No Matter What (Boyzone song)

"No Matter What"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Songs from Whistle Down the Wind and Where We Belong
Released	3 August 1998
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	4:34
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Nigel Wright
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright, Franglen & Lupino
Boyzone singles chronology
"All That I Need" (1998) "No Matter What" (1998) "I Love The Way You Love Me" (1998)

"No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind and popularised by Irish boyband Boyzone in 1998 when they recorded it to tie in with the show's first UK production. The recording was written and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Nigel Wright with additional production by Franglen & Lupino. The song was also featured on the US edition of the soundtrack to the 1999 film Notting Hill, and was released to American radio on 10 May 1999.^[1]

The song reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart, and was the only Boyzone hit to become popular in the US. Jewels & Stone did a remix for the song for dance clubs which was popular. In the UK, the song has sold 1.13 million copies and another 3 million worldwide.^[2] The song was also performed by Meat Loaf as a B-side to his "Is Nothing Sacred" single in 1999.

Music video

The music video shows an African man leaving in a hot air balloon. The members of Boyzone are standing on the ground watching him depart. The African man eventually drops a small golden cross, in reference to the Christian themes of the play, "Whistle Down the Wind," from which the song originates.

Track listing

• CD single

1. "No Matter What" – 4:34
2. "Father and Son" – 2:47
3. "Words" – 3:55

• CD single

1. "No Matter What" – 4:34
2. "Where Have You Been" – 3:08
3. "All That I Need" (Phil Da Costa's Oxygen edit) – 3:35

• CD single

1. "No Matter What" – 4:34
2. "She's the One" – 3:12
3. "Live Interview with Boyzone" (video)

• CD single

1. "No Matter What" – 4:34
2. "She's the One" – 3:12

• US promotional CD single

1. "No Matter What" (album version) – 4:35
2. "No Matter What" (Jewels & Stone remix) – 5:45
3. "Secrets from the 'No Matter What' video shoot" (video) – 3:12

• Japanese CD single^[3]

1. "No Matter What" – 4:34
2. "Father And Son" – 2:47
3. "Words" – 3:55

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 3 Canada (RPM) 51 Denmark (IFPI)[8] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 2 France (SNEP)[10] 43 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 1 Italy (FIMI)[13] 10 Japan (Oricon)[14] 31 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 1 South East Asia (MTV Asia Hitlist) 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 2 Taiwan (IFPI)[21] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 1 US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[23] 16 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 12 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 35

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australia (ARIA)[26] 60 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[27] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 1 South East Asia (MTV Asia Hitlist YearEnd Charts 1998) 8 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 4 Chart (1999) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] 63 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[31] Gold 25,000^* Germany (BVMI)[32] Platinum 500,000^^ Netherlands (NVPI)[33] 2× Platinum 150,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] Platinum 10,000^* Norway (IFPI Norway)[35] 2× Platinum 20,000^* Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] Gold 25,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Platinum 1,130,000[2] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

References

1. Olson, Catherine Applefeld (8 May 1999). "Soundtracks And Film Score News". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 111 (19): 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
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8. "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 10/01/98". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 110 (42): 63. 17 October 1998. ISSN 0006-2510.
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21. "IFPI Taiwan - Single Top 10 (1998/37)". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 1999-02-03. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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24. US Adult Contemporary Chart Billboard.com (Artist Chart History)
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29. Billboard - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-04-01 – via Google Books.
30. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
31. "Austrian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Boyzone in the field Interpret. Enter No matter what in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
32. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Boyzone; 'No matter what')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
33. "Dutch single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
34. "New Zealand single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what". Recorded Music NZ.
35. "Norwegian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
36. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Boyzone; 'No matter what')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
37. "British single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what". British Phonographic Industry. Enter No matter what in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics