Today's the Day (Pink song)

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"Today's the Day"
Pink - Today's the Day.jpg
Single by Pink
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Genre Pop
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
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]

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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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] Platinum70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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