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Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up

Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up

1996 single by Paula Abdul

Not to be confused with Never Gonna Give You Up.

"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.

Quick Facts Single by Paula Abdul, from the album Head over Heels ...

Critical reception

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

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; Michael Stuart Ani aka "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

More information Chart (1996), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Joseph, Mike (June 13, 2007). "Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. [2]
    Perry, John (June 24, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 56. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Paula Abdul Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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