Never There

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“Never There”
“Never There” cover
Single by Cake
from the album Prolonging the Magic
Released February 23, 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre Alternative
Length 3:00
Label Capricorn
Cake singles chronology
"Friend is a Four Letter Word"
(1998)
"The Distance"
(1997)
"Let Me Go"
(1999)

Never There is the first single off Cake's third album Prolonging the Magic. It is often considered the most successful Cake song. For instance, "Never There" spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks.

[edit] Music Video

The music video for "Never There" features the member of CAKE performing in a western-style bar.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Never There" - 2:44
  2. "Cool Blue Reason" - 3:27
  3. "Half As Much"

[edit] Chart positions

Year Single Chart Position
1999 Never There Billboard Hot 100 (US) No. 78
1999 Never There Modern Rock Tracks (US) No. 1
1999 Never There Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) No. 40


Preceded by
"Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
December 5, 1998
Succeeded by
"What It's Like" by Everlast