Don't Matter to Me

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"Don't Matter to Me"
Single by Drake and Michael Jackson
from the album Scorpion
ReleasedJuly 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)
Recorded
  • 1980 (Jackson's session)
  • 2018 (official single)
Studio Sandra Gale, Yolo Estate, CA
Genre R&B [1]
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 40
  • Nineteen85
Drake singles chronology
"Bigger Than You"
(2018)		"Don't Matter to Me"
(2018)		"In My Feelings"
(2018)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Low"
(2018)		"Don't Matter to Me"
(2018)		"Diamonds Are Invincible"
(2018)

"Don't Matter to Me" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, from the former's fifth studio album Scorpion (2018). [2] [3] [4] It was playlisted by BBC Radio 1 on July 6, 2018. [5] With Jackson's vocals being used posthumously, the song was set to be released to US rhythmic radio on July 10, 2018, alongside "In My Feelings". [6] However, its release in the country was cancelled when Republic Records decided to solely push "In My Feelings" to rhythmic and contemporary hit radio stations in the US. [7] [8] [9] Commercially, the song has reached No. 1 in Sweden and Greece as well as the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Contents

Jackson's vocals were taken from part of an unreleased 1980 session between Jackson and Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. The songs "Love Never Felt So Good" and "This Is It" (a.k.a. "I Never Heard") also came from the same session. [10]

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone said, "[the song] opens like most Drake songs, with gloomy, atmospheric synths and Drake singing sweetly to an ex-lover. Then Jackson comes in; even with some digital quivering added to his vocals, he's unmistakeable. While the "featuring Michael Jackson" billing would feel like an unnecessary flourish in almost any scenario, it's close to earned here." [11] Larry Fitzmaurice of Entertainment Weekly thought "[the song] makes great melodic hay out of a headline-grabbing posthumous Michael Jackson feature." [12] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent deemed it "hauntingly beautiful", however, she felt Jackson's voice "is controversially auto-tuned to the point that it sounds more like one of his biggest imitators, The Weeknd." [13] NME 's Luke Morgan Britton described the song as "a clear-cut power move, rather than artistic posthumous collaboration," and considered it as an example of "cases of Drake doing things because he can, rather than because he should." [14] The Hollywood Reporter 's Jonny Coleman felt the song "is as unsettling as a Tupac hologram, but ultimately not as offensive. It sounds like a Weeknd B-side but is weird enough to break up some of the exhaustion of listening to [Scorpion] in one sitting." [15] Dean Van Nguyen of The Irish Times said, "Jackson's segment is lovely, his vocal loop floating over the warm ‘n’ woozy orchestration which comes off as a kind of downbeat version of "Liberian Girl". Unfortunately, Drake is the worst thing about the song, his depressed coos sounding formless and without conviction." [16]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "Don't Matter to Me" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, dated July 12, 2018, behind George Ezra's "Shotgun". It serves as Drake's 15th top-ten song and Michael Jackson's 44th top ten on the chart. [17] [18]

In the United States, the song debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Drake's 31st top-ten song and Jackson's 30th top ten on the chart. It stands as Jackson's second posthumous top-ten entry, tying the peak of his duet with Justin Timberlake, "Love Never Felt So Good" (2014). [19]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. [20] [21]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [60] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [61] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [63] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [64] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [65] Platinum30,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [66] Gold5,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [67] Platinum8,000,000†
United Kingdom (BPI) [68] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 9, 2018
 [69]

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