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{{Infobox song<br />
| name = Never Understand<br />
| cover = Never Understand.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| type = single<br />
| artist = [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]<br />
| album = [[Psychocandy]]<br />
| B-side = Suck<br />
| released = February 1985<br />
| recorded =<br />
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Noise pop]]|[[punk-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Stewart|title=Taste of Cindy by The Jesus and Mary Chain - Track Info|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/taste-of-cindy-mt0010987925|access-date=18 March 2023|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>}}<br />
| length = 2:54<br />
| label = [[Blanco y Negro Records|Blanco y Negro]]<br />
| writer = [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]], [[Jim Reid]]<br />
| producer = The Jesus and Mary Chain<br />
| prev_title = [[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]<br />
| prev_year = 1984<br />
| next_title = [[You Trip Me Up]]<br />
| next_year = 1985<br />
}}<br />
"'''Never Understand'''" is the first single from the Scottish [[alternative rock]] band [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]'s debut album ''[[Psychocandy]]''. It was the band's first release on [[Blanco y Negro Records]] and was released through them in February 1985.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marszalek|first=Julian|date=8 November 2011|title=Brown Acid Black Leather: The Story Of The Jesus And Mary Chain's Psychocandy|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/07301-jesus-and-mary-chain-psychocandy|access-date=18 October 2015|website=[[The Quietus]]}}</ref> The song was written by [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]] and [[Jim Reid]], and was [[record producer|produced]] by The Jesus and Mary Chain. It is considered influential for its use of guitar feedback.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kretsch|first=Ron|date=28 April 2015|title=Trent Reznor and Robert Smith talk about the Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Psychocandy'|url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/trent_reznor_and_robert_smith_talk_about_the_jesus_and_mary_chains_psychoca|access-date=18 October 2015|website=DangerousMinds}}</ref><br />
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==Chart performance==<br />
The single reached number 47 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>"[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/It%20Ain%27t%20Fair Never Understand]". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.</ref><br />
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== Critical reception ==<br />
The song was ranked number 1 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1985 by ''[[NME]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/features/1985-2-1045389 |title=Albums and Tracks of the Year |date=10 October 2016 |magazine=[[NME]] |access-date=8 September 2018 }}</ref><br />
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''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote, "On "Never Understand" the feedback shrieks like the zealous adolescent screams that drowned out [[the Beatles]] on every live record."<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | title=Underground|author=Andrea Enthal| date=June 1985|issue=2|page=34}}</ref> [[John Leland (journalist)|John Leland]] added, "The effect is striking, but it has no depth and doesn't go anywhere after the first few seconds. In [[Hüsker Dü]]'s music, the buzzing guitar and [[Pop music|pop]] hooks enhance one another; Jesus and Mary Chain never puts the two together."<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | title=Singles|author=John Leland| date=July 1985|issue=3|page=32}}</ref><br />
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==Track listing==<br />
All tracks written by [[Jim Reid]] and [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]], except where noted.<br />
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;7" (NEG 8)<br />
#"Never Understand" – 2:54<br />
#"Suck" – 2:07<br />
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;12" (NEG 8T)<br />
#"Never Understand" – 2:54<br />
#"Suck" – 2:07<br />
#"Ambition" ([[Vic Godard]]) – 3:31<br />
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==Personnel==<br />
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===The Jesus and Mary Chain===<br />
*[[Jim Reid]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Record producer|producer]]<br />
*[[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]] – [[guitar]], producer<br />
*[[Douglas Hart]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], producer<br />
*[[Bobby Gillespie]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], producer<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001254/http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/jesus_and_mary_chain/never_understand/4431346/lyrics.jhtml Lyrics at MTV.com]<br />
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