Never Be the Same Again

"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)
StudioVarious (Los Angeles, London, Glasgow)
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)
Music video
"Never Be the Same Again" Video on YouTube

"Never Be the Same Again" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C from the British girl group Spice Girls, featuring American singer 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.

"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 April 2021, the song had sold more than 477,000 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.

  1. ^ Copsey, Rob (31 March 2016). "Number 1 today in 2000: Mel C scores her first solo Number 1 with Never Been The Same Again". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Spice Girls Working on New Album". ABC News. Retrieved 27 April 2014.