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When did "Never Gonna Give You Up" come out?

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We all know the things Rick Astley will NEVER do, from letting us down to giving us up. Still hazy about what he actually WILL do, but hey.

Rick’s first no. 1 hit received an unlikely revival in the mid-2000s when the viral internet phenomenon of Rickrolling took off. What a dumb thing that was, right? (I Rickrolled my wedding.)

I’m sure you have a vague sense of when this song originally brought joy into our lives, but do you remember what year it actually came out?

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