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Funhouse
Studio album by P!nk
Released October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)
(U.S. Release) [see release history for international release dates]
November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)
(Tour Edition)
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre Pop rock, pop punk, alternative rock, electrorock
Length 47:02
Label LaFace
Producer Pink (executive producer), Al Clay, Billy Mann, Butch Walker, Nate "Danja" Hills, Francis "Eg" White, Jimmy Harry, Max Martin, MachoPsycho, Larissa Goldberg, Tony Kanal
Professional reviews
P!nk chronology
I'm Not Dead
(2006)		 Funhouse
(2008)		 Funhouse Tour: Live From Sidney
(2010)
Alternate cover
The Tour Edition Cover[1]
Singles from Funhouse
  1. "So What"
    Released: August 19, 2008
  2. "Sober"
    Released: November 4, 2008
  3. "Please Don't Leave Me"
    Released: February 13, 2009
  4. "Bad Influence"
    Released: April 8, 2009
  5. "Funhouse"
    Released: August 3, 2009
  6. "I Don't Believe You"
    Released: October 23, 2009
  7. "Ave Mary A"
    Released: December 14, 2009
Funhouse (album) redirects here. For the The Stooges album see Fun House (album)

Funhouse is the Grammy-nominated fifth studio album by American pop singer Pink, released by LaFace Records worldwide in October 2008.[2] Upon its release, the album reached number one on the charts in 6 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and United Kingdom, while debuting at number two in Germany, Ireland, France and United States.[3]

The album's lead single, "So What" topped close to 20 charts worldwide, including the Billboard Hot 100, becoming P!nk's first solo single to do so. It also reached the top spot on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart where it remained on the chart for 16 weeks. The second and third singles "Sober" and "Please Don't Leave Me" scored remarkable success by reaching the Top 20 and Top 10 in numerous countries. Other singles include the title track and "I Don't Believe You". Ave Mary A has also gained some airplay in Australia.

The album's original title was Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker,[4] which is due to the fact that the album speaks openly about Pink's then separation from her husband, motocross Carey Hart. Since then, the two have reconciled and appeared together in several public occasions. However, the title was changed to avoid public reactions that may cause a decrease in the sales.[5]

To date, the album has sold 5 million copies worldwide.[6] And earned Pink three Grammy nominations. It became her highest charter in the United States, and the first to spawn a number-one single there. It's also her first album to spawn five worldwide singles and her third to feature a Parental Advisory sticker.

Just like I'm Not Dead, Funhouse was re-released. The re-release took time one year after the original release date, October 26, 2009. It included the twelve standard tracks plus hidden track[7] "This Is How It Goes Down" and bonus track "Push You Away", which was previously unreleased. Also similarly to the Platinum Edition of I'm Not Dead, the package included a DVD for music videos, live performances and a track-by-track commentary.[1] The Tour Edition was released alongside Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia, a live album taped during P!nk's Australian leg of the Funhouse Tour.

Contents

Writing and development

Pink has stated that this album is her most vulnerable to date.[8] Much of the album's subject matter alludes to the fact that Moore recently separated from her husband, Carey Hart (Although never signing legal divorce documents, a divorce was planned but was not proceeded with as Moore and Hart soon reunited).[9] The first single, "So What", opens with: "I guess I just lost my husband/I don't know where he went".[10] "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."[8] In "Mean", she sings, "It was good in the beginning/but how did we get so mean?"[8] 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."[8] She wrote the song together with friend Billy Mann who also aided her with the songs "Stupid Girls", "Dear Mr. President" and "I'm Not Dead", among others.

In "It's All Your Fault", Pink 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", Pink 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?" Pink 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."[8]

The second single off the album is "Sober". Pink wrote this song 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?", Pink says in an interview.[11]

"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."[8]

Originally, Pink wanted to call her album Heartbreak Is a Motherfucker , but her record label declined because of a fear that offensive language would hurt sales. She also said that she didn't 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." Pink 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."[8] 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."[8]

Recording information

Pink had written and recorded approximately 30 to 35 songs at the ready for the new album. "It's like getting rid of your children: 'I like that one too, but I'm going to let that one die,'" she says of choosing album 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."[12] Pink 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", explains Pink of her overseas sessions.[8]

Critical reception

Reviews of the album have been generally positive.[13] Sydney's The Daily Telegraph gave it 4.5 stars saying, "The record is a balanced blend of upbeat pop gems and midtempo ballads." Adding that "The power of Pink'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."[14]

Other positive reviews were by US Magazine, who 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", along with the angry "It's All Your Fault", Pink confirms she's still in excellent fighting shape."[15]

Mixed reviews came from the likes of Rolling Stone and Blender,[16] each giving the album three stars. Rolling Stone stated "Pink 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 Pink went easier on the bad-love songs."[17]

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. However, both versions of Funhouse (Deluxe Edition) were unexplainedly removed from the US iTunes store in the evening of Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Funhouse (Deluxe Edition) was readded to the US iTunes store the next day.

Funhouse debuted at #2 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. This is Pink's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 so far. Other songs also charted on the Digital Chart  — "Sober" (#71 with 16,972 copies sold), "Please Don't Leave Me" (#89 with 14,032 copies sold), "Bad Influence" (#151 with 7,734 copies sold), "It's All Your Fault" (#158 with 7,511 copies sold) and "I Don't Believe You" (#172 with 7,012 copies sold). After weeks of falling down the Billboard 200, Funhouse rebounded 21   13. By early March 2009 it was certified platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies.

Minor controversy occurred in Australia where record shops broke embargo and placed Funhouse on sale one day before the release date. Funhouse still managed to be the fourth highest selling album of the week, with only one day of sales, selling 7,120 copies.[18] Funhouse debuted at number one in Australia, becoming Pink's first album to do so.[3] It sold 86,273 units that week (the highest first week sales of 2008), and was immediately certified 2x Platinum. Funhouse achieved nine consecutive weeks at #1, tying with The Beatles compilation 1 (20 November 2000 - 21 January 2001). Funhouse has been certified 7x Platinum, after only 3 months of release. On the issue date of April 20, 2009, Pink became the only artist to have 3 albums at the top 50 in the album charts with Funhouse sitting at #8 while her 2 previous albums I'm Not Dead and M!ssundaztood charted at number 32 and 46 respectively. The album's 5 singles have all peaked at #1 on the Australian Airplay Chart. On the issue date of June 8, 2009, Pink broke another record on the ARIA Albums Top 50 having all her 5 albums enter the top 50 with Funhouse at number 3, I'm Not Dead at number 12, Try This at number 26, M!ssundaztood at number 19 and Can't Take Me Home at number 38 and also the M!ssundaztood/Can't Take Me Home box set at number 39. Funhous is currently certified 10x platinum for 700,000 copies sold. The album ended both 2008 and 2009 as the second highest selling album of the year. This has caused Pink to hold the number two on the year end chart for four consecutive years, as 'I'm Not Dead' was number two of the year in 2006 and 2007.

The album sold over 37,100 copies in its first day in the UK, placing it at number one in UK midweeks over Snow Patrol's A Hundred Million Suns, which sold a similar amount of 34,600. On the Friday midweek update, Pink had sold 83,000 compared to Snow Patrol's 70,000.[19] Funhouse became her first number one album in the UK, entering at number one on November 2, 2008. It has currently been certified 3x Platinum for sales of over 900,000, and has sold upward of 1,000,000 to date. As well as the release of the singles from Funhouse, other noticeable promotions which have helped the album have longevity on the charts include the first leg of her UK tour which started in April 2009 and ended in May. T4 screened the tour on August 14, 2009, which helped the album to climb back up the charts in the following couple of weeks. On December 28, 2008, Funhouse was announced as the 9th biggest selling record of 2008, despite only being available to purchase for nine weeks out of the fifty-two. It is so far the 11th biggest seller of 2009 (as of 25 October).

On October 31, 2008 Funhouse debuted at number 1 in the album top 100 in the Netherlands. This is her highest debut ever in the Netherlands.[3]

In New Zealand, Funhouse debuted at number one on November 3, 2008, becoming Pink's highest debut there. The album shipped over 15,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum. The album stayed at number one for a second week, before slipping to number three in its third week. Funhouse was certified 3x Platinum after fifty-four weeks on the chart, shipping over 45,000 copies.[20]

In Switzerland, Funhouse debuted at number one in November 5, 2008. It shipped over 30,000 copies in its first week, therefore it was certified Platinum.[21]

In Germany, Funhouse debuted at number two in November 5, 2008. It shipped over 80,000 copies in its first week. In its 54 week Funhouse returned into the German Album Top 10, jumping from #48 to #6.[22] In its 58 week Funhouse sits at #10 still.[23] So far Funhouse was certified 3x Platinum and sold more than 700,000 copies in Germany.[24][25]

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 didn't get a worldwide release.
  • To promote the new album and single, Pink 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, Pink performed "So What" live at the 2008 American MTV Video Music Awards.[26]
  • On September 22, 2008 Pink performed on Much Music for a Live @ Much special.
  • Pink 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 will return to Australia as part of her The Funhouse Tour in May 2009.[27]
  • 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 U.K. number 1 hit "Just Like A Pill".
  • On Friday October 24, 2008, Pink 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.
  • Pink performed a "Secret Gig" at The Metro, Sydney, while in Australian on Promo.
  • Pink'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 Pink performed her hit single "So What" at the MTV Europe Music Awards during a live show[28] where 40 000 feathers were released on stage making her unable to sing the line "And you're a tool, so..."[29]
  • Pink also performed at another big award show, The 2008 American Music Awards on November 23, 2008,[30] her second Funhouse single, Sober.
  • Pink performed a "Secret Gig" at The Cafe Du Paris, London on November 4, 2008
  • Pink held a secret showcase in Barcelona, Spain on November 20.[31]
  • Pink appeared at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2008 for her album debut party.
  • Pink has appeared on many talks 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.
  • Pink recorded a performance for Divas II benefit for breast cancer on November 23 in the UK. She couldn't be there due to performing at the American Music Awards.
  • She performed on "For One Night Only" in the UK.
  • Pink appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show in London in November 2008.
  • Pink appeared on German talk show Wetten, dass..? in 2008.
  • On November 3 Pink performed Sober on Australian Idol Verdict Show.

Singles

"So What"

  • The song was written by Pink, in collaboration with Max Martin and Shellback, about her separation. The song is the album's lead single, released in August 2008. It has become Pink's biggest success to date, peaking at number one in eleven countries around the world. It is also Pink's first solo single to top the Billboard Hot 100. The track even set an iTunes record in Australia where it debuted at number one only eight minutes after release. The video by Dave Meyers was released in September on iTunes, and quickly jumped to the number one video spot on the iTunes chart in less than 24 hours of it being listed. On the American iTunes, So What spent over a month at number one.

"Sober"

  • The song is the second single from the album, released on November 3, 2008. It was written by singer Pink, Nate "Danja" Hills, Kara DioGuardi and Marcella Ariaca, and produced by Danja, Kanal and Jimmy Harry. Promotion for the song included a performance at the American Music Awards on November 23. The song's video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, premiered on November 25 on Pink's official YouTube channel.

"Please Don't Leave Me"

  • The album's third single has been confirmed to be "Please Don't Leave Me", after the leak of its music video and cover art.[32][33] It reached the Top 10 in 5 countries and the Top 20 in 10 countries.[34] It was released to U.S. radio on March 31, 2009[35] and was released in the U.K. in late April 2009. It has currently peaked at #12 in the UK and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the most critically-hailed song on the album.

"Bad Influence"

  • It was announced as 4th single in Oceania , it was sent to Australian radio in April 2009 and received massive airplay since and has reached the top 10 on the Australian ARIA chart. The song has also made the top 20 in New Zealand. No music video was filmed however the live performance from the 'Funhouse Tour' has been used as the promotional video. A CD single was released in Australia in May 2009.

"Funhouse"

  • It was announced that "Funhouse" will be the fifth official single (fifth overall). It was released in the UK on August 3, 2009, and in the U.S. on August 25, 2009.[36] The music video premiered on June 20, 2009 in the United Kingdom on 4music at 11:00am.[37] Tony Kanal of No Doubt, also the co-writer and the producer of the song, appears in the music video, playing a piano.

"I Don't Believe You"

  • "I Don't Believe You" is the sixth single from the album. It was released on October 23, 2009 in Australia and on November 27, 2009 in Germany. No confirmation has yet been made about a U.S. release. The song is considered to be P!nk's most vulnerable to date and is, like most of the song's on the album, about her husband Carey Hart.The song peaked at 62 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her lowest charting single in the UK since Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely), Nobody Knows and Last To Know. A CD single was not released in the UK.

Track listing

Standard Edition

# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "So What"   Pink, Max Martin, Shellback Max Martin 3:35
2. "Sober"   Pink, Nathaniel Hills, Kara DioGuardi, Marcella Ariaca Danja, Tony Kanal, Jimmy Harry 4:11
3. "I Don't Believe You"   Pink, Max Martin Max Martin 4:36
4. "One Foot Wrong"   Pink, Francis White Eg White 3:24
5. "Please Don't Leave Me"   Pink, Max Martin Max Martin 3:52
6. "Bad Influence"   Pink, Billy Mann, Butch Walker, MachoPsycho Billy Mann, Butch Walker, MachoPsycho 3:37
7. "Funhouse"   Pink, Tony Kanal, Jimmy Harry Tony Kanal, Jimmy Harry 3:25
8. "Crystal Ball"   Pink, Billy Mann Billy Mann 3:26
9. "Mean"   Pink, Butch Walker Butch Walker 4:15
10. "It's All Your Fault"   Pink, Max Martin, Shellback Max Martin 3:53
11. "Ave Mary A"   Pink, Billy Mann, Pete Wallace Billy Mann, Al Clay 3:17
12. "Glitter in the Air"   Pink, Billy Mann Billy Mann 3:45
International Bonus Track
# Title Producer(s) Length
13. "This Is How It Goes Down (featuring Travis McCoy)"   Billy Mann 3:19
UK, Irish and Japanese Bonus Track
# Title Producer(s) Length
14. "Boring"   Butch Walker 3:15
iTunes Pre-Order Bonus Track
# Title Producer(s) Length
15. "Why Did I Ever Like You"   Greg Wells 3:25
iTunes Bonus Track
# Title Producer(s) Length
16. "Could've Had Everything"   Francis White 3:09
Funhouse Tour Edition Bonus Tracks
# Title Length
17. "Push You Away"   3:02

Tour Edition

The tour edition features the twelve standard tacks, a bonus track, "This Is How It Goes Down", and a new studio track, titled "Push You Away".[1] Plus a DVD with music videos, live performances and a track-by-track video commentary.

On the Tour Edition, "This Is How It Goes Down" is not included on the back cover track list, and its credits and lyrics are not written in the booklet. It is available as a hidden track, yet it is track 13, and track 14 is "Push You Away"[7].

Funhouse Tour Edition Bonus Tracks
# Title Note(s) Length
13. "This Is How It Goes Down"   Hidden track 3:19
14. "Push You Away"   Shown as track 13 3:02
Bonus DVD
# Title Director Length
1. "So What (music video)"   Dave Meyers  
2. "Funhouse (music video)"   Dave Meyers  
3. "Sober (music video)"   Jonas Akerlund  
4. "Please Don't Leave Me (music video)"   Dave Meyers  
5. "I Don't Believe You (live)"      
6. "Please Don't Leave Me (live)"      
7. "So What (live)"      
8. "Track-by-Track Video Commentary"      

Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia

Main article: Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia

With the release of The Tour Edition, a live album was released featuring live performances of twelve songs, plus "Push You Away", a studio track which was previously unreleased; the song is also included on The Tour Edition. While the DVD includes 23 live performances, including 2 bonus performances. A Blu-ray version of the DVD was also released.The album was taped in Sydney, Australia on July 17 and July 18. The fact that it was shot in Sydney upset many Melburnians as Pink is a lot bigger in Melbourne than Sydney and Melbourne had many more shows. And Melbourne's city is bigger than Sydney's. Melbourne had 17 shows and Sydney had 12.

Tour

Main article: Funhouse Tour

European, Australian and American tour dates for the Funhouse Tour have been announced. Pink has completed her first leg of the Funhouse Tour in Europe. She is currently doing her 3 month stint in Australia. The third leg well take place in North America. 11 dates in the United States and 1 date in Canada have been confirmed. The fourth leg will be 3 months around Europe starting in Dublin, Ireland on October 14 and finishing December 20 in Hannover, Germany.

Pink broke her own record in Australia where she sold-out seventeen shows in Melbourne (more than any other city). Melbourne also sold the most tickets and had the biggest revenue. She also sold out seven consecutive shows in Sydney in a collective week, all within forty minutes. The overwhelming demand for shows in Australia means that she has surpassed her record-breaking run of 35 sold-out shows achieved on the 2007 Australian leg of the I'm Not Dead Tour. The Funhouse Tour currently sits at 58 shows in Australia making her the most successful artist to ever tour the country.[38]

Pink has also broke the record of most shows at a venue in Australia by announcing her 17th show in Melbourne. Other records broken include most shows at a venue at Sydney Entertainment Centre and Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

In April new tour dates were added in the US. This will be the first time that Moore will tour in her home country since 2006. The first show will be in Seattle in September and twelve dates later end in New York City.[39]

Charts

Chart (2008–2009) Provider Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments[40]
Argentinean Albums Chart[41] CAPIF 4
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[3] ARIA 1 10x Platinum[42] 760,760[43]
Austrian Albums Chart[3] Media Control Europe 3 2x Platinum[44] 40,000+[40]
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[45] IFPI/Ultratop 3 Platinum[46] 50,000+[40]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[45] IFPI/Ultratop 10
Canadian Albums Chart[3][47] CRIA 3 2x Platinum[48] 250,000+[49]
Cypriot Albums Chart[50] All Records 1
Czech Republic Albums Chart[51] IFPI 5
Danish Albums Chart[3] IFPI 4 Platinum 30,000[40]
Dutch Album Chart[52] GFK 1 Platinum[53][54] 60,000+[40]
Finnish Albums Chart[55] IFPI 5 Gold[56] 20,000+[40]
French Albums Chart[3] SNEP/IFOP 4 Platinum[57] 250,000+[40]
German Albums Chart[3][58] IFPI/Media Control 2 3x Platinum[59] 700,000[40][60]
Greek Albums Chart (Overall)[61] IFPI 20 Gold[62] 3,000+[40]
Greek Albums Chart (International)[63] IFPI 8
Hungarian Albums Chart[64] MAHASZ 3 Gold[64] 3,000+[40]
Indonesian Album Chart IMRIA n/a Platinum[65] 20,000+[40]
Irish Album Chart[3] IRMA 2 3x Platinum[66] 45,000+[40]
Italian Albums Chart[3] FIMI 17
Japanese Albums Chart (Overall)[67] Oricon 33 70,000+[67][68]
Japanese Albums Chart (International)[68] Oricon 11
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON 13
Middle East1 IFPI — Gold[69] 5,000[70]
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] RIANZ 1 3x Platinum[71] 45,000+[40]
Norwegian Albums Chart[3] IFPI/VG-Lista 18
Polish Albums Chart[3] ZPAV 29 Gold[72] 10,000
Russian Albums Chart NFPP 2 Platinum[73] 30,000+[40]
South African Albums Chart[74] Radio Sonder Grense 10
Spanish Albums Chart[3][75] PROMUSICAE 43
Swedish Albums Chart[76] GLF 3 Gold[77] 20,000+[40]
Swiss Albums Chart[3] Media Control Europe 1 3x Platinum[78][79] 90,000+[40]
UK Albums Chart[3] BPI/OOC 1 3x Platinum[80] 1,034,977
U.S. Billboard 200[3][81] Billboard/RIAA 2 Platinum[82][83] 1,500,000

Notes:

  1. The Middle East contains combined sales of the countries: Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Worldwide sales
5,100,000+[39][84][85][86]

End Of Year Charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
2008 Australia ARIA End Of Year Albums 2[87]
Austria Media Control End Of Year Albums 28[88]
Belgium Ultratop End Of Year Albums 70[89]
France IFPI End Of Year Albums 55[90]
Germany Media Control Germany Year End Albums 32[91]
Netherlands GFK End Of Year Albums 45[92]
New Zealand RIANZ End Of Year Albums 9[93]
Switzerland Media Control Europe End Of Year Albums 11[94]
UK The Official Charts Company End Of Year Albums 9[95]
USA Billboard 200 End Of Year Albums 130[96]
Billboard 200 Top Artists End Of Year Albums 79[97]
Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums End Of Year Albums 132[98]
Billboard Top Comprehensive Artists End Of Year Albums 83[99]
World Wide IFPI World End Of Year Albums 13[100]
Year Country Chart Ranking
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[101]
Switzerland Media Control Europe/IFPI End of Year Albums
United Kingdom Official UK Charts Company End of Year Albums 16

Awards

2008

Awards ceremony Award Category Subject Result
Fuse TV[102] Best Video of 2008 "So What" Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards[103] Most Addictive Track "So What" Won
Rockbjörnen Awards (Sweden)[104] Best International Artist Herself Nominated
Virgin Music Awards (UK)[105] Best International Act Herself Nominated
World Music Awards[106] World Best Selling Rock/Pop Artist All sales of 2008 Nominated

2009

Awards ceremony Award Category Subject Result
MTV Australia Awards[107] Best Video "So What" Won
Brit Awards[108] Best International Female Artist Herself Nominated
Grammy Awards[109] Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "So What" Nominated
International Dance Music Awards[110] Best Pop Dance Track "So What" Nominated
Meteor Music Awards[111] Best International Female Herself Nominated
NRJ Radio Music Awards (France)[112] 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[113] Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Sober" TBA
Best Pop Vocal Album Funhouse TBA

Release history

Region Date Label Catalogue
Netherlands[114] 24 October 2008 Sony BMG 0886974064923
Belgium[115]
Germany[116]
Switzerland[117] 0886974064923
Australia[118] 25 October 2008 88697406492
Japan[119] 26 October 2008 BMG Japan
Hong Kong[120] 27 October 2008 Sony BMG HK
Korea[121] Sony BMG
Mexico[122] 886974064923
United Kingdom[123] RCA 88697406922
United States[124] 28 October 2008 LaFace B001F0VHEM
Canada[124]
Spain[125] Sony BMG 886974064923
Sweden[126] 29 October 2008
Brazil 31 October 2008
Russia[127] 3 November 2008
Philippines 4 November 2008 Sony BMG/Sony Music Entertainment
Middle East (Standard + Steelbox) 5 November 2008 Sony BMG 886973675922
Germany (Steelbox)[128] 5 December 2008
Poland (Tour Edition) 26 October 2009 Sony BMG
Middle East (Tour Edition) 26 October 2009 LaFace
United States (Live in Australia Edition) 27 October 2009 LaFace
United Kingdom (Tour Edition) 2 November 2009 RCA

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