| "We Don't Care" | ||||
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| Single by Akon | ||||
| from the album Freedom | ||||
| Released | July 6, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | A. Thiam & Arrowstar | |||
| Akon singles chronology | ||||
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"We Don't Care" is the fourth single from Akon's third studio album, Freedom . The single was released as a digital download [1] in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2009. The single reached the B-list on BBC Radio 1.
The video for the song was released to YouTube on June 22, 2009. The video features both live performance footage and backstage footage from Akon's Konvicted Tour.
The track peaked at #61 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 35 on the UK R&B Chart. [2]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 91 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) [3] | 90 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 61 |
| UK R&B Chart | 35 [2] |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom [4] | July 2, 2009 | Digital download | Konvict Muzik, SRC Records, Universal Motown |
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