Never Gonna Give You Up (Musical Youth song)

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by reggae band Musical Youth, released in February 1983 as the third single from their debut album The Youth of Today. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

For other uses, see Never Gonna Give You Up (disambiguation).
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
Single by Musical Youth
from the album The Youth of Today
Released4 February 1983 (1983-02-04)[1]
Recorded1982
Genre
Length
  • 3:12 (7" version)
  • 3:00 (album version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Freddie Waite
  • Musical Youth
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Musical Youth singles chronology
"Youth of Today"
(1982)		 "Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1983)		 "Heartbreaker"
(1983)

Reception

Reviewing the song for Record Mirror, Robin Smith wrote "Musical Youth could put a smile on the face of a condemned man. Infectious reggae that's instantly acceptable even for a usually miserable sod like me. If it was possible to have this blasting out of speakers across the country, then Britain would be a far happier place, brothers and sisters".[3]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Jamaica, with part of it showing the band performing at Titchfield High School in Port Antonio. Dennis Seaton said that "I don't think [the children] really knew that we played our instruments. They was asking us why we became singers and we started telling them all the time that we played the instruments too".[4]

Releases

In the UK and Europe, the 7-inch single was released with two B-sides: "Rub 'n' Dub" and "Jim'll Fix It", the latter of which was a cover of the theme song of the British television show of the same name. However, in the US and Canada, the single was released with only "Rub 'n' Dub" as the B-side. There were several different versions of the 12-inch single released. In Europe, the single was released with "Rub 'n' Dub" as the B-side with both songs being extended versions, subtitled on the sleeve as 'Special 12" Version'. In the UK, "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Run 'n' Dub" were released as a double A-side single, with the former being the Special 12" Version, whereas the latter was a special dub mix by Paul "Groucho" Smykle. In the US and Canada a 'New Mix' of the Special 12" Version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" was released, lasting over 10 minutes long. Two B-sides were released with this: "Mirror Mirror" and the extended version of "Rub 'n' Dub".

Track listings

7" (UK & Europe)

  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:12
  2. "Rub 'n' Dub" – 3:50
  3. "Jim'll Fix It" – 2:35

7" (US & Canada)

  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:12
  2. "Rub 'n' Dub" – 3:50

12" (Europe)

  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 6:28
  2. "Rub 'n' Dub" – 6:15

12" (US & Canada)

  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 10:33
  2. "Mirror Mirror" – 2:37
  3. "Rub 'n' Dub" – 6:15

12" (UK)

  1. "Rub 'n' Dub" – 6:30
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 6:28

Charts
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 28
France (IFOP)[6] 82
Iceland (RÚV)[7] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 6

References
  1. "News". Record Mirror: 6. 22 January 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  2. "Musical Youth: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. "Singles". Record Mirror: 19. 5 February 1983. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via flickr.com.
  4. "The Youth of Today". Smash Hits. 3–16 March 1983. p. 48. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via sites.google.com.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Musical Youth – Never Gonna Give You Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par M". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. "Topp 10 vinsælustu lögin". DV (in Icelandic). 8 April 1983. p. 11. ISSN 1021-8254. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via Timarit.is.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Gonna Give You Up". Irish Singles Chart.
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