Never as Good as the First Time | |
Cover: | Never as Good as the First Time - cover.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Sade |
Album: | Promise |
B-Side: | Keep Hanging On |
Recorded: | 1985 |
Genre: | |
Length: | 5:00 (album version) 3:57 (single version) |
Label: | Epic |
Composer: |
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Lyricist: | Sade Adu |
Producer: |
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Prev Title: | Is It a Crime? |
Prev Year: | 1986 |
Next Title: | Love Is Stronger Than Pride |
Next Year: | 1988 |
"Never as Good as the First Time" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, Promise (1985).[2] It was released as the album's third single and contained a vocal intro not included on the original album version, as well as a slightly different vocal mix. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Frank Guan of Vulture stated, "Nearly all Sade songs are about commitment and security, but this, an ode to hooking up and living purely in the present, is the exception. The reckless pace matches the lyrical abandon. It's no accident that the music video is mostly just Sade racing a horse across open country, which is so great that it’s tempting to replace the Internet entirely with GIFs of Sade racing a horse across open country."[3]
The black-and-white music video for "Never as Good as the First Time" features Sade Adu riding a horse through the towns of El Rocío, Almonte, and Huelva in Andalusia, Spain.[4]
A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Remix Edit) – 3:57
B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) – 2:59
A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Remix Edit) – 3:57
B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) – 2:59
A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Extended Mix) – 5:06
B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) – 2:59
A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Extended Remix) – 5:12
B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) – 2:59
Peak position | |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 70 |
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US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[6] | 23 |
US Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)[7] | 9 |