Just Don't Give a Fuck

"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (known as "Just Don't Give" in the clean version) is the debut single by American rapper Eminem. The original version appears as the only single on his debut EP, Slim Shady EP. A re-recorded version appeared on his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. According to the book Angry Blonde, this was Eminem's first "real" song, and was when he first came up with the "Slim Shady" theme. The song samples the song "I Don't Give a Fuck" by Tupac Shakur.

"Just Don't Give a Fuck"
Single by Eminem
from the album Slim Shady EP and The Slim Shady LP
B-side"Brain Damage"
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998
Recorded
Genre
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Eminem singles chronology
"Just Don't Give a Fuck"
(1998)		 "My Name Is"
(1999)
Music video
"Just Don't Give A F***" on YouTube

Lyrical content

The second verse name-drops several white rappers, namely Pete Nice and MC Serch from 3rd Bass, Everlast, Miilkbone and Vanilla Ice. The latter three artists later released diss tracks against Eminem. Miilkbone released "Dear Slim" and "Presenting Miilkbone" and Vanilla Ice released "Exhale" and "Hip Hop Rules" (both from his album Bi-Polar released in 2001), while 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.[1]

The version of the song on The Slim Shady LP is one of a small number of Eminem tracks which has selective censorship on the uncensored version of the album. In the third verse, the word raped is reversed and replaced by a woman screaming.[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic marked it as a stand out on LP.[3] RapReviews described the beat of the song as "head nodding" but he also noted that the remix is subpar: the "new one (remix) is lifeless and oddly out of place among an album full of mostly dope cuts" in comparison to the original.[4]

Music video

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 chokes the woman. 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 Slim Shady LP" version of "Just Don't Give A Fuck" was Eminem's first single and it was also his first song to have an official music video. This music video, which is Eminem's first, was released in 1998.

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)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Don't Give A F*ck"
4:00
2."Just Don't Give A #?@!" (radio edit)
Denaun Porter4:03
3."Just Don't Give A F*ck" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
4:00
Total length:12:03
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Low Down, Dirty"
Da Brigade (Denaun Porter and Kuniva)4:44
2."Just The Two Of Us"
DJ Head4:58
3."Just Don't Give A F*ck" (acapella)
4:00
Total length:13:42
US CD Promo
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Don't Give A F***" (clean version)
3:47
US CD Single / US Cassette Single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Don't Give A F***" (album version)
4:02
2."Brain Damage" (album version)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:43
Total length:7:45
US CD Maxi Single / US Cassette Maxi Single / US 12" Vinyl Promo
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Don't Give A F***" (album version)
4:05
2."Just Don't Give A F***" (clean version)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:47
3."Just Don't Give A F***" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:33
4."Just Don't Give A F***" (acapella)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:33
5."Brain Damage" (album version)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:46
Total length:23:12
US 12" Vinyl Single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Don't Give A F***" (album version)
4:05
2."Just Don't Give A F***" (clean version)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:47
3."Just Don't Give A F***" (instrumental)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:33
4."Just Don't Give A F***" (acapella)
  • Mathers
  • J. Bass
  • M. Bass
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
3:33
Total length:14:58
Notes

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
Position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 62
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 5

References
  1. "Miilkbone :: U Got Miilk? :: Xcaliber Entertainment/Lightyear". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. "Hip-Hop Songs With Censored Lyrics - Rate Your Music". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Slim Shady LP - Eminem - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "Eminem :: The Slim Shady LP :: Aftermath". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - Issue Date: 1998-10-31". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. "Eminem Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  7. "Eminem > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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