Never Say Never (Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson song)

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"Never Say Never"
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Single by Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson
from the album Stereotype
Written2018
ReleasedNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
Genre Country rock [1]
Length2:56
Label Warner Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Zach Crowell
Cole Swindell singles chronology
"Single Saturday Night"
(2020)
"Never Say Never"
(2021)
"She Had Me at Heads Carolina"
(2022)
Lainey Wilson singles chronology
"Things a Man Oughta Know"
(2020)
"Never Say Never"
(2021)
"Heart Like a Truck"
(2022)

Certifications

Certifications for "Never Say Never"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Never Say Never"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 19, 2021 Warner Nashville [18]
United StatesNovember 22, 2021 Country radio [19]

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