"Never Be Like You" | ||||
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Single by Flume featuring Kai | ||||
from the album Skin | ||||
Released | 16 January 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:54 | |||
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"Never Be like You" on YouTube |
"Never Be Like You" is a song by Australian musician Flume, co-written by and featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Kai. It was released on 16 January 2016, by Future Classic, as the lead single of Flume's second studio album, Skin (2016). A remix by Disclosure was released on 4 March 2016, and a remix EP was released on 25 March 2016.[1][2][3]
The song debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart, later reaching number one and becoming Flume's first song to top the chart. The song also charted in Belgium, France, the United States and New Zealand, where it reached number two on the RMNZ Singles Chart.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, the song won Best Pop Release, and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Video. The song received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 2017 Grammy Awards.[4] On 26 January 2017, the song was voted number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[5]