"Don’t Matter" - Akon

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   According to my research, there's a promo CD single release for Akon's "Don't Matter" that contains the following track listings and printed run times:

1) Radio Edit - 4:09

2) Main - 4:53

3) Instrumental - 4:53

Could anyone who has this promo single please pass along the actual run times and the catalog number?  (I'm not really concerned about the instrumental version since that version obviously didn't garner any widespread airplay.)

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Don’t Matter" - Akon Posted: 16 March 2008 at 7:56pm
	According to my research, there's a promo CD single release for Akon's "Don't Matter" that contains the following track listings and printed run times: 1) Radio Edit - 4:09 2) Main - 4:53 3) Instrumental - 4:53 Could anyone who has this promo single please pass along the actual run times and the catalog number? (I'm not really concerned about the instrumental version since that version obviously didn't garner any widespread airplay.)

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:18am
	We have the official CD promo single, label # 21780: 1. Radio Edit - listed and actual (4:09) 2. Main - listed (4:53) - actual (4:51) 3. Instrumental - listed (4:53) - actual (4:51)

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 73	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:19am
	Interesting note here. My version from JonesTM must be the 'Main', as the run time is 4:51. So, is that the version radio embraced?

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 178	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:48pm
	Not necessarily, eriejwg. I believe this was one of those songs that many stations started playing before the record company had a chance to issue it as a promo single. When JonesTM saw it charting, they probably just pulled it off of the full length album for HitDisc release. Later, an official "Edit" was released. Promo Only also did their own "edit" although it might just be an early fade. I think their version runs about 4:20 or so, and it doesn't match the promo CD.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 73	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:15am
	JonesTM, on other library discs, has the 'radio edit', so they issued both versions.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 March 2008 at 8:14pm
	Thanks, Paul, for the confirmation. I'm pretty sure my local Top 40 station always played the Radio Edit.