Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up
| "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" | ||||
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| Single by Paula Abdul | ||||
| from the album Head over Heels | ||||
| Released | January 9, 1996 | |||
| Format | Cassette, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing, dance-pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Bryan Abrams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Elliot Wolff[1] | |||
| Paula Abdul singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up", with Color Me Badd providing background vocals, is the third and final single from Paula Abdul's album, Head over Heels. The song was written by Bryan Abrams, Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, and Mark Calderon.
Song information
Both the single and video received very little airplay on radio, MTV and VH1, explaining why the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Instead, it reached the Bubbling Under chart, peaking at #12 (equivalent to #112 on the Hot 100). The single also peaked at #110 in Australia[2] and narrowly missed the top 30 in Canada.
The single became Abdul's first single that failed to enter the Hot 100.
Abdul performed this song live only once in "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.
Track listings and formats
US 5" CD
1 Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up - Single Edit (Bryan Abrams; Curtis "Fitz" Williams; Elliot Wolff; Howie Tee; Kevin Thornton; Mark Calderon)3:27
2 Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up - Livingsting Remix 3:57
3 Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up - Livingsting Club Mix 4:09
4 Love Don't Come Easy - LP (Paula Abdul; 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
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 12 |
| Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[2] | 110 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 32 |
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References
- 1 2 Paula Abdul - Greatest Hits Straight Up! Discogs, May 27, 2009
- 1 2 "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". imgur.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
