If I Never See Your Face Again
"If I Never See Your Face Again" | ||||
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Single by Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna | ||||
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long and Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded | ||||
Released | May 2, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Length | 3:18 | |||
Label | A&M Octone | |||
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"If I Never See Your Face Again" on YouTube |
"If I Never See Your Face Again" is a song by American
"If I Never See Your Face Again" was originally intended to be a duet with
Background
"If I Never See Your Face Again" was written by Adam Levine and James Valentine, two of the five band members from Maroon 5.[6] Production of the song was helmed by Mike Elizondo, Mike Endert, Mike "Spike" Stent, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Maroon 5.[6] It was recorded by "Spike" Stent at Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA and Phantom Studios, Westlake Village, CA.[6] The song was originally intended to be a duet with Janet Jackson and appear on her Discipline album, but due to label problems Rihanna later appeared on the song.[5]
The song was included on the standard version of
Composition
"If I Never See Your Face Again" is a
Critical reception
Upon the release of It Won't Be Soon Before Long, music critics commented on the original version of the song, which does not include guest vocals by Rihanna. Jerome Blakeney for BBC wrote that "If I Never See Your Face Again", along with another It Won't Be Soon Before Long track "Makes Me Wonder", were "monster weapons of mass-marketing aimed at the feet and riding on swathes of string-drenched, synth-crunching disco."[14] A reviewer for IGN was complimentary of 'If I Never See Your Face Again', writing that it is hard to resist listening to the song.[13] The reviewer also noted that Levine appeared to adopt a vocal style reminiscent of techniques employed by Justin Timberlake, writing "Like Justin Timberlake it's all about the high pitched tenor falsetto and some sinewy grooves."[13]
Bill Lamb for
Accolades
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | [18] |
Chart performance
"If I Never See Your Face Again" achieved moderate chart success on singles charts around the world. It debuted on the
"If I Never See Your Face Again" debuted on the
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler,[29] and shot on an indoor soundstage in Castaic, California on April 23, 2008.[29] The concept for the video was "high-end erotica".[29] In an interview with James Montgomery for MTV News whilst on set of the music video, Levine provided a summary of what the video would entail, saying: "It's this kind of ultra-glamorous, photography-based, late-'70s/ early-'80s situation. It's really stylish and really beautiful ... It's the most choreographed thing I've ever done, because usually I just get up there and screw around. But with Rihanna, it's completely different and so cool." In response, Rihanna continued to say that "I don't do a lot of videos where I have so much chemistry with the other artist, and this is only my second duet in a video ... It's really intense, because you have to work with each other so much. It's new for me, but I'm enjoying it."[29]
The video was made available to download digitally via iTunes on May 13, 2008.[30]
Synopsis
The video begins with the sound of a ticking clock and Levine and Rihanna sitting opposite each other at a table, tapping their hands and staring at one another. Maroon 5 start to play their instruments as Rihanna sits and watches them. The table and band scenes are intercut with each other for the first
Japan Tour 2008 video
Another music video for the song's original version titled Japan Tour 2008, was released on July 11, 2008 by Amnesty International.[31] The video which is mainly an animated slideshow with photographs of Maroon 5 heading to Japan, during the It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour in March 2008. This video was directed by Bob Carmichael.[32]
Formats and track listings
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Credits and personnel
Recording
- Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Phantom Studios, Westlake Village, CA; House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA and Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA.
- Mixed at Scream Studios, Miami, FL.
Personnel Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, Def Jam Recordings.[6]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[58] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[59] | Gold | 40,000* |
United States (RIAA)[61] | Platinum | 1,109,000[60] |
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | May 2, 2008 | Digital download | A&M Octone | [8] |
May 15, 2008 | Contemporary hit radio | [62] | ||
Australia | May 22, 2008 | Digital EP | [34] | |
France | July 15, 2008 | CD | [63] | |
Germany | August 22, 2008 | [64] |
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