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Never Never Gonna Give You Up
"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" is a song written, produced and recorded by American singer and songwriter Barry White for his second album, ''Stone Gon''' (1973). In October 1973, it was released as the first single in the United States and reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became a gold record. In Europe, it was issued in early 1974 and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings * Australian 7" single #"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58 #"I've Found Someone" – 5:55 * European 7" single #"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58 #"Honey Please, Can't Ya See" – 2:54 * UK 7" single #"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:05 #"Standing in the Shadows of Love" – 3:00 * North American 7" (original) single #"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (short version) – 3:05 #"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (long version) - 4:44 * North American 7" (re-release) single #"Never, Never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Gonna Give You Up
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is the debut single recorded by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. It is one of Astley's most famous songs. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, and was released as the first single from Astley's debut album, ''Whenever You Need Somebody'' (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top of 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. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. The song is considered Astley's signature song and it is often played at the end of his live concerts. The music video for the song has become the basis for the "Rickrolling" Internet meme, in which a user expecting entirely unrelated content is shown the video. In 2008, Astley won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |