It Doesn't Matter (Wyclef Jean song)

"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. The track features additional vocals from Melky Sedeck and wrestler The Rock, whose famous catchphrase inspired the song title. The track also includes samples of "This Is Ska" by Bad Manners, "Mona Lisa" by Slick Rick, "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.[1]

"It Doesn't Matter"
Single by Wyclef Jean featuring the Rock and Melky Sedeck
from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
B-side"Younger Days"
Released26 June 2000 (2000-06-26)
Length3:57
LabelColumbia
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

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 eight weeks on the charts. "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 lines were changed for that version. e.g. "I got 50 Bentleys in the West Indies" was replaced by "J'ai 50 Bentley aux États-Unis", to fit the rhyme scheme.

Track listings

UK CD1 (669778 2)[1]

  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)[2]

  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

French CD single (669530 9)[3]

  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

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 26 June 2000 Urban radio Columbia [18]
United Kingdom 4 September 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [19]

References
  1. It Doesn't Matter (UK CD1 liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records. 2000. 669778 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. It Doesn't Matter (UK CD2 liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records. 2000. 669778 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. It Doesn't Matter (French CD single liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records. 2000. 669530 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  12. "Wyclef Jean feat. The Rock & Melky Sedeck – It Doesn't Matter". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  14. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  17. "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  18. "AddVance Notice" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1356. 23 June 2000. p. 61. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  19. "New Releases – For Week Starting September 4, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 September 2000. p. 29. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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