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Rickrolling or a Rickroll is an Internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video to the 1987 hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by English singer Rick Astley. The aforementioned video has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube .
Rick Astley in 1982 and in 2025 Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself.
Astley and Sony BMG were unhappy with the result, so the album was poorly promoted, [3] yet it managed to reach No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart. In April 2008, the album The Ultimate Collection: Rick Astley was released by Sony BMG, and by May it had reached No. 17 on the UK Top 40 Albums Chart, [61] again with no promotion by Astley.
The band invited Astley to join them as they performed the song in the style of "Smells Like Teen Spirit". [25] In August 2022, the CSAA Insurance Group, an insurer for the American Automobile Association, released a commercial featuring Rick Astley, with scenes recreated from the original "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video. [26]
Roll with it: 35 years later, Rick Astley explains why he was never 'one of the cool kids' and why he never gave up Lyndsey Parker Updated August 5, 2022 at 5:40 PM
Rick Astley. Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Never going to give up! Rick Astley gained popularity with his 1987 smash hit single: “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and he’s kept busy ever since. ‘80s ...
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Greatest Hits is a compilation by English singer Rick Astley released in the UK in 2002 and in the US a year later. While the American version features alternate mixes focused between 1987 and 1991, the European version features hits up to his 2002 album Keep It Turned On .