Rick Astley

Released: July 20, 2018

Songwriter: Rick Astley

Producer: Rick Astley

[Verse 1]
When there's no space left between us
And all that's left is you
When my darkest hours have faded
And the light is coming through

[Chorus]
And that's when I rise up
Cause between us, I find myself when I open up to you
That's when I rise up, open my eyes up
Cause between us, that's when I rise up
When I open my eyes up
To you

[Verse 2]
When there's no lies between us
And all that's left is truth
When the heavy words have fallen
And I reconnect to you

[Chorus]
And that's when I rise up
Cause between us, I find myself when I open up to you
That's when I rise up, open my eyes up
Cause between us, that's when I rise up
When I open my eyes up
To you

[Bridge]
And as life goes tumbling on
Our childhood dreams have gone
And I fear the future without you
I fear the future without you

And as life goes rumbling on
We've lost where we are from
I fear the flame without you
I fear the flame

[Chorus]
And that's when I rise up
Cause between us, I find myself when I open up to you
That's when I rise up, open my eyes up
Cause between us, that's when I rise up
When I open my eyes up
To you

Richard Paul Astley is a British entertainer, most known for his 1987 sensation “Never Gonna Give You Up” which was the subject of rick-rolling. He recieved a Brit Award for Best Single in 1988 for his hit and a “Best Act Ever” Award at the 2008 MTV EMAs upon its re-emergence into popularity.

Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire on February 6, 1966, Astley’s first taste of music came at the age of 10 and he became known as a drummer throughout school before dropping out at age 16. He played for a local live act entitled “FBI” (with future Conservative Party politician David Morris as guitarist) that gained popularity around London. Astley, a huge admirer of Nat King Cole soon moved to lead vocalist by the time the group garnered the interest of Pete Waterman, a record executive and 1/3 of the Scott-Aitken-Waterman production trio. Waterman hired a 19 year-old Astley as a gofer (assistant) and Morris as a songwriter at his PWL (Pete Waterman, Limited) Studios. He used this time to pull Astley out of his ‘shyness’ and secured them both a contract with RCA Records.

“When You Gonna” with fellow PWL protégé Lisa Carter was his debut release, but it found little success and received no promotion; it was Lisa’s only official output. His first solo release, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, was dropped on July 28, 1987, and turned Astley into an international star. It topped 24 different charts and moved nearly 2 Million copies. Astley’s debut album Whenever You Need Somebody found similar success – it collected Gold or Platinum certifications in 10 different regions, including Platinum 4x in the United Kingdom.

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