This Never Happened Before

{{Infobox song

| name = This Never Happened Before

| cover = Paul-McCartney-This-Never-Happen-354997.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Promo CD single

| type = single

| artist = Paul McCartney

| album = Chaos and Creation in the Backyard

| B-side = "This Never Happened Before" (album version)

| released = {{Start date|2006}}

| recorded = November 2003

| studio = RAK, London

| genre = Rock

| length = *{{Duration|m=3|s=26}} (album version)

• 3:13 (radio edit)

| label = Capitol

| writer = Paul McCartney

| producer = Nigel Godrich

| prev_title = Really Love You

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Dance Tonight

| next_year = 2007

}}

"This Never Happened Before" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released to radio stations in the United States in 2006, peaking at #27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart (see 2006 in music).{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney Charts and Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-mccartney-p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2011-10-14}} It was included in the soundtrack of the movie The Lake House (2006).