Just Don't Give a Fuck
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Don't Give a Fuck
| cover = Just_dont_give_a.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eminem
| EP = Slim Shady EP and the album The Slim Shady LP
| B-side = Brain Damage
| released = October 13, 1998
| recorded = 1997 – April 1998
| studio = Bassmint Productions
| venue =
| genre = * Hardcore hip hop
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=7}}
| label = * Aftermath
| writer = * Marshall Mathers
| producer = * Bass Brothers
- Eminem (co.)
| next_title = My Name Is
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|wIQWRHJq_kE|"Just Don't Give a F***"}}}}
}}
"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (known as "I Just Don't Give A", "Just Don't Give" or "Just Don't Give a F***" in the clean version) is the debut single by American rapper Eminem. The original version was produced by Denaun Porter and appears as the only single on his only EP, the Slim Shady EP. A remix by the Bass Brothers appears on his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. According to the book Angry Blonde, this was Eminem's first song as his alter ego "Slim Shady". "Just Don't Give a Fuck" ultimately became Eminem's first charting single, in November 1998, as it appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Eminem Chart History |website=Billboard |access-date=April 6, 2025}}
Eminem recorded a sequel to the song entitled "Still Don't Give a Fuck", which also appears on The Slim Shady LP.
Disses
In the second verse, Eminem disses various rappers such as Everlast, Miilkbone and Vanilla Ice, each of whom later released diss tracks against Eminem. Miilkbone released "Dear Slim" and "Presenting Miilkbone" and Vanilla Ice released "Exhale" and "Hip Hop Rules" in 2001 on his album Bi-Polar. Everlast had a long-lasting feud with Eminem. Although Eminem dissed Vanilla Ice in other tracks (such as "Marshall Mathers" and "Role Model"), he did not reply to either him or Miilkbone after their respective disses.{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_ugotmilk.html|title=Miilkbone :: U Got Miilk? :: Xcaliber Entertainment/Lightyear|access-date=25 April 2015}}
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic marked it as a stand out on The Slim Shady LP.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-slim-shady-lp-mw0000601851|title=The Slim Shady LP - Eminem - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|access-date=25 April 2015}} RapReviews described the beat of the song as "head nodding" but felt that the remix was subpar, calling it "lifeless and oddly out of place among an album full of mostly dope cuts".{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/1999_03_slimshadylp.html|title=Eminem :: The Slim Shady LP :: Aftermath|access-date=25 April 2015}}
Music video
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The black-and-white video, interspersed with some color, is set in a trailer park in the summer. A variety of scenes, unrelated to each other, are shown, starting with a boy being stopped by a woman from taking food off a table. The boy returns as Eminem and strangles her. In one version, the video shows him beating her and throwing her on a bed. The video also includes scenes of people drinking and swimming in a pool. Additional scenes include aliens, a clown, and people eating watermelons.
The clean version of the accompanying music video for this single is known as "I Just Don't Give A".
Track listing
;US 12" Vinyl Single (Slim Shady EP)
{{track_listing
| headline = Side A
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Don't Give a F*ck
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=0}}
| title2 = Just Don't Give a #?@!
| note2 = radio edit
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|Denaun Porter}}
| extra2 = Denaun Porter
| length2 = {{duration|m=4|s=3}}
| title3 = Just Don't Give a F*ck
| note3 = instrumental
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=0}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=12|s=3}}
}}
{{track_listing
| headline = Side B
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Low Down, Dirty
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Denaun Porter|Von Carlisle}}
| extra1 = Da Brigade (Denaun Porter and Kuniva)
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=44}}
| title2 = Just the Two of Us
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|Kevin Bell}}
| extra2 = DJ Head
| length2 = {{duration|m=4|s=58}}
| title3 = Just Don't Give a F*ck
| note3 = acapella
| writer3 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=0}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=13|s=42}}
}}
;US CD Promo
{{track_listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note1 = clean version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=3|s=47}}
}}
;US CD Single / US Cassette Single
{{track_listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note1 = album version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=2}}
| title2 = Brain Damage
| note2 = album version
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=43}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=7|s=45}}
}}
;US CD Maxi Single / US Cassette Maxi Single / US 12" Vinyl Promo
{{track_listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note1 = album version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=5}}
| title2 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note2 = clean version
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=47}}
| title3 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note3 = instrumental
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length3 = {{duration|m=3|s=33}}
| title4 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note4 = acapella
| writer4 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length4 = {{duration|m=3|s=33}}
| title5 = Brain Damage
| note5 = album version
| writer5 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length5 = {{duration|m=3|s=46}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=23|s=12}}
}}
;US 12" Vinyl Single
{{track_listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note1 = album version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jeffrey Bass|Mark Bass}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=5}}
| title2 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note2 = clean version
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=47}}
| title3 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note3 = instrumental
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length3 = {{duration|m=3|s=33}}
| title4 = Just Don't Give a F***
| note4 = acapella
| writer4 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Bass Brothers|Eminem{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length4 = {{duration|m=3|s=33}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=14|s=58}}
}}
;Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (1998–1999)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{Single chart|Billboardbubbling100|14|artist=Eminem|refname=|accessdate=January 11, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|62|artist=Eminem|refname=|accessdate=January 11, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Billboardrapsongs|5|artist=Eminem|refname=|accessdate=January 11, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Just Don't Give a Fuck"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=June 29, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|certyear=2023|award=Gold|access-date=December 18, 2024|artist=Eminem|title=Just Don't Give a Fuck|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Eminem
Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Hardcore hip-hop songs
Category:Songs written by Jeff Bass