“‘Cuz I Can” is a song recorded by American singer Pink for her fourth studio album I’m Not Dead (2006). It was written by Pink, Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald, and produced by Martin. One of the five tracks from I’m Not Dead to prematurely leak onto the Internet in July 2005,[1] the song was ultimately released as a promotional single in select countries on October 4, 2007, by LaFace Records.
| “‘Cuz I Can” | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Pink | |
| from the album I’m Not Dead | |
| Released | October 4, 2007 |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | LaFace |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Max Martin |
Lyrically, the song is about Pink playing by her own rules, and boasting about her “bling“, a contrast to the anti-consumerist content of “Stupid Girls“, another track on the album. Referring to “‘Cuz I Can”, she called herself “a walking contradiction” and “a hypocrite sometimes.”[2]
In Australia, “‘Cuz I Can” debuted at number 33 on the ARIA Digital Tracks and peaked at number 14; it failed to enter the main singles chart due to its digital download-only release.[3] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 39, becoming the first single in the country to chart solely based on digital downloads. It peaked at number 29 in its fourth week.[4]
The official music video for the song was first seen on Australian television on October 5, 2007, and footage of a live performance from the I’m Not Dead Tour. The performance, which was the show opener for the tour, featured dancers dressed like monks and with only underwear beneath their robes.
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA)[3] | 14 |
| CIS (TopHit)[5] | 46 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 29 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (July 15, 2005). “Leaked Pink Songs Hint At A Rock-Heavy New Album”. MTV News. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. “How Pink Got Her Groove Back” Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. MTV News. April 17, 2006.
- ^ a b “The ARIA Report – ARIA Digital Tracks – Week Commencing 26th November 2007” (PDF). ARIA. November 26, 2007. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b “P!nk – ‘Cuz I Can”. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ P!nk — ‘Cuz I Can. TopHit. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ “ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles” (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 7, 2023.