I Don't Care (Shakespears Sister song)

Tom Demalon from AllMusic described the song as "bouncy and resilient".{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Demalon |title= Shakespear's Sister – Hormonally Yours |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 4 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/hormonally-yours-mw0000272821}} Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that a "lively, guitar-anchored ditty is fueled by finger-poppin' rhythms and shaking tambourines." He added further that the duo's "unconventional vocal style charms, as do light, retro horn fills at the close. An adventurous pop delight with strong multiformat appeal."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |date= 31 October 1992 |page= 95 |access-date= 24 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-10-31.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} Randy Clark from Cash Box called it an "upbeat, slightly quirky pop cut, with an almost '60s-ish jangle to it, featuring the dual vocals of the performance artists".{{cite magazine|first= Randy |last= Clark |title= Music Reviews: Singles |magazine= Cash Box |date= 7 November 1992 |page= 5 |access-date= 1 November 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-11-07.pdf}} The Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith remarked Marcella Detroit's "ear-piercing wail" at the beginning.{{cite web|first= Michael R. |last= Smith |title= Hormonally Yours – Shakespear's Sister |publisher= The Daily Vault |date= 26 August 2007 |access-date= 20 November 2020 |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=4989}} A reviewer from Lennox Herald concluded, "While this is unlikely to repeat the success of "Stay", it will be a hit no doubt.""Reviews". Lennox Herald. 22 May 1992. p. 22.

Paul Lester from Melody Maker commented, "So the title reads, "I Don't Care", but the subtext is pure merciless revenge fantasy where the singer does care, deeply so. Siobhan Fahey is incredibly rich, extremely angry and quite, quite mad. There's something comforting about that."{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Lester|title=Singles|work=Melody Maker|date=16 May 1992|page=31|access-date=19 February 2023|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52613324669/}} Pan-European magazine Music & Media found that a "syncopated beat, moulded after Pretenders' "Don't Get Me Wrong", forms the backing of this remarkable piece of uptempo pop, sporting a catchy chorus."{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music & Media |date= 20 June 1992 |page= 11 |access-date= 22 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-06-20.pdf}} People Magazine also felt that the song "sounds like an effervescent version of the Pretenders."{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-hormonally-yours-vol-37-no-14/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Hormonally Yours |magazine= People |date= 13 April 1992 |access-date= 13 November 2020}} In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue wrote that it "bursts open with Marcella's screaming introduction before wriggling into some wonderful guitar/bass."{{cite web|title= Review: "Hormonally Yours" by Shakespear's Sister (CD, 1992) |url= https://poprescue.com/2014/07/13/pop-rescue-hormonally-yours-by-shakespears-sister-cd-1992/ |work= Pop Rescue |date= 13 July 2014 |access-date= 4 December 2020}} Troy J. Augusto from Variety described the song as "perky".{{cite magazine|first=Troy J.|last=Augusto|url=https://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/shakespeare-s-sister-1200430849/|title=Shakespeare's Sister|magazine=Variety|date=7 October 1992|access-date=2 March 2022}}

The accompanying music video for the song, directed by British director Sophie Muller, showed Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit's characters plotting to kill one another. The video ends with a climax on a mock stage - Fahey dressed in Victorian garb, in contrast to Detroit's poised and refrained character. During the first two choruses the band is performing the song, first in rehearsal and the second in concert.

The video mirrored the internal struggle the duo was going through, as their personal relationship was deteriorating and eventually the duo was ended by Fahey in 1993. The video is also notable for its forefront inclusion of the duo's touring members.

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• UK 7-inch and cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=London Records|id=LON 318, 869 698-7}}{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=London Records|id=LONCS 318}}{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=PODD-1021}}

1. "I Don't Care" (7-inch remix) – 4:25
2. "Remember My Name" – 3:35

• UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=LONCD 318, 869 699-2}}

1. "I Don't Care" (7-inch remix) – 4:25
2. "I Don't Care" (Henley Board mix) – 4:06
3. "I Don't Care" (LP version) – 4:16
4. "Remember My Name" – 3:35

• UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=LOCDP 318, 869 701-2}}

1. "I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 4:06
2. "Catwoman" (live on BBC) – 4:21
3. "I Don't Care" (live on BBC) – 4:21
4. "You're History" (Voodoo mix) – 6:31

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• European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=869 711-2}}

1. "I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 4:06
2. "I Don't Care" (7-inch remix) – 4:25
3. "I Don't Care" (Henley Board mix) – 4:06
4. "Catwoman" (live on BBC) – 4:21
5. "Remember My Name" – 3:35

• US CD and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=869 946-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=London Records|id=869 946-4}}

1. "I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 3:56
2. "Stay" (acoustic version) – 3:44

• Australian CD and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=London Records|id=869 710-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=I Don't Care|others=Shakespears Sister|year=1992|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=London Records|id=869 710-4}}

1. "I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 4:06
2. "Catwoman" (live on BBC) – 4:21
3. "You're History" (Voodoo mix) – 6:31

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Category:1992 singles

Category:1992 songs

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Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller

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Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Moulder

Category:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)

Category:Songs written by Marcella Detroit

Category:Songs written by Richard Feldman (songwriter)

Category:Songs written by Siobhan Fahey

Category:Musical settings of poems by Edith Sitwell