I Don't Believe You

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met).
"I Don't Believe You"
4370766 Pink IDBY Aus Cover.jpg
Single by Pink
from the album Funhouse
ReleasedOctober 5, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreSoft rock
Length
  • 4:36 (album version)
  • 3:50 (radio edit)
LabelLaFace
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Max Martin
Pink singles chronology
"Funhouse"
(2009) 		"I Don't Believe You"
(2009) 		"Glitter in the Air"
(2010)
Music video
"I Don't Believe You" on YouTube
Audio sample
A sample of the song, in which Pink sings the chorus
  • file
  • help

"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]

Background and composition[]

"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♭ —Fm7—Cm—D♭—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]

Chart performance[]

"I Don't Believe You" is Pink's single with the lowest peak in the United Kingdom. It failed to reach the top forty due to physical single was cancelled. In the U.S. & Canada, the track has sold around 115,000+ in digital downloads, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, making I Don't Believe You her only single from Funhouse not to have higher charting. In Australia, the song reached number twenty-three on the sales chart and was the number-one most added track to the radio on its debut week of release.[7] In the Europe, "I Don't Believe You" reached top forty in most countries with its highest peak in Portugal, where the song reached number one.

Music video[]

The music video for "I Don't Believe You", directed by Sophie Muller, was shot in September 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[8] The music video premiered in October 2009.[9][10][11] 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![12] She also performed the song on February 5, 2010 on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[13] The song was also performed on the Funhouse Tour.

Track listing[]

Australian CD single[14]
  1. "I Don't Believe You" (Album Version) — 4:35
  2. "I Don't Believe You" (Live In Australia Recording) — 4:14

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from CD single line cover and Tidal.[14][15]

Personnel
  • Pink – songwriting, vocals
  • Max Martin – songwriting, production, bass, guitar, record engineering
  • Shellback – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Henrik Janson – arranger, conductor
  • Ulf Janson – arranger, conductor
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings
  • Al Clay – engineering
  • John Hanes – engineering
  • dag lundquist – engineering
  • Chris Galland – assistant engineering
  • Doug Tyo – assistant engineering
  • Tim Roberts – assistant engineering
  • Tommy Anderson – assistant engineering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
Management
  • Pink – A&R
  • Craig Logan – A&R
  • Rogen Davies – management

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart performance for "I Don't Believe You"
Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[18] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 66
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[20] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 36
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[22] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 70
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 23
Portugal Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[26] 7
Scotland (OCC)[27] 54
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 33
UK Singles (OCC)[30] 62
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[31] 17

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 40,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "I Don't Believe You"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States October 5, 2009 Hot adult contemporary
[34]
Australia October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15) CD 101 Distributions
[14]
United Kingdom October 23, 2009 Digital download LaFace
[35]

References[]

  1. ^ "I Don't Believe You". Sanity.com.au. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ^ a b "Pink - I Don't Believe You Sheet Music". Music Notes. Alfred Music Publishing. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "I Don't Believe You by Pink". Songfacts. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  4. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2008-10-26). "Pink: Funhouse Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  5. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2008-10-26). "New CDs". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian (2009-10-30). "Funhouse: Pink: Review: Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  7. ^ "Chart News". Aumreport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  8. ^ "Pink In A Wedding Dress! Check Out Pics From Her New Music Video". RadarOnline.com. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  9. ^ "Pink: "I Don't Believe You" Music Video : Pop Music Scene - Covering all aspects of popular music". Pop Music Scene. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  10. ^ 10/26/09. "I Don't Believe You | P!nk | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 2009-12-09.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Pink 'I Don't Believe You' Video". popdirt.com. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  12. ^ "Pink Performs 'Funhouse' & 'I Don't Believe You'". popdirt.com. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  13. ^ "Pink Performs "I Don't Believe You" Video". Archived from the original on 2010-02-08.
  14. ^ a b c "Pink - I Don't Believe You". Amazon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "Credits / Funhouse / P!nk". Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Tidal.
  16. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  17. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  18. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  19. ^ "P!nk Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 20107 into search. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  21. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Tracklisten.
  22. ^ "Pink – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Pink.[dead link]
  23. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  24. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  25. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – P!nk" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  26. ^ "P!nk Chart History (Portugal Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.[dead link]
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  28. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Singles Top 100.
  29. ^ "P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  31. ^ "Pink Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  32. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  33. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Pink – I Don't Believe You". Music Canada. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  34. ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot AC". Gfa.radioandrecords.com. 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  35. ^ "I Don't Believe You: Pink". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
Retrieved from ""