Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

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Not to be confused with the Rick Astley song, Never Gonna Give You Up.

"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up US vinyl Side A 20th century fox.jpg
Side-A label of one of the US vinyl releases
Single by Barry White
from the album Stone Gon'
B-side
  • "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (long version)
  • "Honey Please, Can't Ya See"
  • "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
  • "I've Found Someone"
  • "No, I'm Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
ReleasedJune 13, 1973 (1973-06-13)
RecordedJune - August 1973
GenreSoul
Length7:58 (Album version)
4:01 (Single version)
4:51 (Alternate edit)
Label20th Century
Songwriter(s)Barry White
Producer(s)Barry White
Barry White singles chronology
"I've Got So Much to Give"
(1973) 		"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
(1973) 		"Love's Theme"
(1973)
Music video
"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (TopPop, 1974) on YouTube

"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White for his second album, Stone Gon' (1973). In June 1973, it was released as the first single in the United States and reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a gold record. In Europe, it was issued in early 1974 and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings[]

Australian 7" single

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58
  2. "I've Found Someone" – 5:55

European 7" single

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58
  2. "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" – 2:54

UK 7" single

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:05
  2. "Standing in the Shadows of Love" – 3:00

North American 7" (original)[1][2] single

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (short version) – 3:05
  2. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (long version) - 4:44

North American 7" (re-release)[3] single

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:05
  2. "No, I'm Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (Instrumental) - 4:24

Charts[]

Chart (1973–1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 8
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[4] 10
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

Lisa Stansfield version[]

"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"
Never gonna give you up by Lisa Stansfield.jpg
UK/European studio CD release
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Lisa Stansfield
ReleasedJune 9, 1997 (1997-06-09)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length5:02
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Barry White
Producer(s)
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"The Real Thing"
(1997) 		"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1997) 		"The Line"
(1997)
Music video
"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" on YouTube

In 1997, British singer Lisa Stansfield covered "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" for her eponymous album. The song was released as the second single from Lisa Stansfield in Europe, Australia and Japan on June 9, 1997, and first proper single in North America on July 21, 1997.

An accompanying music video, directed by Rocky Schenck, was also released. The song was remixed by prominent US producers: Frankie Knuckles, Mark Picchiotti, Hani, Steven Nikolas and Brendon Sibley. In February 1998, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart and seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number-one the Hot Dance Club Songs in October 1997 and number thirty-eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song was later included on The Remix Album (1998) and Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003).

In 2014, remixes of "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Lisa Stansfield. Additional remixes were featured on People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (2014), including three previously unreleased: Frankie's Classic Club Mix, Franktified Off the Hook Dub and After Hours Mix. All was included on The Collection 1989–2003.[10][11]

Critical reception[]

The song received favorable reviews from many music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said it is "uniformly strong", adding that Stansfield's voice "is seductive and sexy".[12] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "a sultry rendition" and added that the singer is "breathing enough stylistic variation into the lyrics (...) maintaining a reverence that will sit well with fans of the original recording." He noted that Stansfield "is supported by a rumbling funk groove that is underlined by hip hop-savvy turntable scratches and iced with caressing disco strings."[13] William Stevenson from Entertainment Weekly wrote that she "sings with an irresistible urgency, seductively wrapping her silky voice around each phrase while building in intensity. She’s never sounded better."[14] Irish Independent noted the song as one of the "moments" of the Lisa Stansfield album, calling it "a sultry slink through" the Barry White song.[15] Press of Atlantic City said that Stansfield "shines" on the "energetic remake".[16] USA Today described the song as a "up-tempo dance groove".[17]

Commercial reception[]

The song topped the US Dance Club Songs. It also reached number 25 in the United Kingdom and peaked at number 74 in the United States, Canada and Germany.

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 182
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[19] 5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 74
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[21] 99
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 74
Scotland (OCC)[23] 35
Spain Radio (PROMUSICAE)[24] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 25
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[26] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 74
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[29] 38

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up [Short Version] / Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up [Long Version] - 20th Century - USA - TC-2058". 45cat.com. March 24, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  4. ^ "Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Barry White" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Barry White: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Barry White Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Barry White Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Barry White Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "Lisa Stansfield – The Collection: tracklists". lisa-stansfield.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Exclusive: First pictures takes you inside the reissues 'The Collection 1989–2003'". lisastansfield.net. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  12. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lisa Stansfield – Lisa Stansfield". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 28, 1997. p. 75. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  14. ^ Stevenson, William. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "WET WET WET". Irish Independent. April 2, 1997. page 28. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "LISA STANSFIELD FOCUSED WITH HER LATEST RELEASE". Press of Atlantic City. August 10, 1997. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Stansfield stretches skills After hiatus, R&B hitmaker explores deeper themes". USA Today. July 29, 1997. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lisa Stansfield – Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3328." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ^ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. June 28, 1997. Archived from the original on August 30, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  22. ^ "Lisa Stansfield - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  24. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  25. ^ "Lisa Stansfield: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  26. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". officialcharts.com.
  27. ^ "Lisa Stansfield Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  28. ^ "Lisa Stansfield Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Lisa Stansfield Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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