They Don’t Care About Us
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"They Don’t Care About Us" is a politically charged protest song by Michael Jackson that addresses themes of social injustice, racism, and human rights abuses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Earth Song (various mixes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 1 in Brazil
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number 1 in Germany ⓘ number 1 in Italy ⓘ top 10 in many European countries ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | allegations of antisemitic lyrics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat |
CD single
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cassette single ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| featuresEnsemble | Olodum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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new jack swing ⓘ pop ⓘ protest song ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
They Don’t Care About Us (Brazil version)
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They Don’t Care About Us (prison version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInTour |
HIStory World Tour
NERFINISHED
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This Is It (planned setlist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:44 ⓘ |
| lyricChange | offending words re-recorded after criticism ⓘ |
| lyricist | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoLocation |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ prison set ⓘ |
| notableLyric | “All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us” ⓘ |
| onAlbumDisc | HIStory disc 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson and Brazilian percussion group Olodum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Foster
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Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1994–1995 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-03-31 ⓘ |
| subject |
abuse of power
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institutional discrimination ⓘ marginalization of minorities ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights abuses
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police brutality ⓘ racism ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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