I Don't Believe You Explained

I Don't Believe You
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Type:single
Artist:Pink
Album:Funhouse
Released:October 5, 2009
Recorded:2008
Genre:Soft rock
Label:LaFace
Producer:Max Martin
Prev Title:Funhouse
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Glitter in the Air
Next Year:2010

"I Don't Believe You" is a song by American recording artist Pink. It was released as the sixth single from her fifth studio album, Funhouse.[1]

Music and lyrics

"I Don't Believe You" is set in common time and played in the key of A-flat major.[2] The guitar and piano are used for the background music, while Pink's voice follows the A♭Fm7CmD♭A♭ chord progression.[2] Pink explained on her website that, lyrically, the song is about pleading for reconciliation, and is her favourite song from Funhouse "because it's just so naked. It's like taking a deep breathe and saying, 'Here I am. Take me. Take your best shot'."[3] She went on to explain that:

"The first thing that comes to my mind with I Don't Believe You is me standing in the vocal booth listening... Actually in the control room listening to this song, tears running down my face, just like 'fuck, really?' It's the vulnerable weak side of me that I don't let out very often. And it's [sighs], yeah it's that song. And I love it, I love it. I just love it, it's very near and dear to me."[3]

Critical reception

Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine praised the song, notably its sparse electric guitar riff and Pink's "phenomenal vocal turn that is both vulnerable and accusatory",[4] while New York Times reporter Jon Caramanica claimed "I Don't Believe You" swells like a classic soul ballad, as Pink pleads for a lover to reconsider walking away.[5] On another side, Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine gave a negative review, claiming the song is a "goopy ballad", which makes the singer sound like "just another big-voiced chart-buster", and that she has shown more personality on previous singles.[6]

Music video

The music video for "I Don't Believe You", directed by Sophie Muller, was shot in September 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[7] The music video premiered in October 2009.[8] [9] [10] The video is in black and white, it features Pink in the wedding dress she wore to her actual wedding to Carey Hart in 2006, and a diamond encrusted wedding gown as she searches for her lover, to no avail. Scenes include her lying down in the dress, rollerblading around what appears to be the inside of a church (The Los Angeles Theater), singing to an empty wedding dining room, crying over an empty wedding album and singing to herself in front of the mirror.

Live performances

On September 16, 2009, Pink performed "I Don't Believe You" along with "Funhouse" on Jimmy Kimmel Live![11] She also performed the song on February 5, 2010, on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[12] The song was also performed on the Funhouse Tour.

Track listing

Digital download and Australian CD single[13]

  1. "I Don't Believe You" (album version)  - 4:35
  2. "I Don't Believe You" (music video)

German CD single[14]

  1. "I Don't Believe You" (album version)  - 4:35
  2. "I Don't Believe You" (live in Australia)  - 4:14

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single line cover and Tidal.[15] [16]

Personnel
Management

Release history

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DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesOctober 5, 2009Hot adult contemporary radio
AustraliaOctober 19, 2009Digital downloadSony Music
United KingdomOctober 23, 2009LaFace
AustraliaOctober 26, 2009CDSony Music
United KingdomNovember 2, 2009LaFace
GermanyNovember 27, 2009Sony Music

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I Don't Believe You. Sanity.com.au. 2009-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323055632/http://www.sanity.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx?id=265445. 2012-03-23. dead.
  2. Web site: Music Notes. Alfred Music Publishing. Pink - I Don't Believe You Sheet Music. 11 May 2009. 2009-09-20.
  3. Web site: I Don't Believe You by Pink. Songfacts. 2009-09-06.
  4. Web site: Slant Magazine. Jonathan. Keefe. Pink: Funhouse Review. 2008-10-26. 2009-09-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090408224945/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1561. 2009-04-08.
  5. News: New CDs. Jon. Caramanica. New York Times . 2008-10-26. 2009-09-26.
  6. Funhouse: Pink: Review: Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20081027100132/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/23506881/review/23589076/funhouse?rating=11. dead. October 27, 2008. Christian. Hoard. Rolling Stone . 2009-10-30. 2009-09-06.
  7. Web site: Pink In A Wedding Dress! Check Out Pics From Her New Music Video . RadarOnline.com . 2009-09-23 . 2009-12-09.
  8. Web site: Pink: "I Don't Believe You" Music Video : Pop Music Scene - Covering all aspects of popular music . Pop Music Scene . 2009-10-15 . 2009-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327080641/http://crushable.com/entertainment/pink-i-dont-believe-you-music-video/ . 2012-03-27 .
  9. Web site: 2009-10-26 . I Don't Believe You | P!nk | Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20091028020102/http://www.mtv.com/videos/pnk/445106/i-dont-believe-you.jhtml#artist=710231 . dead . October 28, 2009 . MTV . 2009-12-09.
  10. Web site: Pink 'I Don't Believe You' Video . popdirt.com . 2009-10-26 . 2009-12-09 . 2012-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307073906/http://popdirt.com/pink-i-dont-believe-you-video/76659/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Pink Performs 'Funhouse' & 'I Don't Believe You' . popdirt.com . 2009-09-17 . 2010-10-20 . 2010-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201202414/http://popdirt.com/pink-performs-funhouse-i-dont-believe-you/76100/ . dead .
  12. Web site: Pink Performs "I Don't Believe You" Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20100208082518/http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Pink-Performs-on-The-Oprah-Winfrey-Show-Video . 2010-02-08 .
  13. Pink. 2009. I Don't Believe You. CD single. Sony Music Australia.
  14. Pink. 2009. I Don't Believe You. CD single. Sony Music Germany.
  15. Web site: Pink - I Don't Believe You. Amazon. https://web.archive.org/web/20110907003411/https://www.amazon.com/I-Dont-Believe-You-Pink/dp/B002Q9VPES. September 7, 2011. February 19, 2021.
  16. Web site: Credits / Funhouse / P!nk. Tidal. February 19, 2021.