Never Gonna Give You Up
song written and composed by Stock Aitken Waterman, originally recorded by Rick Astley in 1986 and released in 1987
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Summary
Never Gonna Give You Up is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,261 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Mike Stock[3], Matt Aitken[4], Pete Waterman[5]
- Genre: dance-pop[6], blue-eyed soul[7]
- Performer: Rick Astley[8], Magnus Carlsson[9]
- Record label: RCA Records[10]
- Part of: Whenever You Need Somebody[11]
- Language of work or name: English[12]
- Publication date: 1987[13]
- Lyricist: Mike Stock[14], Matt Aitken[15], Pete Waterman[16]
- Title: Never Gonna Give You Up[17]
- Different from: Never Gonna Give You Up[18], Rickrolling[19]
- Form of creative work: song[20]
- Recording date: 1987[21]
Product Details
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Release type: Song[22]
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Community tags: awesome, list song, meme[23]
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MusicBrainz ID: 69755ab1-409e-3ad7-902f-3a839042799c[24]
Why It Matters
Never Gonna Give You Up has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]