"never really over" is a song by american singer katy perry. the song was released on may 31, 2019, along with its music video. it is an electropop and dance-pop song. perry wrote the song with german dj zedd, dagny, dreamlab, hayley werner, gino barletta, michelle buzz, and jason gill, while zedd and dreamlab produced it. perry worked with zedd on their joint single, "365", earlier in 2019. the song is included on perry's studio album, "smile".