Never Ever (All Saints Song)

Never Ever (All Saints Song)

"Never Ever" is a song by girl group All Saints, released as the second single from their debut album, All Saints. Released on 19 November 1997, the song later appeared on their compilations All Hits (2001), Pure Shores: The Very Best of All Saints (2010) and their remix compilation The Remix Album (1998). After their success of their debut single "I Know Where It's At", the group decided to commence recording and producing their debut full-length studio album.

Written by All Saint's member Shaznay Lewis along with co-writers Robert Jazayeri and S. Mather, and then produced by Cameron McVey and Magnus Fiennes, the song is structured as a soul and R&B influenced song. Lyrically, the song talks about the girls feeling their first expressions after a sadden brake-up, where the girls query what they did wrong in the relationship. The song received very positive reviews from music critics, where critics praised the groups vocal abilities and felt it was a strong highlight to the album. Some critics also listed on their best lists as well.

To date, "Never Ever" is the groups most successful single to date, peaking at the top of the charts in countries including Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, while it peaked in the top ten in countries including Ireland, Sweden, Canada, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Norway and Austria. The song also was successful in North America as well. Two music videos were shot for the single; the European and Australian version, and an American version, due to the mass success in those countries. The North American featured the group in a church, while the European featured the group near a swimming pool and in their homes. All Saints won two BRIT Awards for this single in 1998: Best Single and Best Video.