Pink Gets Gritty In Her "F**kin' Perfect" Video

Treating her fans to a brand new offering, Pink has created a harrowing video for her hit single "F**kin' Perfect" (clean version is called "Perfect"). Directed by David Meyers, the lensman behind Katy Perry's "Firework" video, chronicles the painful struggle and abusive life of a young girl (played by "Napleon Dynamite" alum Tina Majorino), who is battling personal demons throughout the duration of her life. The intense, disturbing, and hopeful video also comes with a very heartfelt and passionate personal note from Pink. The track is the second single from her first compilation album, "Greatest Hits... So Far!!!."
Pink isn't afraid to get gritty or graphic, and therein lies its power. The expecting 31-year-old singer's new video wades into some pretty dark waters: attempted suicide, gruesome self-mutilation, an implied eating disorder, and an overarching theme of soul-crushing social alienation. However, despite the disturbing content, rest assured, this story has a happy ending. Pink sings her heart out in her mega powerful new video for her latest song. "I'm sure my newest video for "F**kin' Perfect" will be much like some of my other videos, which basically means I expect it will ruffle some feathers," she wrote in her personal note on her official site.
The songstress also made it clear that she doesn't endorse self-destructive behavior, but instead wants to create open dialogue about the issue. "It's a problem, and it's something we should talk about. We can choose to ignore the problem, and therefore ignore this video, but that won't make it go away," she wrote. "Making this video was a very emotional experience for me, as was writing this song... I don't support or encourage suicide or cutting. I support the kids out there that feel so desperate/numb/powerless, that feel unseen and unheard, and can't see another way... I want them to know I'm aware. I have been there. I see them. Sometimes that's all it takes."
When Pink released her career retrospective, "Greatest Hits...So Far!!!" last November, she was nice enough to include two new singles on the collection: "Raise Your Glass" and "F**kin' Perfect." And, in many ways, these tracks are two sides of the same coin. Both songs deal with overcoming obstacles, believing in yourself and persevering in the face of great odds. But while "Raise Your Glass" was a storming rah-rah anthem about "little freaks," "F**kin' Perfect" is a more somber, dire affair, although ultimately a triumphant one, and its' new video is an outreach to the outcasts, an extended hand to those on the fringes of society, one that comes with an empowering and all-too-often unheard message of hope. If Pink's new video doesn't make you cry or cringe at some point, you've got thicker skin than we do.