Never Be the Same Again

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"Never Be the Same Again"
Single by Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
from the album Northern Star
Released	March 20, 2000
Format	CD Single/CD Maxi
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	4:13
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Rhett Lawrence
Chart positions
#1 (Sweden, UK, the Netherlands) #3 (Austria, Ireland, Switzerland) #8 (Finland)
Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes singles chronology
"Northern Star" (1999)	"Never Be the Same Again" (2000)	"I Turn to You" (2000)
Lisa Lopes singles chronology
	"Never Be the Same Again" (2000)	"The Block Party" (2001)
Alternate cover
UK CD2 cover
Audio sample
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"Never Be the Same Again" was Melanie C's third single from her debut solo album, Northern Star.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Tracklisting and formats 3 Appears on 4 Charts 5 Certifications

[edit] Song information

It was released on March 20, 2000. It debuted and peaked at the top of the UK charts, becoming her first solo single to reach number-one and was co-written with producer Rhett Lawrence. The song features a rap and a co-writing credit from Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. The single sold 400,000 copies in the UK alone, making it the eighteenth best seller of 2000. It also revived interest in the Northern Star album. In Europe, the single has sold over 1,5 million copies (900,000 copies in Germany confirmed by 'Media Control Germany'), making "Never Be the Same Again" one of her best-selling singles in Europe.

[edit] Tracklisting and formats

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

• UK CD/CD Maxi

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) - 3:57
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] - 4:07
3. "Never Be The Same Again" [Plasmic Honey Club Mix] - 8:41
4. "Never Be The Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:16

[edit] 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 Lopez Remix] – Never Be the Same Again [Single]
• Never Be the Same Again [Live at MTV] – Never Be the Same Again [Single]

[edit] Charts

Chart	Position	Sales
UK Singles Chart	1	400,000
Sweden Singles Chart	1	20,000
Dutch Top 40	1	40,000
New Zealand Singles Chart	1
Philippine Singles Chart	1
Australia Singles Chart	2	90,000
Switzerland Singles Chart	3	15,000
Austria Singles Chart	3
Finland Singles Chart	8
Italian Singles Chart	6

[edit] Certifications

Certificator	Country	Certification
BPI	United Kingdom	Gold (400,000+)
NVPI	Netherlands	Gold (40,000+)
IFPI	Austria	Gold (15,000+)
IFPI	Sweden	Platinum (20,000+)
ARIA	Australia	Platinum (70,000+)

Preceded by "Bag It Up" by Geri Halliwell

UK number one single March 26, 2000

Succeeded by "Fool Again" by Westlife