The music video for the song has become the basis for the 'Rickrolling' Internet meme, leading the song to also be referred to as 'The Rickroll Song'. In 2004, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' was voted number 28 in 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. In 1990, Nick Lowe quoted from the song and called it 'ghastly' in the lyrics to 'All Men Are Liars', a song on his album Party of One. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards.
It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. The song was released as the first single from Astley's debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. 'Never Gonna Give You Up' is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released as a single on 27 July 1987.
