10 Essential Classic Fall Out Boy Songs
2. I Don't Care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alh6iIvVN9oAnother heavy, moody number, I Don't Care was released as the first single from Folie À Deux and remains a fan favourite to this day. As the title and suitably anarchic video (which features former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, plus a host of other guests) suggest, it is written generally about many people's negative reactions to the group, and in Stump's words is intended to "point out superficiality".
What's so great about I Don't Care is that it is simple and relatable: if someone is talking about you, even in a negative light, then they must care to some extent about you. This was really the main message of 'classic' Fall Out Boy and the pop punk movement in general – who cares if you don't 'fit in'? Another live staple, I Don't Care brings all listeners together in a repetitive chant of "I don't care what you think, as long as it's about me" with the support of overdriven guitars, gang-like backing vocals and deafening drums.