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Funhouse
Pink-Funhouse2008
Studio album by P!nk
Released
October 24, 2008
Recorded
May 2007 - August 2008
Genre
Pop rock
Length
47:02
Label
LaFace, Zomba
Producer(s)
P!nk (exec.), Al Clay, Billy Mann, Butch Walker, Nate "Danja" Hills, Francis "Eg" White, Jimmy Harry, Max Martin, MachoPsycho, Larissa Goldberg, Tony Kanal
P!nk chronology
Pinknotdead Pink-Funhouse2008 GreatestHitsPinkAlbum
(2006) (2008) (2010)
Singles from Funhouse
  1. "So What"
    Released: June 5, 2008
  2. "Sober"
    Released: October 3, 2008
  3. "Please Don't Leave Me"
    Released: January 15, 2009
  4. "Bad Influence"
    Released: May 8, 2009
  5. "Funhouse"
    Released: August 3, 2009
  6. "I Don't Believe You"
    Released: October 5, 2009
  7. "Glitter in the Air"
    Released: January 31, 2010
Alternative cover
Pink-05FunhouseTour
Tour edition cover.


Funhouse is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter P!nk, released by LaFace Records worldwide on October 24, 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in its first week and reached number one on the charts in seven countries including Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Funhouse has sold over six million copies worldwide.

Singles from the album include "Sober," "Please Don't Leave Me," "Funhouse," "I Don't Believe You," "Glitter in the Air," and the US number-one single "So What." Funhouse earned P!nk three Grammy Award nominations and five MTV Video Music Award nominations. It was re-released inlate 2009 to include a bonus DVD, and was accompanied by the release of Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia, a live album taped during the Australian leg of the Funhouse Tour.

Writing and development[]

P!nk has stated that this album is her most vulnerable to date. Much of the album's subject matter alludes to her recent separation from husband Carey Hart. The first single, "So What," opens with: "I guess I just lost my husband/I don't know where he went." "Please Don't Leave Me" also addresses the split. The artist sums up its theme thus: "Okay, I’m an asshole, but love me anyway." In "Mean," she sings, "It was good in the beginning/but how did we get so mean?" The song that Moore is the most proud of is "Crystal Ball." She said about the track: "I recorded it in one take and we didn’t mix it. It just went straight to master. It was all about a vibe and not about perfection or being polished. I just love that song and I loved recording it." She wrote the song with Billy Mann, who also aided her with the songs "Stupid Girls," "Dear Mr. President," and "I'm Not Dead" (all 2006), among others.

In "It's All Your Fault," P!nk blames her lover for giving her hopes of a love relationship, then simply giving up on her. She proclaims in the lyrics "I conjure up the thought of being gone, but I’d probably even do that wrong." In "Glitter in the Air," P!nk asks many questions such as, "Have you ever looked fear in the face and said I just don’t care?" and "Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?" P!nk admits, "I still don’t have some of the answers to the questions I pose on this record. I’m still figuring it all out."

The track "Sober," which is the album's second single, was written by P!nk at a party hosted at her home, where everyone was drunk or drinking except for her, and she wanted them all to leave. She went to the beach and had a line in her head saying "How do I feel so good sober?" Eventually it had nothing to do with alcohol, but with identities. "How do I feel so good with just me, without anyone to lean on?" P!nk said in an interview.

"Ave Mary A" deals with world issues and problems. "One Foot Wrong" talks about an acid trip that went wrong, but also has an underlying theme. "That song is also about losing control and how easy it is to lose the plot in life and teeter on the edge."

Originally, P!nk wanted to call her album Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker, but her record label declined because of a fear that offensive language would affect sales. She also said that she did not want the album to look like a break-up album; "There is a lot of that [break-up], but there is fun happening too and that's why I named it Funhouse in the end." P!nk has also stated that she sees life as a carnival: "Clowns are supposed to be happy, but they are really scary. Carnivals are supposed to be fun, but really they are kind of creepy." [...] "and that's like life to me, and love. Love is supposed to be fun, but it can sometimes be really scary. And the funhouse mirrors that make you look so distorted that you don’t recognize yourself and you ask yourself, ‘How did I get here? How do I get out of here?’ But, you think that you want to do it again. That is the same as love and life. It's a metaphor for being in love and for life." This also shows in the title track "Funhouse" where she tells that it used to be fun. "It's about when the box you’re in doesn’t fit anymore, burn that fucker down and start a new one."

Recording[]

P!nk wrote and recorded approximately 30 to 35 songs for Funhouse. "It's like getting rid of your children: 'I like that one too, but I'm going to let that one die,'" she said of choosing the album's tracks. "The good thing now is that different countries want extra songs and B-sides, so there's always a home for the other kids." P!nk traveled internationally to write and record the album, working with Eg White in London and with Max Martin in Stockholm. "It was really good to get out of my house and get away from my life. No distractions. No phones," P!nk said of her sessions outside the US.

Critical reception[]

Funhouse received generally positive reviews from critics. The album has a score of 69 out of 100 from Metacritic based on 20 "generally favorable" reviews. Sydney's The Daily Telegraph gave it 4.5 stars, writing, "The record is a balanced blend of upbeat pop gems and midtempo ballads [...] The power of P!nk's pop lies in the clever juxtaposition of heartfelt honesty about her life with anthematic choruses and irresistible melodies tailormade to be screamed out by her fans."

Other positive reviews were published by Us Magazine, which gave the album four stars, saying "The rebellious Grammy winner again fuses unrestrained lyrics with perfect pop-rock hooks on her electrifying fifth CD. From her aggressive No. 1 hit 'So What' to the vulnerable 'Please Don't Leave Me' and the openhearted ballad 'I Don't Believe You,' P!nk confirms she's still in excellent fighting shape." In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau picked out the single from the album, "So What," as a "choice cut."

Less favorable reviews came from sources such as Rolling Stone and Blender, each giving the album three stars. Rolling Stone stated, "P!nk has shown more personality before, and some cuts, including the goopy ballad 'I Don't Believe You,' make her sound like just another big-voiced chart-buster. Funhouse would be more fun if P!nk went easier on the bad-love songs."

Chart performance[]

Four versions of Funhouse were released to the US iTunes Store: two versions of the original, one explicit and one clean; two versions of the deluxe, one explicit and one clean.

Funhouse debuted at number two on the United States Billboard 200 chart issued on November 18, 2008, with sales of 180,000, behind AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive, Black Ice, which claimed the top spot with its second-week sales of 271,000. In March 2009, it was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies, and as of June 2012, the album has sold 1,960,000 copies in the United States. It was P!nk's highest charting album in that country, until The Truth About Love debuted at number one.

In Australia, record shops broke embargo and placed Funhouse on sale one day before its official release date; with only one day of sales, it became the fourth-highest selling album of the week, shifting 7,120 copies. Funhouse debuted officially at number one in Australia, and sold 86,273 units that week (the highest first week sales of 2008). Funhouse spent nine consecutive weeks at number one and has been certified 11× platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for 770,000 copies sold. The album ended both 2008 and 2009 as the second highest selling album of the year in Australia, and was reported in 2010 to be the second most successful album of the 2000–2009 decade.

In the United Kingdom, the album sold over 37,100 copies in its first day and 83,000 copies in its first five days. Funhouse became her first number-one album in the UK, entering at number one on November 2, 2008, and has been certified 3× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipping 900,000 copies. Funhouse was the ninth biggest selling record of 2008, and the eleventh biggest seller of 2009.

Funhouse debuted at number one in the Netherlands, New Zealand (certified 3× Platinum), and Switzerland (certified 3× Platinum). In Germany, Funhouse debuted at number two. There, it is the sixth best-selling album of 2009 and the twenty-third best-selling album of 2010, shipping more than 1,000,000 copies as of June 2010. It is certified 5× Platinum.

Promotion[]

  • P!nk released a deluxe edition of the album in an original steel box. The box set includes all the standard and bonus tracks in an Enhanced CD which includes the "So What" music video, in addition to an extra T-Shirt with the official P!nk logo for the album. The box did not get a worldwide release.
  • To promote the new album and single, P!nk twice guest-hosted the new TV-station FNMTV, and the music video for "So What" made its world premiere on FNMTV on August 22, 2008.
  • On September 7, P!nk performed "So What" live at the 2008 American MTV Video Music Awards.
  • On September 22, 2008 P!nk performed on MuchMusic for a Live @ Much special.
  • P!nk visited Australia during October for promotion of the album, which included a performance at the 2008 ARIA Awards ceremony in Sydney on October 19. She returned to Australia as part of her The Funhouse Tour in May 2009.
  • Pink performed various songs from her new album on 4Music on October 5, 2008 including "So What," "Sober," "Please Don't Leave Me," and her UK number 1 hit "Just Like a Pill."
  • On Friday October 24, 2008, P!nk performed the song "Funhouse" live as world premiere of the song from the album of the same name on Sunrise, an Australian Breakfast Television program.
  • P!nk performed a "Secret Gig" at The Metro, Sydney, while in Australian on Promo.
  • P!nk's Funhouse iPhone App was created in support of Funhouse and represents the first artist themed promotional app to be made for the iPhone App platform.
  • On November 6, 2008 P!nk performed her hit single "So What" at the MTV Europe Music Awards during a live show where 40,000 feathers were released on stage.
  • P!nk also performed her second Funhouse single, "Sober," at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23, 2008,
  • P!nk performed a "Secret Gig" at The Cafe Du Paris, London on November 4, 2008
  • P!nk held a secret showcase in Barcelona, Spain on November 20.
  • P!nk appeared at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2008 for her album debut party.
  • P!nk has appeared on many talk shows to help promote the album—The Today Show on October 28, The View on October 29, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on October 30, CBS Early Show on November 3, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 24.
  • P!nk recorded a performance for Divas II benefit for breast cancer on November 23 in the UK. She could not be there because she was performing at the American Music Awards.
  • She performed on For One Night Only in the UK.
  • P!nk appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show in London in September 2008.
  • Pink appeared on German talk show Wetten, dass..? in 2008.
  • On November 3, 2008 P!nk performed "Sober" on the Australian Idol Verdict Show.
  • On September 13, 2009 P!nk performed "Sober" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
  • On January 31, 2010 P!nk performed "Glitter in the Air" at the 52nd Grammy Awards, following the performance the song debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Canadian Hot 100. The performance was also highly critically acclaimed by celebrities, TV talk shows and the public in general.
  • P!nk appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 5, 2010. She sat down with Winfrey to speak about her Grammy performance as well as her breakup with husband Carey Hart, which was followed by a performance of "I Don't Believe You."
  • Promotion ended with the Funhouse Summer Carnival and P!nk headed to studio to record songs for her following album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! and take a break during her pregnancy.

Singles[]

Promotional singles[]

"Ave Mary A" was released as a radio-only single in Australia and peaked at #10 on the Australian Airplay Chart. It was featured on the Autumn 2010 edition of compilation CD So Fresh. It was the 24th most played track on Australian radio in 2010. It never charted on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song serves as theme tune for the German RTL docu-soap Verdachtsfälle since its airing date in 2009.

Track listing[]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "So What" Alecia Moore, Max Martin, Shellback Martin 3:34
2. "Sober" Moore, Nathaniel Hills, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Araica Hills, Tony Kanal, Jimmy Harry 4:10
3. "I Don't Believe You" Moore, Martin Martin 4:35
4. "One Foot Wrong" Moore, Francis White White 3:22
5. "Please Don't Leave Me" Moore, Martin Martin 3:51
6. "Bad Influence" Moore, Billy Mann, Butch Walker, MachoPsycho Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho 3:35
7. "Funhouse" Moore, Kanal, Harry Kanal, Harry 3:24
8. "Crystal Ball" Moore, Mann Mann 3:25
9. "Mean" Moore, Walker Walker 4:17
10. "It's All Your Fault" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:51
11. "Ave Mary A" Moore, Mann, Pete Wallace Mann, Al Clay, Wallace 3:15
12. "Glitter in the Air" Moore, Mann Mann 3:46
International bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19
International bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19
14. "Boring" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:14
15. "So What" (music video) 3:45
UK and Japanese bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19
14. "Boring" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:14
15. "So What" (music video) 3:45
American digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "Why Did I Ever Like You" Moore, Greg Wells Wells 3:25
14. "Could've Had Everything" Moore, White White 3:09
15. "So What" (music video) (iTunes Store pre-order only) 3:45
16. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) (iTunes Store pre-order only) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19

Tour edition CD+DVD[]

A tour edition of Funhouse was eventually released as a CD/DVD set, including the standard track listing, plus international bonus track "This Is How It Goes Down" and the previously unreleased "Push You Away."

Tour edition CD
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "So What" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:34
2. "Sober" Moore, Hills, DioGuardi, Araica Hills, Kanal, Harry 4:10
3. "I Don't Believe You" Moore, Martin Martin 4:35
4. "One Foot Wrong" Moore, White White 3:22
5. "Please Don't Leave Me" Moore, Martin Martin 3:51
6. "Bad Influence" Moore, Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho 3:35
7. "Funhouse" Moore, Kanal, Harry Kanal, Harry 3:24
8. "Crystal Ball" Moore, Mann Mann 3:25
9. "Mean" Moore, Walker Walker 4:17
10. "It's All Your Fault" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:51
11. "Ave Mary A" Moore, Mann, Wallace Mann, Clay, Wallace 3:15
12. "Glitter in the Air" Moore, Mann Mann 3:46
13. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19
14. "Push You Away" Moore, Walker Walker 3:02
Tour edition DVD
No. Title Length
1. "So What" (music video) 3:45
2. "Funhouse" (music video) 3:09
3. "Sober" (music video) 4:24
4. "Please Don't Leave Me" (music video) 3:53
5. "I Don't Believe You" (Live in Australia) 4:36
6. "Please Don't Leave Me" (Live in Australia) 3:52
7. "So What" (Live in Australia) 3:35
8. "Track-by-Track" (video commentary) (not available on iTunes Store)

German Tchibo Special Edition[]

A 2-CD set consisting of the original international edition CD and a bonus CD, the Live in Australia EP, which was released exclusively in Tchibo stores in Germany.

Funhouse
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "So What" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:34
2. "Sober" Moore, Hills, DioGuardi, Araica Hills, Kanal, Harry 4:10
3. "I Don't Believe You" Moore, Martin Martin 4:35
4. "One Foot Wrong" Moore, White White 3:22
5. "Please Don't Leave Me" Moore, Martin Martin 3:51
6. "Bad Influence" Moore, Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho 3:35
7. "Funhouse" Moore, Kanal, Harry Kanal, Harry 3:24
8. "Crystal Ball" Moore, Mann Mann 3:25
9. "Mean" Moore, Walker Walker 4:17
10. "It's All Your Fault" Moore, Martin, Shellback Martin 3:51
11. "Ave Mary A" Moore, Mann, Wallace Mann, Clay, Wallace 3:15
12. "Glitter in the Air" Moore, Mann Mann 3:46
13. "This Is How It Goes Down" (featuring Travie McCoy) Moore, Walker Walker 3:19
Live in Australia EP
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Bad Influence" (Live) Moore, Mann, Walker, MachoPsycho 3:51
2. "Just Like a Pill" (Live) Moore, Dallas Austin 3:26
3. "I Don't Believe You" (Live) Moore, Martin 4:36
4. "Glitter in the Air" (Live) Moore, Mann 5:16
5. "Ave Mary A" (Live) Moore, Mann, Wallace 3:23

Personnel[]

  • Deborah Anderson – photography
  • Tommy Andersson – assistant, audio engineer
  • Marcella Araica – audio engineer, engineer
  • Guy Baker – trumpet
  • Stevie Blacke – arranger, performer, string arrangements, strings
  • Daniel Chase – programming
  • Al Clay – audio production, engineer, mixing, producer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Jake Davies – audio engineer, audio production, engineer, mixing assistant
  • Roger Davies – management
  • DJ Willrock – turntables
  • Darren Dodd – drums
  • Chris Galland – assistant, audio engineer, guitar, mixing assistant
  • Brian Gately – production coordination
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Matty Green – audio engineer, mixing assistant
  • Keith Gretlein – assistant engineer, audio engineer
  • Kinnda Hamid – background vocals
  • John Hanes – audio engineer, digital editing
  • Jimmy Harry – audio engineer, engineer, guitar, guitars, keyboards, producer
  • Jeri Helden – art direction, design
  • Femio Hernández – assistant, audio engineer
  • Michael Ilbert – audio engineer, engineer
  • Henrik Janson – arranger, string arrangements, string conductor, strings
  • Uli Janson – arranger, string arrangements, string conductor, strings
  • Neil Kanal – assistant engineer, audio engineer
  • Tony Kanal – bass, producer
  • Josh Kane – drums
  • Craig Logan – A&R
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Dag Lundquist – engineer
  • Robin Mortensen Lynch – guitar, programming
  • MachoPsycho – audio production
  • Billy Mann – audio production, guitars, keyboards, mixing, producer, background vocals
  • Roger Manning – keyboards, piano
  • Steven Manzano – management
  • Max Martin – audio engineer, audio production, bass, engineer, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, producer
  • Andrew McPherson – photography
  • Lasse Mortén – assistant, audio engineer
  • Niklas Olovson – bass, programming
  • Amy Oresman – make-up
  • Peter Parente – guitars
  • Lisa Pinero – production coordination
  • P!nk – primary artist, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Serena Radaelli – hair stylist
  • Delwyn Rees – management
  • Tim Roberts – assistant, audio engineer
  • Nancy Roof – a&r
  • Michele Schweitzer – publicity
  • Shellback – bass, drum programming, drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, omnichord
  • Paul Starr – make-Up
  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings
  • Trish Summerville – stylist
  • Irene Taylor – management
  • Doug Tyo – assistant
  • Butch Walker – audio production, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, programming, background vocals
  • Pete Wallace – audio engineer, bass, engineer, guitar, harmonium, piano, producer, programming
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Eg White – arranger, audio production, drums, engineer, guitar, Hammond b3, moog bass, percussion, producer, strings
  • John Yarling – drums
  • Joe Zook – audio engineer, engineer

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2008–2009) Provider Peak position
Argentinean Albums Chart CAPIF 29
Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA 1
Austrian Albums Chart Media Control Europe 3
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) IFPI/Ultratop 3
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) IFPI/Ultratop 10
Canadian Albums Chart CRIA 2
Czech Republic Albums Chart IFPI 5
Danish Albums Chart IFPI 4
Dutch Albums Chart GFK 1
European Albums Chart IFPI 1
Finnish Albums Chart IFPI 5
French Albums Chart SNEP/IFOP 4
German Albums Chart IFPI/Media Control 2
Greek Albums Chart (Overall) IFPI 20
Greek Albums Chart (International) IFPI 8
Hungarian Albums Chart MAHASZ 3
Irish Albums Chart IRMA 1
Italian Albums Chart FIMI 20
Japanese Albums Chart Oricon 33
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON 47
New Zealand Albums Chart RIANZ 1
Norwegian Albums Chart IFPI/VG-Lista 18
Polish Albums Chart ZPAV 8
Russian Albums Chart 2M 8
Scottish Albums Chart BPI/OOC 1
South African Albums Chart Radio Sonder Grense 40
Spanish Albums Chart PROMUSICAE 43
Swedish Albums Chart GLF 3
Swiss Albums Chart Media Control Europe 1
UK Albums Chart BPI/OOC 1
US Billboard 200 Billboard/RIAA 2

Year-end charts[]

Year Country Chart Ranking
2008 Australia ARIA End of Year Albums 2
Austria Media Control End of Year Albums 28
Belgium Ultratop End of Year Albums 70
France IFPI End of Year Albums 55
Germany Media Control Germany Year End Albums 32
Netherlands GFK End of Year Albums 45
New Zealand RIANZ End of Year Albums 9
Switzerland Media Control Europe End of Year Albums 11
UK The Official Charts Company End of Year Albums 9
USA Billboard 200 End of Year Albums 130
Billboard 200 Top Artists End of Year Albums 79
Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums End of Year Albums 132
Billboard Top Comprehensive Artists End of Year Albums 83
Worldwide IFPI World End of Year Albums 13
2009 Australia ARIA End of Year Albums 2
Austria Media Control Europe/IFPI End of Year Albums 4
Germany Media Control End of Year Albums 6
Netherlands GFK/NVPI End of Year Albums 25
Switzerland Media Control Europe/IFPI End of Year Albums 3
United Kingdom Official UK Charts Company End of Year Albums 23
USA Billboard 200 16
2010 Australia ARIA 34
Europe European Top 100 Albums 25
Germany Media Control End of Year Albums 23
United Kingdom Official UK Charts Company End of Year Albums 105
USA Billboard 200 64

End-of-decade charts[]

Country Chart Ranking
2000s (decade) Australia ARIA Top 100 Albums of the Decade 2

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA) 11× Platinum 850,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) 3× Platinum 60,000*
Belgium (BEA) Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada) 4× Platinum 320,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark) Platinum 30,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Platinum 22,895
France (SNEP) Platinum 100,000*
GCC (IFPI Middle East) Gold 3,000*
Germany (BVMI) 5× Platinum 1,000,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) Gold 7,500^
Hungary (MAHASZ) Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) Platinum 15,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) 3× Platinum 45,000^
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000*
Russia (NFPF) Platinum 20,000*
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) 3× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Accolades[]

2008[]

Awards ceremony Award category Subject Result
Fuse TV Best Video of 2008 "So What" Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Most Addictive Track "So What" Won
Rockbjörnen Awards (Sweden) Best International Artist Herself Nominated
Virgin Music Awards (UK) Best International Act Herself Nominated
World Music Awards World Best Selling Rock/Pop Artist All sales of 2008 Nominated

2009[]

Awards ceremony Award category Subject Result
MTV Australia Awards Best Video "So What" Won
Brit Awards Best International Female Artist Herself Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "So What" Nominated
International Dance Music Awards Best Pop Dance Track "So What" Nominated
Meteor Music Awards Best International Female Herself Nominated
NRJ Radio Music Awards (France) Best International Female Herself Nominated
Best International Album Funhouse Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video "So What" Nominated

2010[]

Awards ceremony Award category Subject Result
Grammy Awards Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Sober" Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album Funhouse Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Direction in a Video "Funhouse" (Dave Meyers) Nominated
Best Editing in a Video "Funhouse" (Chris Davis) Nominated

Release history[]

Region Date Label Catalogue
Netherlands October 24, 2008 Sony Music Entertainment 0886974064923
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland 0886974064923
Australia October 25, 2008 88697406492
Japan October 26, 2008 BMG Japan
Hong Kong October 27, 2008 Sony BMG HK
Korea Sony BMG
Mexico 886974064923
United Kingdom RCA 88697406922
United States October 28, 2008 LaFace B001F0VHEM
Canada
Spain 886974064923
Italy October 28–29 2008 Sony BMG 886976893510
Sweden October 28, 2008
Brazil October 31, 2008
Russia November 3, 2008
Philippines November 4, 2008 Sony Music Philippines
Middle East (Standard + Steelbox) November 5, 2008 Sony BMG 886973675922
Germany (Steelbox) December 5, 2008
Poland (Tour Edition) October 26, 2009 Sony BMG
Middle East (Tour Edition) October 26, 2009 LaFace
United States (Live in Australia Edition) October 27, 2009 LaFace
United Kingdom (Tour Edition) November 2, 2009 RCA
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