Dear Mr. President ( Pink song ) - wikipedia Dear Mr. President ( Pink song ) `` Dear Mr. President '' Single by Pink featuring Indigo Girls from the album I 'm Not Dead A-side `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' Released December 21, 2006 ( 2006 - 12 - 21 ) Format Digital download CD single Recorded 2005 Studio The Magic Shop, NYC and Three Sound Studios, Norcross, GA Genre Soft rock acoustic country rock Length 4 : 33 Label LaFace Songwriter ( s ) Pink Billy Mann Producer ( s ) Pink Billy Mann Pink singles chronology `` Nobody Knows '' ( 2006 ) `` Dear Mr. President '' ( 2006 ) `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' ( 2007 ) Indigo Girls singles chronology `` Peace Tonight '' ( 1999 ) `` Dear Mr. President '' ( 2006 ) `` What Are You Like '' ( 2009 ) `` Dear Mr. President '' is a song by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls, and was recorded for Pink 's fourth album, I 'm Not Dead. The song is an open letter to then President of the United States, George W. Bush. The song criticizes several areas of Bush 's administration and terms in office, including the Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act, opposition to gay marriage and the gay rights movement in general, perceived lack of empathy for poor and middle - class citizens, Bush 's strong religious beliefs, and Bush 's drinking and drug usage in college. Pink felt that it was one of the most important songs she had ever written. Contents 1 Critical response 2 Formats and track listings 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Certifications 5 Personnel 6 See also 7 References Critical response The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Entertainment Weekly 's Chris Williams described Dear Mr. President `` with its incongruous folkie social concern and Bush - baiting applause lines. '' The Los Angeles Times ' Natalie Nichols said that Pink taps her inner Ani DiFranco on the confrontational `` Dear Mr. President. '' The New York Times ' Jon Pareles noted that the song is `` well meaning '', `` hectoring '' and that it `` grow ( s ) even more sententious ''. PopMatters praised the single with long overview : Oh, and speaking of presidents, Pink 's musical letter to the Commander - in - Chief ( `` Dear Mr. President '' ) is just as topical. The Indigo Girls tag along for moral support and, with lyrics like `` How can you say, ' no child is left behind ' / we 're not dumb and we 're not blind '' or `` You 've come a long way, from whiskey and cocaine '', you just know that if she 'd made the song a few years earlier, it would have been featured in Michael Moore 's Fahrenheit 911. You also get the impression that this is personal for Pink, that she 's not doing it to be trendy. On the lyric page for `` Dear Mr. President '', there 's a picture of Pink in an oval frame. Red, white, and blue ribbons are tied to the frame and her father 's dog tags share the reddish page. '' Rolling Stone 's Barry Walters praises Pink for `` writ ( ing ) a scathing letter in ' Dear Mr. President ' '' and `` cooing righteous folk harmonies with Indigo Girls. '' Sal Cinquemani was mixed, writing that `` ' Dear Mr. President, ' which cleverly uses George W. Bush 's own words against him, pales next to Missundaztood 's ' My Vietnam. ' '' Formats and track listings Digital Single `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' -- 3 : 18 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live from Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 45 `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' ( Live ) -- 4 : 44 UK Collector 's Set CD1 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live from Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 45 `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' ( Live ) -- 4 : 44 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Video ) -- 5 : 00 UK Collector 's Set CD2 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' -- 3 : 18 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live ) -- 4 : 45 `` Live From Wembley Trailer '' ( Video ) -- 0 : 59 Germany Collector 's Set CD1 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live from Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 45 `` Leave Me Alone ( I 'm Lonely ) '' -- 3 : 18 `` Live From Wembley Trailer '' ( Video ) -- 0 : 59 Germany Collector 's Set CD2 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Who Knew '' ( Live From Wembley Arena ) -- 3 : 29 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live from Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 45 Australian Tour Collector 's Set CD1 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` Who Knew '' ( Live From Wembley Arena ) -- 3 : 30 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Live From Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 45 `` On The Road With Pink '' ( Video ) -- 10 : 00 Australian Tour Collector 's Set CD2 `` Dear Mr. President '' -- 4 : 33 `` U + Ur Hand '' ( Live From Wembley Arena ) -- 4 : 39 `` Dear Mr. President '' ( Video ) -- 5 : 00 `` Live From Wembley Trailer '' ( Video ) -- 1 : 00 Remixes Offer Nissim Club Mix Offer Nissim Radio Edit Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2006 -- 09 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 5 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Canadian Hot 100 55 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) German Singles Chart German Airplay Chart Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 11 Slovakian IFPI Chart 48 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 18 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2007 ) Rank Australian Singles Chart 41 Austrian Singles Chart Belgian Singles Chart ( Flanders ) 16 German Singles Chart 13 Swiss Singles Chart 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Platinum 30,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 300,000 Summaries shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel Vocals : Pink and Indigo Girls Backing vocals : Emily Saliers and Amy Ray Mixed by : Al Clay Pro Tools : Christopher Rojas Guitar : Emily Saliers Production coordinator : Lana Israel See also List of anti-war songs References Jump up ^ William, Chris ( 3 April 2006 ). `` I 'm Not Dead ''. EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ Nichols, Natalie ( 2 April 2006 ). `` Think of Pink as a spectrum ''. latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ Pareles, Jon ( 3 April 2006 ). `` Critic 's Choice : New CD 's ''. nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ Huff, Quentin ( 17 May 2006 ). `` Pink : I 'm Not Dead ''. Popmatters. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ Walters, Barry ( 4 April 2006 ). `` I 'm Not Dead ''. rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ Cinquemani, Sal ( 6 April 2006 ). `` Pink : I 'm Not Dead ''. slantmagazine.com. Slant. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Canadian Hot 100 -- Dear Mr. President ''. Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2007. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 200740 into search. Jump up ^ Germany Singles Chart Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr. President ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Jump up ^ ARIA Top 100 Singles 2007 Archived July 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Jahreshitparade 2007 -- austriancharts.at Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ultratop.be -- ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Single - Jahrescharts ''. GfK Entertainment ( in German ). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved December 16, 2015. Jump up ^ Swiss Year - End Charts 2007 -- swisscharts.com Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2007 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 14, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Austrian single certifications -- P ! nk -- Dear Mr President '' ( in German ). IFPI Austria. Retrieved September 14, 2011. Enter P ! nk in the field Interpret. Enter Dear Mr President in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Pink ; ' Dear Mr. President ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 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Question: who was the song dear mr president written about
Answer: George W. Bush