Never Never (The Assembly song)

"Never Never" is the title of the only single released by the Vince Clarke project, The Assembly, in 1983.

"Never Never"
Single by The Assembly
B-side"Stop/Start"
Released31 October 1983
Format7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Length3:45
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Vince Clarke
Producer(s)Eric Radcliffe

The song features Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones on vocals; Sharkey's performance on "Never Never" was a total departure from the punk sound of The Undertones. The song peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for ten weeks. The music video for "Never Never" featured on the video version of Now 1 but the song itself did not appear on the album version.

The song was featured in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the in-game radio station, Emotion 98.3.

Track listing 7"
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Never"Vince Clarke3:46
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop/Start"Vince Clarke, Eric Radcliffe3:01

Track listing 12"
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Never Never" (extended version)5:53
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Stop/Start" (extended version)4:22

Chart performance
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 95
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 42
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 40
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 4

References
  • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 31. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 20. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988.
  2. "Musicline.de – The Assembly Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Assembly – Never Never" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  5. "Charts.nz – The Assembly – Never Never". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Assembly – Never Never". VG-lista. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – The Assembly – Never Never". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – The Assembly – Never Never". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  9. "Assembly: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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