Never Say Never (Romeo Void song)

"Never Say Never"
Single by Romeo Void
from the album Benefactor
Released 1982
Format 12"
Recorded 1981
Genre Post-punk, new wave
Length 5:53 / 6:05 / 3:27
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Debora Iyall
Producer(s)

Ric Ocasek & Ian Taylor

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"Never Say Never" is a 1982 song by the new wave band Romeo Void. One of their best-known songs, "Never Say Never" was a favorite on early MTV, featuring a music video filmed in black and white using film noir motifs. The song is driven by a throbbing, funky bassline and punctuated by jagged guitar and saxophone, incorporating post-punk influences.

Legacy

The song was featured in the 1984 film Reckless starring Aidan Quinn as a football star and renegade. Quinn's character takes over the school dance's DJ booth to play the single, much to the dismay of all his classmates. A dance sequence ensues with Quinn's character moshing about while a somewhat distraught Daryl Hannah tries to figure out how to dance with him. The song is also featured in the 2002 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the new wave radio station Wave 103. Also, a small segment of the song was featured in a scene of the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. It also was included in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.

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Never Say Never EP

Never Say Never (EP)
EP by Romeo Void
Released January 1982
Recorded December 1981
Genre New wave
Length 20:23
Label 415
Producer Ian Taylor & Ric Ocasek
Romeo Void chronology
It's a Condition
(1981)
Never Say Never (EP)
(1982)
Benefactor
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

An EP by American new wave band Romeo Void was released in 1982. It was released on CD in 2006 by Wounded Bird Records, as four bonus tracks to their reissue of Benefactor.

All tracks by Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, Frank Zincavage, Benjamin Bossi and Larry Carter

  1. "Never Say Never" – 6:06
  2. "In the Dark" – 4:33
  3. "Present Tense" – 5:47
  4. "Not Safe" – 3:57
Personnel

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
1982 Pop Albums 147

References

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