"Trustfall" is a song by American singer Pink, released as the second single from her ninth studio album Trustfall on January 27, 2023. The EDM and synth-pop song was co-written by Pink with Johnny McDaid and Fred Again, who also both produced the song.
Composition "Trustfall" has been described as a "synthpop club banger" and an "emotional electro anthem", eschewing her "signature pop-rock sound". The song contains a "driving EDM beat" and "emotionally fraught lyrics" about confronting fear and trusting things will work out. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Blackwood and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of A major with a tempo of 122 beats per minute.https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0269426&srsltid=AfmBOopZx2NNNUfQD1oN66kbP9D5bpJ2BTUE1-9eKRE-_2Wy57lK6Jm0
Critical reception The song earned generally positive reviews from music critics. John Murphy from musicOMH declared "Trustfall" to be "up there with some of her best work" and described it as "a pulsating electro-anthem that's [...] reminiscent of Robyn." Similarly, Michael Cragg, writing for The Guardian, called the "pulsating, Robyn-like" song one the "few pleasing tangents" on its parent album, while PopMatters critic Jeffrey Davies noted that the "EDM production [..] begs to be put on repeat." Ed Power from The Irish Examiner found the song to be a "brooding bopper, with Pink pushing her husky vocals to breaking point as house honcho Fred Again layers in bright, bouncy grooves."
Lucy Case of Renowned for Sound called the song a "modern EDM anthem packed with P!nk’s soaring vocals." while Sam Damshenas noted that "Trustfall" "marks a huge departure from P!nk’s signature pop-rock sound with a pulsating EDM beat." Arwa Haider from Financial Times found that the "EDM-fuelled title track [...] could have connected emotionally. But the usually intrepid Fred Again sounds restrained here in a generic "epic groove," albeit one elevated by Pink's vocals." Less impressed, Kate French-Morris from The Telegraph called "Trustfall" a "robustly bland hit." In a negative review, Roisin O'Connor from The Independent wrote: "The title track borrows too heavily from Robyn's playbook and consequently only serves to remind you that the "Dancing On My Own" artist does it better."
Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Trustfall" Organization Year Category Result MTV Video Music Awards 2023 Best Pop
Music video The track's music video was released the same day as the song, and directed by Georgia Hudson. It stars Pink and a young woman who is trying to find the confidence to talk to a man she is interested in at a house party. Pink also stands atop a hotel and dances on a dark street, which was choreographed by Ryan Heffington.
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2023–24) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 72 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 3 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 4France Airplay (SNEP) 2 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) 13 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 1 Lithuania (AGATA) 67 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 36 Norway (VG-lista) 24 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 1 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 57 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 26 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) 3 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 29
Monthly charts + Chart (2023) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 42 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 2 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 3 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 40 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 18 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 36 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 43 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 6
Year-end charts + Chart (2023) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 32 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 16 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 13 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 48 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 81 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 10 France (SNEP) 179 Germany (Official German Charts) 38 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 112 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 94 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 16 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 130 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 58 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 195 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 36 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 19 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 45 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 6 Chart (2024) Position Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 181
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Trustfall" Region Date Format Label Various January 27, 2023 RCA United States February 20, 2023 Hot adult contemporary radio United States April 3, 2023 Pop radio
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