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Header ▾
Song TitleNever gonna give you up
ArtistRick Astley
Image Artist
OriginUnited Kingdom
AlbumWhenever you need somebody
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration3:33
Dur Grp3:30-3:59
Year1987
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM113
BPM Grp110-114
Umbrella080-119
KeyAb
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
Sites ▾
Spotify InstrBRASS, SYNTH BASS, SYNTH
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZNdzduCIDa6KqcGosImijgUS3oMVhZLF/view?usp=drivesdk
MIDIhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1E11zZ5WiZ68MTUg8Cpb_KRFNtzHUCpTx/view?usp=drive_link
Download Midi Linkhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1E11zZ5WiZ68MTUg8Cpb_KRFNtzHUCpTx
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/4cOdK2wGLETKBW3PvgPWqT?si=ryZrDvOvTQmCTaTJZ5UzCQ&utm_source=copy-link
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Rick-Astley/Never-gonna-give-you-up
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/rick-astley/never-gonna-give-you-up.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/rick-astley/never-gonna-give-you-up
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/never-gonna-give-you-up-2022-remaster/1624945512
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Ending Fade out
Rec Tag 2No 1st inversion
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Voc Info 2With BGV lyrics
Voc Info 3SAT
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1❌
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1BRASS
Instr 2SYNTH BASS
Instr 3SYNTH
StringsNo Strings included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1BRIT Award - British Single of the Year
Awards 2Ivor Novello Award - International Hit of the Year
Awards 3Ivor Novello Award - Most Performed Work
Awards 4BMA - Top Dance Sales 12inch Single
Nominations 1Ivor Novello Award - Best Contemporary Song
Nominations 2BMA - Top Pop Single
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Multi Platinum
Awards WonBRIT Award - British Single of the Year, Ivor Novello Award - International Hit of the Year, Ivor Novello Award - Most Performed Work, BMA - Top Dance Sales 12inch Single
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rickastley/nevergonnagiveyouup.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Rhyme 1ABAB
Author 1Matthew James Aitken
Author 2Peter Alan Waterman
Author 3Michael Stock
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ Never gonna run around and desert you
Explanation✱ Staying faithful is portrayed as the refusal to move away physically (running away).
MTag 1Body:Action:Movement
MTag 2Loyalty
MTag 3Commitment
Chords ▾
Ch Prog VIV-V-IV-V
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog CIV-V-iii-vi
Ch Prog B❌
Used Chords# Fam5
Chord Fam Progii, V, iii, vi, I
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex87
Mel Cmplx40
Ch Mel Tens14
Ch Prog Nov90
Ch-Bs Mel20
Ch Complex Grp80-89
Mel Cmplx Grp40-49
Ch Mel Tens Grp10-19
Ch Prog Nov Grp90+
Ch-Bs Mel Grp20-29
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance72
Spot-Energy94
Spot-Valance91
Spot-Dance Grp70-79
Spot-Energy Grp90+
Spot-Valance Grp90+
Genre ▾
Genre 1Pop
Style ▾
Style 1Dance Pop
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