"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song was issued in January 1959, less than a month before Holly's death. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959, shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two-sided hit, backed with "Raining in My Heart". "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" was Holly's last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it became the country's first posthumous number 1 hit.[1]
The song was recorded in mid-October 1958 in New York City. Paul Anka wrote it specifically for Holly. He donated his royalties from the song to Holly's wife. He said: "'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' has a tragic irony about it now, but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly's family. I'm giving my composer's royalty to his widow - it's the least I can do."
The song has been covered many times, most commercially successfully by New Zealand-born singer songwriter Mark Williams, who had a number-one hit with it in 1977.
In the United Kingdom the song reached number 1 on April 24, 1959, and remained in that position for three weeks, becoming the first posthumous number 1 hit in UK chart history.[2] Holly would continue to achieve posthumous chart success in the UK well into the 1960s. In the United States it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Holly's last Top 20 hit in the United States. Internationally, the song reached number 1 in both Canada and Ireland, and also peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts.
Linda Ronstadt covered "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" in 1974 on her multi-platinum album Heart Like a Wheel. As the B-side of "When Will I Be Loved," it became a double-sided hit in the United States. The single reached number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 47 on the Pop chart, and number 54 on the Country chart in the fall of 1975.
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" was covered by New Zealand-born singer songwriter, Mark Williams. The song was released in April 1977 as the second single from his third studio album, Taking It All In Stride (1977). The song peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand charts and was the highest selling single by a New Zealand artist in New Zealand in 1977.
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7" single (EMI – HR 566)
Side A: "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" Side B: "True Love (Is Never Easy)"
In season 11 of the television program American Idol, Jessica Sanchez, Deandre Brackensick, and Candice Glover performed the song in the Las Vegas round.
Lucius (with JD McPherson and Jimmy Sutton, recorded live in Brooklyn 2014), included on their 2014 album Wildewoman (Extended Edition)[11]
^"Mark Williams – It Doesn't Matter Anymore". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ ab"End of Year Charts 1977". RIANZ. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^"Lucius announce "Wildewoman" deluxe edition, share My Morning Jacket cover". momandpopmusic.com. September 28, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
November 11, 2023
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For other uses see It Doesn t Matter Anymore disambiguation It Doesn t Matter Anymore is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958 The song was issued in January 1959 less than a month before Holly s death It Doesn t Matter Anymore reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959 shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3 1959 The single was a two sided hit backed with Raining in My Heart It Doesn t Matter Anymore was Holly s last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs It was also successful in the United Kingdom where it became the country s first posthumous number 1 hit 1 It Doesn t Matter Anymore Single by Buddy Hollyfrom the album The Buddy Holly StoryB side Raining in My Heart ReleasedJanuary 5 1959RecordedOctober 21 1958StudioDecca Studios Pythian Temple New York CityGenrePopLength2 01LabelCoral Records 9 62074Songwriter s Paul AnkaBuddy Holly singles chronology Heartbeat 1958 It Doesn t Matter Anymore 1959 Peggy Sue Got Married 1959 The song was recorded in mid October 1958 in New York City Paul Anka wrote it specifically for Holly He donated his royalties from the song to Holly s wife He said It Doesn t Matter Anymore has a tragic irony about it now but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly s family I m giving my composer s royalty to his widow it s the least I can do The song has been covered many times most commercially successfully by New Zealand born singer songwriter Mark Williams who had a number one hit with it in 1977 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Linda Ronstadt version 3 1 Chart history 4 Mark Williams version 4 1 Track listing 4 2 Chart performance 4 2 1 Weekly charts 4 3 Year end charts 5 Other cover versions 6 See also 7 ReferencesTrack listing edit It Doesn t Matter Anymore 2 01 Raining in My Heart 2 45 Chart performance editIn the United Kingdom the song reached number 1 on April 24 1959 and remained in that position for three weeks becoming the first posthumous number 1 hit in UK chart history 2 Holly would continue to achieve posthumous chart success in the UK well into the 1960s In the United States it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart It was Holly s last Top 20 hit in the United States Internationally the song reached number 1 in both Canada and Ireland and also peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts Weekly charts edit Chart 1959 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 2Canada 1050 chum Chum Chart Archives 3 1Ireland IRMA 4 1UK The Official Charts Company 1U S Billboard Hot 100 5 13U S Cash Box Top 100 30 Year end charts edit Chart 1959 RankU S Joel Whitburn s Pop Annual 6 112Linda Ronstadt version edit It Doesn t Matter Anymore Single by Linda Ronstadtfrom the album Heart Like a WheelA side When Will I Be Loved ReleasedMarch 25 1975GenreCountryLabelCapitolSongwriter s Paul AnkaLinda Ronstadt singles chronology You re No Good 1974 It Doesn t Matter Anymore 1975 Heat Wave 1975 Linda Ronstadt covered It Doesn t Matter Anymore in 1974 on her multi platinum album Heart Like a Wheel As the B side of When Will I Be Loved it became a double sided hit in the United States The single reached number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart number 47 on the Pop chart and number 54 on the Country chart in the fall of 1975 Chart history edit Chart 1975 PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 7 83Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 8 18U S Billboard Hot 100 5 47U S Billboard Adult Contemporary 20U S Billboard Country 54U S Cash Box Top 100 80Mark Williams version edit It Doesn t Matter Anymore Single by Mark Williamsfrom the album Taking It All In StrideB side True Love Is Never Easy ReleasedApril 1977Recorded1977StudioEMI Studios Wellington New ZealandGenrePop funk soulLength2 42LabelEMI MusicSongwriter s Paul AnkaProducer s Alan GalbraithMark Williams singles chronology Taking It All in Stride 1976 It Doesn t Matter Anymore 1977 A House for Sale 1977 It Doesn t Matter Anymore was covered by New Zealand born singer songwriter Mark Williams The song was released in April 1977 as the second single from his third studio album Taking It All In Stride 1977 The song peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand charts and was the highest selling single by a New Zealand artist in New Zealand in 1977 Track listing edit 7 single EMI HR 566 Side A It Doesn t Matter Anymore Side B True Love Is Never Easy Chart performance edit Weekly charts edit Chart 1977 Peak positionNew Zealand Recorded Music NZ 9 1Year end charts edit Chart 1977 RankNew Zealand Recorded Music NZ 10 6New Zealand Artist Recorded Music NZ 10 1Other cover versions editExternal videos nbsp Lucius with JD McPherson amp Jimmy Sutton It Doesn t Matter Anymore TWSWPWK JD McPhersonWanda Jackson included a cover of this song on her 1961 album There s a Party Goin On John Barry did an instrumental cover included on the compilation album The EMI Years 1961 Paul Anka himself recorded this song on his 1963 album 21 Golden Hits which contains re recordings of his old hits most of which he wrote Freddie and the Dreamers recorded this song for their album You Were Mad for Me in 1964 Al Stewart recorded a cover of the song which was included as a bonus track on a re release of his 1972 album Orange The song was used in the BBC television series Survivors episode 9 sung by Chris Tranchell in 1975 Don McLean included a version on his 1978 album Chain Lightning Hank Marvin performed an instrumental version in 1996 on his album Hank Plays Holly The Seekers performed a cover on their 1997 album Future Road Waylon Jennings performed a cover as a bonus track on the 1999 reissue of his album This Time with the Crickets in the background Eva Cassidy s version of the song was the lead in to her album Imagine released posthumously in 2002 Serena Ryder recorded a cover on her 2006 album If Your Memory Serves You Well Marty Wilde recorded the song on the DVD release of The 50th Anniversary Concert in 2007 Australian Gina Jeffreys covered the song on her album Old Paint 2010 In season 11 of the television program American Idol Jessica Sanchez Deandre Brackensick and Candice Glover performed the song in the Las Vegas round Lucius with JD McPherson and Jimmy Sutton recorded live in Brooklyn 2014 included on their 2014 album Wildewoman Extended Edition 11 See also editList of number one singles from the 1950s UK List of posthumous number one singles UK List of number one singles in 1977 New Zealand New Zealand Top 50 singles of 1977References editGeneralWhitburn Joel 2000 Top Pop Singles 1955 1999 Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 140 3 Specific Buddy Holly UK Official Charts Rice Jo 1982 The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits Enfield Middlesex Guinness Superlatives p 42 ISBN 0 85112 250 7 CHART NUMBER 99 Monday March 30 1959 CHUM Chart Archived from the original on November 7 2006 The Irish Charts Search Results It Doesn t Matter Anymore Irish Singles Chart Retrieved July 9 2017 a b Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Whitburn Joel 1999 Pop Annual Menomonee Falls Wisconsin Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 142 X Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1975 09 13 Retrieved 2018 03 10 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1975 09 29 Retrieved 2018 03 10 Mark Williams It Doesn t Matter Anymore Top 40 Singles Retrieved 6 August 2014 a b End of Year Charts 1977 RIANZ Retrieved 1 July 2017 Lucius announce Wildewoman deluxe edition share My Morning Jacket cover momandpopmusic com September 28 2014 Retrieved April 17 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It Doesn 27t Matter Anymore amp oldid 1163072342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
