Try This is the third studio album by American singer Pink, released on November 11, 2003, by Arista Records. Wanting to expand more on the rock sound, which she explored on her previous record, Missundaztood, for Try This Pink collaborated with punk band Rancid's singer and guitarist Tim Armstrong, and reunited with Linda Perry, who produced most of the Missundaztood album. As a result of this collaboration, Try This is a rock and roll, pop-punk and pop record, with lyrics exploring such themes as love, separation, fun.
Try This received generally favorable reviews from music critics. However, retrospectively Pink herself expressed dissatisfaction with the record. She said that she was unhappy with the way the label wanted her to make an album after the success of M!ssundaztood. Commercially, the album reached top ten in thirteen countries, including US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number nine, UK, where it reached number three, and Canada, where Try This peaked at number eight. It was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies.
Three singles were released from the record. The lead single, "Trouble", reached top ten in Australia, Canada, UK, and many European countries. Single earned Pink her second Grammy Award, for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance on 2004 show. "God Is a DJ" and "Last to Know", second and third singles respectively, were moderately successful in European charts. However, all of the album singles failed to reach success in US. Some of the album editions also includes single "Feel Good Time" from soundtrack for the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Pink supported the album with the Try This Tour in 2004 across Europe and Australia. The live recording of the Manchester show was released in 2006, titled as Pink: Live in Europe.
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