Peak
1
Weeks
31
Score
6,941
Chart Year
2008
Dave Meyers, who is known for having artists giving an over-the-top portrayal of celebrities or themselves, directed the video for "So What". Pink previously worked with him for the videos to "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls", which earned MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video.[47] Pink also worked with Meyers on the videos for "There You Go", "Most Girls", "You Make Me Sick", "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me" and the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle track "Feel Good Time". The video was shown on August 22 on FNMTV.[48] The video premiered on August 22 on the UK music site Popjustice. Pink posted a message on her website for her fans about what it was like to shoot the video: If you EVER get a chance to drive a lawnmower down Sunset Blvd – I highly suggest it. Thanks for making my day. I'm really, really, really excited. This video was too much fun... glad you likey's and don't worry – Carey likey's too. We are insane. — Pink, Pink's official website[49] A split screenshot showing a love heart carved on a tree with Pink's legal name and the name of her then-estranged husband. The second shows Pink cutting down the tree. The carving was saved and is now a feature in the couple's house. The video begins in a tattoo parlor, Pink is getting a tattoo of a red void mark on her arm across an existing tattoo before the scene cuts to Pink riding down Sunset Boulevard on a lawnmower and drinking alcohol. Pink is then shown entering Guitar Center and browsing guitars. She pretends to play before attempting to smash it into the ground, but she is restrained by a store clerk which leads to them engaging in a fight. Pink is shown cutting down a tree engraved with her real name and her estranged husband's name with a chainsaw. She cries on the chainsaw while telling herself that she is all right, right before the tree falls and nearly crushes her neighbor. After this, Pink is sitting in a bar after losing her table to Jessica Simpson, accompanied by a man who is playing the drums out of glasses. The next scene goes to Pink on a motorbike, while a newly wedded couple in a car pull up beside her and wave and smile at her. Jealous and outraged at the happy newlyweds, Pink is shown throwing objects at the car and popping the blown-up condoms used to decorate the vehicle, before climbing onto it and playfully (albeit violently) attacking the vehicle. Pink is then shown stripping on the red carpet, surrounded by photographers, she takes off her jacket to reveal her (blurred) nude body. The paparazzi all snap photos of her as she does choreography from Michael Jackson's video for "Thriller" naked, but more akin to Austin Powers 2. Then, while getting her hair done, her stylist applies hairspray as Pink turns on her cigarette lighter, accidentally setting her hair on fire. Also shown are two men urinating in beer bottles, which they give to Pink, however, Pink passes them to two men walking past her. They drink it and then realizing what it is, spit it out in disgust. Finally, Pink is shown surrounded by men and women in their underwear engaging in a pillow fight. The video then cuts between all the scenes shown in the video before ending with Pink poking her tongue at the camera with her husband. Pink is also shown performing the song in concert near the end. Pink's husband, Carey Hart, makes cameos throughout the video, such as a scene where they are talking as newspaper headlines flash behind them. Producer Butch Walker also makes a cameo. Pink has stated that Hart had not heard the song prior to arriving for the video shoot.[50] The video was released on September 6 on iTunes. The video was ranked on VH1 as the 3rd best music video of 2008 on the Top 40 Videos of 2008. On Facebook, it was the second favorite video of 2008.[51] The scene from the video where Pink's hair is set on fire is censored on MTV UK and its sister channels. That scene is replaced with other short clips from the video.
This song was co-written by and produced by Max Martin, who was behind the artist's prior hits "Who Knew" and "U And Ur Hand." Pink told the story of this song: "'So What' was a joke. I heard this beat from Max Martin. It's such a fun beat, so fun. And I was actually kidding when I said, 'I guess I just lost my husband, I don't know where he went.' Ha ha, that's really funny. Let's keep it and it just kind of went from there. And it just got more and more wrong. The more lines we wrote, the wronger it was. And we kept it because I don't really care. I don't think about the consequences when I write songs and now I am regretting every second of it. No, I'm not." The video was directed by Dave Meyers, who previously worked with Pink on clips for "U And Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls." The latter won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video. In this song Pink makes several references to her relationship with her estranged husband, the motocross racer Carey Hart. They separated after his rumored infidelity. Pink is rarely subtle in these matters, and lays it out in the first lines of the song: "I guess I just lost my husband, I don't know where he went, so I'm gonna drink my money, I'm not gonna pay his rent." Instead of wallowing in the sorrow of the breakup, she was choosing to enjoy the spoils of her fame, as being a rock star without attachment has its advantages. Pink points out, however, that the song is not entirely biographical. Pink and Hart eventually got back together, and had a daughter named Willow in 2011. In the song's music video, Pink is shown riding down a Los Angeles street on a lawnmower. She wrote on her MySpace blog: "This video was too much fun. If you ever get a chance to drive a lawnmower down Sunset Blvd. – I highly suggest it." This was Pink's first solo #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The only previously time she had topped the chart was via the 2001 remake of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil' Kim. The song got a bump when Pink performed it on the MTV Video Music awards, where she used a soundstage as part of a memorable performance where she slid down a rope and blew up a building. Pink stayed in the news when she expressed her political views regarding US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, stating: "The woman terrifies me." In the UK this leapt from #38 to #1 in the singles chart, the second biggest jump to the top in chart history. The record is held by DJ Otzi's version of "Hey Baby," which with one leap went from #45 to #1 in 2001. Carey Hart appeared in the song's music video. Pink commented: "At first I was kind of irked because everyone was like, 'Well, wait. I thought the split was amicable and now she's talking s--t about him?! What the f---?' It's hypocritical.' But once everyone saw the video and saw that Carey was in it, it shut everybody up, which was lovely." She added: "Carey hadn't heard the song before he did the video. That's how much he trusts and loves me. He pretty much just rolls his eyes, throws his hands up in the air, and hugs me. He gets it. He gets me. It's nice." This won the prize for the Most Addictive Track at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. It was also named Best Video at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards. This is the lead single from Pink's fifth studio album, Funhouse. Debuting at #2 in the US, it was her highest-charting album at the time. "That album was very successful," Pink told Variety of Funhouse. "Maybe a lot of people were going through a divorce at that moment." This was used in these TV shows: The Vampire Diaries ("The Departed" - 2012) Two And A Half Men ("A Giant Cat Holding a Churro" - 2011) Pretty Little Liars ("A Person Of Interest" - 2011) Castle ("Nanny McDead" - 2009) Medium ("Things To Do In Phoenix When You're Dead" - 2009) 90210 ("Model Behavior" - 2008) This was also featured in the movie Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). This was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009, but lost to Adele's "Chasing Pavements."
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na I guess i just lost my husband I don't know where he went So i'm gonna drink my money I'm not gonna pay his rent (Nope) I got a brand new attitude And i'm gonna wear it tonight I wanna get in trouble I wanna start a fight Na Na Na Na Na Na Na I wanna start a fight Na Na Na Na Na Na Na I wanna start a fight So so what? I'm still a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't need you And guess what I'm having more fun And now that we're done I'm gonna show you tonight I'm alright, I'm just fine And you're a tool So so what? I am a rockstar I got my rock moves And i don't want you tonight Uh, check my flow, uh The waiter just checked my table And gave to Jessica Simp- Shit! I guess i'll go sit with Tom boy At least he'll know how to hit What if this song's on the radio Then somebody's gonna die I'm gonna get in trouble My ex will start a fight Na Na Na Na Na Na Na He's gonna start a fight Na Na Na Na Na Na Na We're all gonna get in a fight! So so what? I'm still a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't need you And guess what I'm having more fun And now that we're done I'm gonna show you tonight I'm alright, I'm just fine And you're a tool So so what? I am a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't want you tonight You weren't fair You never were You weren't all But thats not fair I gave you life I gave my all You weren't there You let me fall So so what? I'm still a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't need you And guess what I'm having more fun And now that we're done (we're done) I'm gonna show you tonight I'm alright(I'm alright),I'm just fine (I'm just fine) And you're a tool So so what? I am a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't want you tonight No No, No No I Don't want you tonight You weren't fair I'm gonna show you tonight I'm alright, I'm just fine And you're a tool So so what? I am a rock star I got my rock moves And i don't want you tonight Ba da da da da da
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 2008 | 9 | 117 |
| 2 | Sep 13, 2008 | 3 | 123 |
| 3 | Sep 20, 2008 | 2 | 124 |
| 4 | Sep 27, 2008 | 1 | 125 |
| 5 | Oct 4, 2008 | 2 | 124 |
| 6 | Oct 11, 2008 | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Oct 18, 2008 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | Oct 25, 2008 | 4 | 122 |
| 9 | Nov 1, 2008 | 3 | 123 |
| 10 | Nov 8, 2008 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | Nov 15, 2008 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Nov 22, 2008 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Nov 29, 2008 | 5 | 121 |
| 14 | Dec 6, 2008 | 8 | 118 |
| 15 | Dec 13, 2008 | 8 | 118 |
| 16 | Dec 20, 2008 | 14 | 112 |
| 17 | Dec 27, 2008 | 16 | 110 |
| 18 | Jan 3, 2009 | 16 | 110 |
| 19 | Jan 10, 2009 | 14 | 112 |
| 20 | Jan 17, 2009 | 14 | 112 |