Peak
36
Weeks
7
Score
534
Chart Year
2018
Lady Gaga wrote "I'll Never Love Again" as the climatic song for the 2018 A Star Is Born movie with Nashville songwriters Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey and Aaron Raitiere. Gaga and Lindsey previously collaborated on three of the New York star's 2016 Joanne songs, "Million Reasons," "A-Yo" and "Grigio Girls." It is impossible to write about "I'll Never Love Again" without giving away A Star Is Born's plotline – so be warned SPOILER ALERT! The beautiful, haunting ballad finds Lady Gaga's character Ally singing about her late husband Jackson Maine (played by Bradley Cooper). Jackson had hanged himself in his garage and Ally picks a song that Jackson had written but never sung and performs it at a tribute concert. It is later revealed that he'd penned it as a duet with Ally. Gaga told Zane Lowe on Beats 1 that she recorded "I'll Never Love Again" minutes after she found out her childhood friend, Sonja Durham, had passed away from cancer. Once Durham's husband had consoled Gaga, he asked her to return to her filming. Bradley Cooper was supportive about Gaga's loss and she managed to complete the scene. The singer recalled: "[Sonja] gave me a tragic gift that day and I took it with me to set, and I sang that song for Jackson and for her on that very same day within an hour." As well as the version sung in the film, the soundtrack also contains an extended version. For those of you who haven't seen A Star Is Born, we recommend you don't watch this song's music video until you do catch the movie. There are enough big clues in the visual about the fate of Jackson Maine to ruin the film's ending. Molly Hocking released a cover of the song after winning the eighth series of The Voice UK. Her version, which acted as her winner's single, peaked at #73 on the UK chart. This won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Song Written For Visual Media.
Wish I could, I could've said goodbye I would've said what I wanted to Maybe even cried for you If I knew, it would be the last time I would've broke my heart in two Tryin' to save a part of you Don't wanna feel another touch Don't wanna start another fire Don't wanna know another kiss No other name falling off my lips Don't wanna to give my heart away To another stranger Or let another day begin Won't even let the sunlight in No, I'll never love again I'll never love again, ooh When we first met I never thought that I would fall I never thought that I'd find myself Lying in your arms And I want to pretend that it's not true Oh baby, that you're gone 'Cause my world keeps turning, and turning, and turning And I'm not moving on Don't wanna feel another touch Don't wanna start another fire Don't wanna know another kiss No other name falling off my lips Don't wanna give my heart away To another stranger Or let another day begin Won't even let the sunlight in No, I'll never love I don't wanna know this feeling Unless it's you and me I don't wanna waste a moment, ooh And I don't wanna give somebody else the better part of me I would rather wait for you, ooh Don't wanna feel another touch Don't wanna start another fire Don't wanna know another kiss Baby, unless they are your lips Don't wanna give my heart away To another stranger Or let another day begin Won't even let the sunlight in Oh, I'll never love again Love again Oh, I'll never love again I'll never love again I won't, I won't, I swear I can't I wish I could but i just won't I'll never love again I'll never love again, ooh
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 20, 2018 | 36 | 90 |
| 2 | Oct 27, 2018 | 54 | 72 |
| 3 | Nov 3, 2018 | 67 | 59 |
| 4 | Nov 10, 2018 | 72 | 54 |
| 5 | Nov 17, 2018 | 85 | 41 |
| 6 | Nov 24, 2018 | 97 | 29 |
| 21 | Mar 9, 2019 | 62 | 64 |