"I've Been This Way Before" is a song written and performed by Neil Diamond.

It was released as the second single from Diamond's 1974 album Serenade.

1 on the Easy Listening chart and also peaked at No.

[1] Billboard magazine stated that the song was "stronger lyrically" than recent Neil Diamond songs and also praised the vocal performance and the arrangement.

[2] Cash Box said, "This moody ballad gleams," describing, "A simple piano opening builds lovingly into a rich mix of strings and things with Diamond's voice rising confidently above it all.