Doesn't Really Matter

"Doesn't Really Matter"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Soundtrack and All for You
Released	August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)
Format	CD single, cassette single, 12" single, 7" single
Recorded	February 2000 Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota)[1]
Genre	Dance-pop, R&B
Length	4:58 (soundtrack version) 4:25 (All for You version) 4:18 (Radio Edit)
Label	Def Soul, Virgin
Writer(s)	Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification	Gold (RIAA) Silver (BPI)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999) "Doesn't Really Matter" (2000) "All for You" (2001)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps track listing "Doesn't Really Matter" (1) "Hey Papi" by Jay-Z, Amil and Memphis Bleek (2) All for You track listing "Feels So Right" (17) "Doesn't Really Matter" (18) "Better Days" (19)

"Doesn't Really Matter" is a song recorded by American R&B-pop singer Janet Jackson for the soundtrack to the 2000 film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Released as a single in August 2000, the track later appeared on Jackson's seventh studio album, All for You (2001).

Background

The song was the lead single from the Universal Pictures film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, in which Jackson co-starred with actor Eddie Murphy and was used as the official theme song for the movie. It became Jackson's ninth number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and first in the 2000s, staying atop for three weeks, and also making Jackson the first artist in history to score number-one singles in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. An alternate mix of the song was later included on Jackson's seventh studio album, 2001's All for You. Jackson performed this version at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The song was used in the dance video game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, and was covered in Japanese by Hitomi Shimatani and re-titled "Papillon" (Jackson's character's name). Jackson performed the song on her All for You Tour and Rock Witchu Tour. It was included in her current tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal.

Music video

The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn and choreographed by Shawnette Heard, shows Jackson in an abstract anime-based, futuristic Japan, featuring an AIBO dog, morphing clothes, levitating platforms, and a futuristic Acura vehicle (Acura CL-X Concept Prototype) . Also, behind her and her dancers screens show various scenes from the Dreamcast games Jet Grind Radio and Shenmue. It was featured on MTV's Making the Video on June 28, 2000.^[2] The video was only available on the enhanced CD single, and on the Nutty Professor II DVD as part of an extra feature. It was not released on any of Jackson's video compilations. Janet Jackson discovered the lyrics in a notebook she found lying around. She thought it would go well with the movie. She didn't change anything about the song except the beat. The lyrics stayed the same. The music video was featured on a VHS release on Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

Track listings and formats

French promo CD single (8023)^[3]

1. Radio Edit – 4:00

European CD single (562 916-2)^[4]

1. Radio Edit – 4:00
2. Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49

European CD maxi single (562 915-2)^[5]

Australian CD single (5629152)^[6]

Japanese CD single (UICD-5001)^[7]

Taiwanese CD single (562915-2)^[8]

1. Radio Edit – 4:00
2. Rockwilder Mix – 5:04
3. Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49
4. Doesn't Really Matter (Video)

UK 12" single (5629161)^[9]

1. Radio Edit – 4:00
2. Rockwilder Mix – 5:04
3. Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49
4. Instrumental – 4:37
5. Spensane Get Up Extended Mix – 6:33
6. Jonathan Peters Soundfactory Dub – 8:31

U.S. 12" single (562 828-1)^[10]

UK 12" promo single (JJVP1)^[11]

1. Rockwilder Mix/Dance All Day Extended Mix – 5:01
2. Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49
3. Spensane Get Up Extended Mix – 6:33
4. Rockwilder Instrumental – 4:59
5. Jonathan Peters Soundfactory Dub – 8:31
6. Spensane Get Up Dub Mix – 4:10

U.S. promo CD single (DEFR 15100-2)^[12]

1. Radio Edit – 4:00
2. Instrumental – 4:37
3. Call Out Research Hook – 0:10

U.S. CD single (314 562 846-2)^[13]

1. Soundtrack Version – 4:58
2. Rockwilder Mix/Dance All Day Extended Mix – 5:01
3. Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49
4. Spensane Get Up Extended Mix – 6:33

Official remixes

• Original/Soundtrack Version – 4:58
• Album Version (from All for You) – 4:25
• Radio Edit – 4:16
• Radio Edit # 2 – 4:00
• Instrumental – 4:38
• Soundtrack to the Video – 4:36
• Jonathan Peters Club Mix – 8:49
• Jonathan Peters Soundfactory Dub – 8:31
• Spensane Get Up Extended Mix – 6:33
• Spensane Get Up Dub Mix – 4:10
• Rockwilder Mix/Dance All Day Extended Mix – 5:01
• Rockwilder Instrumental – 4:59
• Call Out Research Hook – 0:14

Cover versions

In 2001, Nestor Torres recorded a jazz cover of the song for his album This Side of Paradise.

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2000)[14][15] Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 28 Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 28 Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia) 13 Canadian Singles Chart 6 Canadian RPM Singles Chart[16] 2 Danish Singles Chart[17] 9 Dutch Top 40[18] 11 French SNEP Singles Chart 40 German Singles Chart[19] 23 Irish Singles Chart[20] 21 Italian FIMI Singles Chart 10 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 27 Norwegian Singles Chart 13 Swedish Singles Chart 14 Swiss Singles Chart 17 UK Singles Chart[21] 5 UK R&B Singles Chart[22] 2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 9

End of year charts End of year chart (2000) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[23] 18

References

1. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428172/20000523/dmx.jhtml
2. ^ ""Making the Video" Janet Jackson: Doesn't Really Matter (2000)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0640152/. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
3. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter France Promo 5" CD SINGLE (173261)
4. ^ Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
5. ^ Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
6. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter Australia 5" CD SINGLE (162597)
7. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter Japan 5" CD SINGLE (162609)
8. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter Taiwan 5" CD SINGLE (250741)
9. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter UK 12" RECORD/MAXI SINGLE (168793)
10. ^ Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
11. ^ Janet Jackson Doesn't Really Matter UK Promo 12" RECORD/MAXI SINGLE (164037)
12. ^ Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
13. ^ Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
14. ^ "All for You > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r564427. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 
15. ^ "Janet Jackson – Doesn't Really Matter – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4397&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
16. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 71, No. 22, October 02 2000". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7094&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
17. ^ "Janet in Denmark". MJJ Charts. http://www.mjjcharts.com/DenmarkJanet.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34 – 2000" (in Dutch). Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=34&jaar=2000. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
19. ^ "Musicline.de – Janet Jackson – Doesn't Really Matter" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/JACKSON%2CJANET/Doesn%2527t+Really+Matter/single. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
20. ^ "Irish Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 31 August 2000". Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=35. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
21. ^ "Chart Stats – Janet Jackson – Doesn't Really Matter". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=28417. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
22. ^ "Chart Data: Janet Jackson". Mariah-Charts.com. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PJanetJackson.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-01. 
23. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 

Preceded by "Incomplete" by Sisqó

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single August 26, 2000 – September 9, 2000

Succeeded by "Music" by Madonna