Never Be Like You

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"Never Be Like You"
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Single by Flume featuring Kai
from the album Skin
Released 16 January 2016 (2016-01-16)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Length 3:54
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Streten
  • De Gasperis Brigante
  • Earley
Certification 3× Platinum (ARIA)
Flume chronology
"Some Minds"
(2015)		 "Never Be Like You"
(2016)		 "Smoke & Retribution"
(2016)
Kai chronology
"Crawl"
(2013)		 "Never Be Like You"
(2016)		 "Mind"
(2016)

"Never Be Like You" is a song by Australian musician Flume, featuring vocals from Canadian singer Kai. It was released on 16 January 2016 by Future Classic, as the lead single of his second studio album, Skin. The song debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart, later reaching number one and becoming Flume's first song to top the chart. The song was successful and charted internationally in Austria, Belgium, France, and New Zealand, where it reached number 2 on RMNZ Singles Chart.

In a press release, Flume said, "Kai and I were sending ideas back and forth online, then met up in New York and went into the studio. We laid down some chords and started an idea but weren't feeling inspired. So we went out into the night for a few hours and when we returned, it all started to come together."[1]

A remix by Disclosure was released on 4 March 2016 and a remix EP was released on 25 March 2016.

Critical reception

Harley Brown of Spin said that "Diplo‑endorsed singer Kai provides sumptuous and sterling vocals over sparkling half‑time drops, like an instrumental B‑side from [Justin Timberlake's 2006 album] FutureSex LoveSounds" and that "The new R&B look is a good one for Flume".[2]

Billboard said "The song features Canadian chanteuse Kai, smoothly balancing chilled out trap effects with spacey ambient noise and future bass elements, going hard and soft at once – a duality expressed in the lyrics as well, with Kai begging forgiveness while asserting right to just be herself".[3]

Track listings

Digital download[4]
  1. "Never Be Like You" – 3:54
Digital download[5]
  1. "Never Be Like You" (Disclosure Remix) – 6:11
Digital download (EP)[6]
  1. "Never Be Like You" – 3:54
  2. "Never Be Like You" (Disclosure Remix) – 6:11
  3. "Never Be Like You" (Wave Racer Remix) – 3:28
  4. "Never Be Like You" (Teengirl Fantasy Remix) – 4:22

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 64
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 82
France (SNEP)[12] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 71
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 74
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[15] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 93
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 2
Portugal (AFP)[18] 100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 95
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 54
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] 6
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[23] 8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[25] 3× Platinum 210,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] 2× Platinum 30,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Flume – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Flume. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Flume feat. Kai – Never Be Like You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "March 2016/ Archive Chart: 17 March 2016" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Flume – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Flume. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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  24. ↑ "Flume – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Flume. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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