Peak
67
Weeks
20
Score
1,010
Chart Year
2013
The accompanying music video for "Don't Judge Me" was directed by Colin Tilley and Brown, and was filmed in August 2012.[31][32] On August 29, 2012 Brown released an image from the shoot, showing himself seated on the floor of an abandoned room in an unbuttoned jacket.[32] On September 11, 2012 Brown released a similar image, tweeting, "'Don't Judge Me' video coming soon!".[33] The video premiered on Vimeo on September 27, 2012.[31] It begins with Brown walking through the desert, while intercut scenes of himself sitting in front of a couch (with his girlfriend, played by Runa Lucienne, sleeping behind him) are shown. As the chorus begins for the first time, Brown is seen catching a ride from an army truck. He eventually arrives at an army base to prepare for a "suicide mission", which involves him riding a spacecraft into outer space to save the world from an alien ship invading Earth. A news reporter at the base (Brown's girlfriend) runs to him with the question, "People are saying this is a suicide mission, why are you doing this?" Brown replies, "I'm doing a service for my country and my planet. If that means saving the people I love and I care about, then that's what I'll do."[31] As the spacecraft takes off, tears run down Brown's face before the spacecraft crashes into the alien ship, killing him. Brown and his girlfriend are then shown, hugging on the couch.
Brown addresses potential paramours on this Messengers produced ballad, in which asks them not to judge him by his chequered past but to, "take me as I am." Later on he admits, "I won't deny what they're saying. Because most of it is true." The song is one of several tracks on Fortune that finds Brown returning to his rhythm-and-blues roots after releasing a series of Hip-Hop and EDM tunes. "It was important for me to go back to the basis of what people love me for, and that was my R&B," he explained to MTV News. "You know, the 'crooner' kind of record," he added with a smile. "So, on this album, you get to see the different textures within Chris Brown. But I think all in all, you get that R&B guy again, you get the love songs and the more intimate songs."
I don't wanna go there We should never go there Damn, why you wanna go there? I guess I gotta go there You're hearing rumors about me and you can't stomach the thought Of someone touching my body when you're so close to my heart I won't deny what they saying because most of it is true But it was all before I fell for you, so please, babe So please don't judge me and I won't judge you 'Cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful Please don't judge me and I won't judge you And if you love me, then let it be beautiful (Oh) Let it be beautiful (oh) Let it be beautiful (oh) Let it be beautiful (oh) Let it be beautiful Everything I say right now is gonna be used in another fight And I've been through this so many times Can we change the subject? You gonna start asking me questions like "Was she attractive? Was she an actress?" Baby, the fact is You're hearing rumors about me and saw some pictures online Saying they got you so angry, making you wish you were blind Before we start talking crazy, saying some things we'll regret Can we just slow it down and press reset? (Damn) You're beautiful (So baby) So please don't judge me and I won't judge you 'Cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful Please don't judge me and I won't judge you And if you love me, then let it be beautiful Just let the past, just be the past And focused on things that are gonna make us laugh Take me as I am (take me as I am) Not who I was (not who I was) I'll promise I'll be the one that you can trust So please So please don't judge me (don't judge me) And I won't judge you (and I won't 'cause) 'Cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful So please don't judge me (so please don't) And I won't judge you (no, I won't) And if you love me (if you love me) Then let it be beautiful, babe (oh) Let it be beautiful (oh, ooh) Let it be beautiful (let it) Let it be, oh Let it be beautiful, ayy Let it be beautiful Yeah, yeah, yeah I don't wanna go there, baby (baby, yeah) We should never go there (oh)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 17, 2012 | 95 | 31 |
| 2 | Nov 24, 2012 | 88 | 38 |
| 3 | Dec 1, 2012 | 89 | 37 |
| 4 | Dec 8, 2012 | 85 | 41 |
| 5 | Dec 15, 2012 | 81 | 45 |
| 6 | Dec 22, 2012 | 79 | 47 |
| 7 | Dec 29, 2012 | 68 | 58 |
| 8 | Jan 5, 2013 | 67 | 59 |
| 9 | Jan 12, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 10 | Jan 19, 2013 | 71 | 55 |
| 11 | Jan 26, 2013 | 67 | 59 |
| 12 | Feb 2, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 13 | Feb 9, 2013 | 74 | 52 |
| 14 | Feb 16, 2013 | 74 | 52 |
| 15 | Feb 23, 2013 | 75 | 51 |
| 16 | Mar 2, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 17 | Mar 9, 2013 | 75 | 51 |
| 18 | Mar 16, 2013 | 78 | 48 |
| 19 | Mar 23, 2013 | 82 | 44 |
| 20 | Mar 30, 2013 | 86 | 40 |