No Matter What (Boyzone song)

"No Matter What"
"No Matter What"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Songs from Whistle Down the Wind and Where We Belong
Released	3 August 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	4:34
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright, Franglen & Lupino
Boyzone singles chronology
Music video
	"No Matter What" on YouTube

"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 1.15 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

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

CD single

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

CD single

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

CD single

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

US promotional CD single

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

Japanese CD single^[3]

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

Charts and certifications

Weekly 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
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS	2
Iceland (Tonlist)^[11]	15
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	1
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	10
Japan (Oricon)^[14]	31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[18]	1
Scotland (OCC)^[19]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	2
Taiwan (IFPI)^[22]	1
UK (Official Charts Company)^[23]	1
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles^[24]	16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[25]	12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[26]	35

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[27]	60
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[citation needed]}	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[28]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[29]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[30]	1
South East Asia (MTV Asia Hitlist YearEnd Charts 1998)	8
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)^{[citation needed]}	4
Chart (1999)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[31]	63
Germany (Official German Charts)^[32]	47
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[33]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[34]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[35]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[36]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[37]	2× Platinum	150,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[38]	Platinum	10,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[39]	2× Platinum	20,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[40]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[41]	2× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Olson, Catherine Applefeld (8 May 1999). "Soundtracks And Film Score News". Billboard. 111 (19). Nielsen Business Media: 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Copsey, Rob (17 March 2017). "The UK's 40 biggest selling singles by Irish acts of the last 20 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ "Boyzone No Matter What Japan Promo 5" CD SINGLE (135975)". Eil.com. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 10/01/98". Billboard. 110 (42). Nielsen Business Media: 63. 17 October 1998. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Billboard. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^ "Irish charts". Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.fimi.it/
^ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boyzone" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What". VG-lista.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What". Singles Top 100.
^ "Boyzone – No Matter What". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "IFPI Taiwan – Single Top 10 (1998/37)". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
^ "Boyzone – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
^ US Adult Contemporary Chart Billboard.com (Artist Chart History)
^ "U.S. Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Australian End of Year Chart Top 100 Singles of 1998". ARIA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Billboard – Google Books. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2014 – via Google Books.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "New Zealand Top Selling Singles of 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^ Billboard – Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2014 – via Google Books.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Boyzone; 'No matter what')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Dutch single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter No matter what in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what". Recorded Music NZ.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Norwegian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('No matter what')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.

External links

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[1] Olson, Catherine Applefeld (8 May 1999). "Soundtracks And Film Score News". Billboard. 111 (19). Nielsen Business Media: 14. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sales-2] Copsey, Rob (17 March 2017). "The UK's 40 biggest selling singles by Irish acts of the last 20 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[3] "Boyzone No Matter What Japan Promo 5" CD SINGLE (135975)". Eil.com. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[sc_Australia_Boyzone-4] "Boyzone – No Matter What". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Boyzone-5] "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Boyzone-6] "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Boyzone-7] "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[8] "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 10/01/98". Billboard. 110 (42). Nielsen Business Media: 63. 17 October 1998. ISSN 0006-2510.

[9] Billboard. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[sc_France_Boyzone-10] "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in French). Les classement single.

[11] "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[12] "Irish charts". Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[13] ttp://www.fimi.it/

[14] Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)

[sc_Dutch40_Boyzone-15] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boyzone" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Boyzone-16] "Boyzone – No Matter What" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[sc_New_Zealand_Boyzone-17] "Boyzone – No Matter What". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Norway_Boyzone-18] "Boyzone – No Matter What". VG-lista.

[sc_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Sweden_Boyzone-20] "Boyzone – No Matter What". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Swiss_Boyzone-21] "Boyzone – No Matter What". Swiss Singles Chart.

[22] "IFPI Taiwan – Single Top 10 (1998/37)". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[23] UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)

[24] "Boyzone – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[25] US Adult Contemporary Chart Billboard.com (Artist Chart History)

[bbmainstream-26] "U.S. Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[27] "Australian End of Year Chart Top 100 Singles of 1998". ARIA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[28] Billboard – Google Books. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2014 – via Google Books.

[29] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[30] "New Zealand Top Selling Singles of 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[31] Billboard – Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2014 – via Google Books.

[32] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[33] "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[AustraliaBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-34] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[AustriaBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-35] "Austrian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanyBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-36] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Boyzone; 'No matter what')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[NetherlandsBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-37] "Dutch single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter No matter what in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[New_ZealandBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-38] "New Zealand single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what". Recorded Music NZ.^{[dead link‍]}

[NorwayBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-39] "Norwegian single certifications – Boyzone – No matter what" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.

[SwitzerlandBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-40] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('No matter what')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomBoyzoneNo_matter_whatsingleCertRef-41] MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.

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v t e Boyzone
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Studio albums	Said and Done A Different Beat Where We Belong Brother BZ20 Dublin to Detroit Thank You & Goodnight
Compilation albums	By Request Ballads – The Love Song Collection Key to My Life: The Collection Back Again... No Matter What B-Sides & Rarities Love Me for a Reason – The Collection
Singles	"Working My Way Back to You" "Love Me for a Reason" "Key to My Life" "So Good" "Father and Son" "Coming Home Now" "Words" "A Different Beat" "Isn't It a Wonder" "Picture of You" "Mystical Experience" "Baby Can I Hold You" "All That I Need" "No Matter What" "I Love the Way You Love Me" "When the Going Gets Tough" "You Needed Me" "Every Day I Love You" "Love You Anyway" "Better" "Gave It All Away" "Love Is a Hurricane" "Love Will Save the Day" "Light Up the Night" "Dream" "Because" "Shooting Star"
Tours	Brother Tour BZ20 Tour Thank You & Goodnight Tour
Books	The Tree of Seasons
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Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations	Hits Out of Hell (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) Free-for-All (1976)
Videography	Hits Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back: The Meat Loaf Story Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
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