Hopelessly Explained

Hopelessly
Cover:	HopelesslyCover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Rick Astley
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"
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:35
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Gary Stevenson Rick Astley
Prev Title:	Never Knew Love
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	The Ones You Love
Next Year:	1993

"Hopelessly" is a pop 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 the album's second and first single on 3 April 1993 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, number 28 in the US and at number eight in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations, given the fact that it was a hit single in that format (it reached number four on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart). It was featured on the compilation Reflections of Love.

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

Chart (1993–1994)!scope="col"

Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[1]	88
UK Airplay (ERA)^[2]	88
US Cash Box Top 100^[3]	22

Year-end chart

Chart (1993)!scope="col"

Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	61
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[5]	37

Chart (1994)!scope="col"

Position
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[6]	45

Notes and References

1. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 47. 20 November 1993. 19. 24 March 2024.
2. Airplay 100. Hit Music. 20 November 1993. 21. 6 May 2024.
3. Top 100 Pop Singles. Cash Box. LVII. 10. 30 October 1993. 10. 22 April 2024.
4. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993. RPM. November 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824053647/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2339&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836. 24 August 2017. dead.
5. Web site: 1993 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles . Billboard . 8 November 2011.
6. Web site: 1994 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 8 November 2011. 20 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120720230709/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854273. dead.