Release date: 3rd August

Boyzone have teamed up with musical maestro Andrew Lloyd Webber on No Matter What, the second single form the Whistle Down The Wind artist album - the first ever stand alone album created from a stage musical. Stephen Gately takes lead vocal on No Matter What - gorgeous ballad that could melt the hardest hearts. No Matter What sits alongside tunes by the like of Meatloaf, Tina Arena, Sounds of Blackness, The Everly Brothers, Boy George, Michael Ball and underwear collector Tom Jones and looks set to become the last dance request at every party and wedding this side of the millennium. Jim "Bat Out Of Hell" Steinman and Lloyd Webber penned No Matter What specifically for Boyzone, proving once and for all that their appeal lies more wit their dulcet tones than their sexy bones.

Gately comments: "I've always been a major fan of musicals. I love their magic - the stage, the characters and the costumes. The whole atmosphere just warms me up as soon as I walk into a theatre. I also think musicals have become more credible and appeal to a younger audience - like the recent productions of Grease and Chicago".

"We got involved with Whistle Down The Wind when the Really Useful Group contacted me after Andrew heard about the love of musicals and I jumped at the chance. I immediately loved the song. We performed No Matter What at the Royal Albert Hall for Andrew's 50th Birthday. It was a real privilege to work with him - look at all the fantastic musicals he's done. He's very talented."

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