No Matter What (George Lamond and Brenda K. Starr song)
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"No Matter What" is the fourth single from freestyle singer George Lamond's debut album Bad of the Heart featuring Brenda K. Starr. In 1993, Lamond recorded a Spanish-language version as "No Morirá" with Lisa Lopez on his album Creo en Ti.[1]
| "No Matter What" | ||||
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| Single by George Lamond with Brenda K. Starr | ||||
| from the album Bad of the Heart | ||||
| Released | November 8, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, Freestyle | |||
| Length | 4:35 (album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | Anne Godwin, Larry Lange | |||
| Producers | Mark Liggett, Chris Barbosa | |||
| George Lamond singles chronology | ||||
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| Brenda K. Starr singles chronology | ||||
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| Lisa Lopez singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- US CD single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Matter What" | 4:35 |
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 49 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak Position |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] "Spanish version: "No Morirá" | 15 |
Dark Latin Groove version
| "No Morirá (No Matter What)" | ||||
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| Single by Dark Latin Groove | ||||
| from the album Dark Latin Groove | ||||
| Released | March 1996 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | Sony Discos | |||
| Songwriters | Anne Godwin, Larry Lange, Jorge Luis Piloto | |||
| Producer | Sergio George | |||
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In 1996, New York salsa band Dark Latin Groove covered "No Morirá" as their debut single from the eponymous album. The single peak at #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart and #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay. The single spent three weeks at #1 on the chart. Jorge Luis Piloto received an award at the Tropical category on the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards of 1997.[4]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] | 12 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
| US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
