Never Gonna Give You Up

~ Recording by Rick Astley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyArtist Collection
  • 2004-09-28 XE
2.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyUltimate Girls Night In
  • 2004-10-18 GB
1.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyBest of the 80's
  • 2004-10-29 DE
1.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyUltimate 80’s
  • 2004-11-22 GB
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick Astley40 Jaar Top 40: 1987-1988
1.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyBest of the 80's
3.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyLet’s Party
1.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyNoon Disco
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThen '80s Again, Totally Oldies 7
2.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyTjejfest - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
2.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyTracks 20 år: Dancesamlingen
3.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyBest of Disco
  • 2005-04-01 DE
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyHits of the 80’s
  • 2005-07-06 DE
  • 2005-07-06 US
3.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyThe Britpack: 80s UK Innovators of Pop
  • 2005-08-18 NL
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyMagic 80
  • 2005-10-17 FR
1.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyUltimate Queer as Folk: The Best of and More
  • 2005-11-14 GB
1.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyDance 'til You Drop 2
  • 2005-11-20 AU
2.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Essential Eighties: 1985–1989
  • 2005-11-20 AU
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyDie besten Hits der 80er, Volume 1
2.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyFoute CD van Deckers en Ornelis, Volume 4
1.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyGet Your Party Started!
  • 2005 -
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyNachtschicht, Volume 19
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyStock, Aitken Waterman: Gold
3.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyThe Britpack: 80s UK Innovators of Pop
1.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick Astley80s Love
  • 2006-01-02 GB
2.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThe Best of Absolute Music, Volume 1: 1986–1990
  • 2006-01-25 SE
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyCollection
  • 2006-01-31 CA
2.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyI ❤ 80s
  • 2006-03-20 GB
2.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyI Love 80's (disc 2)
  • 2006-03-20 GB
1.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyBritish Hit Singles: Ultimate 80s No.1s
  • 2006-06-05 GB
2.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:26Rick AstleyThe Wedding Disco
  • 2006-06-19 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyGreatest Ever! Eighties: The Definitive Collection
  • 2006-09-18 GB
1.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick Astley#1 Super 80s Hits
  • 2006-10-26 US
1.8Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyNow That’s What I Call No.1’s
  • 2006-10-30 GB
3.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleySuperstars of the 80s (The Time Life Collection)
  • 2006-10-31 US
1.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe Best of the 80s: 54 Original 80s Classics
  • 2006-10-31 GB
2.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyThe Very Best of School Reunion
  • 2006-11-20 GB
3.8Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyGreatest Ever! Number 1’s: The Definitive Collection
  • 2006-11-27 GB
1.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyNumber One Party Anthems
  • 2006-11-27 GB
2.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:37Rick Astley80's Gold: The Hits
2.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyAll #1 Hits ’80s
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyClassic Cuts Presents: 80’s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Special Stereo Wide Edition 16 CD Box
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyClassic Cuts Presents: 80s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: A to B
1.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyFantastic 80s
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:29Rick AstleyFloorfillers: The Ultimate Party Album
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyLos más de la fiesta
1.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyOne Shot 1987
1.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyRemember the 80s
3.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleySom livre anos 80, Volume 1
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe No.1 DJ Collection: 80's, Volume 9
1.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyFoute CD van Q-Music, Volume 3
  • 2007-05-11 BE
2.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyClub 80s
  • 2007-07-23 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyTogether Forever: The Best of Rick Astley
  • 2007-07-23 GB
3.15Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyAll Night Disco
  • 2007-08-09 PL
2.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleySimply the Best 1980s
  • 2007-08-20 AU
2.6Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyGreatest Ever! School Days: The Definitive Collection
  • 2007-09-24 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyMastermix Professional Engineered for DJs F: 80s 90s 00s
  • 2007-09-24 GB
4.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyFoute CD Box van Deckers & Ornelis: Het leukste uit 5 jaar Foute Uur
  • 2007-11-16 BE
2.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:29Rick Astley80 Hits of the 80's
1.17Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick Astley100 Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 2
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyAbsolute Hits: 80s Pop
1.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyAbsolute No 1s
2.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyCapital Gold Legendary Labels
2.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHit Collection
1.13Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyLes tubes en or
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyTop of the Pops 1987
  • 2008-02-11 GB
3.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyTop of the Pops: The 80s
  • 2008-02-25 GB
4.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick Astley100 Hits: No. 1s
  • 2008-03-03 GB
2.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyÜ30 Fete: 80er Party
  • 2008-04-18 DE
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick Astley100 80s Hits
  • 2008-06-23 CH
24.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyTop of the Pops: Year by Year Collection 1964‒2006
  • 2008-07-07 -
1.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyDie Hit-Giganten: Die besten Hits der 80er
  • 2008-08-08 DE
4.18Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick Astley101 80s Hits
  • 2008-10-25 AU
7.5Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyTop 100 anni ’80
  • 2008-11-05 IT
1.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyFantastic 80’s! Greatest Hits
  • 2008-11-28 GB
1.16Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyFantastic 80s! The Complete Collection
  • 2008-12-01 GB
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:30Rick AstleyAbsolute 80’s
3.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyAlle 50 fout
2.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyAlle Hits!: Die 80er
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyHere and Now: The Very Best of the 80s
3.8Never Gonna Give You Up3:29Rick AstleyLegendary Disco
1.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyNostalgie La Legende: 20ème Anniversaire
3.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyPlatinum ’80s Hits
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyPlaylist: The Very Best of Rick Astley
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyPlaylist: The Very Best of Rick Astley
1.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleySummer hits 5
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyThe Ultimate Collection: Eighties
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyUltimate Collection
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyÖ3 Zeitreise 1987
  • 2009-01-30 -
1.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyHousework Songs III
  • 2009-04-10 AU
1.8Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyUltimate Collection: 80s School Days
  • 2009-05-05 GB
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyKulturSPIEGEL - My Generation, CD 17: Goldkettchen & Schulterpolster 1986 (Formel Eins in den Wohnzimmern 1983-1990)
  • 2009-05-08 DE
1.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick Astley80s Rewind
  • 2009-05-18 GB
3.4Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyFeel Good 80s
  • 2009-05-19 XE
  • 2009-05-19 GB
Promotion
1.9Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyThe Platinum Collection, Volume 2
1.3Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyFlair's Top of the 80's Vol 1
Bootleg
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need Somebody
1.22Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyYTMND Soundtrack, Volume 17
  • 2008-04-22 XW
26.11Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick Astley80’s Giga Hits Collection
  • 2008 -
1.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyLulz: A Corruption of LOL #I: Pure Memetics

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