No Matter What (Calum Scott song)

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"No Matter What"
No Matter What by Calum Scott.jpg
Single by Calum Scott
from the album Only Human
Released19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)
Length3:56
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Calum Scott singles chronology
"What I Miss Most"
(2018)
"No Matter What"
(2018)
"Undo"
(2019)
Music video
"No Matter What" on YouTube

"No Matter What" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Calum Scott for the special edition of his debut studio album, Only Human . It was released on 19 October 2018 as the album's fifth overall single and the first single from the special edition.

Contents

Background

Scott describes "No Matter What" as his "most personal song" and the song he is "most proud of". [1] The song tells the story of Scott telling his parents he was gay and their reactions of loving him "no matter what". Scott said "It was a song that I always had to write, and a song I never thought I'd be able to share. This song has so much bones behind it and has such a wider discussion, not only about sexuality but about acceptance." adding "This hopefully will be a movement. I want to help people, I want to inspire people, I want to make people more compassionate." [2] [3]

Music video

The music video was released on 8 November 2018 on Scott's YouTube channel via Vevo. It was directed by Ozzie Pullin. [4]

Critical reception

Katrina Rees from CelebMix called the song "a stunning piano ballad" with lyrics that are "raw and extremely personal". [5] [ unreliable source ]

Track listing

Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."No Matter What"3:56

Charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA) [7] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 46
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [9] 30
Scotland (OCC) [10] 53

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [11] Gold20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various19 October 2018 Digital download, streaming Capitol [6]

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