Cover Versions
- In 2009, Northern Kings covered the song as bonus track for on their album 2008 album Rethroned.
- On the Tupac Shakur album entitled "Better Dayz" (2002) he recorded a song named; "They Don't Give a Fuck About Us". With different lyrics, the song contained a similar theme and musical composition style. Tupac discusses the trials and tribulations of the black and working class communities, referring to "they" as the middle class, media, U.S. that did not understand him.
- In 2011, Lady Gaga used the opening lyrics of the song in her song "Bad Kids".
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