Never Again (Tomas Ledin song)
| "Never Again" | ||||
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Standard picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Tomas Ledin and Agnetha Fältskog | ||||
| from the album The Human Touch | ||||
| B-side | "Just for the Fun" | |||
| Released | October 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Europop | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
| Songwriter | Tomas Ledin | |||
| Producer | Tomas Ledin | |||
| Tomas Ledin singles chronology | ||||
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| Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Again" is a song by Swedish singer Tomas Ledin from his tenth studio album, The Human Touch (1982). The track is a duet with ABBA member and label-mate Agnetha Fältskog. It was released in October 1982 as a single from the album via Polar Music.
Overview
Although Ledin was a well-known figure in Sweden, he was relatively unknown outside of the country. Stig Anderson, the owner of Polar Music and manager of the band ABBA, believed in Ledin's singing ability and wanted to promote him across the continent. Upon hearing "Never Again", Anderson thought this song would make a good duet, and suggested ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog to record the song with him.
Although a duet, Ledin and Fältskog were not together in the studio when they laid down their vocal tracks.
Release and reception
Released as a single, "Never Again" peaked at No. 2 in Sweden and was also a top-10 entry in Norway and Belgium. Ledin and Fältskog also recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "Ya Nunca Más". The song was originally released on Tomas Ledin album 1982 The Human Touch. It was later included as a bonus track on the reissue of Fältskog's album Wrap Your Arms Around Me and on a number of her compilation albums.
Reviewing for Record Mirror, Christine Buckley mocked the song as an "epic" and that "there's very little you can say about [the song], except avoid it at all costs."[1]
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 9 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 19 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[6] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 2 |
| West Germany (GfK)[8] | 37 |
References
- ^ Buckley, Christine (2 October 1982). "Singles – One Way Tickets". Record Mirror. London, United Kingdom: Spotlight Publications. p. 24.
- ^ "Tomas Ledin & Agnetha Fältskog – Never Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Agnetha Faltskog" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Tomas Ledin & Agnetha Fältskog – Never Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Tomas Ledin & Agnetha Fältskog – Never Again". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Tomas Ledin & Agnetha Fältskog – Never Again". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 20 February 2019.