"Never Gonna Give You Up" | ||||
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Song by Rick Astley | ||||
from Whenever You Need Somebody" | ||||
Released | 1987 (UK) 1988 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | PWL, RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman | |||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Rick Astley singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a dance-pop song originally made by Rick Astley.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.