"Never Be the Same" entered at number 61 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 as the week's top debut on the chart dated December 30, 2017; its debut was spurred by a number 5 arrival on the
Digital Song Sales chart with 30,000 downloads sold as well as 6.1 million streams and 4.5 million in radio audience. It fell to number 98 in its second week, before falling off the chart the following week. The track later re-entered the tally at number 71, following the premiere of the unofficial music video posted on Cabello's personal
YouTube channel. "Never Be the Same" climbed to number 65 the week after, and following the release of the parent album and being sent to radio as a single, ascended to number 30 becoming her fourth solo Top 40 entry. It entered the Top 20 seven weeks later at number 19, and it would hover in the region for the next eight weeks. Following the release of the remix, it ascended from number 13 to its peak placement at number 6 becoming Cabello's third top 10 as a solo artist. The position was accompanied by its crowning of the Digital Song Sales chart with 51,000 downloads, marking Cabello's second consecutive number 1 the chart after
Havana. The track remained on the chart for thirty-seven weeks and has since been certified four-times Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales and streaming units equivalent to four million copies sold. The track reached number 19 on the
Canadian Hot 100 and has since been certified four-times Platinum by
Music Canada (MC) for sales and streaming units equivalent to 320,000. Outside the US, "Never Be the Same" performed well. The song entered the
UK Singles Chart at number 41 on the chart dated December 21, 2017. The track netted Platinum certifications in Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland, and Gold certifications in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. "Never Be the Same" enjoyed greater success in Asia and Australasia. In the former, it reached number 6 in Malaysia and number 10 in Singapore. In the latter, it entered the
ARIA Charts at number 17 following the release of
Camila, before peaking at number 7 two weeks later; it spent seventeen weeks on the chart and since has been certified triple Platinum by the
ARIA for sales and streaming units equivalent to 210,000. The track performed similarly in New Zealand, where it debuted at number 15 upon the release of the parent album and peaked at number 8, spending sixteen weeks in the top 40. ==Music video==