P!NK - Don't Let Me Get Me

What this video is

Released February 2002 as the second single from P!nk's landmark album Missundaztood, 'Don't Let Me Get Me' arrived at the apex of the manufactured pop era when Britney Spears and NSYNC dominated TRL. The video directly dramatizes P!nk's documented conflict with Arista Records over her image, using the high school as a metaphor for industry conformity pressure. The song and its visual treatment became a…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of early-2000s female pop-rock rebellion, this video established P!nk's visual brand of unvarnished self-examination and institutional critique. It influenced subsequent narrative-driven pop videos that centered artist authenticity over aspirational fantasy, and represents a…

The director

David Charles Meyers (born October 19, 1972, Berkeley, CA) studied Film Production and Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. After working at Paramount and Fox, he pivoted to music video direction. He has directed 200+ videos, earned 12 MTV VMAs…