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TryRick Astley

Released: July 20, 2018

Songwriter: Rick Astley

Producer: Rick Astley

[Verse 1]
I don't know if I can make it
But I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try
I don't know if I can make it
But just watch me try, watch me try

[Pre-Chorus]
When it feels like all my chances
End in empty sighs
I remember that the only thing
That I can lose is pride

[Chorus]
You know I got to try
Even though my heart is on the line
Even if I'm broken on the inside
There's nothing I won't do to make it right
You know, you know I got to try

[Verse 2]
All I know is nothing certain
So I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try
It's only myself that I'm hurting
If I don't try, if I don't try

[Pre-Chorus]
When it feels like all my hopes and dreams
Are shattered into dust
I remember that the only thing
I have to do is trust

[Chorus]
And you know I got to try
Even though my heart is on the line
And even if I'm broken on the inside
There's nothing I won't do to make it right
You know, you know I got to try

Even if I'm stopped at every turn
Even if I lose and crash and burn
I won't quit until your love I've earned
You know, you know I got to try

[Bridge]
Don't need anyone to tell us this is golden
I can see that there are diamonds in your eyes tonight
Don't need anyone to tell us to be open
We'll open up, we'll open up our wings and fly

[Chorus]
Even though our hearts are on the line
Even if we're broken on the inside
There's nothing we won't do to win this fight
You know, you know we got to try

Even if we're stopped at every turn
Even if we lose and crash and burn
We won't quit until our love we've earned
You know, you know we got to try

Rick Astley

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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