"Never Again" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. The song was released on July 8, 2002, as the third single from their third album, Silver Side Up (2001). It became a number one hit on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's third straight number one on this chart. Content The song is about domestic violence from a child's point of view. The song was not drawn from personal experience. Music video Nickelback originally had a music video made for the song, but the video was scrapped due to its violent nature. Instead, footage from Live at Home was shown as an alternative. Track listings European CD single "Never Again" (edit) – 3:41 "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35 European enhanced CD single "Never Again" (single version) – 3:42 "One Last Run" (live) – 3:35 "Worthy to Say" (live) – 5:53 "Never Again" (video) European CD digipak single "Never Again" (full-length single version) – 4:22 "Breathe" (live) – 4:05 "Old Enough" (live) – 3:55 Charts Certifications Release history References 2001 songs 2002 singles Nickelback songs Song recordings produced by Rick Parashar Songs about domestic violence Songs written by Chad Kroeger Songs written by Mike Kroeger Songs written by Ryan Peake