Never There (Cake song)

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Content

According to Cake vocalist John McCrea, the lyrics of "Never There" are sung from the viewpoint of a boy who is frustrated that his girlfriend never answers his phone calls. The boyfriend believes he will not make it through life without her, but in reality, he needs to focus on his own concerns instead. McCrea has described "Never There" as "a country song in disguise".[2]

Chart performance

The song spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, surpassing "The Distance" (which peaked at number four) as the band's highest-charting single.[3] "Never There" was the band's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 78.[4] In Iceland, the song was a top-10 hit, peaking at number nine in November 1998.[5] The song also charted in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, reaching numbers 75, 42, and 66, respectively.[6][7][8]

Music video

The music video for "Never There", directed by McCrea, features Cake performing in a western-style bar, while a story arc covers a trucker calling his girlfriend on a pay phone and she never answers as she is too busy partying with male body builders in speedos. It was filmed in Sacramento, California.[9]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the European CD single and Prolonging the Magic liner notes.[11][16]

Studios

  • Recorded at Pus Cavern, Paradise Studios (Sacramento, California), Hyde St. Studios, and Coast Recorders (San Francisco, California)
  • Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia September 27, 1998 CD Capricorn [15]
United States October 20, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [20]
United Kingdom April 19, 1999 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist [21]

References

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