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"Never Before" | ||||
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Single by Deep Purple | ||||
from the album Machine Head | ||||
B-side | " When a Blind Man Cries" | |||
Released | 17 March 1972 [1] | |||
Recorded | 6–21 December 1971 Montreux, Switzerland | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:30 (
Single version) 4:01 (Album version) | |||
Label |
EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | |||
Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |||
Deep Purple singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Before" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head. It was also released as a single and reached #35 in the UK.
A promo video was made for the song in 1972. The single version of the song is an edit of the album version and lasts 3:30.
"Never Before" has rarely been performed live. The only live recording of this song appears on Deep Purple in Concert, which was recorded at the time of the single release, a week or so before Machine Head was released.
Deep Purple performed "Never Before" on tour in 2004, when they played the whole Machine Head album.
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 80 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [2] | 45 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [2] | 4 |
UK Singles ( OCC) | 35 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [2] | 20 |