"Never Again" is a song by

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off their first studio album

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. In 2009, the song reached 30 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified as a gold digital single by

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Reception

"Never Again" received mixed reception from reviewers. Michael Crewe praised lead singer

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for creating an energetic song with his "soaring falsetto", while The Beat Review opined that the song was too generic and that the band was unknown to listeners. Alternatively, The Beat Review compared the band's piano performance to Keane and

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. Similarly, Arjun S. Ravi of Indiecision also compared The Midway State's piano rift to The Fray, and said that "Never Again" had a "simple piano-driven melody that builds into an arena-sized chorus".

Music video

In the music video released by the band, the lead singer is looking for and reassembling the missing pieces of his girlfriend while he and the band perform at the lower platform of

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station in Toronto.

Awards and Certifications

In 2009, "Never Again" was certified gold by

for reaching 20,000 downloads, with 5,000 of the downloads being sold in Canada. The same year, "Never Again" won the

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at the

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and was nominated for favourite video at the

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. The following year, the song was nominated for the adult contemporary category at the 2010

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Popular culture

The piano melody of "Never Again" was chosen as an

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Charts

References

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