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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Written by Missy Elliott, also Get Ur Freak On (Missy Elliott), One in a Million (Aaliyah) and Gossip Folks (Missy Elliott)
Part of No More Drama, also Family Affair, Dance for Me and In the Meantime
Written by Gene McFadden, also Don’t Call Me Baby (original mix 7”) (Madison Avenue), Back Stabbers (The O’Jays) and Wish I Didn’t Miss You (Angie Stone)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Missy Elliott wrote 157 songs on fono
Missy Elliott’s most frequent co-writer is Timbaland (95 songs together)
Gene McFadden wrote 37 songs on fono
Gene McFadden’s most frequent co-writer is John Whitehead (36 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Charlemagne, Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead and Missy Elliott
- Performed by
- Mary J. Blige
- Part of
- No More Drama
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Charlemagne, Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead and Missy Elliott
- Performed by
- Mary J. Blige
- Part of
- No More Drama
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Missy Elliott
Same writer: Gene McFadden
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: No More Drama
Same writer: Missy Elliott
Same writer: Gene McFadden
Same writer: Jerry Cohen
Same label: MCA Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Never Been was performed by Mary J. Blige
Never Been was performed by Mary J. Blige
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Never Been was written by Charlemagne
3MusicBrainz Never Been was written by Gene McFadden
4MusicBrainz Never Been was written by Jerry Cohen
5MusicBrainz Never Been was written by John Whitehead
Never Been was written by John Whitehead
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Never Been was written by Missy Elliott
7MusicBrainz Never Been is part of the release No More Drama
Never Been is part of the release No More Drama
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song Never Been
MCA Records is the label of the song Never Been
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Never Been was released on 2001-08-18