Never Too Late (Hedley song)

"Never Too Late"
Single by Hedley
from the album Famous Last Words
Released	April 4, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Ska soft rock alternative rock reggae
Length	4:00
Label	Universal Music Canada Fontana Distribution
Songwriter(s)	Chris Crippin Jacob Hoggard Tommy Mac Dave Rosin
Producer(s)	Greig Nori Dave Genn
Hedley singles chronology
"For the Nights I Can't Remember" (2007) "Never Too Late" (2008) "Old School" (2008)
Music video
"Never Too Late" on YouTube

"Never Too Late" is a song by Canadian pop punk group Hedley. It was released on April 4, 2008, as the third single from their second studio album Famous Last Words . It was featured on the US release of the album known as Never Too Late.

Background and composition

"Never Too Late" is about not giving up and starting over again when things go wrong. ^[1]

The song was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac and Dave Rosin, while production was handled by Greig Nori and Dave Genn. ^[2] Critics have described the track as ska and reggae. ^{[3] [1]}

Music video

The music video for "Never Too Late" premiered on April 4, 2008, on MuchOnDemand . ^[4] The video was shot in March 2008, ^[5] in Barbados and is close to a shot-for-shot remake/parody of the music video that Duran Duran filmed for their 1982 single, "Rio". ^[6] Hoggard spoke about the music video.

"We made it identical to Duran Duran's 'Rio'. To the best of our abilities, we made it identical. That was really important for us, to do it justice and not just kind of cop it out. If we were going to do it, we wanted to make sure that we did it. So we were so happy. That's kind of one of the points of my, if you want to call it a career, where I was like, 'Wow, I really feel like I did something cool there.'" ^[6]

According to numbers released by Nielsen Company, the music video was the most-aired music video on Canadian media in 2008. ^[7]

Track listing

Digital download – single ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Too Late"	4:00
2.	"For the Nights I Can't Remember"	4:02

Personnel

Credits for "Never Too Late" adapted from the Famous Last Words booklet. ^[2]

Hedley

• Jacob Hoggard – vocals
• Tommy Mac – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Rosin – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Crippin – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dave Genn – guitar, keyboards
• Ben Kaplan – keyboards
• Ray Garraway – drums
• Sal Ferreres – percussion

Production

• Greig Nori – producer
• Dave Genn – producer
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Never Too Late" Chart (2008) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 4 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [10] 5 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [11] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Never Too Late" Chart (2008) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 23 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) [13] 19 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) [14] 14

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Never Too Late"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	April 4, 2008	CD	Universal Music Canada	[15]
Various	July 14, 2009	Digital download	Fontana Distribution	[16]

References

1. Bliss, Karen (2008). Hedley Fan Lowdown. Inside Music Books. p. 2. ISBN   978-1-894917-75-9.
2. Famous Last Words (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251745232.
3. Adrian Mack (November 7, 2007). "Famous Last Words by Hedley". The Georgia Straight . Retrieved August 11, 2023.
4. "Hedley - Never Too Late Video Teaser!". MuchMusic . April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
5. "Hedley News: Hot Hot Hot". Hedleyonline.com. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
6. Sarah Kurchak (December 23, 2008). "Hedley Reflect On 2008". Chart Attack . Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
7. Solters, Larry; Loynes, Anna (January 7, 2009). "The Nielsen Company 2008 Canadian Music Industry Report". Business Wire . Toronto, ON: Berkshire Hathaway. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
8. "Never Too Late (Single)". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
9. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
10. "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
11. "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
12. "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2008". Billboard . Retrieved 2012-03-31.
13. "Top Canada CHR/Top 40 Songs". R&R . December 12, 2008. p. 35.
14. "Top Canada Hot AC Songs". R&R . December 12, 2008. p. 67.
15. Never Too Late (Canada CD Single liner notes). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2008.
16. "Never Too Late [Single] - Hedley". AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2023.