It Matters to Me (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = It Matters to Me
| cover = Faith Hill - It Matters to Me (single).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Faith Hill
| album = It Matters to Me
| B-side = Keep Walkin' On
| released = November 6, 1995{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard-Airplay/Billboard-Country-Airplay/1995/BBCA-1995-10.pdf|title=The New Single, Going for Airplay November 6|magazine=Billboard Country Monitor|page=1|date=October 20, 1995}}
| recorded =
| studio = Sound Shop Recording Studios (Nashville, TN)
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:17
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer = Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders
| producer = Scott Hendricks, Faith Hill
| prev_title = Let's Go to Vegas
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Someone Else's Dream
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Nj_ZznMMRic|"It Matters To Me"}}}}
}}
"It Matters to Me" is a song written by Ed Hill and Mark D. Sanders and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in November 1995 as the second single and title track from Hill’s second album of the same name (1995). It was her third number one on the Billboard country charts{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=158}} as well as her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception
Wendy Newcomer from Cash Box wrote, "Though she initially patterned herself vocally after heroes like Reba McEntire, Faith Hill seems to be coming into her own style. “It Matters To Me” is a top-notch second single from Hill's sophomore album. Hill has always found her highest chart positions with uptempo songs, but the strength of her performance on this song may secure success with a ballad as well."{{cite magazine|first=Wendy|last=Newcomer|title=Country Music|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-11-04.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=November 4, 1995|page=23|accessdate=November 10, 2022}}
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by photographer Randee St. Nicholas.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!align="left"|Chart (1995–1996) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=2875|publishdate=February 5, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|74|artist=Faith Hill}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Faith Hill}} |
scope="row"| US Top Country Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-01-27.pdf|title=Billboard Top Country Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=16 October 2023}} | align="center"| 1 |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9734&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996|work=RPM|date=December 16, 1996|access-date=July 20, 2013}}
| align="center" | 53 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1996| access-date=July 20, 2013}}
| align="center" | 14 |
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References
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{{Faith Hill singles}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Randee St. Nicholas
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
Category:Songs written by Ed Hill
Category:Songs written by Mark D. Sanders
Category:Warner Records singles
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