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"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop song by English singer Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular, as well as his signature song , and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.
A 4K remaster of the "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video went viral in early 2021. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] Initially, Astley, who had only recently returned to performing after a 10-year hiatus, was hesitant about using his newfound popularity from the meme to further his career, but accepted the fame when he rickrolled the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving ...
Rickrolling or a Rickroll is an Internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video to the 1987 hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by English singer Rick Astley. The aforementioned video has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube.
By the time Astley was 21, he was a superstar, after the SAW-produced “Never Gonna Give You Up” topped the charts in 17 countries; it was actually the No. 1 U.K. single and No. 4 U.S. single ...
How the 1987 debut single only begins to define the iconic pop star. The Story Behind Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” Making Him an Internet and Cultural Phenomenon Peter Csathy
Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself.. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track “Never ...
His debut studio album, Whenever You Need Somebody, was released in November 1987. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard 200. Astley became a pop sensation in 1987 with his debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" written by the trio Stock Aitken Waterman.
The song uses a similar chord structure and melody to Astley's debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" (like most songs written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman at the time), [3] and has occasionally been used as an alternate Rickroll song.