Don't Matter to Me

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Matter to Me

| type = single

| artist = Drake and Michael Jackson

| album = Scorpion

| released = {{Start date|2018|07|6}}

| recorded =

1980 (Jackson's session)
2018 (official single)

| studio = Sandra Gale, Yolo Estate, CA

| genre = R&B{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/michael-jackson-returns-677791.html|title=Michael Jackson returns posthumously on Drake album|date=June 29, 2018|work=Deccan Herald}}

| length = 4:05

| label =

| writer =

Aubrey Graham
Michael Jackson
Paul Anka
Noah Shebib
Anthony Jefferies
Nana Rogues
Negin Djafari

| producer =

40
Nineteen85

| chronology = Drake

| prev_title = Bigger Than You

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = In My Feelings

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Michael Jackson

| type = single

| prev_title = Low

| prev_year = 2018

| title = Don't Matter to Me

| year = 2018

| next_title = Diamonds Are Invincible

| next_year = 2018

}}

"Don't Matter to Me" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, from the former's fifth studio album Scorpion (2018).{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/drake-new-album-scorpion-release-date-tracklist-tour-dates-2338513|title=Drake's new album 'Scorpion' - release date, tracklist, tour dates and everything we know so far - NME|date=28 June 2018|publisher=NME}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8463357/drake-reveals-scorpion-features-including-michael-jackson-jay-z|title=Drake Reveals 'Scorpion' Features, Including Michael Jackson & Jay-Z|publisher=Billboard}}{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/drake-scorpion-michael-jackson-vocal-newborn-son-1202861457/ |title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Features Michael Jackson Vocal, References Newborn Son |date=June 28, 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=July 21, 2018}} It was playlisted by BBC Radio 1 on July 6, 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 1 |access-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709213820/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|archive-date=July 9, 2018}} With Jackson's vocals being used posthumously, the song was set to be released to US rhythmic radio on July 10, 2018, alongside "In My Feelings".{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703214611/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access|archive-date=July 3, 2018}} However, its release in the country was cancelled when Republic Records decided to solely push "In My Feelings" to rhythmic and contemporary hit radio stations in the US.{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/07/drake-dont-matter-to-me-scrapped-as-single-in-favor-of-in-my-feelings/|title=Drake's "Don't Matter to Me" Scrapped as a Single in Favor of "In My Feelings"|date=10 July 2018 |publisher=Hiphopnmore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709204611/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access|archive-date=July 9, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709204601/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40-Mainstream Future Releases|publisher=All Access|archive-date=July 9, 2018}} Commercially, the song has reached No. 1 in Sweden and Greece as well as the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Jackson's vocals were taken from part of an unreleased 1980 session between Jackson and Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. The songs "Love Never Felt So Good" and "This Is It" (a.k.a. "I Never Heard") also came from the same session.{{Cite web |last=Shields |first=Damien |date=January 3, 2021 |title=Love Never Felt So Good and Michael Jackson's Work with Paul Anka |url=https://www.damienshields.com/love-never-felt-so-good-and-michael-jacksons-work-with-paul-anka/ |access-date=June 6, 2022}}

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone said, "[the song] opens like most Drake songs, with gloomy, atmospheric synths and Drake singing sweetly to an ex-lover. Then Jackson comes in; even with some digital quivering added to his vocals, he's unmistakeable. While the "featuring Michael Jackson" billing would feel like an unnecessary flourish in almost any scenario, it's close to earned here."{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drakes-favorite-collaborators-are-ghosts-666835/|title=Drake's Favorite Collaborators are Ghosts|date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Rollings Stone}} Larry Fitzmaurice of Entertainment Weekly thought "[the song] makes great melodic hay out of a headline-grabbing posthumous Michael Jackson feature."{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/music/2018/07/02/drake-scorpion-ew-review/|title=On Scorpion, Drake loses sight of his own essence|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}} Roisin O'Connor of The Independent deemed it "hauntingly beautiful", however, she felt Jackson's voice "is controversially auto-tuned to the point that it sounds more like one of his biggest imitators, The Weeknd."{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/drake-scorpion-album-review-tracklist-lyrics-son-pusha-t-samples-features-a8423206.html|title=Drake, Scorpion album review: Lacks a sting in the tail|work=The Independent|date=29 June 2018 }} NME{{'}}s Luke Morgan Britton described the song as "a clear-cut power move, rather than artistic posthumous collaboration," and considered it as an example of "cases of Drake doing things because he can, rather than because he should."{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/drake-scorpion-review |title=Drake – 'Scorpion' review |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=July 2, 2018 |work=NME |access-date=July 2, 2018}} The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s Jonny Coleman felt the song "is as unsettling as a Tupac hologram, but ultimately not as offensive. It sounds like a Weeknd B-side but is weird enough to break up some of the exhaustion of listening to [Scorpion] in one sitting."{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-drake-overplays-his-hand-bloated-double-album-scorpion-1124286|title=Critic's Notebook: Drake Overplays His Hand on Bloated Double Album 'Scorpion'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Coleman|first=Jonny|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=June 29, 2018}} Dean Van Nguyen of The Irish Times said, "Jackson's segment is lovely, his vocal loop floating over the warm ‘n’ woozy orchestration which comes off as a kind of downbeat version of "Liberian Girl". Unfortunately, Drake is the worst thing about the song, his depressed coos sounding formless and without conviction."{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/drake-scorpion-review-a-painfully-dull-barrage-of-lifeless-tunes-1.3548447 |title=Drake: Scorpion review – A painfully dull barrage of lifeless tunes |last=Van Nguyen |first=Dean |date=June 29, 2018 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=July 20, 2018}}

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "Don't Matter to Me" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, dated July 12, 2018, behind George Ezra's "Shotgun". It serves as Drake's 15th top-ten song and Michael Jackson's 44th top ten on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6213/drake/|title=Drake {{!}} Official Chart history|date=19 December 2009 |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=July 8, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16519/michael-jackson/|title=Michael Jackson {{!}} Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=July 8, 2018}}

In the United States, the song debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Drake's 31st top-ten song and Jackson's 30th top ten on the chart. It stands as Jackson's second posthumous top-ten entry, tying the peak of his duet with Justin Timberlake, "Love Never Felt So Good" (2014).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464454/drake-hot-100-record-nice-for-what-scorpion|title=Drake Claims 7 of Hot 100's Top 10, Breaking the Beatles' Record, As 'Nice For What' Returns to No. 1 For Eighth Week|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=July 9, 2018|access-date=July 10, 2018}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.{{cite AV media notes|title=Scorpion|type=CD liner notes|others=Drake|publisher=Republic Records|year=2018|id=86318-2}}{{cite web|title=Scorpion / Drake TIDAL|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/91146468|website=Tidal|access-date=July 3, 2018}}

Noel Cadastre – recording
40 – production, recording
Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing
Harley Arsenault – mixing assistance
Greg Moffet – mixing assistance
Ronald Moonoo – mixing assistance
Michael Jackson – vocals
Nineteen85 – production

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2018–2019) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{single chart\|Australia\|3\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|18\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 12, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|33\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 20, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|37\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 13, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|4\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 9, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadachrtop40\|50\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=23 September 2017}}
{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|6\|year=2018\|week=27\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 9, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Denmark\|2\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Finland\|11\|artist=Drake\|song=Don't Matter to Me (Feat. Michael Jackson)\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 8, 2018}}
{{single chart\|France\|24\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|16\|songid=1774520\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI){{cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|access-date=July 1, 2018\|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 28/2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726191138/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html\|archive-date=July 26, 2018}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Hungarystream\|6\|year=2018\|week=27\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 15, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles\|title=IRMA – Irish Charts\|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association\|access-date=July 7, 2018}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Italy (FIMI){{cite web\|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2717\|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 27\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=July 7, 2018}} \| 23
scope="row"\| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web\|url=http://www.olt20.com/Drake\|title=The Official Lebanese Top 20\|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20\|access-date=August 7, 2018}} \| 15
scope="row"\| Malaysia (RIM){{cite web\|url=http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/Chart%202018/27_i_dm.pdf\|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia\|access-date=August 25, 2018}} \| 7
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|13\|year=2018\|week=29\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 21, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|7\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|6\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|4\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Portugal\|2\|artist=Drake Feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 19, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|33\|date=20180713\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 14, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web\|url=http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf\|title=Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 29\|publisher=Recording Industry Association (Singapore) \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729095133/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf\|archive-date=July 29, 2018\|access-date=August 25, 2018}} \| 6
{{single chart\|Slovakdigital2\|4\|year=2018\|week=28\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 24, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Spain (PROMUSICAE){{cite web\|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3773-canciones-semana-27-2018\|title=Top 100 Canciones – Semana 27: del 29.06.2018 al 05.07.2018\|publisher=Productores de Música de España\|access-date=July 10, 2018\|language=es\|format=PDF}} \| 33
{{single chart\|Sweden\|1\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 17, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|5\|date=20180706\|artist=Drake feat. Michael Jackson\|song=Don't Matter to Me\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 8, 2018}}
{{single chart\|UK\|2\|date=20180706\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|1\|date=20180706\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|9\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 10, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|8\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 10, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|26\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 13, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|15\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 11, 2018}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/2018_track_t100.html\|title=Track Top-100 2018\|publisher=Hitlisten\|language=da\|access-date=January 16, 2019}} \| 88
scope="row"\| Portugal (AFP){{cite web\|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/top_vendas/Top_200_2018.xls\|title=Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 200 Singles 2018\|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa\|language=pt\|access-date=August 14, 2020}} \| 142
scope="row"\| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20180001\|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2018\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|language=sv\|access-date=January 15, 2019}} \| 98

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/2018_track_t100.html|title=Track Top-100 2018|publisher=Hitlisten|language=da|access-date=January 16, 2019}}

| 88

scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/top_vendas/Top_200_2018.xls|title=Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 200 Singles 2018|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|language=pt|access-date=August 14, 2020}}

| 142

scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20180001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2018|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=January 15, 2019}}

| 98

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-songs\|title=Hot R&B Singles: Year-End 2019\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 18, 2019}} \| 48

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-songs|title=Hot R&B Singles: Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 18, 2019}}

| 48

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=November 7, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Drake|title=Don't Matter to Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|access-date=November 27, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter to Me|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=10477|access-date=September 26, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Drake|title=Matter To Me|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=17 May 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter to Me|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|access-date=June 22, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter To Me|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|access-date=December 16, 2024|certyear=2021|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter to Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter to Me|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|certweek=37|position=78|access-date=September 14, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Drake ft Michael Jackson|title=Don't Matter to Me|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=15103-4727-1|access-date=March 20, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streamsonly=true|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"\| Country ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label(s) ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\| United States \| October 9, 2018 \| {{hlist\|Young Money\|Cash Money\|Republic}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases \|title=Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates \|website=All Access\|date=September 24, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918211427/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|archive-date=September 18, 2018\|access-date=September 24, 2018}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col"| Country

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| United States

| October 9, 2018

| {{hlist|Young Money|Cash Money|Republic}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |website=All Access|date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918211427/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=September 18, 2018|access-date=September 24, 2018}}

References

Category:2018 songs

Category:2018 singles

Category:Drake (musician) songs

Category:Michael Jackson songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Nineteen85

Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)

Category:Songs written by Michael Jackson

Category:Songs written by Paul Anka

Category:Number-one singles in Greece

Category:Number-one singles in Sweden

Category:Male vocal duets

Category:Songs released posthumously

Category:Songs written by Negin Djafari

Category:Young Money Entertainment singles

Category:Cash Money Records singles

Category:Republic Records singles