Never Be the Same Again

"Never Be the Same Again"
Song
B-side	"I Wonder What It Would Be Like"

"Never Be the Same Again" is Melanie C's third single from her debut solo album, Northern Star.

It was released on March 20, 2000. It debuted and peaked at the top of the UK charts, knocking down fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's single "Bag It Up" to number four. "Never Be the Same Again" became 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 the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. The single sold 401,761 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. It was also the highest selling single of 2000 in Australia, selling over 90,000 copies.

Music Video

The music video shows Melanie with short blonde hair as on the CD-cover wearing white clothes. It begins with a CD player 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 in front, she is also seen laying in shallow water and on a bed in the dark with orange laser moving down her. Lisa Lopes comes into the video to do her rap and both of them are seen doing Tai-chi. Later Melanie is floating up in a high-ceiling room and ends with Melanie looking at the outside view.

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) - 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 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] - 4:11
3. "Never Be The Same Again" [Plasmic Honey Club Mix] - 8:41
4. "Never Be The Same Again" [Single Edit] - 4:16

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

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
Israel Singles Chart	1
Philippine Singles Chart	1
Australia Singles Chart	2	90,000
Switzerland Singles Chart	3	15,000
Austria Singles Chart	3
Italian Singles Chart	6
Finland Singles Chart	8

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+)