Never Going Home

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"Never Going Home"
Never Going Home.jpg
Single by Kungs
from the album Club Azur
Released21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
Genre House [1]
Length2:50
Label Island Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kungs singles chronology
"Dopamine"
(2020)		"Never Going Home"
(2021)		"Regarde-moi"
(2021)
Music video
"Never Going Home" on YouTube

"Never Going Home" is a song by French DJ Kungs. It was released on 21 May 2021 via Island Records from his upcoming second studio album. [2] The song prominently samples the 2019 single "Idol" by Italian producer Mind Enterprises. [3] It reached top 10 in France, Poland, Croatia, Dutch Top 40 and Flanders, and number one in Wallonia.

Contents

Music video

The music video was released on 21 May 2021 via YouTube, The video was filmed at Cercle des Nageurs in Marseille, France. It features people from several generations "letting themselves be carried away by the music". [4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from All Music. [5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Never Going Home"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [51] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [52] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [53] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [54] 3× Platinum150,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Never Going Home"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various21 May 2021Island Records [55]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [56]

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