Never Felt Like This Before

"Never Felt Like This Before"
Single by Shaznay Lewis
from the album Open
Released	5 July 2004
Recorded	Chill Building, Santa Monica
Length	3:51
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Shaznay Lewis Rick Nowels
Producer(s)	Rick Nowels
Shaznay Lewis singles chronology
"Never Felt Like This Before" (2004) "You" (2004)

"Never Felt Like This Before" is the debut solo single by English singer Shaznay Lewis, released in July 2004. Written by Lewis and Rick Nowels, the song is from Lewis's first solo album Open (2004). The single peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top twenty in New Zealand.

Music video

The music video for "Never Felt Like This Before" is set in a nightclub setting with Lewis performing and with episodes of her love affairs intermixed with the performance. In the video for "Never Felt Like This Before", Lewis felt uncomfortable performing intimate moments with the male in the video because she felt she would be cheating on her partner, Christian Storm. They originally planned to have Lewis's partner in the video, but he was unavailable at the time, so they had to find a look-alike.

Track listings

CD single 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Felt Like This Before"	Shaznay Lewis Rick Nowels	Nowels	3:51
2.	"Never Felt Like This Before" (KO! Remix)	Lewis Nowels	Nowels K-Gee^[a] Octave^[a]	4:29

CD single 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Felt Like This Before"	Lewis Nowels	Nowels	3:51
2.	"Safe"	Lewis Tom Nichols Tommy D.	Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby	4:08
3.	"Never Felt Like This Before" (Music video)			3:54

Notes

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Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Open.[1]

Rusy Anderson – electric guitar Paul Bushnell – bass Nikki Harris – background vocals Kevin Kerrigan – drums Greg Kurstin – keyboards

Shaznay Lewis – lyrics and music, vocals Rick Nowels – instruments, lyrics and music, producer Tim Pierce – electric guitar Wayne Rodrigues – drums, keyboards

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)[2]	82
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	19
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[6]	3

References

1. Open (liner notes). Shaznay Lewis. London Records. 2004.
2. "Shaznay Lewis – Never Felt Like This Before" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Shaznay Lewis". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
4. "Shaznay Lewis – Never Felt Like This Before". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
6. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2024.