Never Be the Same Again

"Never Be the Same Again" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C from the British girl group Spice Girls, featuring American rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of American girl group TLC. It was released on 20 March 2000 as the third single from her first solo album, Northern Star (1999). The song was co-written by Melanie C, producer Rhett Lawrence, Paul F. Cruz and Lopes.

For other uses, see Never Be the Same Again (disambiguation).

"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"
Released20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:52
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rhett Lawrence
Melanie C singles chronology
"Northern Star"
(1999)		 "Never Be the Same Again"
(2000)		 "I Turn to You"
(2000)
Lisa Lopes singles chronology
"I Do"
(1999)		 "Never Be the Same Again"
(2000)		 "The Block Party"
(2001)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Never Be the Same Again" Video on YouTube

"Never Be the Same Again" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart, beating Moloko's "The Time Is Now" to the summit and it was Melanie C's first solo single to reach number one. It sold 144,936 copies in its first week[1] and was Britain's eighteenth best-selling song of 2000. The song was successful in other markets, topping the charts in seven countries and receiving positive acclaim.[2] By May 2020, the song had sold more than 465,000 copies in UK. The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence. It shows Melanie C waking up in a futuristic home and practicing tai chi with Lopes.

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 G minor 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 G3 to E5. The song has a basic chord progression of Gm7–E♭9–B♭7–Dm.[3]

Music video

The music video was filmed in January 2000 in Malibu, California,[4] and shows Melanie with short blonde hair as on the CD single 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, lying in shallow water and on a bed in the dark with an orange-colored laser moving down her. Lopes comes into the video to do her rap and both are seen doing tai-chi. Later, Melanie is floating up in a high-ceiling room and the video ends with her looking at the outside view. The video includes shots of Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon. The entire idea for the video came from Melanie herself: She wanted to make a calm video showing her taking care of her health.

Track listings

UK CD1/Australian CD

  1. "Never Be the Same Again" (Single Mix) – 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 promotional 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 promotional CD

  1. "Never Be The Same Again" (Single Mix) – 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) - 4:16
  • "Never Be The Same Again" (Rapless Single Edit) – 3:16
  • "Never Be The Same Again" (Live 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

Live performances

Melanie C performed the song on the following concert tours:

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[49] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[50] Silver 192,000[51]
Germany (BVMI)[52] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[55] Platinum 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Gold 465,000[58]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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