Song · Placebo
“You Don't Care About Us” by Placebo
From the album Without You I’m Nothing (1998)
“You Don't Care About Us” by Placebo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2022. It was first released in 1998 on the album Without You I’m Nothing. Its best result is #87 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #390 alternative song of 1999.
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"You Don't Care About Us" was the second single Placebo pulled from Without You I'm Nothing, the English alternative rock band's second album, following "Pure Morning" in 1998 and clearing the way for "Every You Every Me". The whole band shares the music credit and Brian Molko wrote the words, with Steve Osborne producing and Adrian Bushby engineering.
BBC Music heard an elastic bass line driving it and a song lurching between weary despair and bratty adolescent fury, and it went to number 5 in the UK. The John Hillcoat video is pure pop sadism, tossing the band one by one into a shark tank at the London Aquarium while a crowd of kids looks on. It stayed in the set for the whole Without You I'm Nothing tour and a number of early Black Market Music shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 289 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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