All I Know So Far (song)

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"All I Know So Far"
Pink - All I Know So Far.png
Single by Pink
from the album All I Know So Far: Setlist
ReleasedMay 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
Length4:39
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Pink singles chronology
"Anywhere Away from Here"
(2021) 		"All I Know So Far"
(2021)
Music video
"All I Know So Far" on YouTube

"All I Know So Far" is a song by American singer and songwriter Pink. It was written by Pink, Justin Paul and Benj Pasek with production by Greg Kurstin. The song was released on May 7, 2021, as a single through RCA Records from her live retrospective album All I Know So Far: Setlist.[1]

Background[]

"All I Know So Far" is based on Pink's life and career and was envisioned as an advice-filled love letter to her daughter.[2] It was announced on April 29, 2021, as the title track to her Amazon documentary and the second single from the associated soundtrack following "Cover Me in Sunshine".[3] Lyrically, the song tackles themes of perseverance and strength in the face of adversity.[4]

Talking about the song's release with Fleur East on Capital Radio, Pink explained "It's always nerve wracking but it's exciting. I guess it’s a little more pressure because it's sort of the song of my life. I was put under zero pressure to try and encapsulate my life in 3 minutes! So I wrote a letter to Willow and put it to a melody and here it is".[5]

Tracklist[]

Digital Remixes - EP
  1. "All I Know So Far" (Cedric Gervais Remix) - 3:10
  2. "All I Know So Far" (Syn Cole Remix) - 2:56
  3. "All I Know So Far" (Luca Schreiner Remix) - 2:44
  4. "All I Know So Far" (Dubdogz & Selva Remix) - 3:36
Other Versions
  • 7th Heaven Radio Edit - 3:09

Music video[]

Released on May 7, 2021, the music video for "All I Know So Far" was directed by Dave Meyers, Pink's longtime collaborator who has directed sixteen of her previous videos throughout her career. In a statement to Vulture, Pink explained: "Dave Meyers and I are back together again. Since this song is sort of the story of my life and a letter to my daughter, making this video with Dave after we did our first video together 22 years ago is a really special full circle moment. He's truly a genius and I am full of gratitude for our friendship and to experience all the times we’ve been able to work together".[6] Myers added "The saga of me and P!nk is very long and it is very rewarding we are so close. I have the longest stretch of my career with her so there's always been a kind of brother/sister relationship that we've had. The beauty of where P!nk and I are now is really the culmination of 22 years of friendship. In this video, I am trying to capture the full breadth of who she is, where she has been and the troubled youth that's evolved into this idea of the power of community. It is where we are in the world right now and displays the idea that we really need each other".[7]

The video features appearances from actress Judith Light, singer and actress Cher, Pink's husband Carey Hart and their children Jameson Moon and Willow Sage Hart.[8][9]

The video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects.[10]

Synopsis[]

The video features cameos from Judith Light, Cher and Carey Hart

The video begins with Pink reading a bedtime story to her daughter Willow, who is initially resistant as she is bored of fairy tales and her mother's penchant for rhyming and singing as she tells her stories. She talks about her childhood, describing a girl who was angry at the world and constantly fought with her alcoholic mother (Light) before leaving home at a young age. The young Pink jumps from her childhood home and falls through the sky, landing on a cactus as an adult in a world filled with music executives depicted as huge goblins in suits, and punches one in the genitals. Next, she walks across a bridge where it is raining daggers, which pierce her skin and then stumbles through a desert filled with floating eyes.

Collapsing from exhaustion, Pink sees a vision of a Christ-like figure (Cher) who gives her advice and summons a boat. The desert is then filled with water and Pink rows through food-shaped metal balloons to an island. The men on the island - including one reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite - are intimidated by Pink's voice, which causes their hair to fall out, but then meets her husband Hart, who is immune, and she instantly falls in love. She picks him up and swings him around, hitting him on the ground. Later, on a ship with a sail depicting her Missundaztood album cover, Pink and Hart embrace Titanic-style when birds fly at their faces and Pink throws Hart overboard, annoyed. Pink, wearing funeral clothes, stands before her childhood home, which is on fire, and throws her teddy into the flames before being comforted by Hart, who she kills for a third time by throwing him off a cliff.

The scene then switches to black and white and features Pink pushing away masked people who are trying to grab at her. She is then shown dressed in an outfit reminiscent of her "Raise Your Glass" video pushing Hart and her children up a mountain in a car. Pink is then shown in a field wearing a white wig dancing with other women, including Willow, before seeing her mother in the distance and the two embrace under a sunset. In the present, Pink kisses Willow on the cheek as she falls asleep and, back in the field, hugs Willow as a huge explosion comes towards them, leaving them as skeletons as she utters the final line "I will be with you 'til the world blows up".

Reception[]

The video received critical acclaim and accumulated more than four million views on YouTube in its first week of release. Jem Asward of Variety stated that Pink and Meyers had "outdone themselves with their 16th and latest collaboration for her new song 'All I Know So Far,' which combines eye-popping special effects, guest appearances from Cher, Tony-winning actress Judith Light and Pink’s family—and a heart-rending, family-based, female-empowerment storyline that contains multiple comic, easter-egg references". The review went on to praise the numerous references to various popular films including The Princess Bride, Titanic, Lord of the Rings and Terminator 2 and the references to previous Pink videos including "Funhouse" and "Raise Your Glass".[11]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

  • Pink – vocals, songwriting, co-production
  • Benj Pasek – songwriting, co-production
  • Justin Paul – songwriting, co-production
  • Greg Kurstin – production, engineering, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano
  • Justin Derrico – acoustic guitar
  • John Hanes – engineering
  • Julian Burg – engineering
  • Simon Gooding – engineering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts[]

Chart performance for "All I Know So Far"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 68
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 30
Canada AC (Billboard)[16] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 47
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[18] 5
Croatia (HRT)[19] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 75
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 65
Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] 12
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[23] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 52
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 64
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[27] 6
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[28] 98
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 74
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[33] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 8

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "All I Know So Far"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various May 7, 2021
RCA [12]
United States May 10, 2021 Adult contemporary radio [35]
Australia May 14, 2021 Contemporary hit radio Sony [36]
Italy May 28, 2021 [37]
United States June 8, 2021 RCA [38]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Pink Announces 'All I Know So Far' Title Track Ahead of 'Setlist' Live Album & Doc". Billboard.
  4. ^ "P!nk Drops Emotional, Reflective 'All I Know So Far' Title Track". Billboard.
  5. ^ "P!nk chats about her brand-new release 'All I Know So Far' and BRIT Awards duet with Rag'n'Bone Man". Hits Radio.
  6. ^ Haylock, Zoe (May 7, 2021). "Pink Passes On Her Wisdom in New Video 'All I Know So Far'". Vulture.
  7. ^ "7 Fun Facts About P!nk's "All I Know So Far" Music Video". Music Mayhem Magazine. May 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pink's 'All I Know So Far' Music Video Features Carey Hart and Kids". Entertainment Tonight.
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  10. ^ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/11/entertainment/vma-nominations/index.html
  11. ^ Aswad, Jem (May 7, 2021). "Pink Dazzles With Easter Egg-Filled, Female-Empowering Video for 'All I Know So Far,' Co-Starring Cher".
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  13. ^ "Australian-charts.com – P!nk – All I Know So Far". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – P!nk – All I Know So Far" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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  22. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  25. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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  27. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  28. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202125 into search. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  29. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – P!nk – All I Know So Far". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – P!nk – All I Know So Far". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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  33. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  34. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  35. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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