Never Before

original song written, composed, and performed by Deep Purple (Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3271690
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Never Before

Summary

Never Before is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Never Before's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Never Before's composer is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore[4].
  • Never Before's composer is recorded as Ian Gillan[5].
  • Never Before's composer is recorded as Roger Glover[6].
  • Never Before's composer is recorded as Jon Lord[7].
  • Never Before's composer is recorded as Ian Paice[8].
  • Never Before's genre is hard rock[9].
  • Never Before followed Fireball[10].
  • Among the performers on Never Before was Deep Purple[11].
  • Never Before was performed by Gary Barden[12].
  • Among the performers on Never Before was Vanadium[13].
  • Never Before is part of Machine Head[14].
  • Never Before's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Never Before was published on 1972[16].
  • Never Before's lyricist is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore[17].
  • Never Before's lyricist is recorded as Ian Gillan[18].
  • Never Before's lyricist is recorded as Roger Glover[19].
  • Never Before's lyricist is recorded as Jon Lord[20].
  • Never Before's lyricist is recorded as Ian Paice[21].
  • Never Before's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Never Before'}[22].
  • Never Before's different from is recorded as Never Before[23].
  • Never Before's form of creative work is recorded as song[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Deep Purple[11], Gary Barden[12], and Vanadium[13].

Publication

Never Before was released on 1972[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is hard rock[9]. It is part of Machine Head[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Never Before followed Fireball[10].

Why It Matters

Never Before ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Never Before. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/never-before
MLA “Never Before.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/never-before.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_never-before_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Never Before}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/never-before}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Deep Purple, Gary Barden, Vanadium
    Form of creative work song
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101717434, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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