If I Never See Your Face Again - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: If I Never See Your Face Again

Maroon-5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long

"If I Never See Your Face Again" Is A Song By American Pop Rock Band Maroon 5 From The June 2008 Re-Release Of The Group's Second Studio Album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" Which Serves As The Band's Fourth And Final Single From The Album. It Was Also Included On The June 2008 Re-Release Of Rihanna's Third Studio Album Entitled "Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded" Which Also Serves As The Second Single From The Reloaded Edition Of Her Album. The Song Was Originally Included On The Standard Version Of The Band's Album Without The Inclusion Of Rihanna. It Was Written By Band Members Adam Levine And James Valentine With Production Of The Song Helmed By Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Mike Elizondo Mark Endert Mark "Spike" Stent And Maroon 5. It Was Released As An EP In Australia On May 22 2007 And As An Official Single On May 2 2008 In The United States. "If I Never See Your Face Again" Was Originally Intended To Be A Duet With Janet Jackson And Appear On Her Discipline Album Although Label Problems Interfered. The Collaboration With Rihanna Later Came To Fruition When Levine Asked Her To Add Her Vocal To The Remix Version Which She Accepted. "If I Never See Your Face Again" Is A Pop And R&B Song Featuring Instrumentation Provided By Synthesizers And A Guitar. The Song Received A Mixed Response From Music Critics Who Praised The Song's Composition But Criticized Levine And Rihanna's Vocal Performance. The Song's Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Anthony Mandler And Shot On An Indoor Soundstage In Castaic California. The Song Was Nominated For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals At The 2009 Grammy Awards Marking The First Nomination In The Category For Both Artists. It Was Also Featured On "The Hills" And "He's Just Not That Into You" As The Song's Original Version. "If I Never See Your Face Again" Achieved Moderate Chart Success On Singles Charts Around The World. It Debuted On The Australian Singles Chart At Number 28 On June 1 2008 And Peaked At Number 11 In Its Sixth Week. The Song Debuted On The New Zealand Singles Chart At Number 37 On June 9 2008 And Peaked At Number 21 The Following Week. In Europe The Song Debuted And Peaked At Number 15 On The Italian Singles Chart On July 17 2008. The Song Remained On The Chart For One Week. It Debuted On The Dutch Singles Chart At Number 35 On June 14 2008 And Peaked At Number 20 The Following Week. The Song Fluctuated Between Positions In The Twenties And Seventies For 13 Weeks. It Debuted On The Danish Singles Chart At Number 36 On July 27 2008 And Peaked At Number 31 In Its Sixth Week. "If I Never See Your Face Again" Debuted On The Swiss Singles Chart At Number 61 On June 29 2008 And Peaked At Number 52 The Following Week Where It Remained In Its Third Week. It Debuted On The Austrian Singles Chart At Number 67 On September 5 2008 And Peaked At Number 54 The Following Week. "If I Never See Your Face Again" Debuted And Peaked On The UK Singles Chart At Number 28 On June 14 2008. Over The Following Two Weeks The Song Descended Down The Top-Forty Before Falling Out In Its Third Week. The Song Made A Re-Entry On The Chart At Number 36 On July 7 2008. In The United States The Song Peaked At Number 51 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart On July 26 2008. It Peaked At Number 10 On The Adult Pop Songs Chart Number 30 On The Pop Songs Chart And 21 On The Hot Digital Songs Chart. The Song's Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Anthony Mandler And Shot On An Indoor Soundstage In Castaic California On April 23 2008. The Concept For The Video Was "high-End Erotica". In An Interview With James Montgomery For MTV News Whilst On Set Of The Music Video Levine Provided A Summary Of What The Video Would Entail Saying "It's This Kind Of Ultra-Glamorous Photography-Based Late-'70s/ Early-'80s Situation. It's Really Stylish And Really Beautiful ... It's The Most Choreographed Thing I've Ever Done Because Usually I Just Get Up There And Screw Around. But With Rihanna It's Completely Different And So Cool." In Response Rihanna Continued To Say That "I Don't Do A Lot Of Videos Where I Have So Much Chemistry With The Other Artist And This Is Only My Second Duet In A Video ... It's Really Intense Because You Have To Work With Each Other So Much. It's New For Me But I'm Enjoying It."