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"Never Gonna Give You Up" appeared on Astley's 1987 debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. [5] The song, his solo debut single, was a number one hit on several international charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and the UK Singles Chart.
"Rock and Roll" is a song by the English singer Gary Glitter, released in 1972 from his debut studio album, Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track with a "Rock and Roll, Rock" chorus and some verses reflecting on the history of the genre, while Part 2 is an instrumental piece aside from the regular exclamation of the word "Hey" in ...
Mike Stock stated that the Colonel Abrams hit "Trapped" (1985) was a big influence on "Never Gonna Give You Up", saying: "For Rick Astley's song I didn't want it to sound like Kylie or Bananarama so I looked at the Colonel Abrams track 'Trapped' and recreated that syncopated bassline in a way that suited our song."
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Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. [1] He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by both the BPI and the RIAA.
Rock & Rule (known as Ring of Power outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated [2] musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata, and Susan Roman. [3] It was produced by Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert and directed by Clive A. Smith from a screenplay by John Halfpenny and Peter Sauder.
I was past caring in my twenties,” Astley — who released the Weeknd-esque disco banger "Unwanted" last year, recently formed a Smiths cover band with buzzy U.K. indie group Blossoms, and was ...
It was founded by Andrew Fischer. [2] Nurv's viral marketing campaigns include human billboard advertising, in which CEO Fischer auctioned advertising space on his forehead in the form of a temporary tattoo on eBay in 2005. [3] As of 2011, Nurv was producing a feature-length movie starring viral video stars titled The Chronicles of Rick Roll. [1]