Never Gonna Give You Up

~ Recording by Rick Astley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:36Rick AstleyWhenever You Need SomebodyRick AstleyAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)6822-2-R
2.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick Astley2UE Top 40 The First 40 YearsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1998
Warner Special Products9548365222
2.2Never Gonna Give You Up3:32Rick AstleyAbsolute Number One 1984-1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2001-06-10
EVA Records (Sweden)EVACD 4022
2.12Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyMedia Markt Collection: The 80s, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Marketing (Germany)0927 41740-2
2.7Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyDance, Volume 2 & 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Compass Productions (budget compilations), BMG Special ProductsDRC13107, DRC13107SAM, DRC13108, DRC13108SAM
1.14Never Gonna Give You Up3:33Rick AstleyFriendsReunited.co.uk: 42 Classroom Classics From the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-01-27
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)069 634-2, 069 635-2, 069 636-2, 069.634-2
2.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:31Rick AstleyThe Best of Absolute Music, Volume 1: 1986–1990Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2006-01-25
EVA Records (Sweden)EVACD 4057
2.10Never Gonna Give You Up3:34Rick AstleyHit CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sonocord441980
Promotion
1.1Never Gonna Give You Up3:35Rick AstleyMusical Library, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

keyboard [Fairlight] programming:Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall)
Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb)
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:Boky
Peter Day
Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios)
Jonathan King
Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:Aitken
Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
Waterman
mixer:Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”) (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:Dee Lewis (in 1986-10)
Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10)
Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1986-10)
Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
arranger:Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1987)
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10)
PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10)
PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London) (in 1986-10)
mixed at:PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01)
PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
has remixes:Never Gonna Give You Up (Baby Diamonds remix)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Xam’s trance break)
Never Gonna Shoot Your Stars by Grandayy
You Got Rickrollerized by Rickrollerz
sampled by:Betty (Get Money) by Yung Gravy
CirnoRHTL by Reizoko Cj (breakcore)
Lolicore 2.27 (Pu-erh tea edition) by Reizoko CJ (breakcore)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Airhorn remix) by Bone Removal Services, Inc.
Some Owls Were Harmed During The Making Of This Programme by Kevin Eldon (English actor and comedian)
mash-ups:A Perfectly Normal Mashup… by Carrots The Rabbi (mashup artist)
Brightstyle by hujiba (SilvaGunner contrubutor)
Corycore Collection Ⅰ by RosalinaSama
Don’t You Ever Give Up Wanting Me (Baby) (Rick Astley vs. Human League) by MadMixMustang (mash-up artist)
EXTREME MEME MUSIC MEGAMASHUP by DaymanOurSavior
Get Ur Robo On by Wobble (mashup/electronic artist)
jetpack (svantana rickrollmix) by module 6
Johnny by Neil Cicierega
Lulz: A Corruption of Everything by Psycosis (Psynwav, UK mashup artist)
Memories by Beefjerky007
Never Gonna Be Me by toonlink (SiIvaGunner contributor)
Never Gonna Burn Down Our Little Hometown (twentyonepilots vs. Linkin Park vs. Erasure vs. Rick Astley vs. The Prodigy) by Talk Hard Productions
Never Gonna Clock You by DJ Tripp
Never Gonna Fool Your Gold (Rick Astley vs. The Stone Roses) by DJ Lobsterdust
Never Gonna Freak You Out by Divide & Kreate
Never Gonna Give Avril 14th Up by Crowded Babes
Never Gonna Give the Monado Up by Triple‐Q
Never Gonna Give Up the Small Things by G3RSt
Never Gonna Give Up the Wrong Club by SmadaLeinad
Never Gonna Give You Up in a Heavy Situation by Sugamotor
Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up [Nirvana vs. Rick Astley] by DJ Morgoth
Never Gonna Lie From You (2015 Concept) by JV5 (mashup group)
Never Gonna Space You Up (Rick Astley vs. Jamiroquai) by Max & Moritz
Never Not Unusual (Rick Astley vs. Tom Jones) by YITT (mashup artist)
Neverending by Mighty Mike (mashup artist)
Neverending (Rick Astley vs. Mika) by Mighty Mike (mashup artist)
Perfect Love (Britney Spears vs. Erasure vs. Kylie Minogue vs. Justin Bieber vs. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg vs. Jessie J vs. Beyoncé vs. Calvin Harris vs. Cheryl Cole vs. Donna Summer vs. Modern English vs. David Guetta vs. Rick Astley vs. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa vs. Gossip vs. R3hab & Swanky Tunes feat. Max'C vs. Owl City vs. Timbaland vs. One Direction vs. Ke$ha) by DJ Schmolli
Radio Rick by DJ Useo (mash-up artist)
Reunite Your World by Triple‐Q
Ricksputin by Beefjerky007
Ricky (Rick Astley vs. Bill Conti) by Phil RetroSpector
The Jig Is Never Up by Qubic
Virturoll Ricksanity (Rick Astley vs. Jamiroquai) by markwahlbird
We Don’t Make Meme Mashups (Encanto vs. Quad City DJ’s vs. PSY vs. Santana feat. Rob Thomas vs. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion vs. Rick Astley vs. Imagine Dragons vs. LazyTown vs. Smash Mouth vs. Bag Raiders vs. Soulja Boy vs. Leviathan vs. Misha vs. Weezer vs. The Legend of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon vs. Reese’s Puffs vs. Among Us vs. Barenaked Ladies) by Psynwav (UK mashup artist)
Intro by Ph0ton (order: 2)
ryuuseigun mashup by jan Misali (order: 4)
Let It Bump by E-603 (order: 7)
music videos:Never Gonna Give You Up
part of:Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) (order: 48)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 244) (order: 244)
stream for free:https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Om61naQC8is [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Ojc3QD0dfJ5HG8uzLsfTg [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/6JEK0CvvjDjjMUBFoXShNZ [info]
stream video for free:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/song/rick-astley/never-gonna-give-you-up/ [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1438556832 [info]
recording of:Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)

Related works

Never Gonna Give You Up

writer:Matt Aitken
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
Pete Waterman
publisher:All Boys Music Ltd.
BMG Music
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hammer Music (German publisher)
Mike Stock Publishing Limited
Sid’s Songs Limited
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
Universal Music Careers
Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Terrace Music (in 1987)
referred to in medleys:Sawmix 1
R.A. Megamix (order: 2)
Horse Race (extended mix) (order: 44)
later parody versions:Bidoof Day announcement!
is the basis for:Toujours là pour toi (Never Gonna Give You Up)
arrangements:Never Gonna Fugue You Up
lyrics quoted in:Freddy, You're Supposed to Be on Lockdown