Never There

"Never There"
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Single by Cake
from the album Prolonging the Magic
Released	October 13, 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:44
Label	Capricorn
Writer(s)	John McCrea
Producer(s)	John McCrea
Cake singles chronology
"Friend is a Four Letter Word" (1998) "Never There" (1998) "Let Me Go" (1999)

"Never There" is the first single from Cake's third album Prolonging the Magic. The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, surpassing "The Distance" as the band's highest-charting single (#4). "Never There" was the band's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 78.

The lyrics are from the viewpoint of a lover who is frustrated that, while his beloved claims to love him back, her actions indicate that she does not really care about him.

The song can be heard in the Friends episode "The One Where Rachel Smokes" and in the Daria episode "Depth Takes a Holiday".

Music video

The music video for "Never There" features Cake performing in a western-style bar, while a story arc covers a trucker calling his girlfriend on a pay phone and she never answers.

Track listing

1. "Never There" - 2:44
2. "Cool Blue Reason" - 3:27
3. "Half As Much" - 2:55

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	43
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks	29
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	40
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	42
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	10

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics