Geek in the Pink
"Geek in the Pink" is a 2006 single by Jason Mraz from his album Mr. A–Z.
"Geek in the Pink" | ||||
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Single by Jason Mraz | ||||
from the album Mr. A–Z | ||||
B-side | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", "No Stopping Us" | |||
Released | March 6, 2006[1][2] | |||
Genre | Pop rap | |||
Length | 3:55 (Album Version) 3:47 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | Wea/Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jason Mraz, Ian Sheridan, Kevin Kadish | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Jason Mraz singles chronology | ||||
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In 2007, American Idol contestant Chris Richardson performed "Geek in the Pink", which subsequently garnered the song mass recognition and increased downloads at the United States iTunes Store. "Geek in the Pink" peaked at #22 on the U.S. iTunes Store on March 10, 2007, but it was ineligible for the site's Hot 100..
Canadian Idol contestant Greg Neufeld also sang this song during the fifth season of Canadian Idol.
Track listing
UK CD1
- "Geek in the Pink" (album version) - 3:55
- "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (Eagles Ballroom live version) - 3:39
UK CD2
- "Geek in the Pink" (album version) - 3:55
- "No Stopping Us" (Eagles Ballroom live version) - 6:10
- "Geek in the Pink" (CD-Rom video)
- "The Making of Mr. A-Z"
Music video
This song was written by Jason Mraz, who went on to shoot a music video. The video starts with Jason Mraz in a pink shirt on the street in the city of Venice Beach, CA promoting his second studio album, Mr. A-Z. He wears a pink shirt that reads OTAKU (means 'geek' in Japanese). He continues to promote the record while letting people listen to the CD by giving them headphones. The video then moves to Jason sitting in the back of someone's truck listening to his own song, "Geek in the Pink." The video then moves from the city, to the boardwalk, then to the beach, while he is still promoting the new album. At one point on the boardwalk he buys and wears pink flip-flop sandals. The video continues to show all of the previous shots, with the video ending with him and his two friends falling down on the beach at sunset. The video then fades to black. The video premiered on December 19, 2005.
Charts
Chart (2005–10) | Peak position | |
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Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[3] | 8 | |
South Korean Singles Chart[4] | 71 | |
UK Singles Chart | 128 | |
US Billboard Pop Songs | 36 | |
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs | 32 |
References
- Geek in the Pink at amazon.com. Accessed on line October 3, 2007.
- Geek in the Pink at Allmusic. Accessed on line October 3, 2007.
- "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/