Today's the Day (Pink song)

"Today's the Day"
Single by Pink
Released	September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:44
Label	RCA Warner Bros
Songwriter(s)	Alecia Moore Greg Kurstin
Producer(s)	Greg Kurstin
Pink singles chronology
"Are We All We Are" (2013) "Today's the Day" (2015) "Just Like Fire" (2016)

"Today's the Day" is a pop song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Pink to serve as the new theme song for season 13 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show . ^[1] The song was co-written and produced by Greg Kurstin. It was released to digital retailers as an official single on September 10, 2015, through RCA Records and Warner Bros. ^[2]

At the 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards the song won for Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Image. ^[3]

Composition

"Today's the Day" is a song written by Pink and Greg Kurstin with inspirational lyrics about seizing the day and not wanting to let it end. ^{[4] [5]} The song has been praised for combining Pink's signature sound with the show's "feel-good vibe", but has also been noted as overly-familiar thematic territory for the singer. ^{[5] [6]}

Live performances

Pink performed the song live on the September 10, 2015 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which for premiere week was being shot in New York City. ^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 53 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 11 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 42 Canada AC (Billboard) [13] 21 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) [14] 15 France (SNEP) [15] 69 Germany (GfK) [16] 76 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [17] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [18] 8 Slovenia (SloTop50) [19] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 48 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) [21] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [22] 49 Chart (2016) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [23] 92 Slovenia (SloTop50) [24] 27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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17. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
18. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
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23. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz . Retrieved December 22, 2019.
24. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 7, 2023.