Chart Performance
"Never Again" was a moderate hit in many international territories. In the United States, on the week ending May 12, 2007, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight due to the strength of over 100,000 digital downloads sold during the first week of release. The song fell to number twelve in the following week and continued to fall until its fifth week, when it remained momentum and rose to number nine. "Never Again" lasted a total of sixteen weeks on the Hot 100. The song also charted on several Billboard charts, peaking at number four on Hot Digital Songs, number seventeen on Adult Pop Songs, number twenty-two on Pop Songs, and number forty-nine on Radio Songs. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 31, 2007 for sales of 500,000 units. Since its release, the song has sold over 1,106,000 downloads in the United States. In Canada, the song entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number nine on the week ending June 2, 2007 and rose to number eight the following week. The song was certified gold by Music Canada on December 4, 2007 for sales of 40,000 units.
Internationally, "Never Again" experienced similar to less commercial success. In Australia, the song entered the Australian Singles Chart on June 10, 2007 at number five, where it peaked, and lasted with the top ten for seven weeks after. It ended up on Year-End Chart at number 40 and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 35,000 units. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number nine. It stayed present in the top seventy five for a total of eight weeks. In Ireland, the song peaked at number eleven in its second week on the Irish Singles Chart and lasted five more weeks on the chart.
Read more about this topic: Never Again (Kelly Clarkson Song)
Famous quotes containing the words chart and/or performance:
“Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting peace, but that many leaders and many peoples must do the building.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)
“Having an identity at work separate from an identity at home means that the work role can help absorb some of the emotional shock of domestic distress. Even a mediocre performance at the office can help a person repair self-esteem damaged in domestic battles.”
—Faye J. Crosby (20th century)