Never Gonna Give You up - Wikipedia Never Gonna Give You up This article is about the Rick Astley song. For other uses, see Never Gonna Give You Up ( disambiguation ). Not to be confused with the Barry White song, Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up. `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' Single by Rick Astley from the album Whenever You Need Somebody Released 27 July 1987 Format 7 '' 12 '' CD Genre Dance - pop blue - eyed soul Length 3 : 35 ( album version ) 3 : 32 ( 7 '' vocal mix ) 3 : 30 ( instrumental version ) Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Stock Aitken Waterman Producer ( s ) Stock Aitken Waterman Rick Astley singles chronology `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( 1987 ) `` Learning to Live ( Without Your Love ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( 1987 ) `` Learning to Live ( Without Your Love ) '' ( 1987 ) Whenever You Need Somebody track listing `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( 1 ) `` Whenever You Need Somebody '' ( 2 ) Audio sample file help Music video `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' on YouTube `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' is a song by British singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released as a single on 27 July 1987. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the first single from his debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody ( 1987 ). 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. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. 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. In 2004, `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' was voted number 28 in 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever by VH1. The music video for the song has become the basis for the `` Rickrolling '' Internet meme, leading the song to have an alternate name `` The Rickroll Song ''. 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 is considered Astley 's signature song and it is often played at the end of Astley 's live concerts. Contents 1 Production 2 Original success 3 Rickrolling 4 Cover versions 5 Music video 6 Track listings 7 Personnel 8 Charts and certifications 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 8.3 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External links Production `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' was recorded at the PWL Studios in South London, England. The song 's basslines were produced using a Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer, while the drums and sequencing were handled by a Linn 9000. Other equipment used include a Roland Juno 106 analog synthesizer, and Yamaha Rev5 and Rev7 reverberators. Original success On 12 March 1988, `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' reached number one in the American Billboard Hot 100 after having been played by resident DJ, Larry Levan, at the Paradise Garage in 1987. The single topped the charts in 25 countries worldwide. Rickrolling Main article : Rickrolling `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' is the subject of a popular Internet prank known as `` rickrolling '' involving misleading links ( commonly shortened URLs ) redirecting to the song 's music video. Originally started by users on 4chan, by May 2007, the practice had achieved notoriety on the Internet, and it increased in popularity after its use as a 2008 April Fools ' 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. In `` a couple of weeks '', about 13 million people had been tricked 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. '' Astley also appeared in the 2008 Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade interrupting a song performed by those on a float promoting the Cartoon Network program Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends with a lipsynched performance of `` Never Gonna Give You Up ''. There were reports that despite the video garnering millions of hits on YouTube, Astley earned almost no money from the online phenomenon, receiving only $12 USD in royalties from YouTube for his performance share, as of August 2010, but Astley denied those reports in 2016. Cover Versions In 1997, French band 2Be3 covered the song under the name `` Toujours là pour toi '', which had success in France ( No. 4 ) and Belgium ( Wallonia ) ( No. 12 ). In 1999, an Italian cover entitled `` Non ti lascerò '' was made by Fiorello. Eurobeat artist Kevin Johnson covered the song in 2004 for the album Super Eurobeat 149. A group of London dance producers called The Rickrollerz made a house music cover version of `` Never Gonna Give You Up ''. In May 2008, the track entered the UK Club Charts at no. 22. In August 2007, internet celebrity and singer Tay Zonday covered the song. On 25 November 2008, Barry Manilow released a version of the song on his The Greatest Songs of the Eighties album. In 2008, Ashley Tisdale released a cover of the song, along with three other songs of the 80s. Music video On 24 October 2009, the music video for `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' was uploaded to YouTube. It has more than 420 million views as of April 2018. Track listings 7 '' single `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( 7 '' Vocal Mix ) -- 3 : 32 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Instrumental ) -- 3 : 30 12 '' maxi `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Cake mix ) -- 5 : 46 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Instrumental ) -- 6 : 19 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- 3 : 32 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Escape to New York mix ) -- 7 : 01 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Escape from Newton mix ) -- 6 : 23 12 '' maxi `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Cake mix ) -- 5 : 48 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Instrumental ) -- 3 : 30 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- 3 : 32 12 '' single `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Escape from Newton mix ) -- 6 : 30 `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' ( Escape to New York mix ) -- 7 : 00 Personnel Written and produced by : Stock, Aitken & Waterman Engineer : Mark McGuire, Bill Gee, Mike Duffy, Jon Herroon Tape Operator : Burni Adams Mixed by : Escape from Newton mix : Mixmaster Pete Hammond Escape to New York mix : The Extra Beat Boys Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1987 -- 1988 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA Charts ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada ( The Record ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Denmark Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Iceland ( RÚV ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 73 Year - end charts Chart ( 1987 ) Position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 7 France ( IFOP ) 39 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 14 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 6 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 20 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Chart ( 1988 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 8 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) US Billboard Adult Contemporary 8 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 50,000 France ( SNEP ) Silver 267,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 250,000 Netherlands ( NVPI ) Platinum 100,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 997,005 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone hide Order of precedence Preceded by `` Too Much Ai n't Enough Love '' by Jimmy Barnes Australian Kent Music Report number - one single 30 November 1987 -- 11 January 1988 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Faith '' by George Michael Preceded by `` Bad '' by Michael Jackson Single Top 100 number - one single 10 October 1987 -- 7 November 1987 ( 5 weeks ) Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number - one single 24 October 1987 -- 14 November 1988 ( 4 weeks ) Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number - one single 31 October 1987 -- 14 November 1988 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Pump Up the Volume '' by M A R R S Dutch Top 40 number - one single 10 October 1987 -- 31 October 1987 ( 4 weeks ) Preceded by `` I Think We 're Alone Now '' by Tiffany New Zealand number - one single 7 February 1988 ( 1 week ) Preceded by `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' by Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett UK Singles Chart number - one single 23 August 1987 -- 26 September 1987 ( 5 weeks ) Preceded by `` Seasons Change '' by Exposé Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary number - one single 2 April 1988 -- 9 April 1988 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Father Figure '' by George Michael Preceded by `` Pump Up the Volume '' by M A R R S Canadian RPM number - one single 19 March 1988 -- 2 April 1988 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car '' by Billy Ocean Preceded by `` Voyage, voyage '' by Desireless German number - one single 5 October 1987 -- 19 October 1987 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` You Win Again '' by the Bee Gees Preceded by `` Brilliant Disguise '' by Bruce Springsteen Norwegian number - one single 43 / 1987 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Voyage, voyage '' by Desireless Preceded by `` La Bamba '' by Los Lobos South African number - one single 26 December 1987 -- 23 January 1988 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes Preceded by `` It 's a Sin '' by Pet Shop Boys Swedish number - one single 30 September 1987 -- 11 November 1987 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Oh Mama '' by Lili & Sussie Preceded by `` Bad '' by Michael Jackson `` Soul Survivor '' by C.C. Catch `` Never Can Say Goodbye '' by The Communards Spanish number - one single 3 December 1987 -- 10 December 1987 ( 2 weeks ) 24 December 1987 -- 7 January 1988 ( 3 weeks ) 4 February 1988 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Soul Survivor '' by C.C. Catch `` Never Can Say Goodbye '' by The Communards `` Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys Preceded by `` She 's Like the Wind '' by Patrick Swayze US Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single 12 March 1988 -- 26 March 1988 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' by Whitney Houston Preceded by `` Father Figure '' by George Michael US Billboard Hot 100 number - one single 12 March 1988 -- 19 March 1988 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Man in the Mirror '' by Michael Jackson US Cash Box number - one single 19 March 1988 ( 1 week ) Preceded by `` I 'm Beggin ' You '' by Supertramp US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number - one single 16 January 1988 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` What Have I Done to Deserve This ? 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Rick Astley Discography Studio albums Whenever You Need Somebody Hold Me in Your Arms Free Body & Soul Keep It Turned On Portrait My Red Book 50 Compilations Together Forever -- Greatest Hits and More... Greatest Hits Love Songs Artist Collection : Rick Astley Ultimate Collection Remix albums Dance Mixes 12 '' Collection Singles `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' `` Whenever You Need Somebody '' `` When I Fall in Love '' / `` My Arms Keep Missing You '' `` Together Forever '' `` It Would Take a Strong Strong Man '' `` She Wants to Dance with Me '' `` Take Me to Your Heart '' `` Do n't Say Goodbye '' `` Hold Me in Your Arms '' `` Giving Up on Love '' `` Ai n't Too Proud to Beg '' `` Cry for Help '' `` Move Right Out '' `` Never Knew Love '' `` The Ones You Love '' `` Hopelessly '' `` Sleeping '' `` Keep It Turned On `` Lights Out '' `` Keep Singing '' `` Angels on My Side '' Related articles Rickrolling Book Best - selling singles by year in the United Kingdom 1952 -- 1969 1952 : `` Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart '' -- Vera Lynn ( UK ) 1953 : `` I Believe '' -- Frankie Laine 1954 : `` Secret Love '' -- Doris Day 1955 : `` Rose Marie '' -- Slim Whitman 1956 : `` I 'll Be Home '' -- Pat Boone 1957 : `` Diana '' -- Paul Anka 1958 : `` Jailhouse Rock '' -- Elvis Presley 1959 : `` Living Doll '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1960 : `` It 's Now or Never '' -- Elvis Presley 1961 : `` Wooden Heart '' -- Elvis Presley 1962 : `` I Remember You '' -- Frank Ifield ( UK ) 1963 : `` She Loves You '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1964 : `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1965 : `` Tears '' -- Ken Dodd ( UK ) 1966 : `` Green, Green Grass of Home '' -- Tom Jones ( UK ) 1967 : `` Release Me '' -- Engelbert Humperdinck ( UK ) 1968 : `` Hey Jude '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1969 : `` Sugar, Sugar '' -- The Archies 1970 -- 1989 1970 : `` The Wonder of You '' -- Elvis Presley 1971 : `` My Sweet Lord '' -- George Harrison ( UK ) 1972 : `` Amazing Grace '' -- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band ( UK ) 1973 : `` Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree '' -- Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974 : `` Tiger Feet '' -- Mud ( UK ) 1975 : `` Bye Bye Baby '' -- Bay City Rollers ( UK ) 1976 : `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' -- Brotherhood of Man ( UK ) 1977 : `` Mull of Kintyre '' / `` Girls ' School '' -- Wings ( UK ) 1978 : `` Rivers of Babylon '' / `` Brown Girl in the Ring '' -- Boney M. 1979 : `` Bright Eyes '' -- Art Garfunkel 1980 : `` Do n't Stand So Close to Me '' -- The Police ( UK ) 1981 : `` Do n't You Want Me '' -- The Human League ( UK ) 1982 : `` Come On Eileen '' -- Dexys Midnight Runners ( UK ) 1983 : `` Karma Chameleon '' -- Culture Club ( UK ) 1984 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid ( UK ) 1985 : `` The Power of Love '' -- Jennifer Rush 1986 : `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' -- The Communards ( UK ) 1987 : `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- Rick Astley ( UK ) 1988 : `` Mistletoe and Wine '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1989 : `` Ride on Time '' -- Black Box 1990 -- 2009 1990 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- The Righteous Brothers 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1993 : `` I 'd Do Anything for Love ( But I Wo n't Do That ) '' -- Meat Loaf 1994 : `` Love Is All Around '' -- Wet Wet Wet ( UK ) 1995 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- Robson & Jerome ( UK ) 1996 : `` Killing Me Softly '' -- Fugees 1997 : `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' -- Elton John ( UK ) 1998 : `` Believe '' -- Cher 1999 : ``... Baby One More Time '' -- Britney Spears 2000 : `` Can We Fix It ? '' -- Bob the Builder ( UK ) 2001 : `` It Was n't Me '' -- Shaggy featuring Rikrok ( UK ) 2002 : `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' -- Will Young ( UK ) 2003 : `` Where Is the Love ? '' -- The Black Eyed Peas 2004 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid 20 ( UK ) 2005 : `` Is This the Way to Amarillo '' -- Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay ( UK ) 2006 : `` Crazy '' -- Gnarls Barkley 2007 : `` Bleeding Love '' -- Leona Lewis ( UK ) 2008 : `` Hallelujah '' -- Alexandra Burke ( UK ) 2009 : `` Poker Face '' -- Lady Gaga 2010 -- present 2010 : `` Just the Way You Are '' -- Bruno Mars 2011 : `` Someone Like You '' -- Adele ( UK ) 2012 : `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' -- Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013 : `` Blurred Lines '' -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014 : `` Happy '' -- Pharrell Williams 2015 : `` Uptown Funk '' -- Mark Ronson ( UK ) featuring Bruno Mars 2016 : `` One Dance '' -- Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla ( UK ) 2017 : `` Shape of You '' - Ed Sheeran ( UK ) Stock Aitken Waterman Mike Stock Matt Aitken Pete Waterman Notable artists Kylie Minogue Jason Donovan Rick Astley Bananarama Dead or Alive Mel and Kim Donna Summer Princess Sinitta Divine Sonia Hazell Dean Big Fun Samantha Fox Brother Beyond Lonnie Gordon Mandy Smith Pepsi & Shirlie Sybil Notable songs `` I Should Be So Lucky '' `` The Loco - Motion '' `` Got to Be Certain '' `` Better the Devil You Know '' `` Especially for You '' `` Too Many Broken Hearts '' `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' `` Together Forever '' `` Whenever You Need Somebody '' `` Take Me To Your Heart `` Venus '' `` Love In The First Degree `` I Heard a Rumour '' `` You Spin Me Round ( Like a Record ) '' `` Respectable '' `` This Time I Know It 's for Real '' `` I Do n't Wanna Get Hurt '' `` Say I 'm Your Number One '' `` Toy Boy '' `` You Think You 're a Man '' `` I 'm So Beautiful '' `` You 'll Never Stop Me Loving You '' `` Whatever I Do ( Wherever I Go ) '' `` Blame It on the Boogie '' `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Me Now '' `` The Harder I Try '' `` Beyond Your Wildest Dreams '' `` Happenin ' All Over Again '' `` Let It Be '' `` Ferry Cross the Mersey '' `` Shattered Glass '' Compilations The Hit Factory : The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman The Hit Factory Volume 2 The Hit Factory Volume 3 A Ton of Hits : The Very Best of Stock Aitken Waterman The Hit Factory : Pete Waterman 's Greatest Hits Stock Aitken Waterman Gold Pete Waterman Presents the Hit Factory Related articles List of songs produced by Stock Aitken Waterman Pete Waterman Entertainment Hi - 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Question: who wrote never gonna give you up
Answer: Stock Aitken Waterman