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"IDGAF" (an acronym for "I don't give a fuck") is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua
Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017).The song was written by Lipa, MNEK,
Larzz Principato, Skyler Stonestreet, and Whiskey Water, with Koz handling the
production.It was released for digital download and streaming on 12 January 2018 as the
eighth and final single from the album.A pop song, Lipa uses a deadpan vocal delivery,
backed by an electro palm-muted electric guitar riff and a militaristic drum line.Lyrically,
the song is about an ex-boyfriend who intends to get back with the singer, who is
uninterested.Several music critics complimented the strong production and post-breakup
lyrics of "IDGAF".The song was viewed as a sequel to "New Rules", Lipa's previous single.It
was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2019 Brit Awards.Commercially, the
song reached the top 10 of charts in 20 territories worldwide, including Croatia and Ireland
where it reached the summit.On the UK Singles Chart the song peaked at number 3.It is
certified multi-platinum in six countries.This includes a triple platinum award in the United
Kingdom, double platinum awards in Italy, Norway, and the United States, a quadruple
platinum award in Australia, and a six-times platinum certification in Canada.The music
video for "IDGAF" accompanied its single release and was directed by Henry Scholfield.It
features two versions of Lipa, a vulnerable romantic and an empowered spirit, who perform
a dance battle against one another with their respective girl groups.One group wears purple
and the other wears orange.Several critics praised its self-love message and the
choreography.The video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2018 MTV Video
Music Awards and British Video of the Year at the 2019 Brit Awards.Lipa promoted the song
with numerous live performances, including ones on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy
Kimmel Live!, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Remixes by Anna of the North,
Young Franco, and featuring Saweetie were released for further promotion.== Background
and composition ==
"IDGAF" was written by Dua Lipa alongside MNEK, Larzz Principato, Skyler Stonestreet and
Whiskey Water, with production from Koz.The song was originally written by MNEK and
was later picked up by Lipa who made adjustments with him in the studio; she did this to
make the lyrics more relevant to her.The rewrites took place in Los Angeles in February
2017.The song was one of the last songs recorded for Lipa's eponymous debut studio album
(2017).Lipa was inspired after an ex-boyfriend who was really mean to her, messaged her
saying "Hi" and expressing his enjoyment of her music, which made her think, "What gives
him the right to call me now and see how I'm doing?Does he not realize the damage he's
done?"Lipa stated that parts of the song are true and parts are false.The song was recorded
at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and the vocal recording and engineering took place at
Sarm Music Village in London.Mixing was done by Josh Gudwin and mastering was handled
by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London.Musically, "IDGAF" is a pop song, running for
3 minutes and 36 seconds.The song is composed 44 time and the key of E minor, with a
tempo of 100 beats per minute and a chord progression of Em–D–G/Bm–C.The track is
backed by an electro palm-muted electric guitar riff, a militaristic drum line, a piano and a
multi-tracked chorus.Lipa uses a deadpan vocal delivery, ranging two octaves from D3 to
D5.Lyrically in "IDGAF", the female protagonist's former lover comes back and attempts to
rekindle things with her, but she sends him on his way and makes sure he knows that she is
not thinking about him.The song was viewed as a sequel to "New Rules", another song by
Lipa.== Release and promotion ==

"IDGAF" was released through Warner Bros. Records on 2 June 2017 as the fifth track on
Lipa's eponymous debut studio album.In November of that year, Lipa confirmed that it
would serve as a single, to be released in 2018 due to the rising success of "New Rules".On 8
January 2018, she announced its official single release and revealed the cover art.The song
was released for digital download and streaming on 12 January 2018 as the eighth and final
single from Dua Lipa.The same day, a radio edit was digitally released.It was sent for radio
airplay in Italy a week later.On 27 February 2018, the song impacted contemporary hit
radio formats in the United States as the album's fourth single in the country.On 23
February 2018, a remix extended play (EP) was released which includes remixes by Hazers,
Anna of the North, Darius, and Young Franco.The Austrian, German and Swiss version of the
EP added an additional remix by B-Case.A second remix EP was released on 4 May 2018.It
features the B-Case remix alongside remixes by Diablo and Rich Brian as well as Initial
Talk.It also included a remix featuring Saweetie and an acoustic version.The Hazers and
Initial Talk remixes appear on the Japanese special edition of Dua Lipa and the Japanese
edition of the album's 2018 reissue, Dua Lipa: Complete Edition.On 17 July 2018, Lipa
released a demo to YouTube of the song where she sings in French in the pre-chorus.The
track was intended to be released to music platforms featuring Maître Gims, however, went
unreleased.

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uninterested.Several music critics complimented the strong production and post-breakup

platinum award in Australia, and a six-times platinum certification in Canada.The music

Lipa.== Release and promotion ==

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