No Matter What They Say

For other uses, see No Matter What They Say (disambiguation).

"No Matter What They Say"
Single by Lil' Kim
from the album The Notorious K.I.M.
Released	June 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)
Recorded	2000
Genre	Hip hop R&B latin pop
Length	4:17
Label	Queen Bee Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	K. Jones D. Henson J. Feliciano Eric B. & Rakim E. Archer R. Beavers J. Hill P. Jovner D. Taylor H. Thomas N. Rodgers B. Edwards
Producer(s)	Darren "Limitless" Henson
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Notorious B.I.G." (2000) "No Matter What They Say" (2000) "How Many Licks?" (2000)

"No Matter What They Say" is a song by Lil' Kim, released as the first single from her second album The Notorious K.I.M., released in 2000. It reached number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"No Matter What They Say" was not Kim's first choice as the lead single from the album. Kim didn't want the song released as she felt the Spanish sound had already been done so many times due to the Latin pop explosion of the late 90s. Instead Kim wanted "The Queen", one of the songs that leaked prior to the album's release, as her first single. The record label didn't agree with Kim and insisted on releasing "No Matter What They Say". With time running out and not wanting her first week album sales to suffer, Kim agreed with her label to release the song. "The Queen" never made it on the album's final track listing.

Samples

This song sampled many other songs, including:

• "Esto es el Guaguanco" by Cheo Feliciano
• "I Got It Made" by Special Ed
• "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang

The song also samples the line 'I'm just tryna be me, doing what I gotta do' from "Top of the World" by Brandy as well as "This is how it should be done" from Roxanne's On A Roll by The Real Roxanne.

Music video

"No Matter What They Say" music video was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by Marcus Raboy. It featured cameo appearances from

• Puff Daddy
• Mary J. Blige
• Missy Elliott
• Method Man & Redman
• Xzibit
• Junior M.A.F.I.A.
• Carmen Electra

Track listings

• US Promo CD

1. "No Matter What They Say" (Radio Edit) - 4:19
2. "No Matter What They Say" (Album Version) - 5:35
3. "No Matter What They Say" (Instrumental) - 4:21

• Europe CD single

1. "No Matter What They Say" (Radio Edit) - 4:18
2. "No Matter What They Say" (Album Version) - 4:14
3. "No Matter What They Say" (Instrumental) - 4:19
4. "No Matter What They Say" (Acappella) - 4:26

Credits and personnel

Credits for "No Matter What They Say" are taken from the single's liner notes.

Recording

• Recorded at Daddy's House Recording Studios.
• Recorded by Stephen Dent

Personnel

• Lil' Kim – lead vocals
• K. Jones, D. Henson, J. Feliciano, Eric B. & Rakim, E. Archer, R. Beavers, J. Hill, P. Jovner, D. Taylor, H. Thomas, N. Rodgers, B. Edwards – songwriting
• Darren "Limitless" Henson – producer
• Rich Travali – mixing
• Chris Athens – audio mastering

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	35
US Billboard Hot 100	60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	15
US Rap Songs	6
Year-end chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Rap Singles & Tracks	74

External links

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