Never Going Home

"Never Going Home" is a song by French DJ Kungs. It was released on 21 May 2021 via Island Records from his upcoming second studio album.^[2] The song prominently samples the 2019 single "Idol" by Italian producer Mind Enterprises.^[3] It reached top 10 in France, Poland, Croatia, Dutch Top 40 and Flanders, and number one in Wallonia.

"Never Going Home"
Single by Kungs
from the album Club Azur
Released	21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
Genre	House[1]
Length	2:50
Label	Island Records
Songwriter(s)	Andrea Tirone Martin Picandet Valentin Brunel
Producer(s)	Kungs Boys Noize
Kungs singles chronology
"Dopamine" (2020) "Never Going Home" (2021) "Regarde-moi" (2021)
Music video
"Never Going Home" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was released on 21 May 2021 via YouTube, The video was filmed at Cercle des Nageurs in Marseille, France. It features people from several generations "letting themselves be carried away by the music".^[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from All Music.^[5]

• Kungs – producer, composer, primary artist,
• Mike Marsh – mastering engineer
• Martin Picandet – composer, vocal
• Alexander Ridha – producer, mixing
• Andrea Tirone – composer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Never Going Home" Chart (2021–2023) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[6] 143 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[6] 5 Croatia (HRT)[9] 9 France (SNEP)[10] 5 Germany (GfK)[11] 47 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 5 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 9 Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 3 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[15] 23 Israel (Media Forest)[16] 10 Italy (FIMI)[17] 13 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[18] 60 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 18 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 14 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 95 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 16 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[6] 196

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Never Going Home" Chart (2021–2023) Peak position CIS Airplay (TopHit)[26] 10 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[27] 76 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[28] 10 Slovakia (Rádio – Top 100)[29] 19 Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for "Never Going Home" Chart (2021) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 39 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 5 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[32] 42 France (SNEP)[33] 24 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[34] 34 Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 23 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[36] 71 Italy (FIMI)[37] 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] 50 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] 77 Poland (ZPAV)[40] 14 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[41] 37 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 57 2022 year-end chart performance for "Never Going Home" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[43] 104 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[44] 120 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[45] 127 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[46] 7 Poland (ZPAV)[47] 81 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[48] 169 2023 year-end chart performance for "Never Going Home" Chart (2023) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[49] 49

Certifications

Certifications for "Never Going Home"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[50]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[51]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[52]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[53]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Never Going Home"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	21 May 2021	Digital download streaming	Island Records	[54]
Italy		Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[55]

See also

• List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2021