On this day March 12 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for two weeks until March 25. The song was a massive global hit also reaching number one in the UK Canada Spain Belgium Netherlands Denmark Norway Finland Sweden Australia New Zealand and South Africa.
Never Gonna Give You Up became one of the most recognizable songs of the 80s thanks to its infectious melody Astley’s deep vocals and its polished dance pop production. Decades later the song gained a second life as the centerpiece of the internet phenomenon known as Rickrolling where unsuspecting users are tricked into clicking links leading to the music video.
80s insight: Rick Astley was only 21 years old when Never Gonna Give You Up was released making him one of the youngest artists to have an international number one hit.
Never Gonna Give You Up became one of the most recognizable songs of the 80s thanks to its infectious melody Astley’s deep vocals and its polished dance pop production. Decades later the song gained a second life as the centerpiece of the internet phenomenon known as Rickrolling where unsuspecting users are tricked into clicking links leading to the music video.
80s insight: Rick Astley was only 21 years old when Never Gonna Give You Up was released making him one of the youngest artists to have an international number one hit.
