We Had The One And Only P!nk Rank Her Most Iconic Music Videos One At A Time

"Even though it pissed a lot of people off, it was really fun."

Recently, we had the absolutely ~unbelievable~ pleasure of interviewing the one and only P!nk.

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Having sold over 135 million records worldwide and earned numerous accolades (including three Grammys), P!nk's legacy is undeniable.

The music icon is currently promoting her ninth studio album, Trustfall, which drops today! To celebrate the new album and to also celebrate P!nk's amazing career so far, we had her rank her music videos both new and old. Here's what she came up with...

A quick note on the rules: we couldn't make this too easy, so we gave P!nk printed stills from 12 of her most iconic music videos one at a time, and asked her to rank each one without knowing what was coming next.

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Hey P!nk! Today we're going to have you rank your music videos, but first things first, can you tell us why you think music videos are important to artists like you.

P!nk: Music videos are important to artists like me, number one because they're fun. I also use them as an excuse to learn something scary, and I get to edit them so that I feel better about myself!

On the other hand, I actually think videos are not great for songs because I'm putting a visual to a song and changing your experience of it. I prefer people to hear a song on their own and have their own visual. It’s the same reason why I don't like movies made from books, because I want to see it the way the book made me see it.

That makes total sense! Okay, let's get into it...

12. "Lady Marmalade"

Epic Records

P!nk: Oh, okay, well there's "Lady marmalade". I'm gonna put that right down here at 12. It wasn't very fun to make; I'm all about fun, and it was a lot of fuss. There were some ~personalities~… Kim and Mýa were nice. I guess it is iconic, but I remember I kept crying because my skin didn't like the makeup. It was just… There was some annoying things happening that day.

Does it feel like a completely different lifetime?

P!nk: It feels like two lifetimes ago, eight even. I don't know… And that wig, but did you see my booty and my abs back then?

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11. "Just Give Me A Reason"

RCA Records

P!nk: I'm putting it at 11 because I don't know what else is coming and it's not my favourite. Plus, I had to get in a very cold pool. That pool was cold, they didn't even bother heating it up. But making out with my husband, that was that was easy.

Nate [Ruess] and I started filming the first scene, he was on one side and I was on the other and we filmed for two hours before he stopped us and said, can we please start over because this is not my good side.

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10. "Trouble"

Arista Records

P!nk: This was fun. It was back when The Pussycat Dolls were just a dance troupe! Sophie Muller directed and Jeremy Renner was galloping around on a horse.

What was it like working with Jeremy?

P!nk: He's been my friend forever! I know like 85 people have been slated to play Janis Joplin over the years, but when I filmed a pilot – or whatever you call it – he was my co-star. He's awesome! He’s such a talented actor and he's my buddy, so it was very easy to act with him. Although Carey made sure he showed up that day! I'm gonna put it down at like 10.

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9. "Fuckin' Perfect"

Jive Records

P!nk: Oh, Tina is so good actress. She’s also in Grey's Anatomy, which is my favourite show. I was pregnant and I was trying to cover it up when we filmed, which is why I wasn't in the video very much. I guess… What’s open? I'll put it at nine because I don't know what else is coming!

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8. "U + Ur Hand"

LaFace Records

P!nk: Okay, this is iconic, am I allowed to say that about myself? Look how evil I look! Now I know where Willow gets that face from. Any time the paparazzi takes a picture of my daughter, she looks like this.

This was a feather wig and I still have it. There were some good looks in that video. The one with the black eyeliner underneath my eyes covered in lace, so beautiful. I worked hard for these looks!

This is my favourite, by the way. The Story of Lady Delish!

P!nk: Oh yeah? Okay, I’m gonna, oh God… I don't know. I guess I'm gonna put it at like eight. Sorry!

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7. "Get The Party Started"

LaFace Records

P!nk: This was an awesome video; I was such a baby! I started dating the beautiful boy in this video for a little bit. He was with me the day I met Carey Hart.

When I auditioned girls to be with me in the video, one caveat was that they had to be a good skateboarder. The girl I chose, I forget her name but she was so beautiful, told me she could skate. Then, when we came to shoot the video, she was like – I lied, I’ve never skated in my life. I was like, you suck! That's a gangster move, okay, I will skate for the both of us.

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6. "Stupid Girls"

LaFace Records

P!nk: Even though it pissed a lot of people off, it was really fun. I laughed non-stop for three days! I like being able to play that many characters, and I really enjoy making fun of myself and others. So I'm gonna put it as high as it can go.

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5. "So What"

LaFace Records

P!nk: Come on! I got to chop this tree down. I got to ride a lawnmower with a bottle of vodka, I think. Was it a bottle? I remember I was on Sunset boulevard, and people were driving past me going, “fuck you”. I was like, yeah, I know, I would feel that way too!

It was so fun to film that video. I hadn't seen Carey at that time in 10, 11 months. He showed up, and I made sure that Dave Myers – the director – only played certain lines out loud because I didn't want him to hear the "tool" line and leave. So he never actually heard the song before we performed the video. I remember my makeup artist crying during our scene, that was really sweet.

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4. "What About Us"

RCA Records

P!nk: I love this video, but there's some others that I might love more! I'm gonna put it at four. I love that we shot in the desert, and one of our dancers passed out. I was like, you wuss! ... I mean, are you okay?

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3. "Never Gonna Not Dance Again"

RCA Records

P!nk: Okay, this is gonna be so hard and I can't change my answers! I have to put this up towards the top because roller skating in a supermarket is a lot of fun. I'm gonna go number three, which is also my lucky number.

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2. "Trustfall"

RCA Records

P!nk: Okay, this is my new one. I'm gonna put that at number two. I worked with Georgia Hudson again and Ryan Heffington choreographed, I've always wanted to work with him, he’s a total genius! There are some beautiful people in this video; my friend is Indonesian and she thanked me for having an Asian female lead. She was really moved by that. It’s dark and sinister and lovely, and I got to be a stunt woman too!

It does feel like over the years, you’ve kind of pushed the spotlight onto others and wanted to make music videos as a group. Is that fair to say?

P!nk: Yeah, absolutely. I like to include as much as possible, it’s all about representation. I think Madonna does a good job of that. We need more spaces up top.

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1. "Try"

RCA Records

P!nk: Ooh, "Try", this is my number one. I learned apache dancing for it, and it was so violently beautiful. And Colt is violently beautiful. He’s one of the best partners I’ve ever had in dance. Some of the stuff we do, not everybody can do that. And the powder! We almost died from inhalation!

This is might be my favourite video ever, I have to be put it at number one. I mean, look at this man, I am holding him up, that was a large male. Floria Sigismondi was the director, and she’s just a beautiful as the video is. And I was running through the desert in my underwear after just having had a baby!

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So, let's recap...

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Having now ranked your videos, are you happy with this order?

P!nk: No, I'm not happy with this order at all. It’s a terrible order.

What would you change?

P!nk: “So what” would have to move up and maybe replace “Never gonna dance again”. Maybe “Get The Party Started” would have to be in the top somewhere too, and I might switch “just give me a reason” and move up “Lady Marmalade”. But it's fun that I've been able to make 50 music videos!

Is anything missing?

P!nk: Well there’s “Don't Let Me Get Me” and “Family Portrait”, I love those videos. “Please Don't Leave Me”, that was psychotic and so much fun. Dated that boy for a minute too!

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So you don't have a favourite that isn't on here?

P!nk: No, I think they're all there. “Try” is definitely my top. I just think it was so beautiful and I loved learning that dance. I remember performing it at the American Music awards – that was like, I'm proud of that moment. I look back and I'm like, holy shit, I started an award show performance in a neck balance handstand on Colt with a microphone on my face. I like me!

Do you hope that you and artists in general keep making music videos?

P!nk: Yeah, absolutely. People don't really watch them as much anymore, or they watch them once and never again. But I still like making them!

Do you agree with P!nk's ranking? Would you change anything? Let us know in the comments! Also, you can stream Trustfall the album from today!!!!