Hopelessly

For the word, see wikt:hopelessly.

"Hopelessly"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side	"When I Fall in Love" "Hold Me in Your Arms" "Whenever You Need Somebody" "Never Gonna Give You Up" "Together Forever" "She Wants to Dance with Me"
Released	August 1993
Length	3:35
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Rick Astley Rob Fisher
Producer(s)	Gary Stevenson Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Never Knew Love" (1991) "Hopelessly" (1993) "The Ones You Love" (1993)
Music video
"Hopelessly" on YouTube

"Hopelessly" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley and written by Rob Fisher and Astley. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's fourth album, Body & Soul (1993). It was released as a single in 1993 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, number 28 in the United States, and number eight in Canada.

Track listing

Studio version

1. "Hopelessly" – 3:35
2. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:02
3. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24
4. "Whenever You Need Somebody" – 3:28

Live version

1. "Hopelessly" (live, recorded in Italy, September 1993) – 2:58
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:32
3. "Together Forever" – 3:24
4. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:15

Personnel

• Rick Astley – vocals
• Dave West – keyboards, bass, drum programming
• Richard Cottle – electric piano
• Jim Williams – classical guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1993–1994) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 88 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [4] 31 Quebec (ADISQ) [5] 21 UK Singles (OCC) [6] 33 UK Airplay (ERA) [7] 88 US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 28 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 4 US Cash Box Top 100 [10] 22

Year-end chart 1993 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [11] 61 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [12] 21 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [13] 37 1994 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1994) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [14] 45

References

1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2277." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2285." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
3. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 47. 20 November 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
4. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
5. Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 39. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
7. "Airplay 100" (PDF). Hit Music . 20 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
8. "Rick Astley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
9. "Rick Astley Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
10. "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LVII, no. 10. 30 October 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
11. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved 2 July 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
12. "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved 2 July 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
13. "1993 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
14. "1994 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.