Rick Astley’s No. 1 hit “By no means Gonna Give You Up” has rickrolled its well beyond 1 billion Spotify streams, practically 4 a long time after its authentic launch.
“I by no means might have imagined again in 1987 that ‘By no means Gonna Give You Up’ would nonetheless be going robust a long time later,” the English singer mentioned in a press release. “Because of streaming platforms, a complete new era has been in a position to uncover music like mine. Reaching 1 billion streams is one thing I by no means dreamed of and to everybody who’s ever listened, thanks.”
Following its preliminary launch, “By no means Gonna Give You Up” went No. 1 in additional than 25 international locations. 20 years later, it discovered a resurgence by an web meme generally known as “rickrolling,” which methods customers into clicking a hyperlink that redirects them to the track’s music video.
Revisit Astley’s 2022 look on The Story Behind the Tune podcast, the place he discusses how “By no means Gonna Give You Up” made him an web and popular culture phenomenon.
