Nothing Really Matters

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“Nothing Really Matters”
“Nothing Really Matters” cover
Single by Madonna
from the album Ray of Light
B-side "To Have and Not to Hold"
Released March 2, 1999 (Europe)
April 13, 1999 (U.S.)
April 21, 1999 (Japan)
Format CD single: Worldwide
Vinyl single: UK & U.S.
Genre Dance / House
Length 4:26
Label Maverick, Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna
Patrick Leonard
Producer Madonna
William Orbit
Marius De Vries
Certification Silver (UK)
Madonna singles chronology
"The Power of Goodbye" / "Little Star"
(1999)		 "Nothing Really Matters"
(1999)		 "Beautiful Stranger"
(1999)
Ray of Light track listing
"Skin"
(5)		 "Nothing Really Matters"
(6)		 "Sky Fits Heaven"
(7)
Alternate cover
UK CD single 2 cover
UK CD single 2 cover

"Nothing Really Matters" is a pop-dance music song written by American singer Madonna and Patrick Leonard for Madonna's seventh album Ray of Light (1998). It was produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Marius De Vries, and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as a single in the spring of 1999 and was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number seven. Audio sample (help·info).

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[edit] Chart performance

In the United States, the song debuted at #25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart, before appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 six weeks later, peaking at number ninety-three, becoming Madonna's lowest peak position on the Hot 100. Many fans in the U.S. blamed Warner Bros. Records' marketing strategy for the song's poor charting. Warner released the music video in early February 1999 and then released a commercial single almost two months later. "Nothing Really Matters" was a hit on the Billboard Dance Charts though, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart and number three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart.

[edit] Music video

Madonna (dressed as a geisha) in "Nothing Really Matters" video.
Madonna (dressed as a geisha) in "Nothing Really Matters" video.

The music video was directed by Johan Renck and filmed on January 9-10, 1999 at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, New York. In the video Madonna plays a geisha, inspired by Arthur Golden's book Memoirs of a Geisha. Madonna wanted to represent herself as the one of the book's characters, Hatsumomo. Madonna is featured in the video wearing a red kimono and sporting black Cleopatra-style hair, surrounded by Japanese men and women who seem to be her followers. The video contains many hidden meanings which become visible if one has read the book. First Madonna's followers all treasure false forms of love, represented by the bags of water that Madonna holds at the beginning of the video, but that is not what really matters. Slowly they get the insight, symbolized with the people rising in the air. Madonna herself is shown walking and dancing through a long corridor.

The kimono Madonna wears in the video had been created by Jean-Paul Gaultier, who would later design Madonna's geisha-inspired costumes on her Drowned World Tour in 2001. Madonna later re-used the look of the video for her performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in February 1999.

  • Director: Johan Renck
  • Producer: Nicola Doring
  • Director of Photography: Gosta Reiland
  • Editor: Max Vitali
  • Production Company: Pettersson Akerlund Filmproduktion

[edit] Track listings and formats

US 7" vinyl (7-17102)[1]
US CD single (9 17102-2)[2]
  • A "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  • B "To Have And Not To Hold" — 5:23
US 12" promo vinyl (PRO-A-9665-A)[3]
  • A "Nothing Really Matters" (Vikram Cybercut) — 13:44
  • B "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
US 12" promo vinyl (PRO-A-9700-A)[4]
  • A "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Speed Mix) — 10:35
  • B "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Speed Dub) — 10:25
US 2 x 12" vinyl (9 44613-0)[5]
  • A1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix) — 7:51
  • A2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  • B1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  • B2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
  • C1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Funk Mix) — 8:00
  • C2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Vikram Radio Remix) — 7:43
  • D1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Dub) — 5:48
  • D2 "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
EU 12" vinyl (9362 44625 0)[6]
  • A1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  • A2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix) — 7:51
  • B1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  • B2 "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
EU CD single (9362 44622 2)[7]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Funk Mix) — 8:00
  3. "Nothing Really Matters" (Vikram Remix) — 8:37
  4. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Mix Show Mix) — 5:40
AU CD single (93624 46202)[8]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
  3. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix) — 7:51
  4. "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
UK 12" promo vinyl (GFL 001)[9]
  • A "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Dub) — 11:36
UK 12" vinyl (9362 44624 0)[10]
  • A1 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  • A2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Dub) — 5:48
  • B1 "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
  • B2 "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
UK cassette single (5439 16997 4)[11]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
UK promo CD single (A5721 13)[12]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Edit) — 4:11
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
UK CD single 1 (W471CD1)[13]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
  3. "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
UK CD single 2 (W471CD2)[14]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  3. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Dub) — 5:48
JP Maxi-CD (WPCR-10298)[15]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Funk Mix) — 8:00
  3. "Nothing Really Matters" (Vikram Radio Remix) — 7:42
  4. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Mix Show Mix) — 5:40
US Maxi-CD (9 44613-2)[16]
  1. "Nothing Really Matters" (Album Version) — 4:27
  2. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix) — 7:51
  3. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 8:19
  4. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Funk Mix) — 8:00
  5. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Speed Mix) — 10:35
  6. "Nothing Really Matters"(Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) — 11:10
  7. "Nothing Really Matters" (Vikram Remix) — 8:37
  8. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Future Dub) — 5:48
  9. "Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) — 3:45

[edit] Official versions

  • Album Version (4:28)
  • Edit (4:10) (Promo Only)
  • Club 69 Vocal Club Mix (7:53)
  • Club 69 Vocal Edit (5:20) (Promo Only)
  • Club 69 Radio Mix (3:44)
  • Club 69 Mix-show Mix (5:36)
  • Club 69 Future Mix (8:20)
  • Club 69 Future Dub (5:49)
  • Club 69 Future Edit (4:31) (Promo Only)
  • Club 69 Phunk Mix (8:02)
  • Club 69 Phunk Edit (5:29) (Promo Only)
  • Club 69 Speed Mix (10:39)
  • Club 69 Speed Dub (10:22) (Promo Only)
  • Vikram Radio Remix (7:44)
  • Vikram Remix (8:34)
  • Vikram Cybercut Remix (13:43) (Promo Only)
  • Kruder & Dorfmeister Mix (11:10)
  • Kruder & Dorfmeister Dub (11:36) (Promo Only)

[edit] Credits and personnel

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 93
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 25
Australia 15
Austria 29
Brazil 10
Canada 6
Chile 2
China 1
Eurochart Hot 100 16
Finland 6
France 48
Germany 38
Japan 4
Netherlands 34
New Zealand 7
South Africa, Republic of 3
Spain 1
Sweden 41
Switzerland 26
United Kingdom 7
United World Chart 6

[edit] References

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  • Billboard.com. link. Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - US chart positions.
  • MoCaW: Madonna on Charts around the World. link. Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Worldwide chart positions and certifications.
  • EIL.com. link. Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Formats and track listings.
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