"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a dance-pop song originally made by the English singer Rick Astley. It was released as a single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody, which was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year.
The music video for the song has become the basis for "Rickrolling", an internet meme where someone is tricked into viewing the music video by clicking on a link to it.
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:32
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 3:30
- 12" maxi
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (cake mix) — 5:46
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 6:19
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:31
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape to New York mix) — 7:01
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape from Newton mix) — 6:23
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- 12" maxi
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (cake mix) — 5:48
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 3:30
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:32
- 12" single
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape from Newton mix) — 6:30
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape to New York mix) — 7:00
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Credits
- Written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
- Engineer: Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy
- Mixed by:
- Escape from Newton mix: Mixmaster Pete Hammond
- Escape to New York mix: The Extra Beat Boys
Certifications
| Country
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Certification
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Date
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Sales certified
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| Canada[1]
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Gold
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May 17, 1988
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50,000
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| France[2]
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Silver
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1988
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200,000
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| Germany[3]
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Gold
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1987
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150,000
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| Sweden[4]
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Gold
|
October 21, 1987
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10,000
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| UK[5]
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Gold
|
September 1, 1987
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400,000
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| U.S.[6]
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Gold
|
February 24, 1989
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500,000
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Charts
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| End of year chart (1987)
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Position
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| Swiss Singles Chart[16]
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20
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| End of year chart (1988)
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Position
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| Australian Singles Chart[17]
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8
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References
- ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
- ↑ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
- ↑ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
- ↑ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
- ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
- ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
- ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" (in French). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 41, 1987". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ↑ "Suchergebnis" (in German). Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1987" (in Italian). Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966-2006: Singles, Albums, DVDs, Compilations. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
- ↑ "Top 40 Hits of Late August 1987". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Rick Astley". AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ↑ "1987 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Top 50 Singles 1988". Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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