It Doesn't Matter (song)

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"It Doesn't Matter"
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Single by Wyclef Jean featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck
from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
B-side "However You Want It"
Released26 June 2000 (2000-06-26)
Studio The Hit Factory (New York City)
Length3:57
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"New Day"
(1999)
"It Doesn't Matter"
(2000)
"911"
(2000)
Music video
"It Doesn't Matter" on YouTube

"It Doesn't Matter" is the first single released from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's second studio album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000). Written by Jean and Jerry Duplessis, the track features additional vocals from Melky Sedeck and wrestler The Rock, whose famous catchphrase inspired the song title. The song includes samples of "Mona Lisa" by Slick Rick, "This Is Ska" by Longsy D, "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, so all songwriters are given credits.

Contents

Upon its release on 26 June 2000, the song reached number 80 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. In September 2000, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and spent 11 weeks in the top 100. "It Doesn't Matter" was also released in French under the title "Ça ne me fait rien" for Quebec and French radio stations, with Jacky and Ben-J providing additional vocals. Some lyrics were changed for this version.

Track listings

US 12-inch single(44 79448) [1]

A1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 4:02
A2. "It Doesn't Matter" (instrumental) – 3:56
A3. "It Doesn't Matter" (a cappella featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 3:50
B1. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix featuring Hope) – 4:05
B2. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix instrumental) – 4:05
B3. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix a cappella featuring Hope) – 3:20
B4. "However You Want It" (LP version) – 3:03

UK CD1(669778 2) [2]

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 3:57
  2. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix featuring Hope) – 4:05
  3. "Thug Angels" (LP version featuring Small World) – 6:35

UK CD2(669778 5) [3]

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 3:57
  2. "We Trying to Stay Alive" (LP version) – 3:09
  3. "Younger Days" – 5:00

UK cassette single and European CD single(669778 4; COL 669530 1) [4] [5]

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 3:57
  2. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix featuring Hope) – 4:05

European maxi-CD single(COL 669530 2) [6]

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 4:02
  2. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix featuring Hope) – 4:05
  3. "It Doesn't Matter" (instrumental) – 3:56
  4. "However You Want It" (LP version) – 3:03

French CD single(669530 9) [7]

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (LP version featuring the Rock and Melky Sedeck) – 4:02
  2. "It Doesn't Matter" (remix featuring Hope) – 4:05
  3. "Ça ne me fait rien" – 3:59

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are taken from The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States26 June 2000 Urban radio Columbia [23]
27 June 2000 [24]
United Kingdom4 September 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[25]

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