"Trustfall" is a song by American singer

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, released as the second single from her ninth studio album ''

Trustfall ''Trustfall'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Pink. It was released on February 17, 2023, through RCA Records. Her first studio album since '' Hurts 2B Human'' (2019), Pink worked on the production and lyrics with Fred Again, David ...

'' on January 27, 2023. The EDM and

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song was co-written by Pink with

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and

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, who also both produced the song.

Composition

"Trustfall" has been described as a "synthpop club banger" and an "emotional electro anthem", eschewing her "signature

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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

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with a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

Critical reception

The song earned generally positive reviews from music critics. John Murphy from ''

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'' declared "Trustfall" to be "up there with some of her best work" and described it as "a pulsating electro-anthem that's ..reminiscent of

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." Similarly, Michael Cragg, writing for ''

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'', called the "pulsating, Robyn-like" song one the "few pleasing tangents" on its parent album, while ''

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'' critic Jeffrey Davies noted that the "EDM production .begs to be put on repeat." Ed Power from ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' found that the "EDM-fuelled title track ..could have connected emotionally. But the usually intrepid

sounds restrained here in a generic "epic groove," albeit one elevated by Pink's vocals." Less impressed, Kate French-Morris from ''The Daily Telegraph, 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

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

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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