Never Gonna Give You Up
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| Single by Rick Astley | ||
| from the album Whenever You Need Somebody | ||
| Released | 1987 (UK) 1988 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Pop/Dance | |
| Length | 3:32 | |
| Label | PWL | |
| Writer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |
| Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |
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| Rick Astley singles chronology | ||
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1988) |
"Together Forever" (1988) |
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop-dance song performed by Rick Astley.
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Never gonna give you up is a very catchy bubble gum style pop record Taken from the multi-million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It 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 that year
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.
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| Preceded by "I Just 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- March 19, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson |
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