Justin Bieber Wiki
in: Singles, Pop songs, Songs,
and 8 more
This article is part of the My Worlds era
Never Say Never is certified platinum 5x in the US
Never Say Never is certified silver in the UK
English

Never Say Never

Edit
❮
❯


“Never Say Never” is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song serves as the theme song for The Karate Kid (2010), and features rap interludes from the film's star, Jaden Smith. The song was later included as a track on the remix album My Worlds Acoustic. To promote Bieber's 3D concert film of the same name, the song was released as the lead single from Bieber's second remix album, Never Say Never: The Remixes.

Background[]

The track was originally called "Sexy Togeether" and recorded by Travis Garland, who was signed by Perez Hilton.

Music video[]

The accompanying clip for the single was directed by Honey. The music video takes place in a studio, and contains a heroic concept, featuring Bieber and Smith singing the song and playing around, intercut with scenes from the film. Bieber appears in a motorcycle jacket and high tops.

The video was privately uploaded on May 27, 2010 but was officialy released four days later.

Performances[]

Date Event City Notes
June 4, 2010 The Today Show New York City
October 12, 2010 Acoustic Showcase Osaka Acoustic
October 13, 2010 LaQua Tokyo Acoustic
November 2, 2010 Golden Ticket Concert Phoenix Acoustic
November 30, 2010 Showcase NRJ & Universal Mobile Paris Playback
December 8, 2010 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden
December 10, 2010 Madison Square Garden New York City (featuring Jaden Smith)
December 11, 2010 B96 Jingle Bash Chicago
February 13, 2011 Grammy Awards Los Angeles (featuring Jaden Smith)
March 19, 2011 Wetten, dass..? Augsburg
May 18, 2011 SMAPxSMAP Tokyo
June 11, 2011 Benefit concert for College Track Saratoga
June 18, 2011 Scooter Braun's 30th Birthday Party Hollywood (featuring Jaden Smith)

Date Event City Notes
November 1, 2011 Dancing with the Stars Los Angeles
November 6, 2011 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards Belfast
November 7, 2011 Westfield London London
November 13, 2011 This is Justin Bieber - ITV Special London
November 23, 2011 The Today Show New York City
December 21, 2011 Home for the Holidays Toronto

Date Event City Notes
May 30, 2012 Live in Oslo Oslo
May 31, 2012 Live@Home Paris
June 11, 2012 México Suena Justin Bieber Zócalo
July 14, 2012 MTV World Stage: Live in Malaysia 2012 Malaysia

Date Event City Notes
July 24, 2021 The Freedom Experience Los Angeles (featuring Jaden)

Tour Date Performances
My World Tour 2010-2011 (All dates) 130
Believe Tour 2012-2013 (All dates) 162
Purpose World Tour July 19, 2016 1

Lyrics[]

[Intro: Justin Bieber]
Never say never
(Pick it up, pick, pick it up, pick it up, pick, pick it up)
Yeah, yeah, never-ever, never-ever-ever-ever-ever
(Pick it up, pick, pick it up, pick it up, pick, pick it up)

[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
See, I never thought that I could walk through fire (Eh)
I never thought that I could take the burn (Eh)
I never had the strength to take it higher (Eh)
Until I reached the point of no return (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
And there’s just no turning back
When your heart’s under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It’s my destiny

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
I will never say never, I will fight
I will fight ‘til forever to make it right
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up-up-up
Up-up-up-up-up-up-up
And never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
(Never say it, never-never say it)

[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
I never thought that I could feel this power (Eh)
I never thought that I could feel this free (Eh)
I’m strong enough to climb the highest tower (Yeah)
And I’m fast enough to run across the sea, oh-oh

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
And there’s just no turning back (Oh, no)
When your heart’s under attack (Oh, no)
Gonna give everything I have
‘Cause this is my destiny

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
I will never say never, I will fight (Never say never)
I will fight ‘til forever (Never fighting, but I’m still fighting) to make it right
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up-up-up
Up-up-up-up-up-up-up
And never say never (Never, never, never, never)

[Verse 3: Jaden & Justin Bieber]
Here we go!
Guess who?
J Smith and JB
Uh-huh (Oh no)
I gotcha, lil bro
I can handle him
Hold up, aI-I can handle him (Never, never, never say it)
Now he’s bigger than me, taller than me
And he’s older than me and stronger than me
And his arms a little bit longer than me
But he ain’t on a JB song with me
I be tryna chill, they be trying to sour the thrill
No pun intended, was raised by the power of Will
Like Luke with the force, if push comes to shove
Like Kobe in the 4th, ice water for blood (Let’s go) (Swish)
Gotta be the best, and yes, we’re the flyest
Like David and Goliath, I conquered the giant
So now I got the world in my hand
I was born from two stars, so the moon’s where I land (I’m gone)

[Chorus: Justin Bieber & Jaden]
Yeah-yeah
I will never say never (Never say it, never-never say it), I will fight
I will fight ‘til forever (Okay, okay) to make it right
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up-up-up (Yeah)
Up-up-up-up-up-up-up
And never say never
Never say never
I will never say never (Never say it, never-never say it)
Never say never
I will fight ‘til forever (Okay, okay) to make it right
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up-up-up
Up-up-up-up-up-up-up
And never say never

[Outro: Justin Bieber & Jaden]
Ne-never say never (Never say it)
Ne-never say never (Never say it)
Ne-never say never (Never say it)
(Never, never, say never) And never say never
Ne-never say never (Never say it)
Ne-never say never (No, no, never say it)
Ne-never say never
And never say never


Charts[]

Billboard Hot 100[]

"Never Say Never" debuted at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent 19 weeks on chart. It re-entered as Justin Bieber: Never Say Never was about to release. 

{
    textStyle: {
        fontFamily: "Rubik",
        fontSize: 13
    },
    xAxis: {
        type: 'category',
        axisLabel: {
            show: true,
            interval: 0,
            rotate: 45
        },
        data: [
            // refresh the page if you see this code
"2010-06-26", "2010-07-03", "2010-07-10", "2010-07-17", "2010-07-24", "‏", "2011-02-05", "2011-02-12", "2011-02-19", "2011-02-26", "2011-03-05", "2011-03-12", "2011-03-19", "2011-03-26", "2011-04-02", "2011-04-09", "2011-04-16", "2011-04-23", "2011-04-30", "2011-05-07",
       ]
   },
   yAxis: {
       type: 'value', 
       min: 1, 


        max:
100
, 

       inverse: true
   },
   series: [
       {
           data: [
33, 65, 86, 98, 100, "‏", 85, 62, 49, 25, 8, 23, 33, 48, 57, 61, 64, 77, 92, 94
           ],
           type: 'line',
           smooth: true,


            
       },


        
   ],
   tooltip: {
       type: 'item'
   }



}



Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Nomination Result
2011 Kids' Choice Awards México Favorite Song Nominated

Credits[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]


To promote the movie Justin Bieber: Never Say Never a new music video with live audio was released. It premiered at MTV's The Seven on February 4, 2010.

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Nomination Result
2011 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Video From a Film Nominated

References[]

  1. ↑ Bieber, Justin. "Credits / My Worlds - The Collection (International Package) / Justin Bieber – TIDAL". Tidal. 

“Never Say Never” (featuring Jaden Smith)
“That Should Be Me” (featuring Rascal Flatts)
“Somebody to Love (Remix)”
“Up” (featuring Chris Brown)

“Overboard (Live)” (featuring Miley Cyrus)
“Runaway Love (Kanye West Remix)” (featuring Raekwon)
“Born to Be Somebody”

Bonus tracks
“Stuck in the Moment” (featuring Tyga)
“One Time (J-Stax Remix)”

“Runaway”
Español
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.