"But You Don't Care" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in June 1979 as the lead single from their debut studio album, Graffiti Crimes (1979). The song was the band's first on CBS records and became the band's first charting single, peaking at number 33 in New Zealand and 25 in Australia.

"But You Don't Care"
Single by Mi-Sex
from the album Graffiti Crimes
B-side"Burning Up"
ReleasedMay 1979
RecordedApril & May 1979
StudioStudios 301, Sydney, Australia
GenreSynth-pop, electronic
Length3:58
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Murray Burns, Kevin Stanton
Producer(s)Peter Dawkins
Mi-Sex singles chronology
"Straight Laddie"
(1978)
"But You Don't Care"
(1979)
"Computer Games"
(1979)

Music video

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The video places the band members amongst oversized pieces on a giant chess board.[1]

Track listings

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Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222542)[2]

  1. "But You Don't Care" - 3:58
  2. "Burning Up" - 3:02

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 33

References

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  1. ^ "But You Don't Care Mi-Sex, Music Video – 1979". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Mi Sex But You Don't Care". discogs. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 202. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. ^ "Mi-Sex – But You Don't Care". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 October 2017.