''Never Apologise Never Explain'' is the eighth full-length album by the rock band

Therapy? Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...

, and the second to be released on

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. It was released on 27 September 2004. The album was recorded in June 2004 at Parkgate Studios,

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. "Never Apologise Never Explain" marked a return to the claustrophobic sound of the band's early releases. It failed to chart in the Top 200 of the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in North America. The album was released on CD only. A limited edition CD-ROM of the album contains two live videos ("Teethgrinder" & "Who Knows") from the ''

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'' DVD. Polish label

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re-released the album on 2 November 2009. The album was remastered using 24-Bit technology, limited to 1000 copies, on a gold disk digipak CD.

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

Personnel

;Therapy? *

Andy Cairns Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...

– vocals, guitar * Neil Cooper – drums *

Michael McKeegan Michael McKeegan (born 25 March 1971) is a Northern Irish musician best known as the bassist of rock band Therapy?. Evil Priest In 1988, McKeegan (bass/vocals), along with his two brothers Ciaran (guitar) and Charlie (drums), formed a heavy ...

– bass ;Technical * Pete Bartlett – producer, mixer * Simon Wakeling – engineer * Giles Hall – mixer * Chris Potter and John Davis – mastering * Iona Bateman – photography * Simon Leigh – photography * Curt Evans – design

Singles

* "Polar Bear"/"Rock You Monkeys" was a double A-side download only single released on 13 June 2005 with a live version of "Die Laughing" from the Alive Festival in

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, 31 July 2004. * "Rise Up (Make Yourself Well) was released as a radio only single in 2004. * "Die Like a Motherfucker" was released as a radio only single in 2005. * "Long Distance" was released as a radio only single in Belgium in 2005. * "Perish the Thought" was released as a radio only single in Belgium in 2005.

Promo videos

* "Rise Up (Make Yourself Well)" * "Rock You Monkeys": directed by Andre Thyret

Origins of the phrase

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(British Royalty),

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and others, is said to be

John Arbuthnot Fisher Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920), commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a British Admiral of the Fleet. His efforts to reform the Royal Navy helped to usher in an era of m ...

, a notable British Admiral of the Victorian and Edwardian era. ("Boldness has genius, power and magic in it ... Never contradict. Never explain. Never apologise"). And even earlier,

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is quoted in

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as writing "Never make a defence or apology before you be accused", in a letter to Lord Wentworth as long ago as 1636.

References

{{Authority control 2004 albums Therapy? albums Albums produced by Pete Bartlett Spitfire Records albums