"Geek in the Pink" is a 2006 single by

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

from his album '' Mr. A–Z''. In 2007, ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'' contestant

Chris Richardson Christopher Michael Richardson (born February 19, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter who was the fifth-place finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. Personal life Richardson was born in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ...

performed "Geek in the Pink." "Geek in the Pink" peaked at #22 on the U.S. iTunes Store on March 10, 2007. ''

Canadian Idol ''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show ''Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore ...

'' contestant

Greg Neufeld The fifth season of '' Canadian Idol'' is the fifth installation of the ''Idol'' series in Canada. It was again hosted by Ben Mulroney, with Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner all returning as judges. The show premiered on June ...

also sang this song during the fifth season of ''Canadian Idol''.

Track listing

UK CD1

# "Geek in the Pink" (album version) - 3:55 # " The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (Eagles Ballroom live version) - 3:39

UK CD2

# "Geek in the Pink" (album version) - 3:55 # "No Stopping Us" (Eagles Ballroom live version) - 6:10 # "Geek in the Pink" (CD-Rom video) # "The Making of Mr. A-Z"

Music video

This song was written by Jason Mraz, who went on to shoot a music video. The

video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

starts with Jason Mraz in a pink shirt on the street in the city of Venice Beach, CA promoting his second studio album, ''

Mr. A-Z ''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier ...

''. He wears a pink shirt that reads

OTAKU is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in ''Manga Burikko''. may be used as a pejorativ ...

(means 'geek' in Japanese). He continues to promote the record while letting people listen to the CD by giving them headphones. The video then moves to Jason sitting in the back of someone's truck listening to his own song, "Geek in the Pink." The video then moves from the city, to the boardwalk, then to the beach, while he is still promoting the new album. At one point on the boardwalk he buys and wears pink flip-flop sandals. The video continues to show all of the previous shots, with the video ending with him and his two friends falling down on the beach at sunset. The video then fades to black. The video premiered on December 19, 2005.

Charts

References

2006 singles Jason Mraz songs Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite 2005 songs Songs written by Kevin Kadish Songs written by Jason Mraz Atlantic Records singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub