Dear Mr. President (Pink song)
"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 the 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, and Bush's drinking and drug usage in college. Pink felt  that it was one of the most important songs she had ever written. Released as a single in December 2006, "Dear Mr. President" became a hit in continental Europe and Australia. It reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium for four weeks and in Austria for one week while reaching the top five in Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. It became the third highest-selling single of Austria for 2007 and the eighth highest-selling single of Switzerland the same year. Critical response. "Dear Mr. President" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Entertainment Weekly's Chris Williams described  the song "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: 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 UK Collector's Set CD1 UK Collector's Set CD2 Germany Collector's Set CD1 Germany Collector's Set CD2 Australian Tour Collector's Set CD1 Australian Tour Collector's Set CD2 Remixes