"If I Didn't Care" is a song written by Jack Lawrence that was sung and recorded by the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny in 1939.

"If I Didn't Care"
Single by the Ink Spots
B-side"Knock Kneed Sal (On The Mourner's Bench)"
Released1939
RecordedJanuary 12, 1939
Length3:09
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Jack Lawrence
The Ink Spots singles chronology
"My Prayer"
(1939)
"If I Didn't Care"
(1939)
"It's Funny to Everyone But Me"
(1939)
"If I Didn't Care"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side"Toward The End Of The Day"
Released1959
Recorded1958
GenrePop
Length2:38
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Jack Lawrence
Connie Francis singles chronology
"My Happiness"
(1958)
"If I Didn't Care"
(1959)
"Lipstick on Your Collar"
(1959)

Background

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The Ink Spots recording became the 10th best selling single of all time with over 19 million copies sold making it one of the fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.[1] According to Lawrence, he mailed the song before showing it to some of his friends. His friends' reaction to the song was almost unanimously negative, but he remained positive on it and later it became one of his biggest successes.[2]

History

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The cultural impact of If I Didn't Care includes:

Other recordings of If I Didn't Care include:

References

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  1. ^ "Songwriters Friends: The Ink Spots". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  2. ^ "Jack Lawrence Songwriter website". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "National Recording Registry Reaches 500". Library of Congress. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 213. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 494. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 408.
  8. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 97. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  9. ^ "Wonderful". Madness. Retrieved 1 August 2022.