"Baby I Don't Care" is a song by English pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first single taken from their second album, Velveteen (1989). It was released in 1989 and remains their highest-charting single, peaking at number three in both the United Kingdom and Australia. It was ranked at number 25 on the Australian end-of-year chart for 1989. The song was later featured as the title track on the band's 2002 compilation album, Baby I Don't Care.

Critical reception

Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, named this track as "another excellent slice of cartoon pop". He found song "very catchy" and expressed opinion that it "will put them back on top". James Brown of New Musical Express noted consistency of quality of a string of band's hits. Music & Media called song a "pure pop in the post-Blondie/ Bangles sense" and praised catchy chorus.

Track listings

All songs were written by Nick Christian Sayer except where noted. 7-inch and cassette single; Japanese mini-CD single 12-inch single CD and German mini-CD single US cassette single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Jennifer Ellison version

In June 2003, British actress Jennifer Ellison covered the song, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart with it. UK CD1 UK CD2 UK cassette single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts