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'{{other}} {{refimprove|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox single | | Name = No Matter What They Say | Cover = LilKimNMWTS.jpg | Artist = [[Lil' Kim]] | from Album = [[The Notorious K.I.M.]] | Released = June 13, 2000 | Format = [[CD single]], [[12" single]], [[cassette single|cassette]] | Recorded = 1999 | Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Latin music (genre)|latin pop]] | Length = 4:17 | Label = [[Queen Bee Entertainment]], [[Atlantic Records]] | Writer = 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 = Darren "Limitless" Henson | Last single = "[[Notorious B.I.G. (song)|Notorious B.I.G.]]"<br>(2000) | This single = "'''No Matter What They Say'''"<br>(2000) | Next single = "[[How Many Licks?]]"<br>(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 in music|2000]]. It reached number 60 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 [[José 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 (Brandy Norwood song)|Top of the World]]" by [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] as well as "This is how it should be done" from Roxanne's On A Roll by The Real Roxanne. == Music video == The "No Matter What They Say" music video was filmed in L.A and directed by [[Marcus Raboy]]. It featured cameo appearances from *[[Sean Combs|Diddy]] *[[Mary J. Blige]] *[[Missy Elliott]] *[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] *[[Method Man]] *[[Xzibit]] *[[Lil' Cease]] *[[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] *[[Carmen Electra]] ==Track listings== *'''US Promo CD'''<ref>{{cite web|title=No Matter What They Say US Promo CD|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lil-Kim-No-Matter-What-They-Say/release/1881793|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2012-07-01}}</ref> #"No Matter What They Say" (Radio Edit) - 4:19 #"No Matter What They Say" (Album Version) - 5:35 #"No Matter What They Say" (Instrumental) - 4:21 *'''Europe CD single'''<ref>{{cite web|title=No Matter What They Say Europe Single|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lil-Kim-No-Matter-What-They-Say/release/2337920|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2012-07-01}}</ref> #"No Matter What They Say" (Radio Edit) - 4:18 #"No Matter What They Say" (Album Version) - 4:14 #"No Matter What They Say" (Instrumental) - 4:19 #"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.<ref name="CD Credits">{{cite AV media notes |title=No Matter What They Say |titlelink=No Matter What They Say |others=Lil' Kim |year=2000 |type=Cover |publisher=[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] a division of [[Warner Music Group]], (Cat no. 7567-84697-2 ) |location=New York, [[New York|NY]]}}</ref> ;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 – [[Songwriter|songwriting]] * Darren "Limitless" Henson – [[Record producer|producer]] * Rich Travali – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] * Chris Athens – [[audio mastering]] == Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2000) !scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- |[[UK Singles Chart]] | style="text-align:center;"|35 |- |US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] | style="text-align:center;"|60 |- |US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] | style="text-align:center;"|15 |- |US [[Hot Rap Songs|Rap Songs]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- !align="left"|Year-end chart (2000) ! style="text-align:center;"|Position |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Rap Singles & Tracks<ref>{{cite book|author=Billboard |url=http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA86&dq=LIL+KIM+billboard+2000&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hbxqU_elApfs8AW9moGYCQ&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=LIL%20KIM%20billboard%202000&f=false |title=Billboard - 2000 The Year In Music |publisher=Billboard Magazine |date=2000-12-30 |accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|74 |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{MetroLyrics song|lil-kim|no-matter-what-they-say}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Lil' Kim}} [[Category:2000 singles]] [[Category:Lil' Kim songs]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Marcus Raboy]] [[Category:1999 songs]] [[Category:Atlantic Records singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Lil' Kim]] [[Category:Songs written by Bernard Edwards]] [[Category:Songs written by Nile Rodgers]] {{hip-hop-song-stub}}'