Review: Never Say Never: The Remixes Single - "Never Say Never"

Song: "Never Say Never" (Single)
From Album: Never Say Never: The Remixes
Release Date: January 25, 2011

Before listening to this song multiple times for this review, I don't think I had ever listened to the entire song the whole way through. And so I will admit that I didn't know that Jaden Smith was featured on the song until I did research. But I'll get to him in a little bit.

I'm not going to beat around the bush here. So I'll just say the truth...I'll give the short and simple answer of what I think of "Never Say Never." In short, I absolutely loved it. In fact, it may be one of Justin Bieber's strongest songs, up there with some of his biggest hit singles like "Baby."

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You know what? The first time I listened to it for this review, I was only a little bit into the song and it hit me hard. I'm not sure if anybody else thought this, but it sounded like it could have been one of the 90's boy bands singing it, like N'Sync or Backstreet Boys (I can never tell the difference between the two, except that one had Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass and Joey Fatone and the other didn't have a standout star). I closed my eyes and could picture them on the stage performing this. I don't know why I thought this, but I might as well share it, to get it out of the way.

Speaking of the research I did for the review, I also didn't know that this is the theme song for The Karate Kid remake starring Jaden Smith. Now that I know that, it seems obviously as to why he's featured, doesn't it?

"Never Say Never" really is this big power anthem. It really is. It's a song that I can picture being performed on a stage; I can see it now.

To go along with everything I've just said, I think the overall vibe is very powerful and it's definitely a catchy song. The lyrics are positive in nature, and they fit in with the message of The Karate Kid films:

"You see, I never thought that I could walk through fire / I never thought that I could take a burn / I never had the strength to take it higher / Until I reached the point of no return ... I will never say never / I will fight till forever / Whenever you knock me down / I will not stay on the ground."

Lyrics like those could easily turn the song into a cheese-fest. But they didn't, because when you add in the quality of the production with the music and everything, it all comes together quite nicely.

If you've read any of my past reviews, you know that I'm not a big fan of rap, such as the interlude included on "Baby." But for some reason, the Jaden Smith rap worked extremely well. This young voice on the recording brought a different sort of energy that vibed really well with Justin. Is Jaden wanting to go into music like his father?

The music video for "Never Say Never" shows Justin and Jaden in a music studio singing the song. Interspersed throughout the video are clips from The Karate Kid remake. Seeing those clips kind of makes me want to go back and not only rewatch the original films, but to also watch this remake, because I haven't seen the remake yet.

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