Never Again (Nickelback song)

"Never Again" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on July 8, 2002, as the third and final single from their third studio album, Silver Side Up (2001). The song became a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's third straight number one on this chart.

"Never Again"
Single by Nickelback
from the album Silver Side Up
Released	July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)
Studio	Greenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:20
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Chad Kroeger Mike Kroeger Ryan Peake Ryan Vikedal
Producer(s)	Rick Parashar Nickelback
Nickelback singles chronology
"Too Bad" (2002) "Never Again" (2002) "Someday" (2003)
Music video
"Never Again" on YouTube

Composition

"Never Again" is a hard rock song written by all four members of the band.^[1] The song is about domestic violence from a child's point of view, but was not drawn from personal experience.^[2]

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 Live at Home was shown as an alternative.

Track listings

European CD single^[3]

1. "Never Again" (edit) – 3:41
2. "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35

European maxi-CD single^[4]

1. "Never Again" (single version) – 3:42
2. "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35
3. "Worthy to Say" (live) – 5:53
4. "Never Again" (video)

European CD digipak single^[5]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[6] 34 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 98 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 38 Scotland (OCC)[9] 29 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 30 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[11] 2 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] 24 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] 24 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[15] 13 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[16] 86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Roadrunner	[18]
United Kingdom	November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)	CD		[19]