Don't Matter

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“Don't Matter”
“Don't Matter” cover
Single by Akon
from the album Konvicted
Released Flag of the United States January 18, 2007 (U.S.)
Flag of the United Kingdom May 7, 2007 (UK)
Flag of Australia June 30, 2007 (Australia)
Format CD, Digital download
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 4:52
Label Konvict/UpFront/SRC/Universal
Writer(s) Thiam, A./ Lawson, A.
Producer Akon
Certification 3x Platinum (RIAA)
Platinum (RIANZ)
Akon singles chronology
"The Sweet Escape"
(2007)		 "Don't Matter"
(2007)		 "I Tried" (with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
(2007)

"Don't Matter"[sic] is an R&B song recorded by Akon for his second studio album Konvicted (2006). The song was released as the album's third single in early 2007. In April 2007, it became Akon's second U.S. number-one single. The chorus is a remake of Bob Marley's "Zimbabwe". This song was #31 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1] This song was also #81 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[2]

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[edit] Chart performance

"Don't Matter" was released in the U.S. in mid-January 2007. The song made its debut at number seventy-nine on the Hot 100 and reached number one after ten weeks on the chart, in large part due to its substantial airplay, the song topping the Hot 100 Airplay chart for two weeks. In the UK, it debuted on the singles chart at number forty-five, based solely upon downloads, and late peaking at number three following a physical release. Following the song's debut inside the top ten on the singles chart in Canada, it peaked at number one for a period of three weeks. As of January 2008, the song has been certified 3 times platinum for 3,000,000 digital sales. Bizzy Bone made a remix with this song..

"Don't Matter" has a structure very similar to R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)" And Zimbabwe by Bob Marley who died in 1981

[edit] Covers

Fall Out Boy recenty did a cover of Don't Matter for their live album, "****". They also performaned the song at their June 12, 2007 concert, the night after their bassist Pete Wentz got in a fight with a fan.

[edit] Music video

The music video starts with Akon picking up his date at a location. As he leaves with this date, an old man (presumably a relative of the date) is shown both reading a magazine about Akon partying at local clubs and staring at the two with an angry look. The video continues with Akon singing "Don't Matter" throughout the course of his date. It is set in a Caribbean beach style community at social places such as the beach, village market, and a dance. A scene in the video where Akon photographs his date taking off her bra has led to some controversy.[clarify] Notably, in the video's final scene, the music becomes much more lively, with a Caribbean style rhythm playing under the songs chorus. It has a cameo appearance by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The music video is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube, so far #9[1], with one "Don't Matter" video having over 49 million views, while others having over 10 million, 8 million and 4 million[2]. The song has skyrocketed since its release.

[edit] Track listing

Australian release[3]

  1. "Don't Matter" (radio edit)
  2. "Shake Down" (remix)
  3. "Easy Road"
  4. "Don't Matter" (video)
  5. "Smack That(Video)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position [4]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 2
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 9
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles [5] 1
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Chile Top 100 Dance Airplay[6] 1
Dutch Top 40 22
Euro 200 9
French Singles Chart 6
Ibero-America Top 100 1
Indonesian Single Top [7] 7
Irish Singles Chart 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
Portuguese Singles Chart [8] 3
Swedish Singles Chart 25
United World Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 3
Preceded by
"Window in the Skies" by U2		 Canadian number-one single
April 5, 2007 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Brianstorm" by Arctic Monkeys
Preceded by
"Glamorous" by Fergie featuring Ludacris		 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
April 7, 2007 - April 14, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Give It to Me" by Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake
Preceded by
"Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne		 RIANZ New Zealand number one-single
May 14, 2007 - May 28, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Because of You" by Ne-Yo
IRMA Ireland number-one single
May 17, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay Z
Preceded by
"He Said She Said" by Ashley Tisdale		 Chile Top 100 Dance Airplay
December 24, 2007 - December 31, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Sexy! No No No..." by Girls Aloud

[edit] References

  1. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  2. ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
  3. ^ Akon - Don't Matter. Sanity. Retrieved on July 22, 2007
  4. ^ Akon's 'Don't Matter': Chart Positions. Retrieved on May 6, 2007.
  5. ^ Brazilian Hot 100 Singles Chart
  6. ^ TW
  7. ^ Official Indonesian Single Top
  8. ^ Portuguese national Top 50

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