have been the pop juggernaut we know him as today, known specifically for his 90s work with Britney Spears and The Backstreet Boys, but with the touch of producer Max Martin, the boasting, materialistic “Cuz I Can” could have been another catchy hit for P!nk. Though she blasted other starlets for bragging about money and cars on “Stupid Girls”, the singer does exactly that while being supported by a punk-rock beat and a fearless attitude. She might be a hypocrite, but she doesn’t give a damn.
Lyrically, the song is not as deep or thought-provoking as some of its predecessors, but the slight sense of vapidness does not take away from the enjoyable vibe. “So I'll cash my checks and place my bets, and hope I'll always win, even if I don't I'm fucked because, I live a life of sin,” she reveals on the chorus, in a manner that makes it sound as if the artist is even bragging about her downfalls, destructive behavior and life mistakes. Overall, it was a thrilling, nearly-four minute, pop ride.
Or hell, with the fact that a Russian-made President Trump is currently terrorizing the country, perhaps “Dear. Mr President” could have made, and still could have an impact on the radio airwaves in 2017. P!nk, might you want to consider a re-release?
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