Released: November 12, 2021

Songwriter: Ritchie Cordell Marty Kupersmith Joan Jett Kenny Laguna

[Verse 1]
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
And a girl can do what she wants to do
That's what I'm gonna do

[Chorus]
And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)

[Verse 2]
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
Never said I wanted to improve my station
And I'm only doin' good when I'm havin' fun
And I don't have to please no one

[Chorus]
And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)

[Verse 3]
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
Never been afraid of any deviation
Don't really care if you think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change

[Chorus]
And I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)
Alright

[Verse 4]
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
The world's in trouble, there's no communication
And everyone can say what they wanna say
It never gets better anyway

[Chorus]
Why should I care about my bad reputation anyway?
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)
Oh no (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Not me (Me, me, me, me, me, me)
Not me (No, no, no, no, no, no)
(Me, me, me)
Not me

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.