FutureNever
2022 studio album by Daniel Johns
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FutureNever is the second studio album by the Australian musician Daniel Johns, released on 22 April 2022 by BMG Music Australia. It was announced in December 2021 and initially scheduled for release on 1 April 2022[3] until it was delayed to 22 April to include the song "Emergency Calls Only".[4] Johns said that he did not want to release any singles before the album, as he intended it to "be enjoyed as an album".[4] Johns missed his own album launch party due to crashing his car in a high-range DUI incident.[5][6]
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| Released | 22 April 2022 | |||
| Genre | Opera, dance, electro[1] | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | BMG Music Australia | |||
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At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Solo Artist.[7]
At the AIR Awards of 2023, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and won Best Independent Pop Album or EP.[8][9]
In November 2025, Daniel Johns released his short film, 'What if the FutureNever Happened?' at four dates around his home country. [10] At the Sydney event, chaired by Dylan Lewis from Recovery, Daniel hinted he had been making new music and mused, we're going Back to the FutureNever with a second short film and album titled 'FutureNever Forever'. the second album and film would focus more on the Diorama years of Silverchair, where a Magician timefraveller from the future, played by Johns, would assist the alternate reality version of 'Silverchair', 'Mindriot', during his anorexia eating disorder and severe arthritis illnesses to be able to get through it and continue making music. [11]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| NME | [12] |
Andrew Trendell from NME wrote, "While there's a lot of Daniel Johns at his best here, this isn't The Best of Daniel Johns. There's rock bravado throughout, but you won't get a whiff of Frogstomp. Styles and eras clash, but Neon Ballroom it ain't. There is, however, a vulnerability, curiosity and adventure that makes FutureNever unmistakably Johns."[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Reclaim Your Heart" |
| 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Mansions" |
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| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Where Do We Go?" |
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| 2:57 |
| 4. | "Cocaine Killa" (featuring Peking Duk) |
| 3:36 | |
| 5. | "Stand 'Em Up" (featuring What So Not) |
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| 3:38 |
| 6. | "I Feel Electric" (featuring Moxie Raia) |
| 3:53 | |
| 7. | "Emergency Calls Only" (featuring Van Dyke Parks) | Johns | Johns | 4:38 |
| 8. | "FreakNever" (featuring Purplegirl) | Johns |
| 4:28 |
| 9. | "D4ngrsboy" (featuring This Week in the Universe) |
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| 4:03 |
| 10. | "When We Take Over" | Johns |
| 2:30 |
| 11. | "Someone Call an Ambulance" | Johns |
| 3:06 |
| 12. | "Those Thieving Birds Pt. 3" | Johns |
| 4:02 |
| Total length: | 44:38 | |||
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[16] | Silver | 20,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||