<P> `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958 . The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959 , shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3 , 1959 . The single was a two - sided hit , backed with `` Raining in My Heart '' . `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' was Holly 's last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs . It was also successful in the United Kingdom , where it became the country 's first posthumous number 1 hit . The song was recorded in mid-October 1958 in New York City . Paul Anka wrote it specifically for Holly . He donated his royalties from the song to Holly 's wife . He said : `` ' It Does n't Matter Anymore ' has a tragic irony about it now , but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly 's family . I 'm giving my composer 's royalty to his widow - it 's the least I can do . '' </P>
<P> `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958 . The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959 , shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3 , 1959 . The single was a two - sided hit , backed with `` Raining in My Heart '' . `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' was Holly 's last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs . It was also successful in the United Kingdom , where it became the country 's first posthumous number 1 hit . The song was recorded in mid-October 1958 in New York City . Paul Anka wrote it specifically for Holly . He donated his royalties from the song to Holly 's wife . He said : `` ' It Does n't Matter Anymore ' has a tragic irony about it now , but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly 's family . I 'm giving my composer 's royalty to his widow - it 's the least I can do . '' </P>
what song did paul anka write for buddy holly
what song did paul anka write for buddy holly
It Does n't Matter Anymore
It Does n't Matter Anymore