Songfacts®:

• Jake Bugg wrote "Never Said Goodbye" after losing two people very close to him. The ballad is a raw and honest expression of grief, addressing the pain of unexpected loss and the regret of things left unsaid.
  
  "It's the hardest thing, knowing you'll never get the chance to say what you wanted," Bugg reflected to Why Now.
• The song isn't mournful. It's reflective, offering solace in the shared experience of grief. "I know a lot of people go through a similar thing and sometimes we can take comfort in knowing we're not going through it alone," Bugg told The Sun.
• Bugg wrote "Never Said Goodbye" with Paul Barry, Mark Taylor and Patrick Mascall, who are all part of the British music publishing and production company Metrophonic.
  
  Mark Taylor and Paul Barry also co-wrote Cher's "Believe" and Enrique Iglesias' "Hero."
• "Never Said Goodbye" is a track from A Modern Day Distraction, Bugg's sixth album. It marks a return to Bugg's rock roots, leaning heavily on guitar-driven tracks that address societal issues and personal experience. It was produced by the Metrophonic team at their studios in London.