Never Gonna Give You Up

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This article is about the Rick Astley song. For other uses, see Never Gonna Give You Up (disambiguation).
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
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Single by Rick Astley
from the album Whenever You Need Somebody
Released 1987[1]
Format
Recorded 1986
Genre
Length
  • 3:31
  • 3:35 (album version)
  • 3:30 (instrumental version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1987)		 "When I Fall In Love"
(1987)
Whenever You Need Somebody track listing
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1)		 "Whenever You Need Somebody"
(2)
Music sample
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
noicon
Music video
"Never Gonna Give You Up" on YouTube

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a single by Rick Astley, released in 1987, written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the first single from his debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany.[5] “Never Gonna Give You Up” hit number one in the U.S. in March 1988 after it was played by resident DJ, Larry Levan, at the Paradise Garage in 1987.[6]

The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. In 2004, it was voted number 28 in 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever by VH1.

The music video for the song has become the basis for the "Rickrolling" Internet meme. In 2008, Rick Astley won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever with the song, as a result of collective voting from thousands of people on the internet, due to the popular phenomenon of Rickrolling. It was also featured as a downloadable track for the Rock Band series.

The song is considered Astley's signature song and it is often played at the end of Astley's live concerts.

Other cover versions

Rickrolling

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Main article: Rickrolling

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is the subject of a popular Internet prank known as "rickrolling" involving misleading links (commonly shortened URLs) redirecting to the song's music video.[13] By May 2007, the practice had achieved notoriety on the Internet, and it increased in popularity after its use as a 2008 April Fools' Day joke by various media companies and websites, including YouTube rickrolling all of its featured videos on that day and a website allowing people to rickroll their friends' phones.[14]

In "a couple of weeks," about 13 million people had been rickrolled into watching Astley's video, the BBC reported on 1 April 2008. "I think it's just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it," Astley told the Los Angeles Times in late March 2008, adding: "That's what's brilliant about the Internet."[15][16]

Astley also appeared in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade interrupting a song performed by those on a float promoting the Cartoon Network program Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends with a lipsynched performance of "Never Gonna Give You Up."

Despite the video garnering millions of hits on YouTube, Astley has earned almost no money from the meme, receiving only US$12 in royalties from YouTube for his performance share, as of August 2010.[17]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (7" Vocal Mix) – 3:32
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Instrumental) – 3:30
12" maxi
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake mix) – 5:46
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Instrumental) – 6:19
  3. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:32
  4. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape to New York mix) – 7:01
  5. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton mix) – 6:23
12" maxi
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake mix) – 5:48
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Instrumental) – 3:30
  3. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:32
12" single
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton mix) – 6:30
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape to New York mix) – 7:00

Personnel

  • Written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
  • Engineer : Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy
  • Tape Operator : Burni Adams
  • Mixed by :
    • Escape from Newton mix : Mixmaster Pete Hammond
    • Escape to New York mix : The Extra Beat Boys

Charts and certifications

Order of precedence
Preceded by Australian Kent Music Report number-one single
30 November 1987 – 11 January 1988 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Faith" by George Michael
Preceded by Single Top 100 number-one single
10 October 1987 – 7 November 1987 (5 weeks)
Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
24 October 1987 – 14 November 1988 (4 weeks)
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single
31 October 1987 – 14 November 1988 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
10 October 1987 – 31 October 1987 (4 weeks)
Preceded by New Zealand number-one single
7 February 1988 (1 week)
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
23 August 1987 – 26 September 1987 (5 weeks)
Preceded by Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary number-one single
2 April 1988 – 9 April 1988 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Father Figure" by George Michael
Preceded by Canadian RPM number-one single
19 March 1988 – 2 April 1988 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean
Preceded by German number-one single
5 October 1987 – 19 October 1987 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"You Win Again" by the Bee Gees
Preceded by Norwegian number-one single
43/1987 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Voyage, voyage" by Desireless
Preceded by South African number-one single
26 December 1987 – 23 January 1988 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Preceded by Swedish number-one single
30 September 1987 – 11 November 1987 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Oh Mama" by Lili & Sussie
Preceded by Spanish number-one single
3 December 1987 – 10 December 1987 (2 weeks)
24 December 1987 – 7 January 1988 (3 weeks)
4 February 1988 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Soul Survivor" by C. C. Catch
"Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Communards
"Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys
Preceded by US Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
12 March 1988 – 26 March 1988 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
12 March 1988 – 19 March 1988 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson
US Cash Box number-one single
19 March 1988 (1 week)
Preceded by US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
16 January 1988 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield
Preceded by UK Singles Chart best-selling single of the year
1987		 Succeeded by
"Mistletoe & Wine" by Cliff Richard
1988

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