One of the more noticeable changes in Metallica’s sound, this song features rather heavy riffs, which some consider hard rock. The song’s working title was originally just “Bitch” when it was originally being recorded.

The song itself is about a problem that the speaker does not care about, such as a person or situation and the speaker expresses this apathy by saying it “isn’t their bitch,” which could be compared to a lover posing as a problem.

The “bitch” in the song doesn’t refer to an actual woman and is more metaphorical for a problem in the way of the narrator. Another way to express the song’s title could be “Ain’t My Gripe”.