I Don't Believe You

"I Don't Believe You"
Single by Pink
from the album Funhouse
Released October 5, 2009
(see release history)
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2008
Genre Soft rock
Length 4:36 (Album Version)
3:50 (Radio Edit)
Label LaFace
Writer(s) Pink, Max Martin
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

"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

Musically, the song is a mid-tempo pop ballad, 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]

Reception

Critical reception
Pink "I Don't Believe You"
A sample of the song, in which Pink sings the chorus.
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Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine praised the song, 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 on 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

CD single[14]
  1. "I Don't Believe You" (Main) — 4:35
  2. "I Don't Believe You" — 4:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[17] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 66
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 36
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[20] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 70
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 62
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[26] 17|}

Release history

Region Date Format
United States October 5, 2009 Airplay[27]
Australia October 23, 2009 Digital download
United Kingdom[28] October 23, 2009 Digital download[28]
Germany November 27, 2009 CD single

References

  1. ↑ "I Don't Believe You". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. 1 2 "Pink - I Don't Believe You Sheet Music". Music Notes. Alfred Music Publishing. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  3. 1 2 "I Don't Believe You by Pink". Songfacts. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  4. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (2008-10-26). "Pink: Funhouse Review". Slant Magazine. 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. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Chart News". Aumreport.com. 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. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  10. ↑ 10/26/09. "I Don't Believe You | P!nk | Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  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. 1 2 "Swisscharts.com – P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – P!nk – I Don't Believe You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  18. ↑ "P!nk – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for P!nk.
  19. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Tracklisten.
  20. ↑ "Pink – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Pink.
  21. ↑ "Musicline.de – P!nk Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  22. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – P!nk – I Don't Believe You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – P!nk search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  24. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – P!nk – I Don't Believe You". Singles Top 100.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-12-05" UK Singles Chart.
  26. ↑ "Pink – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Pink.
  27. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot AC". Gfa.radioandrecords.com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  28. 1 2 "I Don't Believe You: P!nk: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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