"Never Again" is a song by Swedish singer

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from his tenth studio album, ''The Human Touch'' (1982).

Overview

Although Ledin was a well-known figure in Sweden, he was relatively unknown outside of the country.

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, the owner of

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and manager of the band

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, believed in Ledin's singing ability and wanted to promote him across the continent. Upon hearing "Never Again", Anderson thought this song would make a good duet, and suggested ABBA's

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to record the song with him. Although a duet, Ledin and Fältskog were not together in the studio when they laid down their vocal tracks.

Release and reception

Released as a single, "Never Again" peaked at No. 2 in Sweden and was also a top-10 entry in Norway and Belgium. Ledin and Fältskog also recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "Ya Nunca Más". The song was originally released on Tomas Ledin album 1982 ''The Human Touch''. It was later included as a bonus track on the reissue of Fältskog's album ''

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'' and on a number of her compilation albums.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Never Again (Agnetha Song) 1982 singles 1982 songs Agnetha Fältskog songs Male–female vocal duets Polar Music singles Songs written by Tomas Ledin Tomas Ledin songs