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"Never There" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41, written by Deryck Whibley. It was released as the third single from the album Order in Decline on June 18, 2019,[3] a week after the release of the album's second single, "A Death in the Family".

Background

In an interview Deryck Whibley described the writing process, he said:

I never wanted to write this song, it just kind of poured out of me. I tried to fight it at first but there was no stopping it. I could tell I was writing about my dad, who I've never met and throughout my life it has always been a subject that I don't really think about or care about. It has never really bothered me and when I started thinking about why it never bothered me, I realized it was because my mum was so great and I have such a loving relationship with her. She was so strong as a single mother for my whole life that I never needed to think about my dad.[4]

— Deryck Whibley

In an interview with Kerrang, he added that the song speaks not only of getting to know his father, but also of the link of a "something missing" that he alone can share in the world and how his mother managed to be such a good single mother.[5]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on June 18, 2019, produced by Selfish Entertainment, and directed by John Asher.[3][4] It features pro skateboarder Carl Jr Collins (better known as CJ Collins), actress Holly Lynch and the singer of the band, Deryck Whibley.

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Never There"
Chart (2019–20) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 32

References

  1. ^ Moyle, Tracey (July 8, 2019). "Album Review: Sum 41 – Order In Decline". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (July 19, 2019). "Sum 41: Order in Decline review — the pop punks grow up, a little". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Goeman, Collin (June 18, 2019). "Sum 41 unplug for touching acoustic single "Never There"". Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Hughes, Josiah (June 18, 2019). "Sum 41 Share Sombre Piano Ballad for Single Parents Everywhere". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Hughes, Josiah. "Deryck Whibley Discusses Sum 41's Order in Decline Track By Track". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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