They Don't Care About Us

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When Michael Jackson decided to shoot his new music video in a favela of Rio de Janeiro ... he used the favela people as extras in a visual super-spectacle ... All the while there is a vaguely political appeal in there ... The interesting aspect of Michael Jackson's strategy is the efficiency with which it gives visibility to poverty and social problems in countries like Brazil without resorting to traditional political discourse. The problematic aspect is that it does not entail a real intervention in that poverty. [31]

In 2009, Billboard described the area as "now a model for social development" and claimed that Jackson's influence was partially responsible for this improvement. [5]

As of April 2023, the music video has received over 1 billion views. It became Jackson's second music video (after "Billie Jean") to achieve this feat, making Jackson the first male solo artist from the 20th century to have two music videos achieve one billion views. [32] As of October 2024, he has five videos that have surpassed the billion view mark, now that Beat It, Thriller and Smooth Criminal have reached that status as well. [33]

For the first time in his career, Jackson made a second music video for a single. This second version was filmed in a prison with cell mates; in the video Jackson is seen handcuffed. It also contains real footage of police attacking African Americans (including the beating of Rodney King), the military crackdown of the protests in the Tiananmen Square, the Ku Klux Klan, the assassination attempt of George Wallace, war crimes, genocide, execution, martial law, and other human rights abuses. [34] This version is rarely to never played on television and has less than a tenth of the views of the Rio video on YouTube. [35]

The first music video of the song appears on the box set Visionary: The Video Singles , as well as on the video albums HIStory on Film, Volume II and Vision ; the latter additionally includes the prison version.

In 2020, Spike Lee put together a third music video that incorporates pieces of both the Brazil and prison versions along well with footage from Black Lives Matter protests taking place in various cities around the world at the time and an aerial view of Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza. [36]

Live performances

"They Don't Care About Us" was only performed as part of the opening medley for the HIStory World Tour, along with "Scream" and "In the Closet". The segment for "They Don't Care About Us" began with a short, military-style dance sequence and contained an excerpt of "HIStory". A short unedited video clip released after Jackson's death of the June 23, 2009, rehearsal for the This Is It concert series shows Jackson performing the song as the main song in a medley with parts of "HIStory," as well as "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" and "She Drives Me Wild" from Dangerous . [37] The song was later remixed and featured as part of Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.

Controversy over antisemitism in lyrics

On June 15, 1995, a day before the release of HIStory, The New York Times reported that "They Don't Care About Us" contained racist and antisemitic content. The publication highlighted the lyrics, "Jew me, sue me, everybody do me/ Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me." [38] [39] Jackson responded directly to the publication, stating: [38]

"The idea that these lyrics could be deemed objectionable is extremely hurtful to me, and misleading. The song in fact is about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. I am the voice of everyone. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the black man, I am the white man. I am not the one who was attacking. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them. I am angry and outraged that I could be so misinterpreted."

— Michael Jackson

When questioned further about the lyrics on the ABC News program Prime Time Live , Jackson stated, "It's not anti-Semitic because I'm not a racist person ... I could never be a racist. I love all races." [38] He also said that some of his closest employees and friends were Jewish. That same day, Jackson received support from his manager and record label, who described the lyrics as "brilliant", that they were about opposition to prejudice and taken out of context. [38] The following day, two leading members of the Jewish community stated that Jackson's attempt to make a song critical of discrimination had backfired. They expressed the opinion that the lyrics used were unsuitable for a teenage audience that might not understand the song's context, adding that the song was too ambiguous for some listeners to understand. They accepted that Jackson meant well and suggested that the entertainer write an explanation in the album booklet. [9]

On June 17, Jackson issued another public apology for his choice of words. He promised that future copies of the album would include an apology. By this point, however, two million copies of the record had already been shipped. [40] The next day, in his review of HIStory, Jon Pareles of The New York Times alleged, "In ... 'They Don't Care About Us', he gives the lie to his entire catalogue of brotherhood anthems with a burst of anti-Semitism." [17]

On June 21, Patrick Macdonald of The Seattle Times criticized Jackson, stating, "He may have lived a sheltered life, but there really is no excuse for using terms like 'Jew me' and 'kike' in a pop song, unless you make it clear you are denouncing such terms, and do so in an artful way." [41] Two days later, Jackson announced that he would return to the studio and alter the offending wording on future copies of the album. He reiterated his acceptance that the song was offensive to some. [42] [43] It was reported that "Jew me" and "Kike me" would be substituted with "do me" and "strike me", however, the offending words were instead covered up with loud, abstract noises drowning them out. [42] [44] Remixes of the song that were later released instead use repeated words ("Jew me, sue me" being replaced with "Sue me, sue me"). [45] An apology was included in later issues of the album: [44]

"There has been a lot of controversy about my song, "They Don't Care About Us." My intention was for this song to say "No" to racism, anti-Semitism and stereotyping. Unfortunately, my choice of words may have unintentionally hurt the very people I wanted to stand in solidarity with. I just want you all to know how strongly I am committed to tolerance, peace and love, and I apologize to anyone who might have been hurt."

— Michael Jackson

Spike Lee defended Jackson's use of the word, by mentioning the double standard from the media. "While The New York Times asserted the use of racial slurs in 'They Don't Care About Us', they were silent on other racial slurs in the album. The Notorious B.I.G. says 'nigga' on "This Time Around," another song on the HIStory album, but it did not attract media attention, as well as, many years before, use in lyrics of word 'nigger' by John Lennon." [46]

Legacy

Finnish power metal bands Northern Kings and Beast in Black each covered the song as a bonus track for the albums Rethroned and Dark Connection , respectively. The former uses the edited verse while the latter uses the original controversial verse.

The song was also garnered a brief resurgence of popularity in Brazil during the wake of the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods especially on the video sharing app TikTok, to protest against the state government's handling of the rescue operations and alleged incompetence.

Track listings

  1. "They Don't Care About Us" – 4:43
  2. "They Don't Care About Us" (Track Masters Remix) – 4:07
  3. "They Don't Care About Us" (Charles' Full Joint Remix) – 4:56
  4. "Beat It" (Moby's Sub Mix) – 6:11
  1. "They Don't Care About Us" – 4:43
  2. "They Don't Care About Us" (Charles' Full Joint Mix) – 4:56
  3. "They Don't Care About Us" (Dallas Main Mix) – 5:20
  4. "They Don't Care About Us" (Love to Infinity's Walk in the Park Radio Mix) – 4:46
  5. "They Don't Care About Us" (Love to Infinity's Classic Paradise Radio Mix) – 4:14
  6. "They Don't Care About Us" (Track Masters Radio Edit) – 3:41
  7. "Rock with You" (Frankie's Favorite Club Mix) – 7:45
  8. "Earth Song" (Hani's Club Experience) – 7:55

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

"They Don't Care About Us"
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Single by Michael Jackson
from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
ReleasedApril 16, 1996 (1996-04-16) (United States)
Recorded
  • 1990
  • 1994–1995 [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:44 (album version)
  • 4:11 (LP edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s) Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Why"
(1996)		"They Don't Care About Us"
(1996)		"Stranger in Moscow"
(1996)
Music videos

Year-end charts

1996 year-end chart performance for "They Don't Care About Us"
Chart (1996)Position
Australia (ARIA) [80] 71
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [81] 3
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [82] 40
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [83] 21
Germany (Official German Charts) [84] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [85] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [86] 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [87] 14
Sweden (Swedish Dance Chart) [88] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [89] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [90] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [91] 83

Certifications

Certifications for "They Don't Care About Us"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [92] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [93] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [94] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [95] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [96] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [97] Silver125,000*
Germany (BVMI) [98] 3× Gold750,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [99] Platinum30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [100] Gold 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [101] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [102] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [103] Gold500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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