| Never Before | |
| Cover: | Never Before (single).jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the 1972 Italian single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Deep Purple |
| Album: | Machine Head |
| B-Side: | When a Blind Man Cries |
| Released: | 17 March 1972[1] |
| Recorded: | 6–21 December 1971 Montreux, Switzerland |
| Length: | 3:30 (Single version) 4:01 (Album version) |
| Label: | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
| Producer: | Deep Purple |
| Prev Title: | Fireball |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Smoke on the Water |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"Never Before" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head. It was also released as a single and reached #35 in the UK.
A promo video was made for the song in 1972. The single version of the song is an edit of the album version and lasts 3:30.
"Never Before" has rarely been performed live. The only live recording of this song appears on Deep Purple in Concert, which was recorded at the time of the single release, a week or so before Machine Head was released.
Deep Purple performed "Never Before" on tour in 2004, when they played the whole Machine Head album.
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 80 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] | 45 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 4 | |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 35 | |
| West Germany (Official German Charts) | 20 |