It Didn't Matter

"It Didn't Matter"
Single by the Style Council
from the album The Cost of Loving
B-side	"All Year Round" "It Didn't Matter (Instrumental)" (12" only)
Released	9 January 1987[1]
Studio	Solid Bond (London, UK)
Genre	Electronic jazz rock funk soul pop pop rock synthpop
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Paul Weller Mick Talbot
Producer	Paul Weller
The Style Council singles chronology
"Have You Ever Had It Blue" (1986) "It Didn't Matter" (1987) "Waiting" (1987)

"It Didn't Matter" is a song by the English band the Style Council which was their fifteenth single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, keyboardist Mick Talbot, and was released in January 1987. The song was duetted by Weller and his then-wife Dee C. Lee. It is the first single from the band's third album, The Cost of Loving, also known as the Orange album. Backed with "All Year Round", it became a hit, peaking at No. 9 in the UK, and No. 48 in both Australia, and New Zealand. It has remained one of their most enduring hits.

1. ^ "News digest" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 December 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
2. ^ The Cost of Loving liner notes. Polydor Records. 1987.
3. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
4. ^ "European Playlist Reports: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 10. 14 March 1987. p. 18.
5. ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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