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{{Infobox song
| name       = No Matter What
| cover      = T.I. - No Matter What.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[T.I.]]
| album      = [[Paper Trail]]
| released   = {{Start date|2008|4|29}}
| recorded   = December 2007 {{ndash}} January 2008
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length     = 5:16
| label      = {{hlist|[[Grand Hustle Records|Grand Hustle]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
| writer     = {{hlist|Clifford Harris, Jr.|Nathaniel Hills}}
| producer   = [[Danja (musician)|Danja]]
| chronology = [[T.I.]]
| prev_title = [[Touchdown (T.I. song)|Touchdown]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time]]
| next_year  = 2008
| misc       = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = T.I. - No Matter What.ogg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|jfdGQqFobZI|"No Matter What"}} }}
}}
"'''No Matter What'''" is a song by American recording artist [[T.I.]], from his sixth album ''[[Paper Trail]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502113421/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586462/20080429/t_i_.jhtml T.I. Releases 'No Matter What,' First Track From Paper Trail] ''MTV''</ref> It was released as the album's first [[single (music)|single]] on April 29, 2008, with its eventual release onto the iTunes Store on May 6. The song was nominated at the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] for Best Male Video. The song ranked 10 in Rolling Stone's list of 2008's best songs.
==Music video==
The video was shot in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080617181552/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1588939/20080606/story.jhtml T.I. Talks Fashion On Swizz Beatz-Produced Song From 'Intricate' And 'Intelligent' New Album] ''VH1.com.'' Accessed June 08, 2008.</ref> The music video was released on June 27 on MTV's [[FNMTV|FN Premieres]] and on July 2 on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s [[106 & Park]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2hMrKTdGE Youtube Video] T.I. - No Matter What (Music Video + Lyrics)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828155223/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1589623&vid=251743 "No Matter What" music video.] ''MTV.com''. Accessed June 28, 2008.</ref>
The video was nominated for "Best Male Video" for the 2008 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], but lost to [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]]'s "[[With You (Chris Brown song)|With You]]" video. The video's theme revolved around the loss of loved ones and the feeling of being locked behind bars. Directed by Mazik Self who is based in Los Angeles.
== Charts ==
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!scope="col"| Chart (2008)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Canada|66|artist=T.I.|song=No Matter What|artistid=447490|accessdate=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|72|artist=T.I.|song=No Matter What|artistid=447490|accessdate=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|42|artist=T.I.|song=No Matter What|artistid=447490|accessdate=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|17|artist=T.I.|song=No Matter What|artistid=447490|accessdate=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
|}
==Remixes==
*[[Nicki Minaj]] did a [[Freestyle rap|freestyle]] for [[DJ Drama]] & [[Lil Wayne]]'s [[Dedication 3]] and which is also on her third mixtape [[Beam Me Up Scotty (mixtape)]].
*There is also a remix with a verse from [[Yung Joc]].
==References==
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[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]
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