It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix.

The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Long Distance Call" and "Consolation Prizes" The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo on 20 April 2006.

As of 2013, sales in the United States have exceeded 92,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

[1] It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006[13] and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s.

[14] All tracks are written by PhoenixNotes