Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

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"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"
ReleasedOctober 1973 (1973-10)
Genre Soul
Length7:58 (Album version)
4:01 (Single version)
4:51 (Alternate edit)
Label 20th 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 American singer and songwriter Barry White for his second album, Stone Gon' (1973). In October 1973, [1] it was released as the first single in the United States and reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Track listings

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58
  2. "I've Found Someone" – 5:55
  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:58
  2. "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" – 2:54
  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:05
  2. "Standing in the Shadows of Love" – 3:00
  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (short version) – 3:05
  2. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (long version) - 4:44
  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" – 3:05
  2. "No, I'm Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (Instrumental) - 4:24

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Chart (1973–1974)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 24
Canada Top Singles (RPM)36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 7
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Chart (1974)Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) [11] 67

1987 remix

In 1987, Paul Hardcastle remixed the track. It was issued (with the slightly amended spelling of 'Never, Never Going to Give You Up') in several European countries on 7" and 12" singles. Released to coincide with the compilation album Barry White – The Collection, it reached number 63 in the UK singles chart in January 1988. [2]

  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" – 4:15
  2. "September When I First Met You" – 6:50
  1. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (Mammoth Mix)" – 7:17
  2. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (Extended Version)" – 5:42
  3. "September When I First Met You" – 6:50

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
Label Arista
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, songwriter and actress 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 chart in October 1997 and number thirty-eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. 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 . [12] [13]

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Barry Walters for The Advocate said that "the Barry White classic gets remade by the woman who launched her solo career paraphrasing his been-around-the-world pillow talk." [14] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic viewed it as "uniformly strong", adding that Stansfield's voice "is seductive and sexy". [15] 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." [16] British magazine Music Week rated it three out of five, declaring it as a "convincingly faithful interpration". [17] William Stevenson from Entertainment Weekly opined that Stansfield "sings with an irresistible urgency, seductively wrapping her silky voice around each phrase while building in intensity. She’s never sounded better." [18] A reviewer from Irish Independent picked the song as one of the "moments" of the album, calling it "a sultry slink through" the Barry White song. [19] Press of Atlantic City stated that Stansfield "shines" on the "energetic remake". [20] USA Today described it as an "up-tempo dance groove". [21]

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 performance for "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [22] 182
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [23] 5
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [24] 74
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [25] 99
Europe Radio Top 50 ( Music & Media ) [26] 8
Germany (Official German Charts) [27] 74
Hungary Airplay (Music & Media) [28] 9
Italy Airplay (Music & Media) [29] 7
Poland Airplay (Music & Media) [30] 1
Scotland (OCC) [31] 35
Spain Airplay (Music & Media) [28] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [32] 25
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [33] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [34] 74
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [35] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [36] 38

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