Never Gonna Give You Up

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"Never Gonna Give You Up"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Whatever You Need Somebody
Released	1987 (UK) 1988 (U.S.)
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop/Dance
Label	PWL
Writer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Chart positions
#1 (UK) #1 (Billboard Hot 100)
Rick Astley singles chronology
	Never Gonna Give You Up (1988)	Together Forever (1988)

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop-dance song performed by Rick Astley. Taken from his multi-million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. Written and produced by Stock, Aitken, Waterman. It's an upbeat catchy song possibly about a guy telling a girl all the things he is "Never gonna do": give her up, let her down, run around and hurt her, make her cry, say goodbye, etc. It was a worldwide number one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it was number one for five weeks and one of the years best selling singles. It went on to be a number one throughout Europe, and then on to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States on March 12, 1988.

Preceded by "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett	UK number one single August 24, 1987	Succeeded by "Pump up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
Preceded by "Father Figure" by George Michael	Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 12, 1988	Succeeded by "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson