[3] Cabello gave her first televised performance of the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2018.

[8] It was later included on the set list of her opening act for Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour, firstly titled "I'll Never Be the Same" back then.

[11][12] Says Joey Arbagey, executive VP of A&R of Epic Records, Sam Hunt was being considered then, but Cabello later chose Kane Brown and it worked out perfectly.

[10] Newsday's Glenn Gamboa wrote in his album review, "Cabello is at her peak on ["Never Be the Same"] which shows off what sets her apart from the pop pack.

"[27] In an unfavorable review, Patrick Ryan of USA Today felt the song was "overproduced" with "frequently indecipherable lyrics".

For the big climax, Camila gasps for breath over the classic 'Be My Baby' drum hook – somewhere, Ronnie Spector must be proud.

The song fell off the chart the following week; however, it later re-entered at number 71, following the premiere of the unofficial music video posted on Cabello's personal YouTube channel.

[4] The video features a mix of professional shots with Cabello wearing couture in various modern landscapes including cliffs, the ocean, and people-sized glass boxes.

"[46] Natalie Maher of Billboard believed that Cabello "seems to give all sides of herself in the video", comparing the "retro aesthetic" of the hotel room and the "debonair couture gowns in modern set ups" together.

[47] Cabello gave the first televised performance of the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 10, 2018.

She sung in front of a screen that projected clips of herself, Marilyn Monroe's movie scenes, storms and a variety of landscapes.

On November 7, 2018, the Canadian band James Barker Band released their Spotify Singles live session EP,[146] which is the first-ever Spotify Single to be recorded in Canada and released globally, recorded at Revolution Studios, Toronto, featuring a brand new country cover of "Never Be the Same".

[14] On May 15, 2018, the British four-piece alternative rock band Wolf Alice performed this song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge,[149] where lead singer Ellie Rowsell using two different mics to give her vocals some spacey, atmospheric depth.

Prior to the performance, Rowsell admitted she "always gets nervous" before these types of gigs, but "you'd never guess it while watching her boldly tackle one of the year's biggest pop hits", as is "Never Be the Same" by Camila Cabello.