If I Didn’t Care is a 1939 popular song written by Jack Lawrence and originally sung by The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny. It was recorded January 12, 1939 and released in February 1939 on Decca, with a running time of about 3 minutes. The tune is a slow vocal ballad that helped define the Ink Spots’ shift toward emotive ballads and their signature Top and Bottom arrangement. The recording became one of the best selling singles of all time, with over 19 million copies sold. It has been honored with a place in the Grammy Hall of Fame, ranked No 271 on the Songs of the Century list, and in 2018 was preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The song has appeared in films such as Blade Runner and The Shawshank Redemption and in the BioShock video game. It has been covered by many artists including Connie Francis in 1959, The Hilltoppers in 1954, The Platters in 1959, The Moments in 1970, and David Cassidy in 1974. It is track 28 on the Ink Spots compilation Ink Spots Fifty Favourites.
