▁written ▁album ▁cred its ▁R D ▁World wide ▁Management .   ▁P ink ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁her ▁direction ▁and ▁reported ly ▁had ▁little ▁control ▁over ▁her ▁first ▁album , ▁so ▁she ▁en list ed ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁singer - song writer ▁L inda ▁Perry ▁( 4 ▁Non ▁Bl ond es ) ▁for ▁her ▁next ▁and ▁personal ▁second ▁album . ▁Dav ies ▁had ▁been ▁im pressed ▁enough ▁with ▁P ink ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁video ▁to ▁review ▁her ▁debut ▁album ▁( which ▁he ▁reported ly ▁did ▁not ▁like ), ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁heard ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁songs ▁P ink ▁wrote ▁with ▁Perry ▁he ▁was ▁intr igu ed ; ▁ ▁" She ▁not ▁only ▁sang ▁the ▁tracks , ▁but ▁she ▁acted ▁them ▁out ." ▁" She ▁said , ▁' This ▁song ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁single , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁video ▁should ▁be .' ▁By ▁then ▁I ▁knew ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁manage ▁her . ▁I ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁huge ▁risk ▁by ▁changing ▁her ▁sound , ▁but ▁she ▁knew ▁that . ▁She ▁was ▁just ▁fear less ."   ▁Dav ies ' ▁and ▁P ink ' s ▁determ ination ▁paid ▁off . ▁Her ▁second ▁album ▁proved ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁hit , ▁with ▁world wide ▁sales ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 6 ▁million , ▁winning ▁over ▁critics ▁and ▁fans ▁al ike ▁and ▁ear ning ▁P ink ▁two ▁Gram my ▁nomin ations , ▁and ▁the ▁single ▁Get ▁the ▁Party ▁Start ed ▁became ▁a ▁Top ▁Five ▁US ▁hit