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Never Ever is the song recorded by Australian alternative rock group, The Rubens, featuring Sarah. The song was released on 13 April 2018 as the second single from the group's third studio album, Lo La Ru.
Background and release
Upon release, The Ruben's keyboardist Elliott Margin said "The day we met Sarah in the studio, she told us that her year 10 teacher introduced her to our song "Lay It Down" and that is what inspired her to do music in year 11 and 12". Margin said the song wasn't meant to be on the album saying "We actually thought with the album completed we would be writing a song for someone else. The main chord structure and melody was something I had been fiddling with for a while but couldn't find the words or story for. After meeting Sarah and having a chat we got stuck into the song... Pretty quickly we realised it needed to be a duet and from there the story started to take shape."[1]
The song is a tale of heartbreak that begins as a stripped back piano ballad but builds into a back-and-forth of blame shifting of a relationship in decay, voiced in a duet between Sam Margin and Sarah Aarons.[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by Anna Phillips and released on 11 May 2018.[3]
Reception
A staff writer from The Music AU described the song as "smooth as silk" adding "the collaboration between the Menangle band and Aarons came together as if it was meant to be." [1]
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles (ARIA) | 71[4] |
References
- ^ a b "ICYMI: The Rubens Debuted A Heartbreaking New Single From Their Upcoming Album". The Music. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "First Spin: The Rubens detail new album with curveball duet 'Never Ever'". ABC. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "The Rubens - Never Ever (feat. Sarah) (Official Video)". YouTube. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #480". auspOp. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.