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Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (3:33)

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“Never Gonna Give You Up” is a dance-pop song originally performed by 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. It was knocked off the UK number-one spot by M/A/R/R/S “Pump Up the Volume” who were sued by Stock Aitken Waterman using a distorted sample from their hit single “Roadblock”.

It became number one throughout Europe and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States on March 12, 1988. It reached number one in Australia in December 1987. Soon after, the song was specifically mentioned in The Manual by hit-makers The KLF as a positive example of ‘genius’ chart pop lyrics. “Never Gonna Give You Up” is listed as the best charting single of the 1980s in Australia, by the Kent Music Report, due to its longevity in the charts. The song reached number 2 in the United World Chart, knocked-off the top spot by George Michael’s “Father Figure”.

The music video for the song has become the basis for the “Rickrolling” Internet meme.

==MUSIC VIDEO==

In the “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video, directed by Simon West, a smiling Astley sings and dances to the song in various outfits and venues in West London, sometimes accompanied by backup dancers.
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  • xinaxdazex

    "You've listened to Rick Astley 12 times and this track 12 times." That's about right. :3

    yesterday afternoon

  • ThrashZone666

    God of Brutal Death Metal

    last week

  • ladycaroledowns

    :-DD

    last week

  • jembf

    :-P

    last week

  • ladycaroledowns

    poor me, i couldn't catch him ;-D

    last week

  • jembf

    Poor little chap :-D

    last week

  • ladycaroledowns

    Might have been, down the Lancs :-DD

    last week

  • jembf

    You weren't chasing him, were you :-DD

    last week

  • ladycaroledowns

    No wonder he moved ;-D

    last week

  • Ktulu

    ....this just came on when I was listening to the "brutal death metal" tag station. I've been rick rolled by Last.fm and I love it.

    14 days ago

  • elii_play

    It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. \õ

    16 days ago

  • msippigirl

    I'm "Never Gonna Give You Up"! Love Rick Astley songs.

    19 days ago

  • Misfortunetress

    You wouldn't get this from any other guy!

    21 days ago

  • Shadow-Run

    кавер особо доставляет

    28 days ago

  • Shadow-Run

    заебись вода :3

    28 days ago

  • CTPAX-com-

    this is my 50 000

    29 days ago

  • treyonator56

    Rick Rolled again...V-V

    last month

  • leahmary12

    Whatever happened to this guy, 80's God!

    last month

  • Pawa17

    brutal death metal - лол

    last month

  • PLASTICTOLI

    I love this song.

    last month
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