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Never Gonna Give You Up

Lied aus dem Jahr 1987 von Rick Astley
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song originally performed by singer Rick Astley. It was released as a single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987), 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.

It became number one throughout Europe and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States on March 12, 1988. It reached number one in Australia in December 1987. Soon after, the song was specifically mentioned in The Manual by hit-makers The KLF as a positive example of 'genius' chart pop lyrics. "Never Gonna Give You Up" is listed as the best charting single of the 1980s in Australia, by the Kent Music Report, due to its longevity in the charts. The song reached number 2 in the United World Chart, knocked-off the top spot by George Michael's "Father Figure".

The music video for the song has become the basis for the "Rickrolling" Internet meme.

Music video

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Astley in the "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video.

In the "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video, directed by Simon West,[1] a smiling Astley sings and dances to the song in various outfits and venues in West London, sometimes accompanied by backup dancers. A bartender played by Clive Clarke gradually shifts from casually noticing Astley's singing to being fully engrossed in the song with energetic acrobatic moves. The athletic exertion of many of the other dancers also becomes more intense over the course of Astley's performance.

Rickrolling

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is the subject of a popular Internet prank known as "rickrolling" involving misleading links redirecting to the song's music video. By May 2007 the practice had achieved notoriety on the Internet,[2] and it increased in popularity after its use as a 2008 April Fool's Day joke by various media companies and websites, including YouTube rickrolling all of its featured videos on that day and a website allowing people to Rickroll their friends' phones.[3]

In 'a couple of weeks', about 13 million people had been 'rickrolled' into watching Astley's video, the BBC reported on 1 April, 2008. "I think it's just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it," Astley told the Los Angeles Times in late March 2008, adding: "That's what's brilliant about the Internet."[4][5]

Cover versions and remixes

In 1997, the French band 2Be3 covered the song under the name "Toujours là pour toi", which had a great success in France (#4) and Belgium (Wallonia) (#12).[6] * Eurobeat artist Kevin Johnson also covered the song for the album Super Eurobeat 149.[7] In 1999, an Italian cover titled "Non ti lascerò" was made by Fiorello.[8]In 2008, it has been covered by Ashley Tisdale for the Degree Girl website.

In April 2008 a house music remix of the track was produced by a group of London dance producers working under the pseudonym "The Rickrollerz" on the day of, and in honor of, the London Liverpool Street Station "Rickmob" on 11th April. UK Producer Simple Sigh also produced a remix in April 2008, entitled "Never Gonna Give You Up (Simple Sigh's RickRoll Remix). [9]

Uses in the media

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  • In the "Charlie Has Cancer" episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" Dennis is seen singing along to the song while listening to it on his car radio.
  • The Boondocks has a parody of "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the background during the Lionel Richie segment of "Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch" in season 2 of the TV series. However, it is not performed by Rick Astley, and is somewhat muddled.
  • The song plays briefly on a car radio during the Doctor Who episode "Father's Day", which is set in late 1987.
  • The Web comic xkcd featured Rick Astley getting Rickrolled in Comic 351: Trolling[10], and later featured sheet music to an excerpt from 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in Comic 389: Keeping Time[11].
  • In May 2008, the Web comic Looking For Group featured the character Richard singing the first verse of 'Never Gonna Give You Up' on page 144[12]. Later on, Dave Mitchell, who will provide Richard's voice for the upcoming LFG animated film, posted his own in-character cover ("Dick Roll'd") on his Myspace page.
  • The song was sung in the Family Guy episode "Meet the Quagmires".

The song is mentioned in Weezer's song "Heart Songs" off their eponymous 2008 album. Nick Lowe's song "All Men are Liars" references the song with the lyrics, "Do you remember Rick Astley?/ He had a big fat hit that was ghastly / He said I’m never gonna give you up or let you down / Well I’m here to tell ya that Dick’s a clown." The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.[13]

In 2008, Rick Astley won the MTV EMA awards for "Best Act Ever" with the song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

Track listings

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7" single
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:32
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 3:30
12" maxi
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (cake mix) — 5:46
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 6:19
  3. "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:31
  4. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape to New York mix) — 7:01
  5. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape from Newton mix) — 6:23

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12" maxi
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (cake mix) — 5:48
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental) — 3:30
  3. "Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:32
12" single
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape from Newton mix) — 6:30
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (escape to New York mix) — 7:00

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Credits

  • Written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
  • Engineer : Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy
  • Mixed by :
    • Escape from Newton mix : Mixmaster Pete Hammond
    • Escape to New York mix : The Extra Beat Boys

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Canada[14] Gold May 17, 1988 50,000
France[15] Silver 1988 200,000
Germany[16] Gold 1987 150,000
Sweden[17] Gold October 21, 1987 10,000
UK[18] Gold September 1, 1987 400,000
U.S.[19] Gold February 24, 1989 500,000

Charts

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Chart (1987-1988) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart[20] 1
Ö3 Austria Top 40[21] 4
Dutch Top 40[22] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[21] 6
German Singles Chart[23] 2
Irish Singles Chart[24] 2
Italian Singles Chart[25] 3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[26] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart[21] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[21] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[21] 2
UK Singles Chart[27] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[28] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[28] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[28] 1

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End of year chart (1987) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[29] 20
End of year chart (1988) Position
Australian Singles Chart[30] 8

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Ashley Tisdale version

Never Gonna Give You Up
Album Degree Girl: OMG! Jams

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song appeared in Ashley Tisdale EP Degree Girl: OMG! Jams. The song samples the original in the chorus. Appears in the EP in the Degree deodorant, in U.S.A.

References

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  1. ↑ Simon West (I)
  2. ↑ Rick Roll related Google Trends. (englisch).
  3. ↑ PrankDialer.com - A website (www.prankdialer.com) allowing people to Rickroll phone numbers.
  4. ↑ Rickrolling and the league of web fame, BBC News entertainment reporter Mark Savage, 01-04-2008. Accessed 04-05-2008.
  5. ↑ Web Scout exclusive! Rick Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song's second coming, Los Angeles Times blogs, 03-25-2008.Accessed 04-05-2008.
  6. ↑ "Toujours là pour toi", French and Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  7. ↑ Discogs album listing for Super Eurobeat 149
  8. ↑ [1]
  9. ↑ Simple Sigh's RickRoll Remix
  10. ↑ xkcd, Comic 351: Trolling
  11. ↑ xkcd, Comic 389: Keeping Time
  12. ↑ Looking For Group, page 144
  13. ↑ Degrassi: The Next Generation - Never Gonna Give You Up in IMDB.
  14. ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
  15. ↑ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
  16. ↑ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
  17. ↑ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
  18. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
  19. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
  20. ↑ David Kent: Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W., 1993, ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  21. ↑ a b c d e Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Abgerufen am 14. Februar 2008 (französisch).
  22. ↑ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 41, 1987. Abgerufen am 16. März 2008.
  23. ↑ Suchergebnis. Abgerufen am 6. April 2008 (deutsch).
  24. ↑ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Abgerufen am 14. Februar 2008.
  25. ↑ Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1987. Abgerufen am 30. Mai 2008 (italienisch).
  26. ↑ Scapolo, Dean: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966-2006: Singles, Albums, DVDs, Compilations. Maurienne House, 2007, ISBN 1-877443-00-X.
  27. ↑ Top 40 Hits of Late August 1987. Abgerufen am 28. September 2008.
  28. ↑ a b c Rick Astley. Abgerufen am 2. September 2008.
  29. ↑ 1987 Swiss Singles Chart. Abgerufen am 1. August 2008 (deutsch).
  30. ↑ Top 50 Singles 1988. Abgerufen am 1. September 2008.
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