So What (song)

Song

Tour Dates

So What? is the eleventh track from 1998's album Garage, Inc. second disc. It was written by Nick Kulmer, Chris Exall, and Clive Blake, with a length of 3:09.

About

Originally released by The Anti-Nowhere League in 1981 as a B-side to the Streets of London single, Metallica have already released their version in their 1991's The Unforgiven single. It also features in the Sad But True single; and as a live version in Mama Said single (recorded on 1996 in Irvine, CA) and The 30th Anniversary Celebration single (recorded on 2011 in San Francisco, CA).

Live

• "So What?" has been performed live 313 times as of January, 2025.
• "So What?" was first performed live on October 25th, 1992, in London, England, at the Wembley Arena, during the Wherever We May Roam tour.
• It was last performed live on December 9th, 2021, in San Francisco, California, at the Fillmore, during the 30th Anniversary Tour.

Lyrics

So Fucking What! 

Well I've been to Hastings
And I've been to Brightin
I've been to Eastbourne too
So what? So what?
And I've been here
I've been there
I've been every fucking where
So what? So what? So what? So what, you boring little c***?

Who cares?
Who cares what you do?
Yeah, who cares?
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you?

Well I've fucked a queen
I've fucked Bach
I've even sucked an old man’s cock
So what? So what?
And I've fucked a sheep
I've fucked a goat
I rammed my cock right down his throat
So what? So what?
So what? So what, you boring little fuck?

Well who cares?
Who cares what you do?
And who cares?
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you?

 And I've drunk that
I've drunk this
I've spewed on a pint of piss
So what? So what?
I've had skank
I've had speed
I've jacked up until I bleed
So what? So what?
So what? So what, you boring little c***?

Well who cares?
Who cares what you do?
Yeah, who cares?
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you?
 
I've had crabs
I've had lice
I've had the clap and that ain't nice
So what? So what?
I've fucked this
I've fucked that
I've even fucked a school girl's twat
So what? So what?
So what? So what, you boring little fuck?

Well who cares?
Who cares what you do?
And who cares?
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you?

So fucking what!