| "Sober" | ||||
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| Single by Pink | ||||
| from the album Funhouse | ||||
| B-side | "When We're Through" | |||
| Released | November 10, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | LaFace | |||
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| "Sober" on YouTube | ||||
"Sober" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Pink, taken from her fifth studio album, Funhouse (2008). It was written by Pink and Kara DioGuardi, with additional writing by Nate "Danja" Hills and Marcella Araica, while production was done by Danja, Tony Kanal and Jimmy Harry. The song was released as the album's second single on November 10, 2008, firstly through digital download and later was added to U.S. radio stations on December 1, 2008. The power pop and rock song talks about the quiet sense of comfort in being sober, with the singer claiming it was about the vices that we choose.
The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who commended the track for being a heartfelt track, with some praising its lyrical content. However, few critics dismissed the track, calling it "more of the same" from her previous music. Furthermore, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2010. Commercially, "Sober" attained success on the charts, reaching the top-ten in over thirteen countries, while reaching the top-twenty in the U.S., as well as the top of Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. A music video for the track was directed by Jonas Akerlund and it finds Pink at a party with her doppelgänger.