"It Matters to Me" is a song written by Ed Hill and Mark D. Sanders and recorded by American

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artist

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American Country music, country singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide ...

. It was released on November 6, 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 ''

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'' country charts as well as her first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "Though she initially patterned herself vocally after heroes like

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, 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

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as well."

Music video

The song's accompanying

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was directed by photographer Randee St. Nicholas.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1995 singles 1995 songs Country ballads Faith Hill songs Music videos directed by Randee St. Nicholas Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Songs written by Ed Hill Songs written by Mark D. Sanders Warner Records singles {{1995-country-song-stub