"This Never Happened Before" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released as the twelfth track on his fourteenth studio album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005).
Background and composition "This Never Happened Before" was written by Paul McCartney as a love song inspired by Burt Bacharach. He told Gary Crowley about the structure of the song in a Chaos and Creation in the Backyard interview disc:
"This Never Happened Before" is in the key of E major, despite the song's vocal-piano songbook, which lists it as being in the key of A minor.
Track listing Promo CD DPRO-49684-2 "This Never Happened Before" (edit 2) - 3:13 "This Never Happened Before" (album version) - 3:23
Personnel Per booklet. Paul McCartney – vocals, Yamaha grand piano, Höfner bass guitar, Epiphone Casino electric guitar, Ludwig drums Millennia Ensemble – strings, brass Joby Talbot – conducting, arrangement
Use in media "This Never Happened Before" was used in the 2006 film The Lake House and was included on the film's soundtrack album.
Charts + Chart performance for "This Never Happened Before" Chart (2005) Peakposition
References
External links Official site [ Paul McCartney: Artist Chart History]