"Never Too Late" is a song by Canadian pop punk group Hedley. It was released on April 4, 2008, as the third single from their second studio album Famous Last Words. It was featured on the US release of the album known as Never Too Late.
Background and composition "Never Too Late" is about not giving up and starting over again when things go wrong.
The song was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac and Dave Rosin, while production was handled by Greig Nori and Dave Genn. Critics have described the track as ska and reggae.
Music video The music video for "Never Too Late" premiered on April 4, 2008, on MuchOnDemand. The video was shot in March 2008, in Barbados and is close to a shot-for-shot remake/parody of the music video that Duran Duran filmed for their 1982 single, "Rio". Hoggard spoke about the music video.
According to numbers released by Nielsen Company, the music video was the most-aired music video on Canadian media in 2008.
Track listing
Personnel Credits for "Never Too Late" adapted from the Famous Last Words booklet.
Hedley Jacob Hoggard – vocals Tommy Mac – bass guitar, backing vocals Dave Rosin – lead guitar, backing vocals Chris Crippin – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians Dave Genn – guitar, keyboards Ben Kaplan – keyboards Ray Garraway – drums Sal Ferreres – percussion
Production Greig Nori – producer Dave Genn – producer Mike Fraser – mixing Dean Maher – engineering
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Never Too Late" Chart (2008) Peakposition Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 4 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 5 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 2
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Never Too Late" Chart (2008) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 23Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 19Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 14
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Never Too Late" Region Date Format Label Canada April 4, 2008 CD Universal Music Canada Various July 14, 2009 Digital download Fontana Distribution
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