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"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]

"I Don't Believe You"
Single by Pink
from the album Funhouse
Released	October 5, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:36 (album version) 3:50 (radio edit)
Label	LaFace
Songwriter(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
Audio sample
A sample of the song, in which Pink sings the chorus file help

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

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
CIS (TopHit)[20]	153
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[21]	4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22]	36
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[23]	50
Germany (Official German Charts)[24]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25]	70
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26]	23
Portugal Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27]	7
Scotland (OCC)[28]	54
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	33
UK Singles (OCC)[31]	62
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[32]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33]	Platinum	70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	Gold	40,000
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	LaFace RCA	[35]
Australia	October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)	CD	101 Distributions	[14]
United Kingdom	October 23, 2009	Digital download	LaFace	[36]

References

На других языках

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- [en] I Don't Believe You

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[es] I Don't Believe You

«I Don't Believe You» es el quinto sencillo lanzado por la cantante Pink de su álbum Funhouse, el sencillo es una balada rock y ya ha empezado a posicionarse de los principales charts mundiales como Australia y Reino unido.

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[ru] I Don’t Believe You

«I Don’t Believe You» (рус. Я тебе не верю) — песня американской певицы Pink. Она была выпущена пятым мировым синглом с пятого альбома Funhouse.[3]

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