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Never Be the Same Again

{{Short description|2000 single by Melanie C}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Never Be the Same Again

| cover = Nevabedasameagaincover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

| album = Northern Star

| B-side = I Wonder What It Would Be Like

| released = {{start date|2000|3|20|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = Various (Los Angeles, London, Glasgow)

| genre =

| length = 4:52

| label = Virgin

| writer =

| producer = Rhett Lawrence

| chronology = Melanie C

| prev_title = Northern Star

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = I Turn to You

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Lisa Lopes

| type = single

| prev_title = I Do

| prev_year = 1999

| title = Never Be the Same Again

| year = 2000

| next_title = The Block Party

| next_year = 2001

}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|2nEzfa43VF8"Never Be the Same Again"}}}}

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"Never Be the Same Again" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C from the British girl group Spice Girls, featuring American singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of American girl group TLC. It was released on 20 March 2000 as the third single from her first solo album, Northern Star (1999). The song was co-written by Melanie C, producer Rhett Lawrence, Paul F. Cruz and Lopes.

"Never Be the Same Again" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming Melanie C's first solo single to reach number one. It sold 144,936 copies in its first week{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/number-1-today-in-2000-mel-c-scores-her-first-solo-number-1-with-never-been-the-same-again__14427/|title=Number 1 today in 2000: Mel C scores her first solo Number 1 with Never Been The Same Again|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=31 March 2016|access-date=22 November 2020}} and was Britain's eighteenth best-selling song of 2000. The song was successful in other markets, topping the charts in seven countries and receiving positive acclaim.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=116414|title=Spice Girls Working on New Album|publisher=ABC News|access-date=27 April 2014}} By April 2021, the song had sold more than 477,000 copies in UK. The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence. It shows Melanie C waking up in a futuristic home and practicing tai chi with Lopes.

Composition

According to the sheet music published by Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, "Never Be the Same Again" is composed in the key of G minor and is written in the time signature of common time.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} It is set in a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute, with Chisholm's voice spanning from G3 to E5. The song has a basic chord progression of Gm7–E{{music|flat}}9–B{{music|flat}}7–Dm.{{cite web|title=Digital Sheet Music – Melanie C – Never Be the Same Again|last1=Chisholm|first1=Melanie|last2=Lawrence|first2=Rhett|last3=Cruz|first3=Paul F.|last4=Lopes|first4=Lisa|last5=Martin|first5=Lorenzo|publisher=Musicnotes.com. Hal Leonard Corporation}}

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Never Be the Same Again" was filmed in January 2000 in Malibu, California,{{cite web|url=http://spicenews.com/2000/jan00.html|title=Spicenews.com Jan00|publisher=spicenews.com}} and shows Melanie C with short blonde hair as on the CD single cover wearing white clothes. It begins with a CD player (which says "Good day" in Icelandic, suggesting that the video is based in Iceland) and sound system starting up in a metal and glass room in a high building with glass bridges with smoke rising from below with a field background. She is also seen jogging on a treadmill with a changing foreground, lying in shallow water and on a bed in the dark with an orange-colored laser moving down her. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes comes into the video to do her rap and both are seen doing tai chi. Later, Melanie C is floating up in a high-ceiling room and the video ends with her looking at the outside view. The video includes shots of Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon. The entire idea for the video came from Melanie C herself: she wanted to make a calm video showing her taking care of her health.

Track listings

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  • UK CD1 and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Be the Same Again|year=2000|type=UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDT1762, 7243 8 96632 0 4}}
  1. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(single edit)}}
  2. "I Wonder What It Would Be Like"
  3. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(Lisa Lopes remix)}}
  4. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(video)}}
  • UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Be the Same Again|year=2000|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDX1762, 7243 8 96632 2 8}}
  1. "Never Be the Same Again"
  2. "Closer" {{small|(live)}}
  3. "Goin' Down" {{small|(live)}}

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  • UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Be the Same Again|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSC1762, 7243 8 96632 4 2}}
  1. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(single edit)}}
  2. "I Wonder What It Would Be Like"
  3. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(Lisa Lopes remix)}}
  • European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Never Be the Same Again|year=2000|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDE1762, 7243 8 96638 2 2}}
  1. "Never Be the Same Again" {{small|(single edit)}}
  2. "I Wonder What It Would Be Like"

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Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Northern Star album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Northern Star|title-link=Northern Star (Melanie C album)|year=1999|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Virgin Records|id=CDV2893, 7243 8 48469 2 3}}

Studios

Personnel

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2000)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|2|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Austria|3|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|27|chartid=7179|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|57|chartid=7107|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2019}}
scope="row"|Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/maineng.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000520030725/http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/lista.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2000|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija|publisher=Croatian Radiotelevision|access-date=7 March 2021}}

|8

scope="row"|Czech Republic (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Hitparada radia – 23/2000|publisher=IFPI CR|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000613114217/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=13 June 2000|access-date=6 February 2021}}

|6

scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-05-06.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=19|page=13|date=6 May 2000|access-date=6 August 2018}}

|4

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA89|title=Hits of the World: Eurochart|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=21|issn=0006-2510|page=89|date=20 May 2000|access-date=6 April 2025}}

|2

{{single chart|Finland|8|artist=Melanie C|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|France|16|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Germany|5|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|songid=4227|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2019}}
scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-05-27.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=22|page=17|date=27 May 2000|access-date=9 June 2020}} See LW column.

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scope="row"|Hungary (MAHASZ){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-08-05.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=32|page=9|date=5 August 2000|access-date=26 March 2020}}

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scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2999083#page/n13/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 13.3. – 20.4. 2000)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=14|date=14 April 2000|access-date=5 July 2018}}

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{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=24 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|6|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=2000|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Melanie C Featuring Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite news|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2000.html|title=Topul anului 2000|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122081829/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2000.html|archive-date=22 January 2005|access-date=24 April 2020}}

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{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20000401|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Melanie C feat. Lisa %22Left Eye%22 Lopes|song=Never Be the Same Again|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20000401|rowheader=true|access-date=29 April 2011}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20000401|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2000)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000|publisher=ARIA|access-date=8 April 2021}}

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scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2000|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2000|language=de|access-date=27 June 2019}}

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scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000|title=Jaaroverzichten 2000|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=29 April 2011}}

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scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000|title=Rapports annuels 2000|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=29 April 2011}}

|40

scope="row"|Brazil (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2000/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2000|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|date=3 April 2018|access-date=30 January 2022}}

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scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite web|url= http://www.musik.org/publikationer/aarshitlister.htm|title= Års Hitlister 2000: IFPI Danmark: Singles Top 50|publisher=IFPI Danmark|via=Musik.org|language=da|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011116233455/http://www.musik.org/publikationer/aarshitlister.htm#single|archive-date=16 November 2001|access-date=8 April 2021}}

|41

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ|title=Yearly Charts Show Europe Still Loves American Accents|last=Sexton|first=Paul|location=London|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=112|issue=53|page=59|date=30 December 2000|issn=0006-2510}}

|14

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2000|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2000|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=2 August 2021}}

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scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2000|title=Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 2000|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=27 June 2019}}

|24

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/3010431?iabr=on#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=5 January 2001|access-date=8 February 2020}}

|27

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|title=Top 100 of 2000|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|archive-date=2 June 2004|access-date=16 March 2022}}

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scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202000.pdf|title=Top 40 – De 100 populairste platen van 2000|work=Dutch Top 40|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|access-date=3 May 2011}}

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scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=27 June 2019}}

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scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2000-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2000|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=2 August 2021}}

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scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

|20

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2000&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2000|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=24 April 2020}}

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scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2000|language=de|access-date=2 August 2021}}

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scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf|title=Yearly Best Selling Singles|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|page=2|access-date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2012}}

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=Decade-end charts=

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!Chart (2000–2009)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2009/end-of-decade-singles-chart|title=2009 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|date=January 2010|access-date=16 January 2020}}

|99

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s&dec=00|title=Decennium Charts – Singles 2000–2009|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=3 May 2022}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=29 April 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|source=infodisc|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|relmonth=1|certyear=2000|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=29 April 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|id=2000-07-07|source=newchart|access-date=20 November 2024|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Melanie C|title=Never Be the Same Again|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|id=4501-465-1|salesamount=477,000|salesref= {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/number-1-today-in-2000-mel-c-scores-her-first-solo-number-1-with-never-been-the-same-again__14427/|title=Number 1 today in 2000: Mel C scores her first solo Number 1 with Never Been The Same Again|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=1 April 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=1 April 2021}}|access-date=1 April 2021}}

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Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|20 March 2000

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|Virgin

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-03-18.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting March 20, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=18 March 2000|access-date=2 August 2021}}

scope="row"|New Zealand

|22 May 2000

|{{cite web|url=http://netcd.co.nz/NewReleases.html|title=New Releases|website=netcd.co.nz|date=22 May 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610221615/http://netcd.co.nz/NewReleases.html|archive-date=10 June 2000|access-date=8 November 2023}}

References

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{{Melanie C singles}}

{{Lisa Lopes}}

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Category:1999 songs

Category:2000 singles

Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles

Category:Lisa Lopes songs

Category:Melanie C songs

Category:Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:Number-one singles in Sweden

Category:Song recordings produced by Rhett Lawrence

Category:Songs written by Lisa Lopes

Category:Songs written by Melanie C

Category:Songs written by Rhett Lawrence

Category:UK singles chart number-one singles