Never Be the Same Again (Melanie C song)

"Never Be the Same Again"
Single by Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
from the album Northern Star
B-side	"I Wonder What It Would Be Like"
Released	20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)
Format	CD single, maxi single, Cassette
Genre	R&B, dance-pop
Length	4:54
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa Lopes, Lorenzo Martin
Producer	Rhett Lawrence
Melanie C singles chronology
"Northern Star" (1999) "Never Be the Same Again" (2000) "I Turn to You" (2000)
Lisa Lopes chronology "I Do" (1999) "Never Be the Same Again" (2000) "The Block Party" (2001)

"Never Be the Same Again" is Melanie Chisholm's third single from her debut solo album, Northern Star (1999). The single was released on 20 March 2000. It debuted and peaked at the top of the UK charts, knocking fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's single "Bag It Up" to number two. "Never Be the Same Again" became Chisholm's first solo single to reach number-one and was co-written with producer Rhett Lawrence. It sold 144,000 copies in its first week, selling more than 400,000 copies altogether, making it the eighteenth best seller of 2000. The song features rapped verses and co-writing credit from the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. According to The Official Charts Company, the song became the 853rd number-one single in the UK.^[1] The single became the eighteenth best seller of 2000.^[2] The music video for "Never Be the Same Again" was directed by Francis Lawrence. The clip features Chisholm and Lopes and also shows the two performing Tai-chi.

Composition

According to the sheet music published by Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, "Never Be the Same Again" is composed in the key of A major, and is written in the time signature of common time. It is set in a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute, with Chisholm's voice spanning from E₅ to G₃. The song has a basic sequence of Gm₇–E♭₉–B♯₇–Gm as its chord progression.^[3]

Music video

The music video shows Melanie with short blonde hair as on the CD-cover wearing white clothes. It begins with a CD player (which says Good day in Icelandic, suggesting that the video is based in Iceland) and sound system starting up a in a metal and glass room in a high building with glass bridges with smoke rising from below with a field background. She is also seen jogging on a treadmill with a changing foreground in front, she is also seen lying in shallow water and on a bed in the dark with orange laser moving down her. Lisa Lopes comes into the video to do her rap and both of them are seen doing Tai-chi. Later Melanie is floating up in a high-ceiling room and ends with Melanie looking at the outside view. The video includes shots of Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon.

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Never Be the Same Again".

• UK CD1 / Australian CD

1. "Never Be the Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:13
2. "I Wonder What It Would Be Like" - 3:40
3. "Never Be the Same Again" (Lisa Lopes Remix) - 4:01
4. "Never Be the Same Again" [Video] [Bonus]

• UK CD2

1. "Never Be the Same Again" - 4:52
2. "Closer" (Live) - 3:32
3. "Goin' Down" (Live) - 3:35

• US Promo CD-R 3

1. "Never Be The Same Again" [Kung Pow Club Mix] - 9:34
2. "Never Be The Same Again" [Kung Pow Radio Edit] - 4:11
3. "Never Be The Same Again" [Plasmic Honey Club Mix] - 8:41
4. "Never Be The Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:16

• UK Promo CD

1. "Never Be The Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:13
2. "Never Be The Same Again" [Album Edit] - 3:58

• UK Cassette

1. "Never Be the Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:13
2. "I Wonder What It Would Be Like"- 3:40
3. "Never Be the Same Again" (Lisa Lopes Remix) - 4:01

Official versions

• "Never Be The Same Again" (Album Version) - 4:54
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Album Edit) - 3:58
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Single Mix) / (Single Edit) - 4:13
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Acoustic) - 4:07
• "Never Be the Same Again" (Lisa Lopes Remix) - 4:01
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Recorded Live At MTV) - 4:00
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Kung Pow Club Mix) - 9:34
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Kung Pow Radio Edit) - 4:11
• "Never Be The Same Again" (Plasmic Honey Club Mix) - 8:41

Appears on

• Never Be the Same Again – Northern Star
• Never Be the Same Again – Northern Star [Special Edition]
• Never Be the Same Again – Kuschelrock 14 [Compilation CD]
• Never Be the Same Again – R&B - The Collection [Compilation CD]
• Never Be the Same Again – Hot & Beautiful [Compilation CD]
• Never Be the Same Again [Single Mix] – Northern Star [Special Edition]
• Never Be the Same Again [Single Edit] – Never Be the Same Again [Single]
• Never Be the Same Again [Lisa Lopes Remix] – Never Be the Same Again [Single]
• Never Be the Same Again [Live at MTV] – "I Turn To You [Single]
• Never Be the Same Again [Single Edit] – Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 45 [Compilation CD]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[7] 9 Canada (RPM)[8] 27 Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen)[9] 7 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[10] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 8 France (SNEP)[12] 16 Germany (Media Control AG)[13] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 3 Italy (FIMI)[15] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 1 New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[18] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 3 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australia[22] 14 Austria[23] 22 Belgium (Flanders)[24] 24 Belgium (Wallonia)[25] 40 Europe[26] 14 France[27] 57 Netherlands[28] 13 New Zealand[29] 2 Switzerland[30] 8 Certifications Region Provider Certification Australia ARIA Platinum[31] Austria IFPI Gold[32] Germany BVMI Gold[33] Netherlands NVPI Gold[34] New Zealand RIANZ Platinum[35] Sweden IFPI Platinum[36] United Kingdom BPI Gold[37]

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Preceded by "Bag It Up" by Geri Halliwell

UK number one single 26 March 2000

Succeeded by "Fool Again" by Westlife