Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up

single by Paula Abdul

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song recorded by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul. It was released on January 9, 1996 as the last single off of Abdul's third studio album, Head over Heels (1995). The song was written by Bryan Abrams, Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, and Mark Calderon and produced by Wolff. American R&B boy band Color Me Badd sing backing vocals on the song.

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Head over Heels
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:30
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Bryan Abrams
  • Elliot Wolff
  • Howie Tee
  • Kevin Thornton
  • Mark Calderon
  • Sam Watters[1]
Producer(s)Elliot Wolff[1]
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Crazy Cool"
(1995)
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1996)
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"
(2008)

Track listings and formats

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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

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  • Single Edit 3:26
  • Livingston Remix 3:57
  • Livingston Club Mix 4:04

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] 110
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 12

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Paula Abdul - Greatest Hits Straight Up! Discogs, May 27, 2009
  2. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2019.