"P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" is a song by American singer

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, taken from his second studio album, '' Once Again'' (2006). It was written by Legend, Jessyca Wilson,

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, and

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, with production overseen by Hudson and

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and Legend as credited as co-producers on the song. An

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for

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, "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" was released in early 2007 as the album's third single. The song became a success in the Netherlands where it reached number 20 on both the

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and the

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. An accompanying

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for the song, which was shot in

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, Brazil by Australian director

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, premiered on

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on January 29. 2007. Brazilian actor Alexandre Rodrigues appears on the music video. "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" was later included on the international soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera ''

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'', produced by

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Track listings

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Once Again''. *Produced by

and Jack Splash *Co-produced by

and

*Recorded by Tatsuya Sato at

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, S. Husky Hoskulds (assisted by Bill Mims) at

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and Hector Castillo at

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and Right Track *Mixed by

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(assisted by Andy Marcinkowski) at

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*Vocals: John Legend *Background vocals: Jessyca Wilson and

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*Piano: Eric Hudson *Bass guitar: Eric Hudson and David Piltch *Drum programming: Jack Splash *Live drums:

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*Guitar: Doyle Bramhall, Chris Bruce and David Torn *Keyboards: Patrick Warren,

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and Didi Gutman *Horns by Jerry Freeman, Jason Freeman, Richard Owens and Kebbi Williams *String arrangement:

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*Trombone:

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*Violins: Sandra Park, Sharon Yamada, Wen Qian, Caterina Szepez, Kuan Lu, Jung Sun Yoo, Lisa Kim, Soo Hyun Kwon, Sarah O'Boyle, Mateuz Wolski, Katherine Fong and Krystof Kuznik

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References

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