"No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind that was popularised by Irish boyband Boyzone in 1998 when they recorded it to tie in with the show's first UK production.
"No Matter What" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman for the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind, to be sung by a group of children at the end of Act 1.
[4] According to Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately was a fan of Lloyd Webber and wanted to be involved in West End theatre in some way.
"[7] A reviewer from Daily Record noted that it "shows a depth of maturity that bodes well for the future",[8] later adding that the band "are continuing their efforts to evolve into a group which will be able to appeal to an older audience.
The members of Boyzone are standing on the ground watching him depart, joined by a shirtless boy with a guitar and an apple, a girl in a white tank top and grey trousers, and an East Asian woman.
The African man eventually drops a small golden crucifix, in reference to the Christian themes of Whistle Down the Wind.