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I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
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| cover = Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care.png
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| type = single
| artist = Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
| album = No.6 Collaborations Project
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| length = 3:39
| label =
*Asylum
*Atlantic
*Def Jam
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| chronology = Ed Sheeran
| prev_title = Amo Soltanto Te / This Is the Only Time
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Cross Me
| next_year = 2019
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"'I Don't Care'" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on 10 May 2019 as the lead single from Sheeran's fourth studio album, 'No.6 Collaborations Project'. Sheeran previewed the song on his Instagram on 5 May 2019, and Bieber shared another part of the song the following day, before both artists announced the full title and release date on 7 May.
The dancehall-influenced song peaked at number one in 26 countries (including the UK Singles Chart). It additionally peaked at number two in seven other countries (including the US 'Billboard' Hot 100); it was blocked from reaching the summit in all those countries by Lil Nas X's and Billy Ray Cyrus's hit "Old Town Road". "I Don't Care" was certified diamond in Brazil and France, six-times platinum in Canada, and multi-platinum in twelve additional countries.
Background
"I Don't Care" marks the fourth collaboration between Sheeran and Bieber; they had both contributed guest vocals on Lil Dicky's 2019 song "Earth" for Earth Day 2019, in addition to co-writing Bieber's 2015 song "Love Yourself", and Major Lazer's 2016 song "Cold Water", which featured Bieber and Danish singer M.
The song was produced by Max Martin, Shellback, and Fred Gibson. It was Sheeran's first release of new music in two years, since his Grammy-winning album '' in March 2017.
Composition
"I Don't Care" is performed in the key of F major with a tempo of 100 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of FDmBC, and the vocals span two octaves, from C3 to C5. The song has been noted for its similarity to English singer Cheryl's 2014 single also entitled "I Don't Care".
Promotion
Both Sheeran and Bieber have shared posts alluding to an upcoming release on their respective social media accounts. Bieber initially tweeted "Big fan" at Sheeran, and several days later, posted pictures of himself and Sheeran wearing Hawaiian shirts and standing in front of a green screen. Bieber also posted an edit of the pictures, with himself "spooning" Sheeran, with the caption "10". Several days later, he posted the number 7 against a black background, and the next day tweeted "6", which was reported as a countdown set to end on 10 May. The same day, Sheeran and Bieber also shared the same poll on their Instagram accounts, asking followers "Do you want new music?" with the options "Yes", "No" and "IDC".
On 5 May, Sheeran and Bieber shared a short clip of the song on their Instagram of him saying they have "new music" coming out, before showing his computer and pressing play on a file named "idc_v05.10.wav". Bieber previewed part of the same file on his Instagram after Sheeran, confirming his involvement, as well as tagging Sheeran with the caption "Friday". The full title and release date were formally announced on both artists' social media on 7 May.
Commercial performance
On Spotify, "I Don't Care" which garnered astonishing 16.241 million streams in the first 24 hours, debuted with 10.977 million daily global streams, breaking the streaming platform's single-day streaming record and subsequently topping the previous record of 10.819 million, set by Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It has topped the Spotify Global chart for six weeks as of June 2019. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 17 May 2019, becoming Sheeran's sixth and Bieber's seventh UK number one and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks. It debuted at number 2 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 behind "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus and stayed at that position for a second week. The song also became Sheeran's fourth number one on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Top 40, while it marked Bieber's sixth number one on the chart. On 'Billboard's' Dance/Mix Show Airplay, it became the second number one for Sheeran and the fifth chart topper for Bieber.[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8525755/thom-yorke-first-no-1-top-dance-electronic-albums-chart "Thom Yorke Earns First No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart with 'Anima'"] from Billboard (1 August 2019)
Music video
The music video for "I Don't Care" was released on 17 May 2019. It was directed by Emil Nava, and filmed in Japan and LA.
The video was described by Liz Calvario of 'ET Online' as a "fun and playful visual" for the song, which she described as a "feel-good track".
The music video was released on 17 May 2019 and garnered over 400 million views as of November 2020.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
*Ed Sheeran vocals, songwriter
*Justin Bieber vocals, songwriter
*Jason Boyd songwriting
*Max Martin backing vocals, songwriter, producer, keyboards
*Shellback songwriter, producer, keyboards, programmer
*Fred Gibson backing vocals, beatbox vocals, songwriter, producer, programmer, guitar, drums, keyboards, engineer
*Benjy Gibson backing vocals, percussion
*Emma Corby brass arranger
*Georgia Gibson saxophone
*Inaam Haq assistant
*John Hanes engineer
*Josh Gudwin production, recording
*Michael Ilbert engineer
*Serban Ghenea mixer
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Don't Care"
! scope="col"| Chart (20192021)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
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! scope="row"| Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)
| 24
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|-
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|-
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! scope="row"| Bolivia (Monitor Latino)
| 1
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! scope="row"| Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)
| 49
|-
! scope="row"| Bulgaria (PROPHON)
| 1
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Colombia (National-Report)
| 18
|-
! scope="row"| China Airplay/FL ('Billboard')
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Croatia (HRT)
| 1
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Euro Digital Songs ('Billboard')
| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| France (SNEP)
| 5
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Global 200 ('Billboard')
| 105
|-
! scope="row"| Greece (IFPI)
| 1
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Iceland (Tonlist)
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Israel (Media Forest)
| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100)
| 10
|-
! scope="row"| Latvia (LAIPA)
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA)
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Luxembourg Digital Songs ('Billboard')
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Malaysia (RIM)
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Mexico (Mexico Airplay)
| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Mega Top 50)
| 1
|-
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Panama (Monitor Latino)
| 3
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)
| 16
|-
! scope="row"| Romania (Airplay 100)
| 2
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|-
|-
! scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS)
| 3
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50)
| 1
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! scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon)
| 67
|-
! scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE)
| 8
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|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
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! scope="row"| US 'Rolling Stone' Top 100
| 1
|}
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of airplay number-one hits of the 2010s (Argentina)
* List of number-one singles of 2019 (Australia)
* List of number-one hits of 2019 (Austria)
* List of number-one hits of 2019 (Denmark)
* List of number-one singles of 2019 (Finland)
* List of number-one singles of 2019 (Ireland)
* List of number-one songs of 2019 (Malaysia)
* List of number-one songs in Norway
* List of number-one singles of 2019 (Portugal)
* List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Sweden)
* List of number-one hits of 2019 (Switzerland)
* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
References
Category:2019 singles
Category:2019 songs
Category:Ed Sheeran songs
Category:Justin Bieber songs
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Number-one singles in Denmark
Category:Number-one singles in Finland
Category:Number-one singles in Greece
Category:Number-one singles in Hungary
Category:Number-one singles in Iceland
Category:Number-one singles in Israel
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Number-one singles in Malaysia
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Number-one singles in Portugal
Category:Number-one singles in Sweden
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran
Category:Songs written by Justin Bieber
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Fred Again
Category:Songs written by Poo Bear
Category:Songs written by Max Martin
Category:Songs written by Shellback (record producer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin
Category:Song recordings produced by Shellback (record producer)
Category:Atlantic Records UK singles
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Warner Music Group singles
Category:Malemale vocal duets
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