It Does n't Matter Anymore - wikipedia It Does n't Matter Anymore For other uses, see It Does n't Matter Anymore ( disambiguation ). `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' Single by Buddy Holly from the album The Buddy Holly Story B - side `` Raining in My Heart '' Released January 5, 1959 Format vinyl, 7 '' Recorded October 21, 1958, Decca Studios, Pythian Temple, New York Genre Pop Length 2 : 01 Label Coral Records 9 - 62074 Songwriter ( s ) Paul Anka Buddy Holly singles chronology `` Heartbeat '' ( 1958 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 1959 ) `` Peggy Sue Got Married '' ( 1959 ) `` Heartbeat '' ( 1958 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 1959 ) `` Peggy Sue Got Married '' ( 1959 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959, shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two - sided hit, backed with `` Raining in My Heart ''. `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' was Holly 's last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it became the country 's first posthumous number 1 hit. The song was recorded in mid-October 1958 in New York City. Paul Anka wrote it specifically for Holly. He donated his royalties from the song to Holly 's wife. He said : `` ' It Does n't Matter Anymore ' has a tragic irony about it now, but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly 's family. I 'm giving my composer 's royalty to his widow - it 's the least I can do. '' The song has been covered many times, most commercially successful by New Zealand - born singer songwriter, Mark Williams, who had a number - one hit with it in 1977. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 3 Mark Williams ' version 4 Track listing 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 Other cover versions 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Track listing `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 2 : 01 ) `` Raining in My Heart '' ( 2 : 45 ) Chart performance In the United Kingdom the song reached number 1 on April 24, 1959, and remained in that position for three weeks, becoming the first posthumous number 1 hit in UK chart history. Holly would continue to achieve posthumous chart success in the UK well into the 1960s. In the United States it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Holly 's last Top 20 hit in the United States. Mark Williams ' version `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' Single by Mark Williams from the album Taking It All In Stride B - side `` True Love ( Is Never Easy ) '' Released April 1977 Format 7 '' Recorded 1977 Studio EMI Studios, Wellington, New Zealand Genre Pop funk soul Length 2 : 42 Label EMI Music Songwriter ( s ) Paul Anka Producer ( s ) Alan Galbraith Mark Williams singles chronology `` Taking It All in Stride '' ( 1976 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 1977 ) `` A House for Sale '' ( 1977 ) `` Taking It All in Stride '' ( 1976 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( 1977 ) `` A House for Sale '' ( 1977 ) `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' was covered by New Zealand - born singer songwriter, Mark Williams. The song was released in April 1977 as the second single from his third studio album, Taking It All In Stride ( 1977 ). The song peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand charts and was the highest selling single by a New Zealand artist in New Zealand in 1977. Track listing 7 '' single ( EMI -- HR 566 ) Side A : `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' Side B : `` True Love ( Is Never Easy ) '' Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 6 New Zealand Artist ( Recorded Music NZ ) Other cover versions Wanda Jackson included a cover of this song on her 1961 album, There 's a Party Goin ' On. John Barry did an instrumental cover, included on the compilation album The EMI Years : 1961. Paul Anka himself recorded this song on his 1963 album, 21 Golden Hits, which contains re-recordings of his old hits, most of which he wrote. The song was covered by Freddie and the Dreamers on the album You Were Made for Me in 1964. The song was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her multi-platinum album Heart Like a Wheel ( 1974 ) ; the single reached number 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart, number 47 on the Pop chart, and number 54 on the Country chart in the fall of 1975. The song was used in the BBC television series Survivors episode 9, song by Chris Tranchell in 1975. Don McLean included a version on his 1978 album Chain Lightning An instrumental version was recorded by Hank Marvin in 1996 on Hank Plays Holly. The Seekers performed a cover on their 1997 album, Future Road. Waylon Jennings performed a cover as a bonus track on the 1999 reissue of his album `` This Time '' with the Crickets in the background Eva Cassidy 's version of the song was the lead - in to her album Imagine, released posthumously in 2002. Serena Ryder recorded a cover on her 2006 album If Your Memory Serves You Well. Marty Wilde recorded the song on the DVD release of The 50th Anniversary Concert in 2007. Australian Gina Jeffreys covered the song on her album, Old Paint ( 2010 ). In season 11 of the television program American Idol, Jessica Sanchez, Deandre Brackensick, and Candice Glover performed the song in the Las Vegas round. See also List of number - one singles from the 1950s ( UK ) List of posthumous number - one singles ( UK ) List of number - one singles in 1977 ( New Zealand ) New Zealand Top 50 singles of 1977 References General Whitburn, Joel ( 2000 ). Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 140 - 3. Specific Jump up ^ Rice, Jo ( 1982 ). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits. Enfield, Middlesex : Guinness Superlatives. p. 42. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 250 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Mark Williams -- It Does n't Matter Anymore ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1977 ''. RIANZ. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1977 ''. RIANZ. Retrieved 1 July 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Buddy Holly The Crickets Singles `` Love Me '' `` That 'll Be the Day '' `` Words of Love '' `` Peggy Sue '' ( b / w `` Everyday '' ) `` Oh, Boy ! '' `` Not Fade Away '' `` I 'm Gonna Love You Too '' `` Maybe Baby '' `` Rave On '' `` Think It Over '' `` Early in the Morning '' `` It 's So Easy '' `` Heartbeat '' `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' ( b / w `` Raining in My Heart '' ) `` Peggy Sue Got Married '' ( b / w `` Crying, Waiting, Hoping '' ) `` True Love Ways '' `` Bo Diddley '' `` Brown Eyed Handsome Man '' `` Love is Strange '' Studio albums The `` Chirping '' Crickets Buddy Holly That 'll Be The Day Compilation albums The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 Reminiscing Showcase Holly in the Hills Giant 20 Golden Greats For the First Time Anywhere Words of Love Greatest Hits Down the Line : Rarities Memorial Collection Tribute albums Not Fade Away ( Remembering Buddy Holly ) Rave On Buddy Holly Listen to Me : Buddy Holly Related Buddy Holly discography List of songs Bob `` Bobby '' Montgomery María Elena Holly ( wife ) Norman Petty The Day The Music Died ( 1959 plane crash ) The Buddy Holly Story Buddy -- The Buddy Holly Story `` Buddy Holly '' ( song ) Buddy Holly Center Book Mark Williams Studio albums Mark Williams Sweet Trials Taking It All In Stride Life After Dark Mark Williams ZNZ Mind over Matter Compilations Greatest Hits The Very Best of Singles `` Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life '' `` Sweet Wine '' `` If It Rains '' `` Taking It All in Stride '' `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' `` A House for Sale '' `` Home and Away '' `` Show No Mercy `` Fix of Love `` Time After Time '' Related articles Dragon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It_Doesn%27t_Matter_Anymore&oldid=806698942 '' Categories : 1959 singles Buddy Holly songs Linda Ronstadt songs UK Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by Paul Anka Songs released posthumously Paul Anka songs 1958 songs Coral Records singles EMI Records singles 1977 singles Mark Williams ( singer ) songs Number - one singles in New Zealand Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for New Zealand Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Português Edit links This page was last edited on 23 October 2017, at 16 : 34. 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