Never Knew Love (Rick Astley song)

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"Never Knew Love"
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Single by Rick Astley
from the album Free
B-side "So Glad"
Released17 June 1991 (1991-06-17) [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:12
Label RCA
Songwriters
  • John Paul Taylor
  • Derek Bordeaux
Producers
  • Gary Stevenson
  • Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Move Right Out"
(1991)		"Never Knew Love"
(1991)		"Hopelessly"
(1993)
Music video
"Never Knew Love" on YouTube

"Never Knew Love" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley and written by Derek Bordeaux and John Paul Taylor. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for and included on Astley's third album, Free (1991). It was released on 17 June 1991 by RCA Records and peaked at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

On 14 August 2024, the original music video was upgraded to 4K to celebrate the reissue of Free. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Never Knew Love" (remix) – 3:15
  2. "Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day mix) – 8:37
  3. "So Glad" – 3:28
  4. "Some Kinda Love" – 4:35

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 42
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 70
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [5] 37

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 15 June 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "The next single to be released from the reissue of Free is 'Never Knew Love' 🕺 Head over to YouTube to watch the updated music video in 4K now!". Facebook . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rick Astley – Never Knew Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 13 July 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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