Never Gonna Give You Up

~ Recording by Rick Astley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
  • 1987-07-27 GB
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
  • 1987-07-27 XE
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
  • 1987-07-27 US
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up (radio edit)3:31Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
  • 1987-07-27 CA
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
  • 1987-10-01 XE
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyAbsolute Music 3
  • 1987-10-05 SE
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
  • 1987-10-12 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
  • 1987-12-08 US
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyClub Top 13 International: November / Dezember 1987
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyFormel Eins: Space Hits
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyHet beste uit de Top 40 van ’t jaar ’87
1.8Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyHit Connection 87
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHits '87: Die internationalen Superhits
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up (7" mix)3:32Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
  • 1987 -
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Hits Album 7
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Hits Album 7
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:37Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody (mfg. BMG Music Canada)
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
2.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyOnes on 1
  • 1988-10 GB
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHitbreaker 1/88
2.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyOnes on 1
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleySanremo 88 (RCA)
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleySanremo 88 (Polystar)
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyZärtliche Chaoten II
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe 80’s: The Album of the Decade
  • 1989-10-01 GB
2.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:28Rick Astley25 jaar Top 40 Hits, Deel 6: ’85‐’88
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:22Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up / Together Forever (Lovers Leap remix)
  • 1989 -
2.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyStory of the 80’s
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Greatest Hits of the 80s
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Greatest Hits of the Eighties
  • 1989 -
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:29Rick AstleyThe Original Disco Dance Collection, Vol. 3: 1985–1989
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick Astley30 Years of Number 1s, Volume 11: 1983-1986
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleySummer Chart Party
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyHitcontainer Number One
2.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 4
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyDe Pre Historie 1987
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyThe Greatest Hits of the 80s: The Decade, the Music
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyNow That’s What I Call Music! 1987
  • 1993-08-23 GB
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick Astley20 Jaar Internationale Hits 73-93
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHopelessly (Live) (part two of a two part series)
1.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyNumber Ones of the 80’s
5.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyMillion Sellers: The Eighties
  • 1994-04 NL
2.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:27Rick AstleyLove Eternal
  • 1994-12 GB
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyHit Connection 84-94
2.7Never Gonna Give You Up?:??Rick AstleyNight Songs
2.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyNight Songs
  • 1994 -
2.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyRock Times Extra
1.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleySummer in the City 3
2.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyThe 80's Collection, Volume Three
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyThe 80's Collection: 1987
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyThe 80's Collection: 1987
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe 80's Collection: 1987 (some different tracks)
11.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Golden Collection
1.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyThe No. 1 Hits 1987
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:28Rick AstleyAbsolute 80's, Volume 4: 86/87
1.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:28Rick AstleyCulture Dance, Volume 7
1.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyKendo 18 Pop Hits No.9
1.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyParty Collection, Volume 4
2.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyRadio City Classic Hits: The 80's
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyTake 40: Ten Years of No. 1 Hits
  • 1995 -
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Ultimate Eighties
8.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThe Ultimate Music Collection
2.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Very Best of Pop Music 1987-88
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe Very Best of the 80's: 1987, Volume 2
1.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe No 1 Hit Collection
  • 1996-10-04 ZA
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Ultimate Party Animal
  • 1996-11-11 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyBest of Dance '87
1.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyBest Sellers of the 80's, Volume 6
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyHands Up '96 (disc 2)
2.1Never Gonna Give You Up4:10Rick AstleyHands Up 96
1.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHits of the 80s
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyNow The Music: Dance Classics 80’s
1.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleySounds of the Eighties: The Late ’80s
1.10Nunca te abandonare3:34Rick AstleyStop! By the 80’s
1.20Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThe Chart Show: Greatest Hits
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Greatest 80’s No1 Hits Album
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThe Greatest of the Eighties
1.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe No. 1 Hit Collection (South Africa)
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyOnly Love 1985 - 1989
  • 1997-01-14 US
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyRockin’ 80’s
  • 1997-11-07 US
1.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick Astley1987: Die Stars — die Hits — die Facts
2.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyAbsolute Hits of the 80’s
2.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyDecade of Dance Hits: 85-95
4.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyFlair: 48 Favourite Summerhits (’70 ’80 ’90)
4.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyGreatest Hits Top 100
Promotion
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyTop Hits of the 80's
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyMusical Library, Volume 3
1.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleySmooth Indulgence
1.1ギブ・ユー・アップ3:33Rick AstleyMega Hits ’80s
  • 1997-05-21 JP
(unknown)
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick Astley¡Boom! 3 (El disco de los exitos)
2.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyDouble Gold: The Best Dance Classics
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:27Rick AstleyGénération Dance (Volume 1)

Relationships

keyboard [Fairlight] programming:Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:Jamie Bromfield
Mike Duffy
Phil Harding
Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:Boky
Peter Day
Gordon Dennis
Jonathan King
Yoyo
engineer:Mark McGuire
producer:Aitken
Stock
Waterman
mixer:Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:A Linn (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:Dee Lewis (in 1986-10)
Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10)
Mae McKenna (in 1986-10)
Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:Rick (in 1986-10)
arranger:Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987)
Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987)
PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10)
PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10)
PWL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01)
PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
has remixes:Never Gonna Give You Up (Baby Diamonds remix)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Xam’s trance break)
You Got Rickrollerized by Rickrollerz
sampled by:Betty (Get Money) by Yung Gravy
CirnoRHTL by Reizoko Cj
Lolicore 2.27 (Pu-erh tea edition) by Reizoko CJ
Some Owls Were Harmed During The Making Of This Programme by Kevin Eldon
mash-ups:A Perfectly Normal Mashup… by Carrots The Rabbi
Brightstyle by hujiba
Corycore Collection Ⅰ by RosalinaSama
Don’t You Ever Give Up Wanting Me (Baby) (Rick Astley vs. Human League) by MadMixMustang
EXTREME MEME MUSIC MEGAMASHUP by DaymanOurSavior
Get Ur Robo On by Wobble
jetpack (svantana rickrollmix) by module 6
Johnny by Neil Cicierega
Lulz: A Corruption of Everything by Psycosis
Memories by Beefjerky007
Never Gonna Be Me by toonlink
Never Gonna Burn Down Our Little Hometown (twentyonepilots vs. Linkin Park vs. Erasure vs. Rick Astley vs. The Prodigy) by Talk Hard Productions
Never Gonna Clock You by DJ Tripp
Never Gonna Fool Your Gold (Rick Astley vs. The Stone Roses) by DJ Lobsterdust
Never Gonna Freak You Out by Divide & Kreate
Never Gonna Give Avril 14th Up by Crowded Babes
Never Gonna Give the Monado Up by Triple‐Q
Never Gonna Give Up the Small Things by G3RSt
Never Gonna Give Up the Wrong Club by SmadaLeinad
Never Gonna Give You Up in a Heavy Situation by Sugamotor
Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up [Nirvana vs. Rick Astley] by DJ Morgoth
Never Gonna Lie From You (2015 Concept) by JV5
Never Gonna Space You Up (Rick Astley vs. Jamiroquai) by Max & Moritz
Never Not Unusual (Rick Astley vs. Tom Jones) by YITT
Neverending by Mighty Mike
Neverending (Rick Astley vs. Mika) by Mighty Mike
Perfect Love (Britney Spears vs. Erasure vs. Kylie Minogue vs. Justin Bieber vs. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg vs. Jessie J vs. Beyoncé vs. Calvin Harris vs. Cheryl Cole vs. Donna Summer vs. Modern English vs. David Guetta vs. Rick Astley vs. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa vs. Gossip vs. R3hab & Swanky Tunes feat. Max'C vs. Owl City vs. Timbaland vs. One Direction vs. Ke$ha) by DJ Schmolli
Radio Rick by DJ Useo
Reunite Your World by Triple‐Q
Ricksputin by Beefjerky007
Ricky (Rick Astley vs. Bill Conti) by Phil RetroSpector
The Jig Is Never Up by Qubic
Virturoll Ricksanity (Rick Astley vs. Jamiroquai) by markwahlbird
We Don’t Make Meme Mashups (Encanto vs. Quad City DJ’s vs. PSY vs. Santana feat. Rob Thomas vs. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion vs. Rick Astley vs. Imagine Dragons vs. LazyTown vs. Smash Mouth vs. Bag Raiders vs. Soulja Boy vs. Leviathan vs. Misha vs. Weezer vs. The Legend of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon vs. Reese’s Puffs vs. Among Us vs. Barenaked Ladies) by Psynwav
Intro by Ph0ton (order: 2)
ryuuseigun mashup by jan Misali (order: 4)
Let It Bump by E-603 (order: 7)
music videos:Never Gonna Give You Up
part of:Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) (order: 48)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244) (order: 244)
stream video for free:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/song/rick-astley/never-gonna-give-you-up/ [info]
recording of:Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)

Never Gonna Give You Up

writer:Matt Aitken
Mike Stock
Pete Waterman
publisher:All Boys Music Ltd.
BMG Music
Copyright Control
Hammer Music
Mike Stock Publishing Limited
Sid’s Songs Limited
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.
Universal Music Careers
Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Terrace Music (in 1987)
referred to in medleys:Sawmix 1
R.A. Megamix (order: 2)
Horse Race (extended mix) (order: 44)
later parody versions:Bidoof Day announcement!
is the basis for:Toujours là pour toi (Never Gonna Give You Up)
arrangements:Never Gonna Fugue You Up
lyrics quoted in:Freddy, You're Supposed to Be on Lockdown