| Always and Never | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Goodnight Nurse |
| Cover: | AlwaysandNeverGoodnightNurse.jpg |
| Released: | 23 January 2006 |
| Genre: | Pop punk, punk rock, rock |
| Label: | Festival |
| Producer: | CaptainHook |
| Next Title: | Keep Me On Your Side |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Always and Never is the debut album by New Zealand pop punk band, Goodnight Nurse, released in January 2006.
The album spawned many singles and radio hits, including, "My Only", "Death Goes To Disco", "Loner", "Our Song", "Going Away", "Taking Over", and "All For You" (most songs from the album were released as singles).
Always and Never went Gold after only a week of release and debuted to place number 5 on the RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. From then on, the album stayed in the Top 40 for 5 weeks (from 30 January until 27 February).
New Zealand critics took notice of the tight riffs and hooks, wide range of subject matter, and musical diversity (the album included fast, punk songs, as well as more mature-sounding songs that deal with themes such as death).
Joel Little, the lead singer, said, when asked about the subject matter of the album:
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| Year | Single | Album | RIANZ Chart | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Loner" | Always & Never | 19[4] | – |
| 2004 | "Taking Over" | Always & Never | 19[5] | – |
| 2004 | "Going Away" | Always & Never | – | – |
| 2005 | "Our Song" | Always & Never | 15[6] | – |
| 2006 | "My Only" | Always & Never | 21[7] | – |
| 2006 | "Death Goes to Disco" | Always & Never | – | – |
| 2007 | "All For You" | Always & Never | 29[8] | – |
Every song from Always and Never which was released as a single has an accompanying video, all of which are available on YouTube.