Baby I Don't Care Explained

Baby I Don't Care
Cover:Transvision vamp-baby i dont care s.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Transvision Vamp
Album:Velveteen
Released:[1]
Length:4:41
Label:MCA
Producer:Duncan Bridgeman
Prev Title:Sister Moon
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:The Only One
Next Year:1989

"Baby I Don't Care" is a song by English pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first single taken from their second album, Velveteen (1989). It was released in 1989 and remains their highest-charting single, peaking at number three in both the United Kingdom and Australia. It was ranked at number 25 on the Australian end-of-year chart for 1989. The song was later featured as the title track on the band's 2002 compilation album, Baby I Don't Care.

Critical reception

Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, named this track as "another excellent slice of cartoon pop". He found song "very catchy" and expressed opinion that it "will put them back on top".[2] James Brown of New Musical Express noted consistency of quality of a string of band's hits.[3] Music & Media called song a "pure pop in the post-Blondie/ Bangles sense" and praised catchy chorus.[4]

Track listings

All songs were written by Nick Christian Sayer except where noted.7-inch and cassette single; Japanese mini-CD single[5] [6] [7]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" – 3:57
  2. "Time for a Change" (Anthony Doughty) – 3:34
  3. "Strings of My Heart" (Dave Parsons) – 3:12

12-inch single[8]

A1. "Baby I Don't Care" (Abigail's party mix) – 5:45

B1. "Sex Kick" (demo version) – 5:53

B2. "Time for Change" – 3:34

B3. "Strings of My Heart" – 3:12CD and German mini-CD single[9] [10]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" – 3:59
  2. "Saturn 5" (demo version) – 3:48
  3. "Time for Change" – 3:31
  4. "Strings of My Heart" – 3:14

US cassette single[11]

A. "Baby I Don't Care"

B. "Time for a Change"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Denmark (Hitlisten)[12] 7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 18
Sweden (Trackslistan)[15] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 49

Jennifer Ellison version

Baby I Don't Care
Type:single
Artist:Jennifer Ellison
B-Side:Silent Footsteps
Released:[18]
Length:3:39
Label:EastWest
Producer:Bill Padley, Jem Godfrey
Next Title:Bye Bye Boy
Next Year:2004

In June 2003, British actress Jennifer Ellison covered the song, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart with it.

UK CD1[19]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Silent Footsteps" – 4:06
  3. "Baby I Don't Care" (video) – 3:41

UK CD2[20]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Baby I Don't Care" (Graham Stack / Groove Brothers remix) – 3:29
  3. "Baby I Don't Care" (video—karaoke version) – 3:41

UK cassette single[21]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Silent Footsteps" – 4:06
  3. "Baby I Don't Care" (Graham Stack / Groove Brothers remix) – 3:29

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Strong, M. C.. The Great Rock Discography. registration. 1995. Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh. 0-86241-385-0. 841.
  2. Smith. Jerry. Review: Transvision Vamp – "Baby I Don't Care". Music Week. 25 March 1989. 24 January 2022. 19. London. Spotlight Publications Ltd.. World Radio History. 0265-1548. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102082916/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-03-25.pdf. 2 November 2021.
  3. Brown. James. New Musical Express. 25 March 1989. 25. London. IPC Limited. 0028-6362.
  4. Review: Transvision Vamp – "Baby I Don't Care". Music & Media. 22 April 1989. 17 September 2022. 16. Amsterdam. European Music Report BV. World Radio History. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328224253/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-04-22.pdf. 28 March 2022.
  5. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. TVV 6.
  6. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. Australian cassette single sleeve. MCA Records. 4-15926.
  7. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. MCA Records. 09P3-6170.
  8. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. TVVT 6.
  9. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK CD single disc notes. MCA Records. DTVVT 6.
  10. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. German mini-CD single disc notes. MCA Records. 257 584-2.
  11. Baby I Don't Care. Transvision Vamp. 1989. US cassette single sleeve. UNI Records. MCAC 53786.
  12. Danish Charts Archive. June 1989.
  13. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 6. 17. 30. 29 April 1989. 23 August 2020.
  14. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Transvision Vamp. 263. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 27 February 2024. Finnish.
  15. Sweden Charts Archive. 27 May 1989.
  16. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1989. ARIA. 23 August 2020.
  17. Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles. Music Week. Spotlight Publications. London, England. 16. 3 March 1990.
  18. New Releases – For Week Starting 16 June 2003: Singles. Music Week. 27. 14 June 2003. 6 September 2021.
  19. Baby I Don't Care. Jennifer Ellison. 2003. UK CD1 liner notes. EastWest Records. EW268CD1, 5050466-6678-2-3.
  20. Baby I Don't Care. Jennifer Ellison. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. EastWest Records. EW268CD2, 5050466-6903-2-6.
  21. Baby I Don't Care. Jennifer Ellison. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. EastWest Records. EW268C, 5050466-6905-4-8.
  22. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 28. 12. 5 July 2003. 23 August 2020.
  23. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 23 August 2020.

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