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Never Again (Nickelback song)

{{Short description|2002 single by Nickelback}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Never Again

| cover = Nickelback - Never Again - CD cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Nickelback

| album = Silver Side Up

| released = {{start date|2002|7|8}}

| recorded =

| studio = Greenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia)

| genre =

| length = 4:20

| label = Roadrunner

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = Too Bad

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Someday

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|hYXb0ZqKucA|"Never Again"}}}}

}}

"Never Again" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. The song was released on July 8, 2002, as the third and final single from their third album, Silver Side Up (2001). It became a number one hit on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's third straight number one on this chart.

Content

The song is about domestic violence from a child's point of view. The song was not drawn from personal experience.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nickelback.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030062858/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nickelback.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-10-30|title=Nickelback discusses their new album}}

Music video

Nickelback originally had a music video made for the song, but the video was scrapped due to its violent nature. Instead, footage from Live at Home was shown as an alternative.

Track listings

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European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Again|others=Nickelback|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Roadrunner Records|id=RR 2025-2}}

  1. "Never Again" (edit) – 3:41
  2. "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35

European enhanced CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Again|others=Nickelback|year=2002|type=European enhanced CD single liner notes|publisher=Roadrunner Records|id=RR 2025-3}}

  1. "Never Again" (single version) – 3:42
  2. "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35
  3. "Worthy to Say" (live) – 5:53
  4. "Never Again" (video)

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European CD digipak single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Again|others=Nickelback|year=2002|type=European CD digipak single liner notes|publisher=Roadrunner Records|id=RR 2025-5}}

  1. "Never Again" (full-length single version) – 4:22
  2. "Breathe" (live) – 4:05
  3. "Old Enough" (live) – 3:55

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2002)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS){{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|title=Canadian Radio Airplay|website=Cross Canada Countdown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022230522/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|archive-date=October 22, 2002|access-date=December 29, 2023}}

|34

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-12-14.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=51|page=11|date=December 14, 2002|access-date=August 2, 2020}}

|98

{{single chart|Ireland3|38|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}
{{single chart|Scotland|29|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|30|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKrock|2|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|24|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|24|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2002)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2002: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-87|date=December 28, 2002}}

|13

scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2002|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=44|date=December 20, 2002}}

|86

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Nickelback|title=Never Again|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2021|accessdate=30 November 2021}}

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Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|{{start date|2002|7|8}}

|{{hlist|Mainstream rock|active rock|alternative radio}}

|rowspan="2"|Roadrunner

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-07-05.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1460|page=29|date=July 5, 2002|access-date=June 8, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|{{start date|2002|11|25}}

|CD

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-11-23.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 25 November 2002: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=November 23, 2002|access-date=August 30, 2021}}

References

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Category:2001 songs

Category:2002 singles

Category:Nickelback songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Parashar

Category:Songs about domestic violence

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Category:Songs written by Mike Kroeger

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