The verses of the song follow the chord progression G I C Em I C I G, the chorus is G I D7/F# I Em I Bm D7, while the prechorus, the intro, and the outro follow the progression of Em A/C# I D I repeated three times before C G/B I Am, and with a variation into the second chorus. Pink and Ruess' vocals span two octaves in the song, from G 3 to G 5.
Īccording to the sheet music published on, "Just Give Me a Reason" is written in the key of G major with a moderate tempo of 95 beats per minute. It has a duration of four minutes and two seconds. The song ends with a piano solo, similar to the intro. The second stanza is then sung by Ruess, and the rest of the song is sung as a duet. "Just Give Me a Reason" starts off with a simple melody played on the piano, as Pink starts to sing the first stanza and chorus, the latter of which introduces drum machines and bass. "Just Give Me a Reason" is a pop ballad written by both artists and produced by Jeff Bhasker, who was also the lead producer for Some Nights, the second album from Ruess' band, fun. Problems playing this file? See media help. Composition Ī 24-second sample of Pink's "Just Give Me a Reason", featuring Nate Ruess. The song is about the desire to hold on to a relationship even when it appears to be breaking down.
At the end of the day it's so hard to argue against her because what she does is always so great. Nate Ruess told MTV News: "Writing the song was a whole different learning experience and was really fueled by the fact that Alecia is so strong and independent and so very much herself. 'I think now he's very happy that he did it, I think it's a beautiful song and I'm really, really proud of it.
'I came in and tried to convince him that this was how the conversation was going to go and it was interesting you know, he was like 'I'll just do the demo cos I don't know about duets' and I totally tricked him into doing it, and I am so glad I was able to. Pink said "I was like, 'no, this is a story, this is a conversation this song' - it needs the other perspective whether it's a guy and a girl, or two girls or two guys. She asked Ruess to sing the song with her as a duet. Originally, it was just a song writing session but Pink realized that she needed someone else to sing the song with her because she thought that it was more of a conversation than a one perspective song. "Just Give Me a Reason" features Nate Ruess from the American band Fun. The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration in 2013.Īmerican singer-songwriter Nate Ruess co-wrote and provided vocals on "Just Give Me a Reason". The music video for "Just Give Me a Reason" featured Nate Ruess as well as Pink's husband, off-road truck and former motocross racer Carey Hart, in a romantic setting which resembles an artificial marsh. Single, and garnered two Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Song of the Year at the 2014 Grammy Awards, where Pink and Nate Ruess performed the song after a trapeze-accompanied rendition of "Try". "Just Give Me a Reason" won the Billboard Mid-Year Award for Favorite Hot 100 No. "Just Give Me a Reason" has sold more than 4 million digital downloads in the United States. It also became her third number-one on the Billboard Digital Songs chart after " So What" (2008) and " Raise Your Glass" (2010). In the US, it became Pink's fourth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song attained worldwide success, topping the charts in twenty-one countries including the United States, Austria, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Ireland, Lebanon, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden, as well as peaking within the top five in more than ten countries as United Kingdom, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Norway, Switzerland and Spain. Prior to its release, the song charted in many regions due to strong digital sales, which was the reason for its release. The song received critical acclaim, with many critics deeming the song as the best track on the album. "Just Give Me a Reason" is a pop ballad about the desire to hold on to a relationship even when it appears to be breaking down. Jeff Bhasker assisted the artists in writing the song and is also the producer. The song was chosen as the third single from Pink's sixth studio album, The Truth About Love (2012). " Just Give Me a Reason" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Pink, featuring Fun's lead singer Nate Ruess.