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Never as Good as the First Time
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Never as Good as the First Time
| cover = Never as Good as the First Time - cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sade
| album = Promise
| B-side = Keep Hanging On
| released =
| recorded = 1985
| studio =
| genre = * Funk
* R&B
| length =
| label = Epic
| composer = * Sade Adu
* Stuart Matthewman
| lyricist = Sade Adu
| producer = * Robin Millar
* Ben Rogan
*
* Sade
| prev_title = Is It a Crime?
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Love Is Stronger Than Pride
| next_year = 1988
| misc =
}}
"'Never as Good as the First Time'" is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, 'Promise' (1985). It was released as the album's second 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.
Reception
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 its tempting to replace the Internet entirely with GIFs of Sade racing a horse across open country."
Music video
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 Roco, Almonte, and Huelva in Andalusia, Spain.
Track listings
*'7-inch single'
:A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Remix Edit) 3:57
:B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) 2:59
*'US, Canadian and Japanese 7-inch single'
:A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Remix Edit) 3:57
:B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) 2:59
*'12-inch single'
:A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Extended Mix) 5:06
:B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) 2:59
*'US, Canadian and Japanese 12-inch single'
:A. "Never as Good as the First Time" (Extended Remix) 5:12
:B. "Keep Hanging On" (Live Instrumental) 2:59
Charts
References
Category:1985 songs
Category:1986 singles
Category:Black-and-white music videos
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Portrait Records singles
Category:Sade (band) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Pela
Category:Songs written by Sade (singer)
Category:Songs written by Stuart Matthewman
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