Never Be You

"Never Be You"
Single by Rosanne Cash
from the album Rhythm & Romance
B-side	"Closing Time"
Released	September 1985
Genre	Country
Length	3:28
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Benmont Tench; Tom Petty
Producer(s)	David Malloy; Rodney Crowell; David Thoener
Rosanne Cash singles chronology

"Never Be You" is a song written by Tom Petty and Benmont Tench, and was first released in 1983 by Maria McKee. The song appeared on the "Streets of Fire" film soundtrack album and was recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. Cash recorded a version for the film, but her version was not used (Cash's original version was released for the first time on her 2005 compilation "The Very Best of Rosanne Cash"). Cash's version was released in September 1985 as the second single from the album Rhythm & Romance. "Never Be You" was Rosanne Cash's fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

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External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Bop" by Dan Seals	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 25, 1986	Succeeded by "Just in Case" by The Forester Sisters
Preceded by "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single of the year 1986	Succeeded by "Give Me Wings" by Michael Johnson

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v t e Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year
1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black
1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar
2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum
2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt

v t e Rosanne Cash
Studio albums	Rosanne Cash Right or Wrong Seven Year Ache Somewhere in the Stars Rhythm & Romance King's Record Shop Interiors The Wheel 10 Song Demo Rules of Travel Black Cadillac The List The River & the Thread
Compilation albums	Hits 1979–1989 Retrospective The Country Side Super Hits The Very Best of Rosanne Cash The Essential Rosanne Cash
Top 10 singles	"Seven Year Ache" "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" "Blue Moon with Heartache" "Ain't No Money" "I Wonder" "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Vince Gill) "Never Be You" "Hold On" "Second to No One" "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "It's Such a Small World" (with Rodney Crowell) "If You Change Your Mind" "Runaway Train" "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
Other singles	"No Memories Hangin' Round" (with Bobby Bare) "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" "It Hasn't Happened Yet"
Related articles	Discography Columbia Records Johnny Cash Tommy Cash John Carter Cash "Never Alone" Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

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