Never Be the Same Again Never Be the Same Again "Never Be the Same Again" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C, featuring American rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of American girl group TLC. It was released on 20 March 2000 as the third single from her first solo album, "Northern Star" (1999). The song was co-written by Melanie C, producer Rhett Lawrence, Paul F. Cruz and Lopes. "Never Be the Same Again" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart, beating Moloko's "The Time Is Now" to the summit and knocking fellow Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell's single "Bag It Up" down
Reason (Melanie C album) really hostile media reaction questioning different topics from her weight to her sexuality. During the early stages of "Reason"'s recording sessions in November 2001, Virgin Record executives were quite worried about the musical style of the second album, since her biggest hits from her solo album was an R&B single (Never Be the Same Again) and a dance single (I Turn To You), while Melanie C insisted that she wanted to keep making pop rock albums. They were also really concerned about her image and she was under pressure to lose weight. Melanie C had already stated that she wanted