Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up Explained

Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up
Cover:	Ain't_Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Paula Abdul
Album:	Head over Heels
Recorded:	1994
Genre:	Pop funk R&B^[1]
Length:	3:30
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Elliot Wolff
Prev Title:	Crazy Cool
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Next Year:	2008

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" is the third and final single from American singer and dancer Paula Abdul's third studio album, Head over Heels (1995). Released in January 1996 by Virgin, the song was written by Bryan Abrams, Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, and Mark Calderon and produced by Wolff. It features background vocals from the group Color Me Badd. Abdul performed the song on The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno.

Critical reception

John Perry from NME noted "the spankin' summery smooch" of "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up".^[2]

Track listing

US 5″ CD

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" (single edit) (Bryan Abrams; Curtis "Fitz" Williams; Elliot Wolff; Howie Tee; Kevin Thornton; Mark Calderon) – 3:27
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" (Livingsting remix) – 3:57
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" (Livingsting club mix) – 4:09
"Love Don't Come Easy" (LP) (Paula Abdul; Michael Stuart Ani a.k.a. "Da'Count"; Eric Monsanty; Howard Hersh; Iki Levy; Robb Boldt) – 4:14

Official remixes

Single edit – 3:26
Livingston remix – 3:57
Livingston club mix – 4:04

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	110
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[4]	12

Notes and References

Web site: Joseph . Mike . Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits, PopMatters . PopMatters . June 13, 2007 . April 17, 2024.
John. Perry. Long Play. NME. June 24, 1995. 56. January 28, 2024.
Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15 . August 29, 2015. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg . July 16, 2015.
Paula Abdul Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100). Billboard. May 15, 2019.