"Whatever You Want" is a song recorded by American singer

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from her seventh studio album ''

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''. Pink co-wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. The song impacted

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radio on June 4, 2018, as the fifth single from the album. The song reached the top 10 in

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and the top 40 in Hungary and Slovakia.

Release

On October 5, 2017, "Whatever You Want" was released as the second promotional single from the album with the first being the album's title track, which then became the album's second official single. The song debuted alongside the announcement of

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and a documentary on Apple Music.

Music video

The music video for the song was premiered on

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on March 1, 2018. It was released exclusively for Apple Music users and then released to the public the following day. The music video was directed and edited by Brad Comfort. It contains clips of Pink preparing for her

, clips from her performance at Super Bowl LII, and clips from her at the

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Critical reception

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called it "a classic Pink-fighting-for-love song" and "a gorgeous acoustic midtempo built with stunning harmonies that elevate the song to something much bigger than its laidback production". Madeline Roth of the same publication added that it is an "uplifting power ballad". Anna Gaca of ''

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'' deemed the song "a middle-of-the-road ballad about holding out in a relationship that feels like a sinking ship". Elias Leight of ''

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'' regarded the song as "a celebration of romantic resilience", and felt "strings swell grandly and ringing guitars signal renewed commitment". Mike Nied of Idolator described the song as "more of the punchy determination that we have come to expect from her music and is shaping up to be a nice addition to her discography".

Track listing

Remixes EP # "Whatever You Want" (Faux Tales Remix) – 3:22 # "Whatever You Want" (

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Remix) – 3:57 # "Whatever You Want" (Embody Remix) – 3:53

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References

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