"Never Again" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. The song was released on July 8, 2002, as the third 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.
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Single by Nickelback | ||||
from the album Silver Side Up | ||||
Released | July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) | |||
Studio | Greenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia) | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
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Nickelback singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Never Again" on YouTube | ||||
The song is about domestic violence from a child's point of view. The song was not drawn from personal experience.[1]
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.
European CD single[2]
European enhanced CD single[3]
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European CD digipak single[4]
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Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 98 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 38 |
Scotland (OCC)[7] | 29 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 30 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] | 2 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 24 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 24 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) |
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Roadrunner | [14] |
United Kingdom | November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25) | CD | [15] |
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