Rick Astley’s No. 1 hit “By no means Gonna Give You Up” has rickrolled its well past 1 billion Spotify streams, practically 4 many years 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 many years later,” the English singer mentioned in an announcement. “Due to streaming platforms, an entire new technology has been capable of 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 nations. 20 years later, it discovered a resurgence by means of an web meme referred to as “rickrolling,” which tips customers into clicking a hyperlink that redirects them to the track’s music video.
Revisit Astley’s 2022 look on The Story Behind the Song podcast, the place he discusses how “By no means Gonna Give You Up” made him an web and popular culture phenomenon.
