"Never Gonna Change" is a song recorded by New Zealand music duo

Broods Broods is a New Zealand musical duo from Nelson, composed of Georgia Josiena Nott on lead vocals, with older brother and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Allan Joseph Nott on production and backing vocals. They released the single "Bridges", which w ...

for their debut EP, ''

'' (2014). It was released 29 January 2014 through

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as the primary single from ''Broods'' in the United Kingdom, and second from the EP overall.

Background and composition

"Never Gonna Change" combines a "pulsating glitchiness" with

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instrumentation and a

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beat. Lyrically, the song is about heartbreak and the impossibility of a clean separation from someone after a relationship falls apart. As Georgia Nott revealed to ''

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'', the song was inspired by a breakup and initially conceived by her, while Caleb was responsible for the arrangement. "I was a little bit annoyed at life cos I got dumped," she told the magazine, "so I had vent to the memo pad on my phone and then Caleb and I made it into something cooler."

Critical reception

Sam Lansky at ''

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'' responded positively to the song, particularly Georgia Nott's "inimitable" vocals. Jon Tanners of the independent music blog ''Pigeons & Planes'' compared the song favorably to previous single "

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": "A bit more melancholic than anthemic introductory track "Bridges," "Never Gonna Change" marries the group's pop sensibilities with a sweeping, icy look at dysfunctional love .. as expertly produced and affectingly written ... as its predecessor."

Track listing

Digital download * "Never Gonna Change" – 4:10 Digital download (Remix) * "Never Gonna Change (Lone Remix)" – 5:57

Chart performance

Release history

References

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