"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released as a single on 27 July 1987.
I never, never gonna give you up I'm never, ever gonna stop Stop the way I feel about you Girl I just can't live without you. In 1990, Nick Lowe quoted from the song and called it "ghastly" in the lyrics to "All Men Are Liars", a song on his album Party of One. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native 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.
Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first 8 singles reach the Top 10 in the UK and by retirement in 1993 had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. In 2008, Astley won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever with the song, as a result of collective voting from thousands of people on the Internet, due to the popular phenomenon of Rickrolling. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. The music video for the song has become the basis for the "Rickrolling" Internet meme, leading the song to also be referred to as "The Rickroll Song". About Never Gonna Give You Up "Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released as a single on 27 July 1987. Ever by VH1. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've know each other for so long Your heart's been aching but You're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on. The song is considered Astley's signature song and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! Richard Paul "Rick" Astley ( /ˈrɪk ˈæstli/; born 6 February 1966) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. I'm never ever gonna quit 'Cause quittin' just ain't my schtick I'm gonna stay right here with you Do all the things you want me to. The song was released as the first single from Astley's debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). Written by: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Peter Waterman The song was released as the first single from Astley's debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987).