Question: who wrote the song they don't care about us
Answer: `` They Do n't Care About Us '' Single by Michael Jackson from the album HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I Released March 31 , 1996 ( 1996 - 03 - 31 ) Format CD single 12 '' 7 '' cassette single Recorded June 1989 , 1994 -- 1995 Genre Pop rock R&B rap rock Length 4 : 44 ( album version ) 4 : 11 ( LP edit ) Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Michael Jackson Producer ( s ) Michael Jackson Michael Jackson singles chronology `` I Need You '' ( 1996 ) `` They Do n't Care About Us '' ( 1996 ) `` On the Line '' ( 1997 ) Music video `` They Do n't Care About Us '' ( B