"Never Again" is a song by Canadian

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, released on July 8, 2002, as the third and final single from their third studio album, ''

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'' (2001). The song became a No. 1 hit on the US ''

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chart, making it the band's third straight number one on this chart.

Composition

"Never Again" is a

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song written by all four members of the band. The song is about

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from a child's point of view, but was not drawn from personal experience.

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 ''

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'' was shown as an alternative.

Track listings

European CD single # "Never Again" (edit) – 3:41 # "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35 European enhanced CD single # "Never Again" (single version) – 3:42 # "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35 # "Worthy to Say" (live) – 5:53 # "Never Again" (video) European CD

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Never Again (Nickelback Song) 2001 songs 2002 singles Nickelback songs Song recordings produced by Rick Parashar Songs about domestic violence Songs written by Chad Kroeger Songs written by Mike Kroeger Songs written by Ryan Peake