“Never Say Never” by Basement Jaxx (ft. ETML)
Reading a bit in between the lines, it seems that what the vocalist is speaking to is the concept of recuperating from romantic heartbreak. Beforehand, he was apparently under the impression that such a thing could “never” happen to him. But now, despite having “no regrets”, he does seem humbled in that regard. And it would also appear that listening to certain songs, such as this one, is what is causing him to reminisce on his past love, on top of the fact that he does indeed miss her.
“Never Say Never” Facts
Primary Artist(s): Basement Jaxx
Featured Artist(s): ETML
Album/EP: “Junto”
Was “Never Say Never” a single release?
Yes. It was a single released from Basement Jaxx’s seventh album, “Junto”. The single was launched on 27 June 2014.
This was the debut collaboration of Basement Jaxx and ETML (whose real name is Elliot Marshall).
Credits
The song was written by Basement Jaxx with help from ETML. The list of writers of “Never Say Never” is as follows:
- Simon Ratcliffe
- Felix Buxton
- ETML
“Never Say Never” is Nominated for a Grammy
This song earned a nomination for the award “Best Dance Recording” at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015. It lost the Grammy to “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne. The other songs nominated in this category were:
Did “Never Say Never” chart?
Yes. It charted in a handful of countries, including:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Japan
- UK
- US
The “Junto” Album
“Never Say Never” is the third single and one of the most popular tracks on Basement Jaxx’s seventh studio offering, “Junto”. The duo released this project through record companies, PIAS Recordings and Atlantic Jaxx.
A total of five promotional singles were released from this album, which dropped on August 25 of 2014.
“Unicorn” is the album’s lead single and it came out on May 19 of 2014. A second single, “Mermaid of Salinas”, was released on June 27 of 2014. The fourth and final singles being “Galactical” and “Rock This Road”, respectively, were released in August and December of 2014.
Commercially, this project did much better than the duo’s previous album, “Zephyr”, which was released in 2009.
“Junto” charted on the official album charts in multiple regions. One of its best charting positions was in the UK, where it peaked at number 30. It peaked at number 168 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
The title of the album (“Junto”) is a Spanish word. When translated into English, it basically means “together”.
