I Don't Care Anymore
"I Don't Care Anymore" | ||||
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Single by Phil Collins | ||||
from the album Hello, I Must Be Going! | ||||
B-side | "The West Side" | |||
Released | February 1983 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins | |||
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"I Don't Care Anymore" on YouTube |
"I Don't Care Anymore" is a song written, performed, and produced by English drummer Phil Collins (with co-production by Hugh Padgham). It was the second US single from Collins' second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982). It became a moderate US hit, peaking inside the Top 40 (#39), on the Hot 100. It did not see a UK release; however, it was released as the third single in various other countries such as Germany and Australia.
This song is considered 'dark' in tone, and is comparable to Collins' earlier hit single "
The song earned Collins his first
Music video
In addition to Chester Thompson, touring band members Daryl Stuermer (guitar), Peter Robinson (keyboards), and Mo Foster (bass) also appear. Aside from Stuermer, the rest of the band does not appear on the actual recording and are instead miming Collins's parts.
The video is staged entirely in a dark room, with spotlights appearing over each band member as they begin to play. Foster is clearly visible in Robinson's spotlight for about a minute before he begins to play, hands in pockets, shuffling his feet occasionally, and looking more like a loiterer than a band member. When he begins to play (at the beginning of the first chorus), he plays the song's synthesised bassline on Moog Taurus bass pedals. Instead of playing them with his feet as intended by the manufacturer, he strikes them somewhat dramatically with the sides of his closed fists. He plays considerably more notes than what is actually heard, and frequently manipulates the Taurus's filter controls with one hand while striking with the other.
Live concert footage from the same year shows that Foster did, in fact, play the Taurus with his hands (whereas future touring bassist
Track listing
7": Atlantic 7-89877 (US)
- "I Don't Care Anymore"
- "The West Side"
7": WEA 25.9938-7 (Holland)
- "I Don't Care Anymore"
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
12": WEA 25-9935 (Holland)
- "I Don't Care Anymore"
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
- "And So to F" (Live) (6:34)
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 3 |
Personnel
- Phil Collins – vocals, keyboards, bass pedals, drums, tambourine
- Daryl Stuermer – guitars
Hellyeah version
"I Don't Care Anymore" | ||||
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Eleven Seven | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Churko | |||
Hellyeah singles chronology | ||||
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Heavy metal supergroup
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock[11] | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Airplay[11] | 32 |
Other cover versions
- From Zero covered the song on their 2003 album My So-Called Life.[12]
- Tweaker covered the song on the 2012 album Call the Time Eternity.
- Saint Asonia covered the song in 2016 as a non-album single.[13]
References
- ^ "3. 'I Don't Care Anymore' | Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Phil Collins Songs". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 February 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 12 February 1983. p. 59. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY: Phil Collins Lifetime". Lifetimetv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (2 June 2016). "Hear Hellyeah Cover Phil Collins With Lost Dimebag Darrell Guitar Performance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Blabbermouth. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Hartmann, Graham. "Hellyeah Release Cover of Phil Collins' 'I Don't Care Anymore' Featuring Dimebag Darrell Recordings". Loudwire. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Hellyeah Use Lost Dimebag Darrell Guitar Solo on New Phil Collins Cover". Guitar World. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- TeamRock. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Titus, Christa. "Chad Gray: 'I Hope Phil Collins Loves' Hellyeah's Cover of 'I Don't Care Anymore'". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Hellyeah Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "My So-Called Life - From Zero - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "I Don't Care Anymore - Single by Saint Asonia". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 July 2022.