"Dear Mr. President" is a song by Pink

Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

 featuring the Indigo Girls

Indigo Girls

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, and was recorded for Pink's fourth album, I'm Not Dead

I'm Not Dead

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. Pink said that the song was an open letter

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 to the President of the United States

President of the United States

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, George W. Bush

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, and that it was one of the most important songs she had written. She stated that it would never be released as a single

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 in the United States, because it was too important to be perceived as a publicity stunt

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. It has since been released in Europe, Australia and Canada. The video of her performance live from Wembley Arena was added to the VH1 line-up of videos.

Track listings

• UK Single

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Album Version] – 3:18
3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
4. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Live] – 4:44

• Belgian Collector's Set CD1

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
3. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Live] – 4:44

• Belgian Collector's Set CD2

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" [Album Version] – 3:18
3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59

• Germany Collector's Set CD1

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Dear Mr. President" [Live] – 4:45
3. "Leave Me Alone" (I'm Lonely) [Album Version] – 3:18
4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59

• Germany Collector's Set CD2

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Who Knew" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 3:29
3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live from Wembley Arena] – 4:45

• Australian Tour Collector's Set CD1

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "Who Knew" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 3:30
3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 4:45
4. "On The Road With Pink" [Video] – 9:43

• Australian Tour Collector's Set CD2

1. "Dear Mr. President" [Featuring Indigo Girls] – 4:33
2. "U + Ur Hand" [Live From Wembley Arena] – 4:39
3. "Dear Mr. President" [Live from Wembley Arena] [Music Video] – 4:53
4. "Live From Wembley Trailer" [Video] – 0:59

Charts

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Chart (2006–09)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	55
German Singles Chart	3
German Airplay Chart	1
Slovakian IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...  Chart	48
UK Singles Chart	34

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Rank
German Singles Chart	13

Certifications

Personnel

• Vocals: Pink and Indigo Girls
  Indigo Girls
  The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
  
  
• Backing vocals: Emily Saliers
  Emily Saliers
  Emily Saliers is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments.-Background:...
  
   and Amy Ray
  Amy Ray
  Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....
  
  
• Mixed by: Al Clay
• Pro Tools
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  : Christopher Rojas
  Christopher Rojas
  Christopher Rojas is a multi-platinum composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer-Biography:Rojas grew up in Flushing, Queens and attended Hunter College High School from 1994–2000, Hunter has been ranked the top public high school in America by The Wall Street Journal.He majored in violin...
  
  
• Guitar: Emily Saliers
• Production coordinator: Lana Israel